COLT, Thomas (d.1467) of Essex.

Escheator, Cumb. and Westmld. 4 Nov. 1447 – 6 Nov. 1448.

J.p. Cumb. 12 Feb. 1448 – May 1452, 11 July 1452 – Dec. 1459, Essex 14 July 1461(q.)-d.

Dep. chamberlain of the Exchequer 10 Dec. 1450–?24 Jan. 1451, ?15 Feb. 1454–?5 Nov. 1459, c. July 1460 – d.; keeper of the hanaper by 30 Oct. 1461 – d.

Dep. sheriff, Worcs. by appointment of Richard Neville, earl of Warwick, 1 Oct. 1454-c. Mich. 1455. E207/17/2, no. 48; E199/46/37; E159/232, adventus Mich. rot. 1d, Easter rot. 1d.

Clerk and keeper of rolls of Chancery of Ire. by appointment of Richard, duke of York, by Feb. 1460 – d.

Commr. of sewers, Essex Nov. 1461; inquiry, Herts. Aug. 1464 (claim to land at Little Hadham).

Member of Edw. IV’s Council c. 1462 – d.

Apprentice-at-law retained by duchy of Lancaster c. 1462 – c.66.

Ambassador to negotiate with Scots. June 1462, with the king of France, the dukes of Burgundy and Brittany and the count of Charolais for treaties of peace or commerce 8 May – 22 July 1465, with the king of France, the duke of Burgundy and the count of Charolais for peace and matrimony 22 Mar. 1466, with commissioners of the duke of Burgundy 7 June 1466, 9 Jan. 1467, with commissioners of France 6 May 1467.

Chancellor of the earldom of March ? Mich. 1462–d.

Jt. keeper, temporalities of the bpric. of Durham 28 Dec. 1462–17 Apr. 1464. CPR, 1461–7, pp. 215, 347, 375; CCR, 1461–8, pp. 239, 242.

Receiver, subsidy granted by Convocations of Canterbury and York for a crusade Dec. 1464.