COMBE, Thomas (d.1494), of London and Pulborough, Suss.

Family and Education

s. and h. of Richard Combe of South Leigh, Combe and Dean, Kent, by his w. Margaret (fl.1468). Centre for Kentish Studies, Maidstone, Scott mss, U1115/T13/7. educ. Thavies Inn. J.H. Baker, Men of Ct. (Selden Soc. supp. ser. xviii), i. 155, 506. m. (1) 3s.; C1/238/54; VCH Suss. vii. 242. (2) 2 Aug. 1487, CP40/913, rot. 351. Margaret (d.1492), A writ de diem clausit extremum was issued on 20 Nov. 1492, but no post mortem survives: CFR, xxii. no. 444. J. Stow, Surv. London ed. Kingsford, ii. 75 erroneously gives Margaret’s date of death as 1481. She was bur. next to her 2nd husband, Elrington, in the parish church of St. Leonard, Shoreditch. da. and coh. of Sir Thomas Etchingham of Etchingham, Suss.; wid. of William Blount† (d.1471) s. of Walter Blount*, Lord Mountjoy, and of Sir John Elrington† (d.1483), of Hoxton, Mdx., and Dixter, Suss.

Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. elections, Suss. 1467, 1472.

Commr. to requisition vessels for the passage to Ire. of Richard, duke of York, in Bristol, Bridgwater, Chester Apr. 1449, for passage of men to Normandy from Portsmouth Sept. 1449; decommission certain of these vessels Jan. 1450; take into the King’s hands the forfeited possessions of Lancastrian lords, Surr., Suss. Apr. 1461; of inquiry, Cinque Ports July 1471 (insurrections), Suss. Aug. 1474, Cinque Ports Feb. 1476 (smuggling), Suss. Aug. 1486 (concealments); gaol delivery, Guildford castle Oct. 1481, Apr. 1482, C66/549, m. 23d. Southampton Jan. 1487, Guildford Nov. 1488; Suss. Arch. Collns. xcvi. 29. to assess subsidies, Suss. Apr., Aug. 1483, Jan. 1488; of array May, Dec. 1484, June, July 1490; arrest June 1484; to conscript archers for expedition to Brittany Dec. 1488; take musters Feb. 1489.

Escheator, Surr. and Suss. 7 Nov. 1458–9.

Launder, Clarendon park, Wilts. 1 July 1461 – 26 Oct. 1462; jt. 26 Oct. 1462 – 15 Nov. 1482.

Bailiff of the liberty of William, earl of Arundel, in the rape of Arundel by Mich. 1461. CP40/802, rot. 118.

Clerk of the ‘parcels’ in the Exchequer 6 Apr. 1467–? E368/240, Easter rot. 1d.

Sheriff, Surr. and Suss. 5 Nov. 1478–9, 5 Nov. 1486 – 4 Nov. 1487.

J.p. Suss. 4 Jan. 1481 – Aug. 1488, 6 Sept. 1488 – d.

Collector of customs and subsidies, Southampton 28 July 1481-Mich. 1488. E356/20, rots. 12–16.

Parlimentarian

COMBE, Thomas (d.1494), of London and Pulborough, Suss.

Main residences: London; Pulborough, Suss.

Combers, Combes, Combys, Coombes, Coomys, Coumbe, Cumbe, Cymbe

Author

L.S.C.

Volume

Commons 1422-1461

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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