CORBET, Thomas I (c.1392-1480), of Leigh, Salop.

Family and Education

b. c.1392, s. and h. of Thomas Corbet (d.1420) of Leigh. m. (1) by 10 Apr. 1419, Isabel (d. 12 Apr. 1462), wid. of Thomas Fouleshurst (d.1416) of Edleston, Cheshire, at least 1s. 1da.; She had two sons by Thomas Fouleshurst, John (d.1436) and William (d.1439): VCH Salop, viii. 75; CIPM, xxiv. 305-6, 565, 601-3. (2) Lucy (fl.1484). Dist. 1439, 1458, 1465.

Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. elections, Salop 1422, 1426, 1429, 1431, 1432, 1433, 1437, 1442, 1447, 1449 (Nov.), 1450, 1455, 1472.

Sheriff, Salop 12 Dec. 1426 – 7 Nov. 1427, 5 Nov. 1433 – 22 Nov. 1434, 4 Nov. 1443 – 6 Nov. 1444.

Commr. of inquiry, Salop July 1428 (claims to Mold castle, Flint), Aug. 1473 (unpaid farms); arrest Feb. 1433; gaol delivery, Shrewsbury castle Apr. 1435, Sept. 1439, Oct. 1440, June 1446, C66/445, m. 9d; 448, m. 33d; 462, m. 28d. Sept. 1439; to assess subsidy, Salop Jan. 1436, Aug. 1450, July 1463; treat for loans June 1446; of array Sept. 1457, Dec. 1459; to assign archers Dec. 1457; urge King’s subjects to array Aug. 1461.

J.p. Salop 12 June 1432 – Sept. 1460, 8 June 1461 – Nov. 1469, 27 Nov. 1469-Dec. 1470 (q.), 6 Dec. 1470-Aug. 1474, 10 Nov. 1475-Feb. 1478 (q.), Feb. 1478-Mar. 1480.

Parlimentarian

CORBET, Thomas I (c.1392-1480), of Leigh, Salop.

Main residence: Leigh, Salop.

Author

S.J.P.

Volume

Commons 1422-1461

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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