DAM, John (d.1462), of Sustead and Norwich, Norf.

Attestor, parlty. election, Norf. 1450.

Commr. of inquiry, ?Norf., Suff. July, Nov. 1437 (illegal exports of wool and other merchandise), Norf., Suff. June 1440 (non payment of customs, concealments and other offences), Norwich July 1440 (concealments), ?Norf., Suff. Aug. 1442 (non payment of customs), Norf. Feb. 1452 (treasons and felonies of John Brethenam and others), July 1455 (lands and heir of Thomas Hoo I*, Lord Hoo), May 1462 (stirring up of insurrections and circulating false rumours); gaol delivery, Norwich May 1439, July 1441, Jan. 1451, Nov. 1453 (q.), Feb. 1454 (q.), Feb., May 1455 (q.), Mar. 1456 (q.), Apr., Nov., Dec. 1457 (q.), July 1458 (q.), May 1461 (q.), Jan., May 1462 (q.), Norwich castle Mar., July 1451, Feb. 1454, May 1456, Apr., Dec. 1457 (q.), Nov. (q.), Dec. 1460, May 1462, C66/443, m. 20d; 450, m. 28d; 472, mm. 8d, 18d; 473, m. 17d; 478, mm. 11d, 21d; 479, m. 12d; 481, m. 17d; 482, m. 8d; 484 m. 2d; 485, m. 8d; 490, mm. 12d, 19d; 492, m. 13d; 494, m. 11d; 499, mm. 13d, 19d. Great Yarmouth May 1462; Norf. RO, Gt. Yarmouth recs., ct. roll 1462–3, Y/C 4/167, membranes stitched to m. 18. to establish coastal watches, Norf. Mar., June 1450, May 1462; assess a subsidy, Norwich Aug. 1450; of oyer and terminer Nov. 1450; arrest, Norf. June 1460.

J.p. Norwich 14 July 1439 – Nov. 1442, 28 Nov. 1442-Mar. 1443 (q.), 9 Nov. 1443-Aug. 1446, Great Yarmouth 7 July 1443–?June 1459 (q.), 16 May 1462–?d. (q.), Norf. 9 Oct. 1450-Dec. 1457 (q.), 24 Nov. 1460-July 1461, 4 July 1461-Nov. 1462 (q.).

Recorder, Norwich by 1447/8–?d. Recs. Norwich ed. Hudson and Tingey, ii. 71.