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2nd s. of Sir William Darell of Sessay, Yorks. and er. bro. of William*. m. (1) 1400, Thomasina (b.c.1388), da. and h. of Valentine Baret of Perry Court near Faversham, Kent by his w. Joan, 2s.; (2) by 1421, Florence, da. of William Chichele† (d.1426/7) of London, niece of Henry Chichele, archbishop of Canterbury, and wid. of Thomas Burton (d.c.1418) of London, grocer, and Sir Nicholas Pecche (d.1420), Not John Burton as given in the earlier biog.: C67/39, m. 32; CP40/643, rot. 462. Sir Nicholas Pecche is wrongly called Sir William in Archaeologia Cantiana, xvii. 39, 46; xxxvi. 131-8, in which Florence’s marriage to Darell is wrongly dated 1418. Pecche, an esquire to Hen. V, who granted him the manor of Newport in Essex for life, was knighted by Feb. 1419, when in France, and died 29 Aug. 1420: DKR, xliv. 609; CFR, xiv. 359. 1s. 2da. Dist. Kent 1430.
Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. elections, Kent 1416 (Mar.), 1429, 1432.

Collector of customs and subsidies, Sandwich 16 Oct. 1402 – 22 Oct. 1403.

Under treasurer to Thomas, Lord Furnival 14 Dec. 1404 – 3 Apr. 1407, to John, Lord Scrope of Masham 28 Feb. 1432 – 18 July 1433.

Dep. butler, by appointment of Thomas Chaucer*, Sandwich, Faversham and Dover 20 Feb. 1405 – 16 Dec. 1407.

Commr. Kent July 1405 – Jan. 1436; of gaol delivery, Maidstone July 1416, Canterbury castle Feb. 1419, Maidstone May 1421, Jan. 1424, July 1427, Canterbury castle Feb. 1433, Maidstone Apr. 1434, Feb. 1437, Canterbury castle June 1437, Maidstone Feb., June 1438. C66/399, m. 26d; 401, m. 12d; 404, m. 27d; 413, m. 33d; 421, m. 17d; 433, m. 15d; 435, m. 10d; 440, mm. 16d, 33d; 441, m. 9d; 442, m. 27d.

Sheriff, Kent 29 Nov. 1410 – 10 Dec. 1411, 10 Nov. 1417 – 4 Nov. 1418, 1 May 1422 – 13 Nov. 1423.

J.p. Kent 20 Nov. 1411 – July 1423, 20 July 1424 – d.

Escheator, Kent and Mdx. 10 Nov. 1413 – 12 Nov. 1414.

Steward of the estates of Abp. Chichele by 1423 – d.

Parlimentarian
DARELL, John (d.1438), of Calehill in Little Chart and Scotney castle in Lamberhurst, Kent.
Main residences: Calehill in Little Chart and Scotney castle in Lamberhurst, Kent.
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Commons 1422-1461
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Oxford 1644
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