EDON, Hugh, of Grimsby, Lincs.

Attestor, parlty. elections, Grimsby 1459, 1463, [1483 (June)], 1484, 1485, 1487. Bull. IHR, xlii. 217–18; C219/16/5.

Chamberlain, Grimsby Oct. 1445–6; bailiff 1447 – 48; auditor 1449 – 50, 1453 – 54, 1464 – 66, 1468 – 69, 1478 – 79, 1480 – 81; tax assessor Oct. 1453; mayor Oct. 1454–5, 1461 – 63, 1471 – 73; coroner Oct. 1457–61, 1464 – 65, 1467 – 69, 1473 – 74, 1476 – 77, 1479 – 84, 1485 – 86, 1487 – 88, 1491 – 92; mayor’s councillor 1464 – 65, 1468 – 69, Dec. 1475-Oct. 1476. Curiously and mistakenly he was nominated to the mayor’s council in Dec. 1454 while serving as mayor: N.E. Lincs. Archs. Grimsby bor. recs., ct. roll 1/101, 33 Hen. VI.

Searcher of ships, Kingston-upon-Hull 10 Aug.-16 Nov. 1461; CFR, xx. 9. gauger 28 Jan. 1465–28 Apr. 1466. CPR, 1461–7, pp. 386, 514.