ESSEX, William (d.1480), of London and Kensington, Mdx.

Attestor, parlty. election, Mdx. 1478.

Jt. alnager (with John Hampton II*) Northants. and Rutland 19 July 1444 – 6 May 1452, 17 Nov. – 30 Dec. 1454, 4 Feb. 1456 – July 1461.

Clerk of the Exchequer by Feb. 1445 – Nov. 1450; King’s remembrancer Nov. 1450 – d.; under treasurer to Henry, earl of Essex, 27 Apr. 1478–d. PRO List, ‘Exchequer Offs.’, 44, 199.

Attorney for the duchy of Lancaster in the Exchequer 13 Feb. 1445–24 May 1451, R. Somerville, Duchy, i. 458; DL37/12, m. 1d; 13, m. 2d; E159/228, recorda Trin. rot. 2. for Queen Margaret 18 Nov. 1445-aft. Mich. 1453. E159/222, brevia Hil. rot. 2; A.R. Myers, Crown, Household and Parl. 194.

Master of the artillery, Calais 5 July 1445–17 Jan. 1451. E159/222, recorda Hil. rot. 2d; DKR, xlviii. 385.

Tronager and pesager, Poole 23 July 1448 – ?July 1449.

Controller of petty custom, London 30 Nov. 1448 – 1 Oct. 1449.

Commr. of inquiry, Kent Mar. 1452 (cost of works at Langley), Mdx. Oct. 1470 (felonies), Mar. 1478 (estates and goods of George, late duke of Clarence); to assign archers Dec. 1457; of gaol delivery, Guildford castle June 1474 (q.), Nov. 1477 (q.), Sept. 1479; C66/534, m. 23d; 541, m. 24d; 544, m. 18d. sewers, the Thames from the Tower to Stratford-le-Bow Oct. 1474; to survey the Thames and enforce statutes Dec. 1476, June 1478.

J.p.q. Mdx. 13 July 1454 – d., Surr. 15 Aug. 1479 – d.