FITZWILLIAM, Thomas II (d.1497), of Mablethorpe and Louth, Lincs.

J.p.q. Lindsey 1 Feb. – Nov. 1458, 20 Feb. 1463 – May 1470, 23 Nov. 1470 – Aug. 1471, 8 Nov. 1475 – Dec. 1483, 7 July 1484 – d.

Commr. of gaol delivery, Lincoln July 1458 (q.), Aug. 1459 (q.), Sept. 1460 (q.), June 1464, May 1465 (q.), June 1466 (q.), Oct. 1468 (q.), Oct. 1473, Feb. 1476 (q.), close of Lincoln cathedral Aug. 1476, Lincoln July 1478 (q.), Lincoln castle July 1483, Newgate Jan., Mar. 1484, Guildford castle, Dec. 1484 (q.), Newgate Dec. 1484, Jan. 1485, Jan. 1492, Jan. 1493; C66/485, m. 2d; 487, m. 10d; 490, m. 23d; 508, m. 10d; 512, m. 11d; 515, m. 6d; 522, m. 21d; 531, m. 4d; 537, m. 8d; 538, m. 8d; 543, m. 4d; 552, m. 8d; 554, m. 15d; 558, m. 16d. array, Lindsey Dec. 1459, Apr. 1496; arrest, Lincoln Nov. 1460; sewers, Lindsey July 1462, Feb. 1471, July 1472, parts of Marshland Nov. 1473, July 1477, July 1478, Lindsey Feb. 1486, R. Don July 1486; to assess subsidies, Lindsey July 1463, Apr. 1483 (on aliens); of inquiry, Lincs. Feb. 1470 (petition of Katherine, duchess of Norfolk), Mar., Apr. 1478 (lands late of George, duke of Clarence), Yorks. Dec. 1478 (wastes and concealments in King’s manors of Wakefield, Conisborough and Hatfield), Notts. Feb. 1479 (dispute over land claimed by the abbot of Roche, Yorks., and others), DL42/19, f. 45d. Lincs. Nov. 1481 (dispute between tenants of sokes of Kirton-in-Lindsey and Appleby), London Dec. 1483 (traitors and their lands), Mar. 1490 (petition of abbess of Barking), Lincs. Dec. 1490 (complaint of burgesses of Grimsby), Derbys., Leics., Lincs., Rutland, Staffs., Yorks. July 1495 (concealments, etc.), Lincoln July 1496 (escapes of felons); to survey King’s manors of Wakefield, Conisborough and Hatfield, Yorks. Dec. 1478; negotiate purchase of land at Burgh le Marsh, Lincs. May 1479; amend watercourse to the benefit of the tenants of Wainfleet, Lincs. July 1480; Ibid. ff. 14v, 53v, 77. of oyer and terminer, London Nov. 1484 (treasons of William Collingbourne and John Turberville†), Apr. 1485 (offences of Henry Faunt, draper, and others), July 1486, July 1487, Derbys., Leics., Lincs., Northants., Notts., Rutland, Warws. Jan. 1495; weirs, Lincs. Nov. 1491.

Recorder, Lincoln by 19 Jan. 1461-bef. 22 Aug. 1463, Lincs. AO, Lincoln city recs., White bk. L1/3/1, ff. 18v, 24v. London 19 June 1483 – bef.21 Sept. 1495.

Steward of the manor of Somercotes, Lincs., for Thomasina, wid. of Sir John Gra* 20 Sept. 1466–?; Magdalen Coll. Oxf., Saltfleetby 44. of Tattershall, Lincs., for Robert Radcliffe† and Joan, his wife, wid. of Humphrey Bourgchier*, Lord Cromwell, by Mich. 1471 – 12 Mar. 1481, for Radcliffe 12 Mar. 1481-aft. Mich. 1482; Centre for Kentish Studies, Maidstone, De l’Isle and Dudley mss, U1475/A87, 89. Lincs. manors of Richard Hastings, Lord Willoughby, by Mich. 1488-aft. Mich. 1489. Huntington Lib. San Marino, Califonia, Hastings mss, HAM 74(5).

Apprentice-at-law retained by duchy of Lancaster 12 Nov. 1478 – ?84.

Justice in eyre, ldships. of Monmouth, Skenfrith, Grosmont, White Castle and Ebboth from 9 Mar. 1486.

Speaker 1489.