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Family and Education
2nd s. of Henry Frowyk† (d.1386) of South Mimms, Mdx. by his w. Alice Cornwall (d.1416); yr. bro. of Thomas I*, uncle of Henry II* and half-bro. of Sir Thomas Charlton*. educ. appr. mercer, London, 1398/9-1409/10. Mercers’ Co., London, Biog. Index Cards. m. (1) Joan; (2) c.1419, Isabel (d.1465), wid. of John Bally and William Otes of London; 1s. Thomas II*, 1da. A.F. Sutton, Mercery of London, 203, 303, 621. The numerous Henry and Thomas Frowyks have led to confusion over the identities of this MP’s parents and of his children in HP Biogs. ed. Wedgwood and Holt, 357. For the family’s ped. see F.C. Cass, South Mimms, 19-88; S.L. Thrupp, Merchant Class Med. London, 342-3.
Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. elections, London 1421 (Dec.), 1426, 1433, 1435, 1442, 1449 (Feb.), 1449 (Nov.), 1453, 1455.

Warden, Mercers’ Co. July 1421–2; master 1425 – 26, 1429 – 30, 1434 – 35, 1441 – 42, 1448–9. Sutton, 556–7.

Auditor, London 21 Sept. 1421–4, 1429 – 31; alderman, Bassishaw Ward 17 July 1424 – Nov. 1457; sheriff, London and Mdx. 21 Sept. 1427–8; mayor 13 Oct. 1435–6, 1444–5. Cal. Letter Bk. London, I, 261, 273, K, 14, 63, 102, 112, 193, 302; Corp. London RO, jnl. 2, f. 20.

Constable of the staple of Westminster 17 June 1423 – 7 July 1425; mayor 11 May 1446-July 1457. C241/232/22; 235/79; 240/11; C267/8/31, 33.

Commr. to hear appeals from ct. of admiralty, July 1426, Apr. 1428, Dec. 1429, Oct. 1434, Apr., Oct. 1437, Mar., May 1443; of gaol delivery, Newgate Nov. 1435 (q.); C66/438, m. 18d. inquiry, Southampton (seizure of Portugese vessel) July 1448, London June 1452 (treasons of Richard Cole); of oyer and terminer Mar. 1450 (indictment of John Framesley), July 1450 (treasons and insurrections), Mar. 1451 (indictment of John Say II*), Oct 1451 (indictment of Thomas Daniell*).

Alderman of the Hanseatic Steelyard, London 12 Nov. 1442–d. Sutton, 279; S. Jenks, Eng., Hanse und Preussen, 647.

J.p. Mdx. 6 Feb. 1445-June 1449. The j.p. of this name appointed in May 1457 was prob. Frowyk’s nephew, Henry II.

Envoy to Burgundy Feb. 1446. CPR, 1436–41, p. 45; J. Ferguson, English Diplomacy, 189, 207.

Parlimentarian
FROWYK, Henry I (d.1459), of London and Gunnersbury, Mdx.
Main residences: London; Gunnersbury, Mdx.
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Commons 1422-1461
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Oxford 1644
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