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Family and Education
m. (1) bef. 1451, C253/32/134. Margaret (d. 2 May 1458), C139/167/14. wid. of Richard Chamberlain (d.1439) of Cotes in Raunds, Northants. VCH Bucks. iv. 340; CIPM, xxv. 409-12.
Offices Held

Secretary to dowager Queen Katherine by Dec. 1433 – ?Jan. 1437, to Queen Margaret late 1444-bef. 1 Jan. 1445. Letters and Pprs. Illust. Wars of English ed. Stevenson, ii. 263; E159/221, brevia Trin. rot. 23d.

Steward, Kirton and Long Bennington, Lincs. for Queen Katherine by 1436 – Jan. 1437, honour of Berkhampstead in Herts., Northants. and Leics. 10 Nov. 1438–?d. E163/7/31/2, no. 32; CPR, 1436–41, pp. 226, 402.

Clerk of the signet 1437–44. A.J. Otway-Ruthven, King’s Secretary, 139, 158.

Surveyor, honour of Berkhampstead 10 Nov. 1438–?d.

Jt. scrivener, clerk of the ct. of umbrary and executor royal, Bordeaux 22 June 1441–? C1/75/34; C4/2/156.

Commr. of inquiry, Calais 1 Feb.-19 Apr. 1442 (state of the town’s defences). E404/58/190, 202; E159/221, recorda Easter rots. 15, 16; E403/759, m. 8.

Sheriff, Beds. and Bucks. 20 Dec. 1449 – 2 Dec. 1450.

Parlimentarian
GEDNEY, William, of Cardington, Beds. and Woodford, Northants.
Main residences: Cardington, Beds.; Woodford, Northants.
Gedeney, Gednay. On occasion he used the alias of Brodyng.
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C.E.M.
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Commons 1422-1461
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Oxford 1644
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