HARDYNG, William, of Beadnell and Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumb.

Attestor, parlty. elections, Northumb. 1426, 1435, 1437, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1442, 1447, 1449 (Nov.).

Commr. of inquiry, Cumb., Northumb, Westmld., Newcastle-upon-Tyne, York, bpric. of Durham Mar. 1432 (concealments), Newcastle-upon-Tyne Aug. 1434 (piracy), Nov. 1446 (complaint of master of Prussian ship), Dec. 1446 (concealments), Northumb. Sept. 1447 (murder of Henry Hall), Lincs., Norf., Northumb., Suff., Yorks., Bristol, Hull, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Sept. 1450 (vessels trading with Denmark without licence); gaol delivery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne June, Aug. 1443, July 1448 (q.), Oct. 1449 (q.), Jan., June 1452 (q.), July, Dec. 1454 (q.); C66/456, m. 25d; 466, m. 38d; 470, m. 10d; 474, m. 16d; 478, m. 13d; 479, m. 10d. weirs July 1454.

Sheriff, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Mich. 1440–1; mayor 1441 – 42, 1444 – 45, 1446 – 48, 1449 – 50, 1452 – 53; alderman 1442–3. R. Welford, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Gateshead, i. 303, 305, 311, 314–15, 321, 328; Early Newcastle Deeds (Surtees Soc. cxxxvii), 162; C66/466, m. 38d; 470, m. 10d; JUST3/54/27.

Sheriff, Northumb. 4 Nov. 1445–6.