HERBERFELD, William (d.c.1439), of Oxford.

Family and Education

m. (1) 1s.; (2) by 1420/1, Cecily (d.c.1449), ?da. of William Haket by his w. Julia, wid. of John Kingsmill of Oxford. Surv. Oxf. ii (Oxf. Historical Soc. n.s. xx), 199; VCH Hants. iii. 241; CP40/649, rot. 172.

Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. elections, Oxford 1420, 1422, 1423, 1425, 1426, 1427, 1429, 1431, 1433, 1437.

Bailiff, Oxford Mich. 1417–19, 1426–7; Wood’s Surv. Antiqs. Oxf. iii (Oxf. Historical Soc. xxxvii), 20, 21; Cart. Hosp. St. John the Baptist, ii (ibid. lxviii), 260; Cart. Oseney Abbey, ii (ibid. xc), 257. surveyor of nuisances 1424–5; Cart. Oseney Abbey, i (Oxf. Historical Soc. lxxxix), 380. alderman 1428–d.; Wood’s Surv. Antiqs. Oxf. iii. 21n; PCC 4 Stockton (PROB11/4, f. 27). According to the 17th-cent. antiquary Anthony Wood, Herberfeld was an alderman in 1407 (Wood’s Surv. Antiqs. Oxf. iii. 20), but this must be a mistake. mayor Mich. 1432–4. C219/14/4; Wood’s Surv. Antiqs. Oxf. iii. 21; Cart. Oseney Abbey, i. 228.

J.p. Oxford 29 Aug. 1433 – May 1436.

Commr. to administer oath against maintenance, Oxford May 1434. Appointed as mayor to this comm., in which he is not mentioned by name: CPR, 1429–36, p. 414.

Parlimentarian

HERBERFELD, William (d.c.1439), of Oxford.

Main residence: Oxford.

Arburfeld, Erberfeld, Harbarfylde, Harberfeld, Harbirfeld, Harbyfeld, Hauberfeld, Herberfeild, Herburvale

Author

C.E.M.

Volume

Commons 1422-1461

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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