HERBERT, Sir William (c.1423-69), of Raglan, Mon.

Jt. lt. of James Fiennes*, Lord Saye and Sele, capt. of Carentan by Aug 1449.

Steward, Richard Neville, earl of Warwick’s lordships of Glamorgan and Morgannwg, Glam. by Oct. 1449–?d., Abergavenny, Mon. c.1455–?d., G.H.R. Kent, ‘Estates of the Herbert Fam.’ (Keele Univ. Ph.D. thesis, 1973), 22 and n. Elfael, Rad. by 5 Feb. 1460–?; Richard, duke of York’s lordships of Usk and Caerleon, Mon. by Jan. 1450 – d., Dinas, Brec., and Ewyas Lacy, Herefs. by 5 Feb. 1460; CPR, 1452–61, p. 549. abbey of Tintern at Portcaseg, Mon., by Jan. 1454–?d.; Kent, 42. lordship of Brecon and all other lands of Humphrey, late duke of Buckingham, in S. Wales 7 Sept. 1461–d., C. Rawcliffe, Staffords, 207. Katherine, dowager duchess of Norfolk’s lordship of Chepstow, Mon. by Mich. 1466–d. Kent, 413.

?Envoy to Burgundy Mar. 1451.

Sheriff, lordship of Glamorgan by appointment of the earl of Warwick by July 1453–?d., Caern. by d. CPR, 1467–77, p. 212.

Constable, castles of Usk by Feb. 1460–d., CPR, 1452–61, p. 549. Dinefwr 20 May 1461 – d., Harlech, Merion. 17 June 1463 – d., Dinas, Builth, Brec., Caerleon, Mon. and Clifford, Herefs. by 26 Sept. 1466–d., CPR, 1461–7, pp. 526–7. Denbigh 28 Aug. 1467 – d., Conway, Caern. 11 Nov. 1468 – d., Carmarthen by d. CPR, 1467–77, p. 165.

Chief justice, S. Wales 8 May 1461 – d., N. Wales 28 Aug. 1467 – d.; justice, Merion. 17 June 1463 – d.

Chamberlain, S. Wales 8 May 1461 – d., Merion. 26 Oct. 1464 – d., N. Wales Apr. 1469 – d.

Master forester, Carm. and Card. 8 May 1461 – d., Usk and Caerleon by 26 Sept. 1466 – d., Snowdon, Caern. 11 Nov. 1468 – d.; forester, Glyncothi, Carm. at d.

Steward, commote of Cantref Mawr and all royal lordships, manors and commotes in Card. and Carm. 8 May 1461 – d., lordships of Glasbury, Brec., Clifford and Winforton, Herefs. 7 Sept. 1461 – d., Dinas, Builth and Ewyas Lacy by 26 Sept. 1466 – d., Denbigh and Montgomery 28 Aug. 1467 – d.

Commr. to take into royal hands the lands of Jasper, earl of Pembroke, John, earl of Shrewsbury, Sir James Luttrell, Glos., Herefs., Pemb., Som. May, Aug. 1461, of James, earl of Wiltshire, S. Wales May 1461, of Humphrey, duke of Buckingham, S. Wales Sept. 1461; of array, Glos., Herefs., Salop July 1461, S. Wales and marches Mar. 1462, Glos., Herefs., Salop and marches July 1468; to urge King’s subjects to array, Herefs. Aug. 1461; receive submissive rebels, Wales Aug. 1461, June 1463, Harlech Oct. 1464; of inquiry, S. Wales Aug. 1461 (treasons etc.), Herefs., Salop, Wales Jan. 1468 (counterfeiting etc.); oyer and terminer, S. Wales Aug. 1461, Glos., Herefs., Som., Staffs., Worcs., Bristol Sept. 1461, 25 counties Feb. 1462, Berks., Dorset, Devon, Glos., Hants, Oxon., Som., Wilts. July 1466, N. Wales Aug. 1467, S. Wales Oct. 1467, Glos., Herefs., Wales Feb. 1468, N. Wales July 1468, Devon, Glos. Aug. 1468, Cumb., Westmld., Yorks. May 1469; to take ships to resist King’s enemies, Bristol and other western ports Mar. 1462; of arrest, Salop Aug. 1467 (Roger Kynaston); to distribute allowance on tax, Glos. June 1468.

J.p. Herefs. 17 July 1461 – d., Glos. 1 Mar. 1462 – d.

Steward and constable, duchy of Lancaster lordship of Monmouth 12 Aug. 1461 – d., Ogmore, Glam. 10 Dec. 1461 – d.; receiver, Ogmore 10 Dec. 1461–d. R. Somerville, Duchy, i. 644, 648.

Parlty. cttee. to negotiate with merchants of the Calais staple Dec. 1461. W.H. Dunham jnr., Fane Fragment, 20, 59.

Receiver, Merion. 26 Oct. 1464–d. CPR, 1461–7, p. 352.

Master of the hunt, Usk, Caerleon and Trellech Chace, Mon. by 26 Sept. 1466–d. CPR, 1461–7, pp. 526–7.