HERLE, Sir John (c.1397-1435), of Tywardreath, Cornw.

Family and Education

s. of Sir John Herle† (d.1418), of Tywardreath, by Margaret, da. of William Polglas† and Elizabeth, da. and coh. of Sir William Champernowne† (d.1353) of Tywardreath and Ilfracombe, Devon. The Commons 1386-1421, iii. 351. m. Isabel, s.p.; CCR, 1435-41, p. 19. 1s. illegit. Thomas*. CIPM Hen. VII, ii. 267. Kntd. bef. June 1421.

Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. elections, Cornw. 1414 (Nov.), 1426, 1427.

J.p. Cornw. 20 July 1424 – Feb. 1432.

Vice-admiral of Thomas Beaufort, duke of Exeter, admiral of Eng. by 1424–5. Devon RO, Exeter city recs., receiver’s acct. 3–4 Hen. VI, m. 2.

Sheriff, Cornw. 15 Jan. – 12 Dec. 1426, 5 Nov. 1433 – 3 Nov. 1434.

Commr. of oyer and terminer, Devon Feb. 1428 (Sir John Dynham’s assault on Stephen Giffard); arrest Nov. 1428, Cornw. May 1431; to treat for loans, Devon, Cornw. Mar. 1431; assess a tax, Cornw. Apr. 1431; restore ships June 1431; of inquiry Aug. 1431 (offences of Richard Penpons* and Robert Treage*), Devon Dec. 1431, Devon, Cornw. July 1432 (piracy), Cornw. Dec. 1432 (offences of Penpons and Treage), June 1433, Apr., Dec. 1434 (piracy); array, Cornw. May 1435.

Parlimentarian

HERLE, Sir John (c.1397-1435), of Tywardreath, Cornw.

Main residence: Tywardreath, Cornw.

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Author

H.W.K.

Volume

Commons 1422-1461

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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