HOTOFT, Richard (d.1471), of Humberstone, Leics.

Dep. chamberlain of the Exchequer 28 Feb. 1431–6 Apr. 1443. PRO List ‘Exchequer Officers’, 169.

Escheator, Warws. and Leics. 3 Nov. 1434 – 7 Nov. 1435.

J.p. Leics. 26 Oct. 1436 – Apr. 1442, 3 July 1444-Nov. 1458 (q.), 18 Dec. 1460-July 1461 (q.), Warws. by 30 Sept. 1460-July 1461 (q.), Rutland 10 Feb. 1464-Apr. 1470. His second appointment in Leics. is misdated to 4 Jan. 1445 in CPR, 1441–6, p. 472. He was active as a j.p. in Warws. by 30 Sept. 1460, although he is not included on the enrolled comms. until the following 16 Dec.: KB9/313/57; CPR, 1452–61, pp. 679–80.

Commr. to distribute allowance on tax, Leics. May 1437, Apr. 1440, Warws. Aug. 1449; of inquiry, Leics. Jan. 1439 (forestallers and regrators), Dec. 1439 (wastes in lands of Thomas Walsh), Jan. 1449 (lands of Sir Hugh Willoughby*), Coventry Oct. 1461 (treasons), Leics. Oct. 1470; to treat for loans Nov. 1440, Sept. 1449, May 1455; PPC, vi. 242. of arrest, Warws. May 1441, Leics. Jan. 1461; gaol delivery, Leicester, Warwick Feb. 1447, Leicester Apr. 1448 (q.), Dec. 1457; C66/463, m. 6d; 465, m. 27d; 484, m. 2d. to assess subsidy, Leics. Aug. 1450, July 1463; assign archers Dec. 1457; of array Dec. 1459; oyer and terminer, Oct. 1470.

Feodary of duchy of Lancaster honour of Leics. 1 Aug. 1441 – May 1442, July 1442 – 17 July 1461; bailiff of the duchy town of Leicester, 1 Aug. 1441 – May 1442, July – Sept. 1442, Sept. 1443-aft. June 1447 (jt.), by Apr. 1448-c. June 1461. DL37/8/47; DL29/212/3257–62; Wyggeston Hosp. Recs. ed. Thompson, 348–9; HMC Hastings, i. 64.

Jt. bailiff, Queen Margaret’s ct. at Welton, Northants. by 29 Jan. 1454–? KB27/774, rot. 143d (modern numbering).