HOWARD, John (c.1425-85), of Stoke Nayland and Framlingham, Suff. and Bray, Berks.

Family and Education

b. c.1425, s. and h. of Sir Robert Howard (d.1436) of Stoke Nayland by Margaret (d.1459), da. of Thomas Mowbray (d.1399), 1st duke of Norfolk; gds. of Sir John Howard*. m. (1) c.1441, Katherine (d. 3 Nov.1465), da. of Sir William Moleyns† (d.1425) of Stoke Poges, Bucks. by his w. Margery (d.1439), 2s. inc. Thomas† (1 d.v.p.), 4da.; (2) by 22 Jan. 1467, Margaret (d.1494), da. of Sir John Chedworth, wid. of Nicholas Wyfold (d.1456) of London, grocer, and John Norris*, 1da. CP, ix. 41-42, 610, 612; PCC 25 Luffenham (PROB11/3, f. 200v). Dist. 1458; Kntd. Towton 29 Mar. 1461; KG, inst. 24 Apr. 1472; cr. Lord Howard between 29 Dec. 1469 and 12 Feb. 1470, Earl Marshal and duke of Norfolk 28 June 1483. CP, Addenda and Corrigenda ed. Hammond, 504; CPR, 1476-85, p. 358; CChR, vi. 258. summ. .

Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. elections, Suff. 1450, 1459.

Commr. of arrest, Essex Dec. 1450, Suff. July 1457, Feb. 1461, Norf., Suff. Jan., Apr. 1461, Mar. 1463, May 1478, Suff. July 1478; inquiry, Essex, Suff. Dec. 1455 (plunder of Portuguese and Genoese ships), Suff. Feb. 1459, Essex, Kent, Lincs., Norf., Suff., Suss. May 1464 (complaints of piracy against Venetian merchants), Norf., Suff. June 1464 (treasons, insurrections and other offences), Dec. 1464 (breach of statutes regulating trade), Cambs., Essex, Herts., Suff. Dec. 1474 (lands and heir of Sir John Skrene), Essex, Suff. Mar. 1476 (piracy against Hanseatic ship); to settle wages of garrisons at Calais and Guînes July 1466; C76/150, m. 6. seize ships, Suff. Oct. 1466; distribute tax allowance June 1468; of oyer and terminer, Cumb., Westmld., Yorks. May 1469, Essex Nov. 1476, Mdx. May 1477, London Feb. 1480, Aug. 1483, Berks., Essex, Herts., Kent, Mdx., Oxon., Surr., Suss. Aug. 1483, Nov. 1484 (treasons of William Collingbourne and John Turberville†); array, Norf., Suff. Feb. 1470, Essex, Norf., Suff. May, Dec. 1484; to take musters of garrisons at Calais and Guînes Aug. 1471; C76/155, m. 26. view armoury at Guînes castle and determine arrears of wages owed to garrison June 1472; C76/156, m. 19. hear appeal of case heard in mayor’s court at Calais Nov. 1472; Ibid. m. 8. determine boundaries of Calais Pale and survey King’s lands within it June, Aug. 1473; C76/157, mm. 14, 25, 27. of sewers, Calais July 1473; Ibid. m. 9. gaol delivery, Colchester castle Jan. 1476, Aug. 1478, Bury St. Edmunds July 1478, Norwich castle, Ipswich Sept. 1479, Newgate Mar. 1484, Guildford Dec. 1484; C66/535, m. 9d; 543, m. 26d; 542, m. 9d; 544, m. 20d. to assess subsidy, Suff. Apr. 1483.

J.p. Norf. 12 Mar. 1452 – Feb. 1453, 20 Feb. 1466 – Dec. 1470, 20 June 1471 – d., Suff. 10 Dec. 1455 – Jan. 1459, 20 Feb. 1462 – Dec. 1470, 4 July 1471 – Dec. 1476, 11 July 1478 – d., Berks. 18 Feb. 1467 – Nov. 1470, 12 June 1471 – Nov. 1475, 20 May 1476 – d., Essex 23 June 1467 – Dec. 1470, 14 July 1472 – d., Cambs. 26 Mar. 1483 – d., Beds., Bucks., Cumb., Derbys., Dorset, Hants, Kent, Leics., Lincs., Mdx., Northants., Northumb., Notts., Oxon., Salop, Staffs., Surr., Suss., Warws., Westmld., Yorks. June 1483 – d.; Cornw., Glos., Herefs., Herts., Hunts., Rutland, Som., Wilts. July 1483 – d.; Worcs. 11 Aug. 1483 – d.

Sheriff, Norf. and Suff. 6 Mar. – 6 Nov. 1461, Oxon. and Berks. 5 Nov. 1467 – 4 Nov. 1468.

Constable, Colchester castle 6 July 1461 – d., Norwich castle 21 July 1461–d. CPR, 1461–7, pp. 10, 119, 124; 1476–85, p. 510. Howard’s letters patent of 21 July backdated his grant as constable of Norwich to the previous Easter: by means of fresh letters of 23 Feb. 1462 it was further backdated to the beginning of Edw. IV’s reign: CPR, 1461–7, p. 119.

King’s carver 28 July 1461–?d. CPR, 1461–7, p. 27; E13/165, rot. 14d.

Vice-admiral of Richard, duke of Gloucester, adm. of Eng., in Norf. and Suff. by Mich. 1463; admiral of Eng., Ire. and Aquitaine 25 July 1483–d. CPR, 1476–85, p. 363.

Steward honour of Clare in Essex, Norf. and Suff. for Cecily, dowager duchess of York, at Harwich for Katherine, dowager duchess of Norfolk, of Dedham, Essex for John de la Pole, duke of Suffolk, in Suff. for Richard, Lord Grey of Powys and the prior of Canterbury, in Norf. and Suff. for abbot of St. Osyth, Essex, in Suff. and Essex for Elizabeth, Lady Scrope of Bolton, in Norf., Suff. and Essex for the provost of King’s College, Cambridge by Mich. 1463, of confiscated estates of John de Vere, 13th earl of Oxford 26 Aug. 1475–d. Howard Household Bks, i. 456–7; CPR, 1467–77, pp. 545, 547.

Ambassador to treat with Louis XI of France Oct. 1467, Nov. 1477, C76/161, m. 4. Jan. 1479, C76/162, m. 4. May 1480, C76/164, m. 13. summer/autumn 1482, C.L. Scofield, Edw. IV, ii. 355; E405/71, rot. 6. the duke of Burgundy June 1472; commr. to treat with Scottish ambassadors at Nottingham Sept. 1484. C76/156, m. 19.

Parlty. cttee. investigating corruption at the Mint May 1468. PROME, xiii. 386–8.

Treasurer of the Household c. 30 Sept. 1468-aft. Feb. 1474. R.L. Storey, ‘English Officers of State’, Bull. IHR, xxxi. 92.

Lt. of Calais castle 2 July 1470–?; C76/154, m. 4. dep. of William, Lord Hastings, lt. of Calais July 1471. C76/155, m. 18.

Steward, duchy of Lancaster south parts and Wales 21 Apr. 1483–d. R. Somerville, Duchy, i. 429.

High steward at coronation of Ric. III 30 June-7 July 1483. CP, ix. 611.

Surveyor of array, Berks., Bucks., Beds., Cambs., Essex, Herts., Hunts., Kent, Mdx., Norf., Suff., Surr., Suss. 16 July 1483. CPR, 1476–85, p. 362.

Trier of petitions, English 1484.

Parlimentarian

HOWARD, John (c.1425-85), of Stoke Nayland and Framlingham, Suff. and Bray, Berks.

Main residences: Stoke Nayland; Framlingham, Suff.; Bray, Berks.

Haward, Hawarde

Author

C.E.M.

Volume

Commons 1422-1461

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

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