LANGLEY, John II (d.1458), of Siddington, Glos.

Family and Education

s. and h. of John Langley (d.1417), of Atherstone, Warws. by Joan, da. of Henry Goldsmith† of Bridgnorth, Salop, s.p. Unless otherwise indicated, this biography is based upon P.R. Coss, Langley Fam. (Dugdale Soc. occ. pprs. xxii) and Langley Cart. ed. Coss (Dugdale Soc. xxxii), pp. x-xvi. Dist. 1439, 1457.

Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. elections, Glos. 1431, 1433.

Tax collector, Glos. Nov. 1419.

Commr. of inquiry, Glos. Nov. 1421 (manor of Nailsworth), Feb. 1422 (case of eviction), June 1449 (treasons); to distribute tax allowance Jan. 1436, May 1437, Mar. 1442; treat for loans Mar. 1439, Nov. 1440, Mar., May, Aug. 1442; of gaol delivery, Gloucester castle Mar. 1442, Mar. 1445 (q.), Mar 1446 (q.), July 1449 (q.), Cirencester Mar. 1445 (q.); C66/452, m. 29d; 459, m. 15d; 460, m. 25d; 461, m. 8d; 469, m. 10d. to assign archers, Glos. Dec. 1457.

J.p.q. Glos. 12 Feb. 1422 – July 1423, 6 Feb. 1432 – Nov. 1439, 6 July 1441 – d.

Escheator, Glos. and the adjacent marches of Wales 23 Nov. 1436 – 22 Nov. 1437.

Parlty. proxy for the abbot of Cirencester 1442. SC10/50/2458.

Steward at Quenington, Glos. for the prior of the Hospitallers in England by Oct. 1442; KB9/245/31. for the abbot of Cirencester 1443. KB27/730, rot. 139.

Parlimentarian

LANGLEY, John II (d.1458), of Siddington, Glos.

Main residence: Siddington, Glos.

Langeley, Langle

Author

C.E.M.

Volume

Commons 1422-1461

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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