MENWENICK, William (d.?1478), of Lostwithiel and Menwenick in Trewen, Cornw.

Family and Education

?s. of Robert Menwenick and gt.gds. of Roger Menwenick† of Menwenick. J.S. Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 318. Vivian himself was unsure about the exact descent and the number of generations intervening between Roger and William. educ. adm. L. Inn 1446-7. L. Inn Adm. i. 10. m. 1s. Ibid.; C1/175/29-31; 213/41.

Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. election, Lostwithiel 1467.

Attorney-general of Thomas Courtenay, earl of Devon, as steward of the duchy of Cornw. c.1441–1452. SC6/1291/2/59/19.

Escheator, Devon and Cornw. 4 Nov. 1443 – 6 Nov. 1444.

Sheriff’s officer, Cornw. Nov. 1444–6; CP40/738, rots. 117d, 313; 739, rot. 415d. receiver of writs in the ct. of KB for John Trevelyan*, sheriff of Cornw. Nov. 1448–9. KB27/750, att. rot. 2.

Escheator or coal-gatherer, L. Inn, 1457–8. L.Inn Black Bks. i. 31.

Mayor, Lostwithiel 1457–9, C241/241/5; CP40/799, rot. 215. 1466–7. C219/17/1/20.

Commr. to hold an assession ct. of the duchy of Cornw. July 1462; of inquiry, Cornw. Nov. 1464 (Hungerford estates), C254/150/18. Oct. 1470 (felonies); gaol delivery, Launceston Aug. 1470, Dec. 1473 (q.), Apr. 1477 (q.); C66/526, m. 6d; 532, m. 14d; 540, m. 8d. [oyer and terminer, Cornw. Oct. 1470]. Vacated.

Steward of the duchy of Cornw. manor of Trematon by c.1466. Stonor Letters, i (Cam. Soc. ser. 3, xxix), 77–78.

J.p.q. Cornw. 11 Aug. 1466-July 1478. KB27/830, rex rot. 29.

Parlimentarian

MENWENICK, William (d.?1478), of Lostwithiel and Menwenick in Trewen, Cornw.

Main residences: Lostwithiel; Menwenick in Trewen, Cornw.

Menewynnek, Menwennyk, Menwhenek, Menwynnycke, Meywynek

Author

H.W.K.

Volume

Commons 1422-1461

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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