NEEDHAM, John (d.1480), of Cranage, Cheshire and Shavington, Salop.

J.p.q. Salop 14 Nov. 1440-Sept 1460, 24 Feb. – Nov. 1473, Yorks. (E. Riding) 11 July 1454 – Nov. 1470, Westmld. 12 July 1454 – May 1474, Yorks. (W. Riding) 25 June 1456–68, (N. Riding) 5 Apr. 1458 – June 1466, 8 Feb. 1467 – July 1468, Cumb. 9 Dec. 1459 – June 1473, Northumb. 25 June 1460 – Dec. 1471, Notts. 10 July 1461 – June 1476, Warws. 14 July 1461 – June 1473, 8 July 1473 – d., Rutland, Leics. 16 July 1461 – d., Lincs. (Kesteven) 20 Sept. 1461 – d., (Lindsey) 20 Feb. 1463 – d., Derbys. 2 Mar. 1463 – d., Lincs. (Holland) 4 Feb. 1466 – d., Herefs. 24 Feb. – Dec. 1473, Glos. 24 Feb. 1473 – May 1474, Worcs. 24 Feb. – Nov. 1473.

Commr. of gaol delivery, Shrewsbury castle Oct. 1441 (q.), Oct. 1443 (q.), Feb. (q.), Oct. 1445 (q.), Apr. 1446 (q.), Carlisle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, York castles, Appleby July 1454, Newcastle-upon-Tyne June 1456, York, York castle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne June 1457, Newgate Nov. 1457, Nov. 1458, Nov. 1460, Nov. 1461, Oct. 1462, Nov. 1464, Nov. 1465, Nov. 1466, Dec. 1468, Nov. 1469, Jan., June 1471, Jan. 1472, Jan. 1473, Jan., Dec. 1474, Dec. 1475, Dec. 1476, Nov. 1478, Jan. 1480, Berks., Hants, Oxon., Wilts. June 1460 (q.), York castle Aug. 1460 (q.), July 1461, Northampton, Lincoln castles, Coventry, Nottingham, Leicester, Warwick July 1461, June 1464, June 1467, Nov. 1470, June 1471, Jan. 1480, Nottingham July (q.), Sept. 1461, Dec. 1463 (q.), July 1466 (q.), Feb., Aug. 1471 (q.), Newcastle-upon-Tyne town and castle, York city and castle, Carlisle castle, Appleby July 1462, Lincoln Feb. 1463 (q.), York city and castle, Northampton, Warwick, Leicester Jan. 1465, Newcastle-upon-Tyne town and castle, Carlisle castle July 1465, Warwick Jan. 1466, Jan. 1476, Leicester, Warwick June 1468, Jan. 1472, Coventry Jan. 1471, Leicester Feb. 1472, Hereford castle Mar. 1473 (q.), Lincoln Feb. 1474, Derby Feb. 1474 (q.), Canterbury castle May 1478 (q.), Northampton castle Jan. 1479; C66/451–544. inquiry, Salop May 1446 (concealments), CIMisc. viii. 192. Mar. 1452 (manor of Molt), N. Wales July 1452 (non-payment of royal revenues), The comm. names Richard not John Needham: CPR, 1446–52, p. 581. But there can be no doubt that this was a mistake, and that our MP was named to the comm. as lt. j. of Chester and Flint under Sir Thomas Stanley, who was also on the comm. Eng. Nov. 1457 (how the King may satisfy his creditors in gold and silver), Cheshire Mar. 1459 (concealed lands), Apr. 1460 (lands of Sir Laurence Fitton), DKR, xxxvii. 138, 276; CHES29/164, rot. 44. Salop May 1460 (riots and escapes of prisoners), Berks., Hants, Oxon., Wilts. June 1460 (treasons and rebellions), Yorks. June 1468 (lands of Sir John and (Sir) Thomas Haryngton I*), Notts., Derbys. Oct. 1470 (felonies), Cheshire Feb. 1480 (disputed lease); DL5/1, f. 27. to assess subsidy, Salop Aug. 1450; of oyer and terminer Aug. 1452 (case wrongly heard in the ct. of admiralty), London, Mdx. Feb. 1460, Wales and the marches Feb., Mar. 1460, Kent Mar. 1460, York, Kingston-upon-Hull May 1460, Berks., Hants, Oxon., Wilts. June 1460, Cornw., Devon, Som. June 1460, Cumb., Derbys., Leics., Lincs., Northants., Northumb., Notts., Warws., Westmld., Yorks. Dec. 1460 (treasons and rebellions), Glos., Herefs., Som., Staffs., Worcs. Sept. 1461, Eng. Feb. 1462 (treasons), Hants. Mar. 1462 (treasons of two yeomen), Northumb. Nov. 1462 (treasons and rebellions), London, Mdx. June 1463, Eng. Feb. 1464, Kent Mar. 1464, Berks., Oxon. Apr. 1464 (treasons), London, Mdx., Surr., Suss. June 1465, London, Mdx. Nov. 1465 (offences of (Sir) Gervase Clifton*), Berks., Dorset, Devon, Glos., Hants, Oxon., Som., Wilts. July 1466, Notts. July 1466 (supervision of river Trent), Yorks. Feb. 1467, Derbys., Herefs., Notts., Salop, Staffs., Warws., Worcs. Feb. 1468, London June 1468, Essex, Mdx., Surr. July 1468, Devon, Glos. Aug. 1468, Essex Nov. 1468, Devon, Hants, Wilts. Dec. 1468, Eng. May 1469, Cumb., Westmld., Yorks. May 1469, Lincs. July 1470, York Aug. 1470, Glos. Jan. 1471, Herts., Mdx. Apr. 1472, Devon July 1472 (felonies and riots by men of Tavistock), Derbys., Notts., Staffs., Warws. May 1473, Norf., Suff. July 1473, Lancs. Apr. 1475 (treasons and rebellions), Essex Nov. 1476 (offences of men of Reynham and Hornchurch), Mdx. May 1477, Kent May 1478, Yorks. Sept. 1478; to treat for loans, Salop Dec. 1452; take assize of novel disseisin, Kent Apr. 1464, Notts. Jan. 1467, Northants. Apr. 1469, Derbys. June 1476; C66/509, m. 7d; 516, m. 18d; 524, m. 16d; Notts. Archs. Foljambe of Osberton mss, DD/FJ/5/5/4. of arrest, Lancs. Nov. 1465; DL37/34/53. to survey all castles and manors, inquire into all officers and negotiate for a mise, Cheshire, Flint July 1474. D. Clayton, Admin. of Palatine of Chester (Chetham Soc. ser. 3, xxxv), 50, 55–56.

Common serjeant, London 7 Aug. 1449 – June 1453.

Lt. justice of Chester and Flint to (Sir) Thomas Stanley II* 28 Nov. 1450 – 1 Mar. 1459, to John Talbot, earl of Shrewsbury, 1 Mar. 1459 – 10 July 1460; jt. justice 26 May – 28 July 1461; justice 28 July 1461 – 1 Jan. 1462; lt. justice to Thomas, 2nd Lord Stanley, 2 Jan. 1462 – d.

Serjeant-at-law 2 July 1453–4; King’s serjeant 13 July 1454 – May 1457; j.c.p. 9 May 1457 – 17 June 1471; j.KB 17 June 1471 – d.

Justice of assize, northern circuit 12 June 1454 – Apr. 1461, midland circuit Apr. 1461 – d.

2nd justice, Lancaster 13 July 1456 – Nov. 1458; c.j. 9 Nov. 1458 – d.

Trier of petitions, Gascon 1460, English 1461, 1463, 1472, 1478. PROME, xii. 513; xiii. 10, 93; xiv. 13, 350.

Justice itinerant, duchy of Lancaster ldships. in S. Wales May 1472 (q.), Ogmore Aug. 1472 (q.), Kidwelly, Monmouth, Ogmore Feb. 1473 (q.). DL37/41/6, 17, 18.

Councillor to Edward, prince of Wales Feb. 1473–? CPR, 1467–77, p. 366.