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s. and h. of William Palmer (d.1424) of East Carlton, Northants. by his 1st w. Katherine (d. by 1409), da. of Robert Digby† of Tilton-on-the-Hill, Leics. m. (1) Margaret (d. aft. June 1425), ?da. of Sir Thomas Boyville (d.1401) of Stockerston, Leics. by Elizabeth (fl.1420), da. of Sir Thomas Walsh† of Wanlip, Leics., 2da.; (2) by 17 Jan. 1429, Elizabeth (d.1481), da. and coh. of Sir William Byshoppeston*, 2da. Dist. 1458, 1465.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Northants. 1423, Leics. 1435, 1449 (Nov.), 1453.

Verderer, forest of Rockingham, Northants. aft. 4 Dec. 1422–11 July 1439. C242/10/7; CCR, 1435–41, p. 220.

J.p. Northants. 20 July 1424–32, Leics. 20 Oct. 1432 – Nov. 1439, 28 Nov. 1439-Dec. 1470 (q.), 24 Oct. 1474–d. (q.), Rutland 5 Feb. 1434-Jan. 1459 (q.).

Commr. of gaol delivery, Warwick July 1428, Oakham May 1433, Leicester Oct. 1436 (q.), Oct. 1439 (q.), Oct. 1440 (q.), Apr. 1445 (q.), Dec. 1451, Sept. 1464, Oct. 1473 (q.), Peterborough Feb. 1440, Oakham May 1444 (q.), Feb. 1454 (q.), Jan. 1456 (q.), May 1457 (q.), Leicester, Oakham Feb. 1450 (q.), Oct. 1460 (q.), Sept. 1461 (q.); C66/433, m. 5d; 440, mm. 39d, 50d; 445, m. 33d; 446, m. 21d; 448, m. 33d; 458, m. 28d; 459, m. 9d; 470, m. 3d; 471, m. 23d; 478, m. 14d; 481, m. 20d; 483, m. 17d; 490, m. 23d; 494, mm. 25d, 26d; 508, m. 15d; 531, m. 4d. to assess subsidy, Leics. Apr. 1431, Aug. 1450, Rutland, Leics. July 1463; of inquiry, Rutland May 1433 (escapes of criminals), Northants. Feb. 1438 (Catesby lands), DL42/18, f. 79v. Leics. Jan. (forestalling and regrating), Oct. (escapes), Dec. 1439 (waste in Walsh lands), Feb. 1443 (escapes), Leics., Rutland Feb. 1448 (concealments), Leics. Jan. 1449 (lands of (Sir) Hugh Willoughby*), C139/135/37. Rutland Feb. 1450 (escapes), Leics. Nov. 1456 (birthplace of Robert Terry, clerk), Northants. Mar. 1463 (lands of Sir Thomas Green*), Leics. Feb. 1467 (manor of Ashby-de-la-Zouch), Aug. 1473 (unpaid farms); to distribute tax allowance Dec. 1433, Apr. 1440, Mar. 1442, June 1468; list persons to take the oath against maintenance Jan. 1434; of array Jan. 1436, Sept. 1457, Leics., Rutland Dec. 1459, Leics. Feb. 1470; to treat for loans Nov. 1440, Mar., May, Aug. 1442, June 1446, Sept. 1449; treat for speedy payment of fifteenth and tenth Feb. 1441; take assize of novel disseisin, Rutland Feb. 1450; C66/470, rot. 3d. examine complaints against Thomas Hoo I*, Lord Hoo, and other captains in France Feb. 1451; assign archers, Leics. Dec. 1457; seize lands into King’s hands, Eng., Wales May 1461 (property once of John, Viscount Beaumont, and Thomas, Lord Roos); of arrest, ?Leics. June, July 1461.

Escheator, Northants. and Rutland 4 Nov. 1428 – 12 Feb. 1430, Warws. and Leics. 5 Nov. 1430 – 26 Nov. 1431, 5 Nov. 1439 – 4 Nov. 1440.

Steward of manor of Geddington, Northants. for Margaret, wid. of Sir Ralph Rochford, by May 1445–?, Add. Chs. 41629–31. William, Lord Zouche’s Leics. manors 7 Feb. 1448–?, Richard, duke of York’s lands in Northants. and Lincs. by Mich. 1451-aft. Mich. 1452, Ralph, Lord Cromwell’s ldship. of Ampthill, Beds. by 23 Sept. 1454-bef. Jan. 1456. KB9/280/56.

Sheriff, Rutland 7 Nov. 1461 – 5 Nov. 1463.

Receiver of King’s lands in Leics., Northants., Rutland, Warws. 26 Feb. 1462-bef. 26 Mar. 1472, CPR, 1461–7, pp. 110–11; 1467–77, p. 329. of honour of Leicester 15 July 1463 – aft.July 1472.

Parlimentarian
PALMER, Thomas (d.1475), of Holt, Leics.
Main residence: Holt, Leics.
Author
S.J.P.
Volume
Commons 1422-1461
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Oxford 1644
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