PEKKE, William, of Bedford and ‘Le Hoo’ and Cople, Beds.

Attestor, parlty. elections, Bedford 1421 (Dec.), 1422, 1423, 1425, 1426, 1435, 1437, 1467, 1472, Herts. 1437, Beds. 1442.

Bailiff, Bedford 1425–6. E368/199, rot. 2; E159/203, recorda, Mich. rot. 1.

Commr. to assess subsidy, Beds. Jan. 1436, July 1463; of inquiry May 1437 (felonies, trespasses and other offences), Mar. 1469 (counterfeiting of coinage), Beds., Bucks. Oct. 1471 (lands of George Neville, Lord Latimer, his son Sir Henry and Sir Henry’s wife Joan); to distribute tax allowance, Beds. Apr. 1440; of gaol delivery, Dunstable Oct. 1449, May 1455, Apr. 1457, Dec. 1460, Jan. 1461, Sept. 1461 (q.), Apr. 1469 (q.), Mar. 1471 (q.), Aylesbury Feb. 1451, Aug. 1460, Bedford castle Feb., Nov. 1451 (q.), May 1453 (q.), Nov. 1454, June 1455 (q.), Aug. 1460, Oct. 1461 (q.), Nov. 1463 (q.), Aug. 1472, Oct. 1473, May 1474 (q.), Oct. 1475, Bedford Apr. 1458 (q.), Oct. 1462 (q.), Aug. 1465, Mar. 1473; C66/472, m. 9d; 474, m. 24d; 477, m. 36d; 479, m. 13d; 480, mm. 8d, 16d; 482, m. 9d; 485, m. 10d; 489, m. 11d; 490, mm. 12d, 13d; 491, m. 8d; 493, m. 16d; 494, m. 26d; 500, m. 23d; 506, m. 15d; 513, m. 22d; 524, m. 16d; 529, m. 1d; 531, m. 9d; 532, m. 20d; 533, m. 22d. to raise money for defence of Calais, Beds. May 1455; PPC, vi. 241. assign archers Dec. 1457; resist rebellion of Yorkist lords Dec. 1459; of arrest Oct. 1460.

J.p. Beds. 16 May 1437 – Mar. 1439, 10 July 1440 (q.)-?d.