PENPONS, Richard, of Redruth and Treswithian in Camborne, Cornw.

Attestor, parlty. elections, Cornw. 1431, 1432, 1449 (Feb.), 1455.

Under sheriff, Cornw. Nov. 1428-Feb. 1430, JUST1/1540, rots. 90d, 94. Nov. 1439–40; CP40/717, rot. 102d. sheriff’s officer 1443–4. KB27/736, rot. 26d.

Commr. of inquiry, Cornw., Devon July 1435 (concealments), Mar. 1442 (lands of Sir John Arundell I*), E159/222, brevia Easter rot. 9; 227, brevia Hil. rot. 17d. Cornw. May 1444, July 1445 (piracy), Mar. 1450 (suicide of John Young of Paderda), June 1452, May 1454 (piracy), Aug., Oct. 1460 (piracy); oyer and terminer July 1448 (offences of Peter Gerveys* et al.), Jan. 1449, KB27/752, rex rot. 5d. June 1465 (offences of Henry Bodrugan† et al.); C254/150/18. gaol delivery, Connerton Mar. 1449; arrest Cornw. Sept. 1451, Sept. 1462 (Oliver Tregasowe* et al.); array June 1454, May 1456, Sept. 1457, Sept. 1458, Feb., Dec. 1459, June 1461; to assign archers Dec. 1457; requisition ships May 1462; take the oaths of pilgrims Aug. 1462. C76/146, m. 13.

J.p.q. Cornw. 26 Nov. 1451-Aug. 1466, KB9/268/8; 276/29; 277/2; 303/20; 304/67; 307/31; KB27/778, rex rot. 33d; 807, rex rot. 31. Devon June – Nov. 1461.

Dep. steward ?of the duchy of Cornw. hundred of Penwith for John Arundell of Lanherne at Redruth by 1 Oct. 1462; C1/28/1A. steward of Arundell’s estates at Lanherne and Bodwannick by Dec. 1464. Cornw. RO, Arundell mss, AR1/358.