PENSTON, Edmund (d.1478), of Old Sarum and Salisbury, Wilts.

Attestor, parlty. elections, Wilts. 1431, 1435, 1450, 1453, 1459.

Member of the council of 48, Salisbury by Apr. 1437-Nov. 1451; First General Entry Bk. Salisbury (Wilts. Rec. Soc. liv), 328, 433, 436, 448. auditor 16 Jan. 1445, 2 Oct. 1461, 20 Sept. 1462, 28 Oct. 1463, 6 Oct. 1464, 13 Nov. 1473; Ibid. 396; Wilts. Hist. Centre, Salisbury city recs., ledger bk. 2, G23/1/2, ff. 53v, 56v, 68, 71v, 116. member of the council of 24, 2 Nov. 1451-aft. Nov. 1475; First General Entry Bk. 436–40, 448; Salisbury ledger bk. 2, ff. 3–129. coroner 1 June-aft. Dec. 1457. Salisbury ledger bk. 2, f. 26v; Wilts. Hist. Centre, Misc. deeds, 492/129.

Tax collector, Wilts. Apr. 1440, June 1468.

Steward of Old Sarum for the Crown by Aug. 1441. KB27/723, rot. 60d.

Commr. to make proclamation against those fabricating false news, and of inquiry, Salisbury Nov. 1450 (riots and illegal congregations).