RICHARDSON, John, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumb.

Attestor, parlty. election, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1450.

Sheriff, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Mich. 1449–50; mayor 1454 – 58, 1459 – 60, 1461–2. R. Welford, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Gateshead, i. 321, 333, 335–7, 339, 343.

Commr. of weirs, Newcastle-upon-Tyne July 1454; gaol delivery July, Dec. 1454; C66/478, m. 13d; 479, m. 10d. to arrest ships Aug. 1454; enforce statute of 5 Hen. V regarding export of coal Feb. 1458, July 1460.

Collector of customs and subsidies, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 30 Apr. 1455 – 23 Oct. 1456, 17 May 1457 – 30 July 1459, 24 Dec. 1459 – 1 Aug. 1463, of tunnage and poundage 30 July-2 Nov. 1459. CFR, xix. 105, 107, 109, 169, 170, 172, 199, 253, 255, 257; E122/107/53; E356/20, rots. 38–39d; 21, rots. 58, 58d.