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Family and Education
s. of John Rodes (fl.1435) of Newcastle-upon-Tyne by his w. Isabel. educ. M. Temple. J.H. Baker, Men of Ct. (Selden Soc. supp. ser. xviii), ii. 1312. m. (1) bef. Sept. 1435, Joan, da. and h. of Walter Hawick of Little Eden, co. Durham; (2) by Nov. 1449, Agnes (fl.1495). Life of Mr. Ambrose Barnes (Surtees Soc. l), 94-97; CPL, x. 604; Archaelogia Aeliana, ser. 2, xxiv. 127.
Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. election, Northumb. 1449 (Nov.).

Commr. of inquiry, Cumb. May, June 1434 (lands of William Stapleton†), Cumb., Northumb., Westmld., Yorks. July 1434 (concealments), Kingston-upon-Hull, Lincs. Feb. 1435 (piracy), Northumb., Yorks. Dec. 1435 (lands of Henry Percy, late earl of Northumberland), Lincs., Yorks. Nov. 1436 (smuggling), Lincs. Nov. 1437 (illegal exports), Kent Feb. 1438 (smuggling), Berwick-upon-Tweed July 1438 (lands of John, late duke of Bedford), Northumb. Mar. 1439 (state of the town of Bamburgh), Newcastle-upon-Tyne Dec. 1446 (evasions), Northumb., Newcastle-upon-Tyne Feb. 1448 (concealments), Yorks. Mar. 1460 (goods of Richard, duke of York), Northumb. Feb. 1472 (lands of Roger Thornton†); to assess subsidies, co. Durham Mar. 1435, DURH3/36, m. 10. Newcastle-upon-Tyne Aug. 1450; of gaol delivery July 1438 (q.), May 1440 (q.), June 1441 (q.), June 1443 (q.), Oct. 1449 (q.); C66/442, m. 27d; 446, m. 5d; 450, m. 32d; 456, m. 25d; 470, m. 10d. to provide ships to carry sea coal to London June 1442; of oyer and terminer May 1449; weirs July 1454; to assign archers, Northumb. Dec. 1457; enforce statute of 5 Hen. V regarding export of coal, Newcastle-upon-Tyne July 1460; take a ship for resistance of the King’s enemies, Feb. 1464.

Northumb. 3 Nov. 1434 – 23 Nov. 1437, 6 Nov. 1442 – 4 Nov. 1443, 6 Nov. 1444 – 4 Nov. 1445.

Steward of the lands lately belonging to John, duke of Bedford, Northumb. 2 Feb. 1436–?15 July 1437. CPR, 1429–6, p. 500; 1436–41, p. 80.

J.p. Northumb. 18 July 1437 – Mar. 1439, 1 Mar. 1439-July 1442 (q.).

Controller of customs and subsidies, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 16 July 1441–20 July 1448. CPR, 1436–41, p. 476; 1441–6, p. 331; 1446–52, p. 105.

Parlty. proxy for the prior and chapter of Durham 1442. Durham Univ. Lib. cathedral muns., priory reg. iii. f. 273.

Alderman and j.p. Newcastle-upon-Tyne Mich. 1442–3. JUST3/54/27.

Chief steward of Durham priory 17 Sept. 1446- bef. 25 June 1465. Durham Univ. Lib. cathedral muns., reg. parva, iii. f. 4; halmote ct. rolls, summer 1465.

Parlimentarian
RODES, Robert (d.1474), of Benwell and Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumb.
Main residences: Benwell; Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumb.
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Commons 1422-1461
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Oxford 1644
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