ROGER, John III (d.?1490), of Headcorn and Leeds, Kent and London.

Attestor, parlty. elections, Kent 1442, 1447, 1449 (Feb.), 1472, 1478.

Under sheriff, Kent Nov. 1441–2, 1444 – 45, 1448–9. R. Virgoe, ‘Ancient Indictments in K.B.’, in Med. Kentish Soc. (Kent Rec. Ser. xviii), 223, 232; E13/143, rot. 46.

Coroner, Kent by July 1449–5 July 1453. CP40/754, rot. 334d; C242/18/8.

Yeoman of the Chamber by July 1452-Aug. 1460; E403/796, m. 8; E361/6, rot. 51d. King’s serjeant by Mar. 1453-c.1461.

Receiver-general of Edmund Tudor, earl of Richmond, c. 1453 – ?Nov. 1456, Jasper Tudor, earl of Pembroke, c.1453–?1461, CP40/790, rot. 300; C67/45, m. 33. Sir Henry Stafford (2nd s. of Humphrey, duke of Buckingham) bef. Trin. 1466. C40/820, rot. 40.

Surveyor, parks of Freemantle, Hants 12 June 1453-c.1461, Hampstead Marshall, Berks. 23 June 1453-c.1461. CPR, 1452–61, pp. 87, 91.

Jt. keeper (with Morgan Meredith*) of the royal armouries in S. Wales 25 July 1453-c.1461, with Thomas West* of the armoury, Tower of London 7 Apr. 1455 – July 1461; sole keeper 25 July-Dec. 1461. CPR, 1452–61, pp. 67, 106; 1461–7, pp. 96, 121; E159/231, brevia Trin. rot. 10d; 238, brevia Hil. rot. 6.

Constable of the castle of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 20 May 1455-c.1461. CPR, 1452–61, p. 250.

Commr. to purvey arms and workmen for the defence of Dover, Sept. 1457; of inquiry, Cambs., Essex, Herts., London, Mdx., Norf., Suff. Feb., Mar. 1460 (estates and goods of Sir William Oldhall*), Kent, London, Mdx. Apr. 1470 (estates of the duke of Clarence and earl of Warwick), Kent Dec. 1473 (estates of James, late earl of Wiltshire).

Collector of tunnage and poundage, London 19 Nov. 1465 – 6 Apr. 1466, 1 May 1466 – 20 Aug. 1469, 3 Feb.-20 Aug.. 1470, petty custom ?6 June 1471–4 Aug. 1472. E403/836, m. 4; 837, m. 1; 838, m. 2; 839, m. 5; CFR, xx. 149, 180, 249; xxi. no. 10; E356/21, rots. 13d-14d; 22, rot. 34.

Clerk to Richard, Earl Rivers, treasurer of England by 22 Feb.1467–19 July 1469; teller of the Exchequer 30 Sept. 1467–19 July 1469. PRO List, ‘Exchequer Officers’, 198, 228.

Jt. bailiff, Sandwich 10 Sept. 1468 – 6 June 1486.

Dep. butler, Sandwich 22 June 1471 – ?May 1473.