ROKES, Thomas II (d.1458), of Ascott in Wing, Bucks.

Attestor, parlty. elections, Bucks. 1431, 1432, 1433, 1435, 1449 (Nov.).

Clerk of Sir Thomas Brounflete, keeper of the wardrobe, by July 1411-Mar. 1413. Issues of the Exchequer ed. Devon, 317.

Collector of customs and subsidies, Bristol 28 Feb. 1416–29 Sept. 1417, E356/18, rot. 1. 22 July 1439–31 Aug. 1444 or later; CFR, xiv. 113; xv. 19; xvii. 59–61; xviii. 235; E403/751, m. 2; E122/18/44. ?controller, Southampton 28 Oct. 1426–?July 1428. CPR, 1422–9, pp. 383, 443.

Tax collector, Bristol Feb., May 1416.

?Gauger, Kingston-upon-Hull 24 Nov. 1418–?Nov. 1434, CPR, 1416–22, p. 181. Two other ‘King’s servants’, William Ludlow II* and Thomas Newton II*, were jointly appointed to that office on 14 Nov. 1434: CPR, 1429–36, p. 450. Southampton 5 Dec. 1433–?Jan. 1450. CPR, 1429–36, p. 327; 1446–52, p. 309; E122/141/26–28, 30, 32.

Receiver-general and attorney-general for dowager Queen Katherine 1 Oct. 1422–?Jan. 1437. E159/199, communia Hil. rot. 2; E403/664–725; SC6/1291/1. Rokes was still her receiver-gen. in Nov. 1436, so probably held the office, and that of her attorney-gen., until her death on the following 3 Jan.

Escheator, Beds. and Bucks. 5 Nov. 1430 – 25 Nov. 1431, 7 Nov. 1435 – 22 Nov. 1436.

J.p. Bucks. 5 June 1432 – Apr. 1434, 30 Apr. (q.)-July 1434, 18 July 1434 – d.

Commr. to assess subsidy, Bucks. Jan. 1436, Aug. 1450; treat for loans Feb. 1436; distribute tax allowance May 1437; survey lordship of Kings Langley, Herts. May 1438; of inquiry, Bucks. Dec. 1438 (forestallers and regrators of corn), Beds., Berks., Bucks., Dorset, Glos., Herts., Mdx., Oxon., Surr., Wilts. Feb. 1439 (concealments), Bucks. Mar. 1439 (wards and escapes of felons); arrest, Hants. Nov. 1455, Bucks. Mar. 1457.

Sheriff, Beds. and Bucks. 4 Nov. 1445 – 3 Nov. 1446.