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yr. s. of David Skulle of Brecon and Much Cowarne, Herefs. Vis. Herefs. ed. Weaver, 65; R.A. Griffiths, Principality of Wales, i. 148. m. (1) ?aft. 1430, Margaret’s 2nd husband John Wysham appears still to have been alive in 1430, when a man of that name was among the Worcs. gentry distrained for knighthood. Margaret (b.c.1400), da. and h. of Sir John Beauchamp† (1377-1420) of Holt by Isabel, da. of Henry, Lord Ferrers of Groby (d.1388), wid. of John Pauncefoot (d. bef. Nov. 1420) and John Wysham of Churchill, Worcs., 3s. (d.v.p.), 1da.; The Commons 1386-1421, ii. 153-4; CIPM, xxi. 515-16; C1/24/57; R. Somerville, Duchy, i. 641; Visitations by the Heralds in Wales (Harl. Soc. n.s. xiv), 89; VCH Worcs. iii. 404; C.S.L. Davies, ‘The Crofts’, Historical Research, lxviii. 264. (2) by Aug. 1464, CPR, 1461-7, p. 388. Frances (d.1483), wid. of Sir William Mille (d.1461) of Harescombe, Glos., 1da. C140/8/22; Davies, 264. Kntd. by Nov. 1448. PRO List ‘Sheriffs’, 60.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Worcs. 1450, 1467, 1472, 1478.

Commr. to distribute tax allowance, Worcs. May 1437, Mar. 1442, June 1453; of oyer and terminer Jan. 1439, Feb. 1460, Glos., Herefs., Salop, Staffs., Worcs. Oct. 1467, S. Wales, Aug. 1471; gaol delivery, Worcester castle Feb. 1446, Oct., Nov. 1449, C66/461, m. 29d; 470, m. 16d; 471, m. 14d. Worcester Oct. 1457, C66/484, m. 11d. Subsequently vacated. Jan. 1458, Feb. 1460, Sept. 1461; C66/485, m. 19d; 488, m. 11d; 494, m. 26d. to treat for loans, Worcs. June 1446, Sept. 1449, Dec. 1452, May 1455; PPC, vi. 240. take an assize of novel disseisin July 1448, Feb. 1451; C66/465, m 11d; 472, m. 10d. assess subsidy Aug. 1450; assign archers Dec. 1457; of arrest July 1458 (murderers of a King’s serjeant); array Dec. 1459, ?Apr. 1460 (against the Yorkists), Aug. 1461, Mar. 1470, Mar. 1472; to defend Worcester against Yorkists Mar. 1460; of inquiry, Worcs. Aug. 1473 (unpaid farms).

J.p. Worcs. 5 Aug. 1437 – Sept. 1474, 10 Nov. 1475 – May 1477.

Sheriff, Herefs. 3 Nov. 1438 – 4 Nov. 1439, Oxon. and Berks. 5 Nov. 1439 – 3 Nov. 1440, Herefs. 9 Nov. 1448 – 19 Dec. 1449, 4 Nov. 1455 – 16 Nov. 1456; Worcs. 5 Nov. 1478 – 4 Nov. 1479.

King’s attorney, Carm. and Card. 23 May 1439–19 Apr. 1442. CPR, 1436–41, p. 254; 1441–6, p. 66. But the second of these references dates the appointment to 23 Mar. 1438.

Constable, Cardigan castle 14 Sept. 1442–? (jtly. with his s. Hugh from 1 Mar. 1449-c.1450), CPR, 1441–6, pp. 114, 219, 233; Griffiths, i. 218, 219. Kidwelly castle 27 Nov. 1445-bef. end of 1445. Somerville, 641.

Steward, Cantref Selyf, Penkelly and Alexanderston, Brec. 13 Dec. 1443–14 Feb. 1444; CPR, 1441–6, pp. 235, 240. castle and town of Bronyllys, Penkelly and Cantref Selyf, manors and lordships of Llangoed and Alexanderston, and of third part of barony of Penkelly 17 July 1444 – 14 Nov. 1460, Pembroke 1447–8; CPR, 1441–6, p. 275; 1452–61, p. 646. jt. steward of Card. and of Cantrefmawr, Carm. and keeper of Glyncothy forest, Carm. 31 Mar. 1446-Mar. 1449 (with Rees ap Thomas), 1 Mar. 1449–? (with his s. Hugh). CPR, 1441–6, p. 428; 1446–52, pp. 219, 233.

Receiver, Kidwelly 11 Mar. 1445 – 31 May 1446, 8 Aug. 1447–20 Nov. 1461. Somerville, 642.

Chief remembrancer, Irish exchequer 16 Mar. 1445–? CPR, 1441–6, p. 333.

Dep. justiciar, S. Wales 1447. Griffiths, i. 153.

Steward (or sheriff) of Glamorgan 1448. Ibid.

Porter, Bronyllys castle and forester of Cantref Selyf 13 Mar. 1449–14 Nov. 1460. CPR, 1446–52, p. 228; 1452–61, p. 646.

Treasurer of the Household by 4 Sept. 1460-aft. 9 Feb. 1461. E403/820, mm. 2, 3; Handbk. British Chronology ed. Fryde etc. (3rd edn.), 81.

Steward, Worcs. for Richard Neville, earl of Warwick 1464. A.J. Pollard, Warwick the Kingmaker, 90.

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SKULLE, Walter (d.1482), of Holt, Worcs.
Main residence: Holt, Worcs.
Scoll, Scul, Scull, Sculle, Skolle, Skull
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