STEBBING, Nicholas (d.c.1469), of Southtown in Dartmouth, Devon and Southwark, Surr.

Attestor, parlty. election, Devon 1435.

Bailiff, Dartmouth Mich. 1428–9; churchwarden of St. Saviour’s 1432 – 33; mayor 1434 – 37, 1443 – 44, 1452 – 53; alderman 1460–1. Ibid. 185, 292; CPR, 1429–36, p. 608; C1/17/332; SC6/827/7, mm. 5, 6, 8, 9; KB9/249/57; KB27/736, rex rot. 4.

Collector of customs and subsidies, Exeter 20 Nov. 1430 – 8 Nov. 1431, Exeter and Dartmouth 8 Nov. 1431–24 Nov. 1440, CFR, xvi. 12, 37, 184; E403/706, m. 13. 7 Oct. 1443–20 June 1447, CFR, xvii. 277; xviii. 52; Watkin, 397–9; E403/755, m. 5. 1 June 1450–31 Mar. 1455. CFR, xviii. 134; E102/2, rots. 18, 20, 23, 25–28, 32, 34; E122/113/57/6, 9; 222(2)/4/1–2. For the enrolled accts. for all his terms of office, see E356/19, rots. 45–46d; 20, rots. 56–57.

Commr. of arrest, Dartmouth May 1435, Devon June 1436, May 1437; inquiry, Dartmouth Sept. 1434 (injuries done to John de Port), Cornw., Devon Nov. 1435, Devon July 1437 (piracy), Feb. 1441 (wreck), Dartmouth Feb. 1441, Cornw., Devon Nov. 1445, Devon Apr. 1458 (piracy); to arrest ships, Exeter Mar. 1436, Dartmouth, Exeter, Fowey, Plymouth Jan. 1440, Cornw., Devon, Dorset, Hants Feb. 1441; provide ships and mariners, Devon July 1440; receive bonds, Dartmouth Nov. 1441; seize Castilian vessels July 1446.

Dep. butler, Exeter 17 May 1458–24 July 1461. CPR, 1452–61, pp. 431, 497, 502; 1461–7, p. 129.

Water-bailiff, Dartmouth bef. Trin. 1460. CP40/796, rot. 251d.