STOKES, John I (d.1476), of Midgham and Harwell, Berks. and Bignell in Bicester, Oxon.

Attestor, parlty. election, Berks. 1460. He may have also attested the Berks. indentures for the Parls. of 1435 (at Wallingford), 1437, Feb. and Nov. 1449 (at Abingdon) and 1453 (at Lambourne): C219/14/5; 15/1, 6, 7; 16/2, 6.

J.p. Oxon. 28 Nov. 1438 – May 1442, 5 July 1455 – 20 Nov. 1458, 17 Aug. 1460 – July 1470, 14 Nov. 1470 – June 1471.

Sheriff, Oxon. and Berks. 4 Nov. 1440–1.

Commr. to assess tax on land, Berks. Aug. 1450; of gaol delivery, Oxford castle, Reading, Wallingford castle Oct. 1450 (q.), Oxford and Wallingford castles Sept. 1460, Oxford castle Apr., Dec. 1461, Apr. 1462, Nov. 1468, Wallingford castle Feb. 1471; [?kiddles, Hungerford to Reading Feb. 1452; ] arrest, Berks., Bucks., Oxon. Apr. 1461; inquiry, Oxon. Dec. 1464 (Hungerford estates), Bucks., Herts. June 1468 (estates late of (Sir) Robert Whittingham II*), Oxon. Oct. 1470 (felonies).

Parker of Beckley park, Oxon. by appointment of Richard, duke of York, bef. Dec. 1460 – Mar. 1461, of Edw. IV 13 Mar. 1461 – 20 June 1465; jt. parker (with William Staveley†) 20 June 1465–?d.

Escheator, Oxon. and Berks. 8 Nov. 1461 – 4 Nov. 1463.