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Family and Education
s. of John Sulyard of Eye, Suff. by Alice (d.1468), da. of John Barrington (d.1418) of Rayleigh, Essex. Vis. Suff. i (Harl. Soc. n.s. ii), 111; C.F. Richmond, John Hopton, 119n. educ. adm. L. Inn 21 Feb. 1451. E.W. Ives, Common Lawyers: Thomas Kebell, 477; J.H. Baker, Men of Ct. (Selden Soc. supp. ser. xviii), ii. 1484. m. (1) 1458, Agnes (d. bef. 1464), da. and h. of Richard Hungate (d.c.1438) of Kimpton, Herts., CCR, 1454-61, p. 349. 1s. 1da.; Vis. Suff. i. 111; PCC 21 Milles (PROB11/8, ff. 168v-170v). (2) 1464, Anne (d. 25 July 1520), da. and coh. of John Andrew III*, C.F. Richmond, ‘Sulyard Pprs.’, Eng. in 15th Cent. ed. Williams, 205. 2s. 3da. Vis. Suff. i. 111; PCC 21 Milles. summ. as j.KB 1485, 1487; Kntd. ?6 Jan. 1487. W.A. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 23. ‘Mar./July 1486’ has also been suggested as a possible date for Sulyard’s knighthood: HP Biogs. ed. Wedgwood and Holt, 828.
Offices Held

Steward, Eye, for the de la Pole family by Mich. 1457–d., Richmond, John Hopton, 246. Suff. for bp. of Ely by Feb. 1465, Baker, 1484. of Chelworth, Suff. for St. George’s chapel, Windsor by Mich. 1479-aft. 1483. St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, recs., XV. 34/45, m. 5d; XV. 48/47, m. 8d; XV. 57/13, no. 10.

Pensioner L. Inn Mich. 1457–8; marshal 1457 – 58; gov. 1459 – 60, 1462 – 63, 1464 – 66, 1468 – 70, 1471 – 72, 1473 – 74, 1475–6. L. Inn Black Bks. i. 31, 34, 37, 39–40, 48, 50, 53, 56, 60.

J.p.q. Suff. 20 Nov. 1461 – d., Glos. 24 Feb. 1473 – Nov. 1474, 14 May – July 1483, Herefs. 24 Feb. – Dec. 1473, 12 May 1474 – Aug. 1475, 28 Nov. 1481 – July 1483, Salop 24 Feb. – Nov. 1473, 12 May – Aug. 1474, Worcs. 24 Feb. – Nov. 1473, 12 May – Nov. 1474, 2 Dec. 1481 – Aug. 1483, Essex 18 Mar. 1473 – Nov. 1475, 28 June 1483 – d., Berks. 1 Feb. 1480 – June 1483, Oxon. 18 Feb. – June 1483, Kent 26 June 1483 – d., Surr. 26 June 1483 – d., Suss. 26 June 1483 – d., Herts. 26 July 1483 – Feb. 1487, 14 Feb. 1488 – d., Mdx. 15 Nov. 1486 – d.

Commr. of sewers, Essex Feb. 1462 (south-east coast and marshes); gaol delivery, Ipswich Oct. 1462 (q.), Oct. 1464, Oct. 1465, Oct. 1468, Feb. (q.), Oct. 1470 (q.), Oct. 1473, Sept. 1475 (q.), May 1476, May 1477, Sept. 1479 (q.), Oct. 1481, Mar. 1484 (q.), Sept. 1486, Feb. 1488, East Dereham July 1465 (q.), Oct. 1471 (q.), July 1472, Aug. 1473 (q.), Feb. 1478 (q.), Feb. 1481, Melton July 1468, May 1474, Nov. 1475, June 1476, Nov. 1478, May 1480, Nov. 1485, Nov. 1486, Bury St. Edmunds Apr. 1473, Feb., Mar. 1474 (q.), July 1478, June 1481, Mar. 1486, Colchester castle Jan. 1476 (q.), Nov. 1478 (q.), June 1483, Jan., July 1484, Jan., July 1485, Shrewsbury castle Feb. 1479, July 1480, Feb. 1482, Hereford castle Feb. 1479, July 1480, Feb. 1482, Stafford castle Feb. 1479, July 1480, Feb. 1481, Feb. 1482, Feb. 1483, Worcester castle Feb. 1479, July 1480, Feb. 1481, Feb. 1482, Oxford castle Feb., June 1479, July 1480, Feb. 1482, Feb. 1483, Gloucester castle Feb. 1479, July 1480, Feb. 1482, Colchester Feb. 1480 (q.), Feb. 1486, Guildford June 1483, Jan., July 1484, Jan., July 1485, Feb., Dec. 1486, Hertford June 1483, Jan. 1484, July 1485, Feb. 1486, Maidstone June 1483, Jan., July 1484, Jan., July 1485, Feb. 1486, Canterbury castle June 1483, Horsham July 1484, Hertford castle July 1484, Jan. 1485, Guildford castle Dec. 1484 (q.), Newgate Dec. 1484, Jan. 1485, Canterbury Dec. 1485, Essex, Herts., Kent, Mdx., Surr., Suss. Feb., June 1487; C66/491–560. inquiry, Suff. Feb. 1463 (trespasses of John Strange*), Norf., Suff. June 1464 (treasons and rebellions), Essex, Norf., Suff. Mar. 1465 (lands of attainted James, earl of Wiltshire, Thomas, Lord Roos, Thomas Daniell* and Giles St. Loe), July 1466 (illegal shipment of merchandise), Suff. Oct. 1470 (felonies and other offences), Essex, Suff. Aug. 1473 (unpaid farms), Suff. Mar. 1475 (treasons), Sept. 1476 (riots and illegal assemblies), Mar. 1478 (possessions of George, late duke of Clarence), Jan. 1487 (Fiennes family dispute); oyer and terminer, Suff. Oct. 1470, Warws. May 1473, Norf., Suff. July 1473, Devon, Cornw. Oct. 1484, Wilts., Dorset Nov. 1484 (treasons of William Collingbourne and (Sir) John Turberville†), Essex Mar. 1485, London Apr. 1485, July 1486, Warws., Worcs. May 1486, Herefs. May 1486, York May 1487; array, Suff. Mar., May 1472, May 1484, Apr. 1487; to assess subsidy Apr., Aug. 1483.

Justice of gaol delivery, Ely, for bp. of Ely Feb. 1470, July 1472. Cambridge Univ. Lib., Ely Diocesan recs., G1/5 (Reg. Gray), ff. 79v, 85v.

Councillor to the prince of Wales 20 Feb. 1473–?1483. CPR, 1467–77, p. 366.

Recorder of Colchester Sept. 1473-bef. Sept. 1484. Essex RO, Colchester bor. recs., ct. rolls, 1473–4, 1476–7, 1477–8, 1480–1, 1481–2, 1484–5, D/B 5 Cr 75–79, 81.

Serj.-at-law 9 June 1478 – 21 Oct. 1484; justice of assize, western circuit summer 1479 – 83, home circuit 1483–d.; KB27/865, rot. 19d; Ives, 68. j.KB 22 Oct. 1484–d. CCR, 1476–85, no. 177; CPR, 1476–85, p. 514.

Jt. steward of England for coronation of Queen Elizabeth 25 Nov. 1487. CPR, 1485–94, p. 196.

Parlimentarian
SULYARD, John (d.1488), of Wetherden, Suff.
Main residence: Wetherden, Suff.
Selyard, Sillyarde, Solyard, Soylehert, Swlyerd, Swyllyard, Sylard, Sylyard
Author
C.E.M.
Volume
Commons 1422-1461
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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