TANFELD, Robert (d.1480), of Gayton, Northants.

Attestor, parlty. elections, Northants. 1467, 1472.

Recorder, Northampton by 16 July 1442 – ?

J.p.q. Northants. 20 Nov. 1443 – Sept. 1460, 5 Apr. 1464 – July 1470, 16 Nov. 1470 – d.

Attorney-general of Queen Margaret 6 July 1446 – May 1455; receiver-general 23 May 1455–?4 Mar. 1461. He was receiver as late as Mich. term 1459 when the relevant accts. fail: DL29/58/1107.

Steward of the bps. of London, in Essex, Herts., Mdx. ?by 1448-aft. Dec. 1478. SC6/1140/23–27.

Commr. of sewers, Mdx. July 1448, Essex Nov. 1451, Mdx. Oct. 1455, Apr., Oct. 1467; to distribute allowance on tax Aug. 1449; treat for loans Sept. 1449; assess subsidy, Northants. Aug. 1450, July 1463; of inquiry, Herts., Mdx. Dec. 1450 (Chancery petition), Northants. May 1452 (lands of John Parles); C139/146/15. Notts. Feb. 1468 (complaint of John Sutton, Lord Dudley), Northants. Aug. 1473 (unpaid farms); gaol delivery, Northampton Jan. 1451 (q.), Northampton castle Feb., Mar. 1454 (q.), Northampton June (q.), Nov. 1456 (q.), Northampton castle May 1457 (q.), May 1459 (q.), Feb. (q.), Mar. 1460, Oct. 1464 (q.), Oct. 1466 (q.), Northampton May 1467, Northampton castle Oct. 1470 (q.), Peterborough June 1472; C66/472, m. 18d; 478, mm. 14d, 21d; 481, m. 17d; 482, m. 16d; 483, m. 17d; 486, m. 11d; 488, m. 7d; 489, m. 22d; 491, m. 18d; 509, m. 27d; 515, m. 3d; 529, m. 5d. oyer and terminer, N. Riding July 1453; to assign archers, Northants. Dec. 1457.

Collector of customs, London 28 Mar. 1455–6 Aug. 1460; E356/20, rots. 4, 5d; 21, rots. 1, 2. controller 7 July 1463 – 9 Apr. 1465.