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Family and Education
s. and h. of Walter Taylard of Wrastlingworth, Beds. ?; educ. Inner Temple. m. by c.1430, Margaret (d.1475), da. and h. of William Chapell (d.1470) of Gamlingay, 3s. inc. William†, 2da. Vis. Hunts. (Cam. Soc. xliii), 88; PCC 22 Wattys (PROB11/6, f. 163).
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Attestor, parlty. election, Hunts. 1431.

Escheator, Cambs. and Hunts. 5 Nov. 1430 – 25 Nov. 1431.

J.p. Hunts. 27 Jan. 1432 – Nov. 1439, 28 Nov. 1439 (q.)-d., A Walter Taylard was appointed to the Hunts. peace commissions of 20 Apr. 1465 and 25 July 1466, but both of these post-date the MP’s death. Either a mistake was made when the commissions were drawn up, or he had a younger namesake. q. Cambs. 10 July 1456 – Nov. 1458, 28 May 1463 – Jan. 1464.

Commr. of gaol delivery, Ramsey May 1435, Aug. 1457 (q.), May 1462, July 1463 (q.), Nov. 1464, Aylesbury Feb. 1451, Bedford castle Feb. 1451, Huntingdon castle Mar. 1451 (q.), Cambridge castle Mar. 1452, Huntingdon Sept. 1452 (q.), May 1455, Apr. 1458, Dec. 1461 (q.); C66/437, m. 14d; 438, m. 7d; 472, mm. 8d, 9d; 474, m. 3d; 476, m. 23d; 492, m. 7d; 499, m.19d; 506, mm. 14d, 26d; Ct. Rolls Ramsey ed. DeWindt (microfiche 1457, no. 45). to assess subsidy, Hunts. Jan. 1436, Aug. 1450, July 1463; distribute tax allowance May 1437; of sewers, Cambs., Hunts., Lincs., Northants. Feb. 1438, Aug. 1439, Cambs., Hunts., Lincs., Norf., Northants. Jan. 1441; inquiry, Hunts. Jan. 1439 (forestallers and regrators of corn), Feb. 1442 (petition of burgesses of Huntingdon), Beds. Dec. 1446 (petition of townsmen of Bedford), Hunts. Feb. 1448 (concealments), Hunts. Feb. 1451 (felonies and disturbances) Cambs., Herts. Oct. 1461 (alleged extortions of bailiffs of Litlington and Stonedon); to treat for loans, Hunts. Mar. 1439, Mar., May, Aug. 1442, May 1455; PPC, vi. 239. take an assize of novel disseisin, Cambs. June 1451; C66/473, m. 18d. of arrest, Hunts. July 1456, Sept. 1458; to assign archers Dec. 1457; of array Dec. 1459.

Parlty. proxy for the abbot of Ramsey 1435, 1442. SC10/49/2429; 50/2456.

Steward for the duchy of Lancaster, Sutton and Potton, Beds. by Mar. 1439–?21 Jan. 1464; R. Somerville, Duchy, i. 593. of Gamlingay for Merton Coll. Oxford bef. d. J.H. Baker, Men of Ct. (Selden Soc. supp. ser. xviii), ii. 1510.

Parlimentarian
TAYLARD, Walter (d.1467), of Waresley, Hunts. and Gamlingay, Cambs.
Main residences: Waresley, Hunts.; Gamlingay, Cambs.
Tailard, Taillard, Taillerd, Taylarde, Taylerd, Tayllard
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C.E.M.
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Commons 1422-1461
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Oxford 1644
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