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?s. and h. of Thomas Tresham of Tresham in Hawkesbury, Glos. m. Isabel (d.1479), CFR, xxi. no. 515. da. of William Vaux (d.1405) of Bottisham, Cambs., and Wilby, Northants., by Eleanor, da. of Sir Thomas Drakelowe of Wilby, In May 1441 the couple had a papal indult to choose a confessor, but they had been long married by that date: CPL, ix. 238. Their eldest son was born c. 1425: C139/161/10. at least 3s. inc. Thomas*. His other known sons were Henry, who, after his father’s death, married a da. and coh. of Thomas Mulsho*, and Richard, to whom our MP bequeathed 70 marks: Add. 39828, f. 14. Dist. 1439.
Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. elections, Northants. 1425, 1431, 1437.

Commr. to make payments to owners of ships seized by the royal serjeant-at-arms Apr. 1415; of gaol delivery, Peterborough June 1425, July 1428 (q.), Oct. 1429, Feb. 1440 (q.), Northampton castle Mar. 1436; C66/417, m. 9d; 423, m. 17d; 426, m. 28d; 446, m. 21d. to treat for loans, Northants., Rutland Mar. 1430, Northants. Mar. 1431, Feb. 1434, Mar. 1439, Nov. 1440, Mar., May, Aug. 1442, June 1446, Sept. 1449; assess subsidy Apr. 1431; distribute allowance on tax Dec. 1433, Jan. 1436, Apr. 1440, Mar. 1442, June 1445, July, Dec. 1446, Aug. 1449; of inquiry, Derbys., Leics., Lincs., Northants., Notts., Rutland, Warws. July 1434 (concealments), Northants. May 1439 (value of royal manors), Huntingdon Feb. 1442 (petition for relief by burgesses), Northants. May 1443 (wastes in priory of Everdon), Berks. May, June 1444 (treasons q.), EHR, xc. 333–4. Kent June 1447 (treasons q.), KB9/255/2/6. Northants. Feb. 1448 (concealments); sewers, Cambs., Hunts., Lincs., Northants. Feb. 1438, Cambs., Hunts., Lincs., Norf., Northants. Aug. 1439, Jan. 1441; oyer and terminer, Northants. Feb. 1445 (complaint of priory of St. Andrew).

Auditor of royal accts., S. Wales Mar. 1416. CPR, 1413–16, p. 385.

J.p.q. Rutland 12 Feb. 1422-July 1423, E371/186, m. 35 (the appointment is not calendared in CPR, 1416–22, p. 458). Northants. 20 July 1424 – d., Hunts. 13 Apr. 1446 – d.

Parlty. proxy for the abbot of Croyland 1429, 1431, 1432, 1435, 1439, 1442, 1447, 1449 (Feb.), abbot of Peterborough 1431, 1432, 1433, 1435, abbot of Cirencester 1442. SC10/48/2390; 49/2401, 2403, 2409, 2411, 2422–3, 2439; 50/2452, 2458, 2472; Add. 25288, f. 156.

Steward, Rothwell, Northants. for Humphrey Stafford, earl of Stafford, Aug. 1433-bef. Mich. 1441. C. Rawcliffe, Staffords, 204.

Apprentice-at-law retained by duchy of Lancaster Feb. 1438–9, 1444–5. ‘John Tresham’ appears among the six apprentices named in the receiver-general’s acct. for Feb. 1438–9, and there can be no doubt this is an error for William (the acct. includes other similar mistakes). His employment was, however, brief for he does not appear again as an apprentice until Feb. 1444: DL28/5/2, ff. 12v, 120.

Jt. steward, duchy of Lancaster lands, Beds., Bucks., Hunts., Northants. c. 1438 – Nov. 1443, (with his s. Thomas) 27 Nov. 1443 – d.; chancellor, duchy of Lancaster lands enfeoffed for the performance of Hen. VI’s will 10 Dec. 1447 – d., duchy and county palatine of Lancaster 2 Feb. 1449–d. R. Somerville, Duchy, i. 210, 476, 586.

Speaker 1439, 1442, 1447, 1449 (Nov.).

Parlimentarian
TRESHAM, William (d.1450), of Sywell, Northants.
Main residence: Sywell, Northants.
Tressam, Tresseham, Tressham
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S.J.P.
Volume
Commons 1422-1461
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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