UFFENHAM, John (d.1481), of Wilton and Heytesbury, Wilts.

Attestor, parlty. elections, Wilts. 1447, 1453, As Laurence. Downton 1455.

Clerk of the peace, Wilts. by Sept. 1445-aft. Oct. 1458. E101/594/29, mm. 5–9. E. Stephens, Clerks of the Counties, 178, lists him in office 1444–58. He was succeeded by John Chaffyn† by 1461.

Coroner, Wilts. by Nov. 1449–d. CPR, 1446–52, p. 306; Med. Legal Recs. ed. Hunnisett and Post, 422; CP40/820, rot. 330; C242/13/36.

Auditor, Wilton Mich. 1451–2, 1454–5; Wilton stewards’ accts. G25/1/88; gen. entry bk. G25/1/21, ff. 1, 590. member of the council of 12, 1464 – 65, 1471–d. Wilton gen. entry bk. G25/1/21, ff. 21, 31, 32, 34–36, 38–41.

Bailiff of the Wilts. liberties of the prior of St. Swithun’s, Winchester and the bp. of Winchester by Mich. 1461–d., E368/235, rot. 446d; 254, rot. 6d. the abbot of Glastonbury by Mich. 1472–d., E368/245, rot. 5d; 253, rot. 6d. the prioress of Amesbury by Easter 1475-Mich. 1478. E368/248, rot. 2d; 251, rot. 7d.

Portreeve, Downton, Wilts. Mich. 1461–2. Hants RO, bp. of Winchester’s pipe roll, 11M59/B1/195 (formerly 155830).

Commr. of inquiry, Wilts. Aug. 1473 (unpaid farms).

? Bailiff, hundreds of Elstub and ‘Downham’, Wilts. by Dec. 1475. KB9/136/86.

Member of the council of 24, Salisbury 2 Nov. 1479 – d.; auditor Dec. 1479. Wilts. Hist. Centre, Salisbury city recs., ledger bk. 2, G23/1/2, ff. 137v, 138.