URSWYK, Thomas II (d.1479), of London and Marks in Dagenham, Essex.

Family and Education

? yr. s. of Thomas Urswyk I*. educ. G. Inn. J.H. Baker, Men of Ct. (Selden Soc. supp. ser. xviii), ii. 1583-4. His arms were displayed in a window formerly in Gray’s Inn chapel. m. ?(1) a da. of – Needham, 1da.; The Commons 1386-1421, iv. 696-7; T.A. Urwick, Recs. Fam. Urswyk, 64. His brass quartered with Needham and impaling Rich: Baker, ii. 1583-4. (2) bef. 1458, Anne (fl.1491), da. of Richard Rich (d.1464) of London, PCC 4 Godyn (PROB11/5, ff. 32v-35v); C270/32/38. 4s. (d.v.p.), 8da. (3 d.v.p.). Urwick, 72-73. Kntd. 21 May 1471. J. Warkworth, Chron. Reign Edw. IV (Cam. Soc. x), 21.

Offices Held

King’s attorney in cts. of county palatine of Lancaster 8 July 1452–18 July 1453. DL37/20, m. 2.

Common serjeant, London 28 June 1453-Oct. 1454; Jnl. 5, ff. 113v, 196. recorder 3 Oct./2 Dec. 1454-May 1471. Thomas Billing resigned on 3 Oct. and Urswyk was chosen in his place. He was not officially sworn in until 2 Dec.: ibid. 5, ff. 196, 210v. For his replacement see jnl. 7, f. 246.

Commr. of oyer and terminer, London, Mdx. Feb. 1455, Apr. 1456, Feb. 1460, July 1460, PROME, xiv. 44–45; KB9/75. June 1463, Mdx. Nov. 1464, London, Mdx. June, Nov. 1465, June 1468, Essex Oct. 1470; gaol delivery, Newgate Dec. 1455, Nov. 1456, Nov. 1457, Nov. 1458, Nov. 1460, Nov. 1461, June, Oct. 1462, Nov. 1464, Nov. 1465, Nov. 1466, Feb. 1467, Dec. 1468, Nov. 1469, Jan., June 1471, Jan. 1472, Jan. 1473, Jan., Dec. 1474, Dec. 1475, Nov. 1478, Colchester castle Nov. 1478 (q.); C66/481, m. 20d, 482, m. 16d, 485, m. 19d, 486, m. 20d, 490, m. 19d, 493, m. 9d, 499, m. 14d, 500, m. 22d, 509, m. 7d, 512, m. 11d, 515, m. 1d, 516, m. 18d, 522, m. 2d, 525, m. 20d, 527, m. 21d, 528, m. 20d, 530, m. 20d, 532, m. 16d, 534, m. 20d, 537, m. 10d, 543, m. 29d. to examine witnesses to a conflict at sea between Richard, earl of Warwick, and men of Lübeck, Rochester July 1458; of inquiry, London Mar. 1460 (lands and goods of Sir William Oldhall*), July, Oct. 1466 (of (Sir) Robert Whittingham II*), Essex Oct. 1470 (felonies), Essex, Worcs. Aug. 1473 (unpaid farms), Cambs., Essex, Herts., Suff. Dec. 1474 (post mortem of Sir John Skrene), Essex, Herts. Mar., Apr. 1478 (estates late of George, duke of Clarence); sewers, London, Mdx. Apr. 1467, Essex Mar. 1469, Feb. 1471, London, Mdx. Oct. 1474, R. Lea Feb. 1477, Essex Feb. 1478; to distribute allowance on tax, London June 1468; determine an appeal in the constable’s ct. Feb. 1472; take assizes of novel disseisin, Mdx. Feb. 1472 (q.), July 1473, Surr. Mar. 1475 (q.). C66/528, m. 17d, 531, m. 5d, 535, m. 11d.

Parlty. cttee. investigating corruption at the Mint May 1468. PROME, xiii. 386–9.

J.p.q. Essex 1 Dec. 1470 – July 1472, Nov. 1473 – d., Berks. 12 June 1471 – d., Oxon. 12 June 1471 – d., Glos. 30 June 1471 – Sept. 1474, 24 Nov. 1474 – d., Staffs. 8 July 1471 – d., Oxford 30 Nov. 1472 – d., Herefs. 24 Feb. 1473 – d., Salop 24 Feb. 1473 – d., Worcs. 24 Feb. 1473 – Sept. 1474, 26 Nov. 1474 – d.

Chief baron of the Exchequer 22 May 1471 – d.

Justice of assize, western circuit July 1471 – Feb. 1478, eastern circuit Feb. 1479–d. C66/527, m. 13d, 541, m. 18d, 542, m. 17d, 543, m. 15d; KB27/843, rex rot. 9; CP40/846, rot. 399.

Parlimentarian

URSWYK, Thomas II (d.1479), of London and Marks in Dagenham, Essex.

Main residences: London; Marks in Dagenham, Essex.

Ursewyk, Ursewyke, Urswick, Urswike

Author

L.S.C.

Volume

Commons 1422-1461

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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