WILLOUGHBY, Richard (d.1471), of Wollaton, Notts.

Family and Education

s. and h. of (Sir) Hugh Willoughby* by his 1st w. m. (1) between 5 Apr. and 1 Aug. 1434, Anne (d. 23 July 1460), da. and coh. of Simon Leek† of Cotham, Notts.; (2) Elizabeth (fl.1493), da. of Henry Fitzherbert (d. bef. Sept. 1416) of Norbury, Derbys. s.p. Dist. 1439, 1457, 1465.

Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. elections, Notts. 1437, 1453, 1455, 1460.

Commr. to distribute allowance on tax, Notts. Jan. 1436; of inquiry July 1451 (obstruction of highway by John Strelley*), Notts., Derbys. July 1454 (destruction of salmon), Notts. May 1455 (priory of Newstead), He sat as a commr. at Nottingham on 27 Oct. 1455: CIMisc. viii. 234. Nov. 1458 (complaint of William Babington*), C1/1/84. Oct. 1470 (felonies); gaol delivery, Nottingham Dec. 1453, Sept. 1454, July 1456, Mar. 1459 (q.), Dec. 1463 (q.); C66/478, m. 21d; 479, m. 20d; 481, m. 13d; 486, m. 5d; 506, m. 11d. kiddles, Notts. July 1454; to treat for loans May 1455; PPC, vi. 243. assign archers Dec. 1457; of sewers July 1458; array Dec. 1459; arrest, Derbys. Dec. 1461 (John Cockayne), Notts. Feb. 1462 (Richard Gaitford), Notts., Derbys. Feb. 1462 (Ranulph Rye and others); oyer and terminer, July 1466 (supervision of river Trent).

Under sheriff, Lincs. 3 Nov. 1438 – 5 Nov. 1439; sheriff, Notts. and Derbys. 20 Dec. 1449 – 3 Dec. 1450, 7 Nov. 1460–1.

J.p.q. Notts. 6 July 1448 – Dec. 1460, July 1461 – d.

Keeper of the King’s park, Notts. by 1 June 1452 – ?

Parlimentarian

WILLOUGHBY, Richard (d.1471), of Wollaton, Notts.

Main residence: Wollaton, Notts.

Author

S.J.P.

Volume

Commons 1422-1461

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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