WYDESLADE, John (d.1468), of Winslade in East Putford, Devon and London.

Clerk of the warrants, KB by Mich. 1413–?1423; KB27/610, att. rots. 1d, 2; 647, rex rot. 17d. clerk, c.p. by Trin. 1423-Trin. 1439; chief prothonotary Mich. 1439-Trin. 1468. CP40/654, 714, 715; J.H. Baker, Men of Ct. (Selden Soc. supp. ser. xviii), ii. 1712; M. Hastings, Ct. Common Pleas, 263n; Reps. Spelman (Selden Soc. xciv), ii. 375.

Associate justice of assize, south-western circuit 15 Feb. 1430 – July 1463.

Commr. of gaol delivery, Dorchester July 1430, July 1433, Feb. 1434, June 1436, May 1437, Feb. 1439, June 1442, June 1448, Mar. 1449, June 1450, June 1451, Feb., July 1453, July 1454, July 1455, Jan, June 1459, Exeter castle July 1430, Feb. 1434, June 1436, May 1437, Feb., June 1442, June 1443, Feb. 1448, Mar. 1449, July 1453, July 1454, July, Sept. 1461, Ilchester July 1430, July 1433, Feb. 1435, May 1437, June 1442, June 1443, Mar. 1449, July 1454, Jan. 1459, July 1461, Launceston July 1430, Mar. 1432, Launceston castle June 1443, Mar. 1449, Launceston July 1454, July 1461, Feb. 1462, Old Sarum castle July 1430, June 1434, May 1437, June 1443, Mar. 1449, June 1450, June 1451, Feb. 1453, Mar. 1454, July 1455, Feb. 1456, June 1457, Jan. 1459, July 1461, Feb. 1462, Feb. 1463, ? Feb. 1465, Winchester castle July 1430, June 1434, Winchester Feb., May 1436, Winchester castle May 1437, June 1442, June 1443, June 1448, Mar. 1449, June 1450, Mar. 1454, July 1461; C66/427, 431, 433, 435, 437–43, 446, 449, 451–3, 456, 458, 460, 462, 465–8, 471–3, 475, 476, 478–81, 483, 485–7, 489, 492, 494, 499, 500, 505, 509; KB27/680, rot. 10d; 683, rot. 39; 686, rex rot. 26; 722, rot. 50d; 758, rot. 73; 770, rot. 63; 810, rot. 36; CP40/677, rot. 138; 696, rots. 128, 132; 761, rot. 350; 800, rot. 109; 803, rot. 112; JUST1/1540, rots. 22, 98; KB9/228/1/16, 17, 33; 297/110. oyer and terminer, Dartmouth July 1433 (assault on Baldwin Fulford*), Hants Nov. 1433, Devon July 1434 (rescue of Robert Steven*), July 1439 (Sir John Dynham’s attack on Sir William Bonville*), Sept. 1439 (assault by Thomas Carminowe* on Bonville), Oct. 1439 (assault by Sir John Speke* on John Laurence), Cornw. July 1440 (assault on the wid. of Thomas Kendale*), Devon Aug. 1444 (Sir John Dynham’s assault on Hartland abbey), Cornw. Dec. 1452, July 1456, June 1459; inquiry, Cornw., Devon, Dorset, Som. Feb. 1434, Cornw., Devon, Dorset, Hants, Som., Wilts., Bristol June 1434 (escapes of prisoners), Cornw. Feb. 1435 (disputed tin), Devon Sept. 1442 (assault by Robert Hill* on Walter Ralegh*), Cornw. Feb. 1450 (suicide of John Yonge of Paderda), Hants June 1458 (escapes from Winchester gaol); E159/234, commissiones Trin. rot. 1. arrest, Cornw. Sept. 1451.

Clerk of the assizes, south-western circuit c.1432-Oct. 1457. Devon RO, Exeter city recs., receivers’ accts. 11–12 Hen. VI, m. 2, 35–36 Hen. VI, m. 2; KB9/249/12, 57.

Receiver of writs in ct. of c.p. for the sheriffs of Cornw. 1448 – 49, Devon 1451 – 52, 1455 – 56, London 1453 – 54, 1455–6. CP40/754, rot. 346d; 765, rots. 108d, 305d, 313, 321d, 397, 418d, 442d, 444d; 766, rot. 108d; 773, rots. 402, 403d, 418; 780, rot. 322; 782, rots. 115, 305, 309d, 410d.