WYDEVILLE, Richard (d.c.1441), of Maidstone, Kent and Grafton Regis, Northants.

Family and Education

s. of John Wydeville† of Grafton Regis by his 2nd w. Isabel, wid. of Robert Passelow of Drayton Parslow, Bucks.; half-bro. of Thomas Wydeville*. m. bef. Jan. 1408, Joan (fl.1448), da. of Thomas Bittellesgate of Ottery St. Mary, Devon, 1s. 2da. The Commons 1386-1421, iv. 913, 915; Add. 5524, f. 155v; CP, xi. 17-19; Patronage, Pedigree and Power ed. Ross, 60-62; Archaeologia Cantiana, i. 178; CPR, 1446-52, p. 163; C1/54/3.

Offices Held

Jt. collector and searcher of customs in Ire. 16 Sept. 1408–?d. CPR, 1413–16, pp. 195, 336; 1422–9, p. 353.

Dep. to Thomas Fitzalan, earl of Arundel, warden of the Cinque Ports and constable of Dover castle bef. Nov. 1414-c. Oct. 1415. E. Kent Archs., Hythe recs., misc. H 1083.

Commr. to take musters, Kent May 1415, Gesta Hen. V ed. Williams, 9. Normandy Dec. 1418, Mar., July, Aug. 1419, May, June, Dec. 1420, May, June 1422, DKR, xli. 720; xlii. 314, 322, 324, 373, 389, 393, 446, 447. May 1425, Feb., June, July 1434, Calais June 1434, July, Oct. 1435, Suss. May 1436; treat for the surrender of the castle of Meulan, Normandy Apr. 1420; Ibid. xli. 368. of inquiry, Calais Mar. 1427 (King’s lands), Oct. 1435 (wages due to the duke of Bedford’s retinue), Essex, Herts., Kent, Mdx., Surr., Suss. July 1434 (concealments), Kent Nov. 1437, Feb. 1438 (goods exported uncustomed), Oct. 1439 (enforcement of statutes regarding regrating and forestalling); oyer and terminer Feb. 1433; to distribute tax allowance Dec. 1433; list persons to take the oath against maintenance Jan. 1434; administer the same May 1434; of gaol delivery, Canterbury castle July, Oct., Nov. 1437, Canterbury Oct. 1437; C66/440, m. 33d; 441, mm. 28d, 33d, 35d. to treat for loans, Northants. Mar. 1439; take an assize of novel disseisin, Kent May, June 1440. C66/445, 21d; 447, m. 22d.

Steward of Richard Beauchamp, earl of Warwick by Jan. 1419. Westminster Abbey muns. 12161.

Bailli, Gisors 16 Nov. 1419–bef. 29 Nov. 1421, Chaumont 19 Feb. 1420–? DKR, xli. 806, xlii. 345, 419.

Seneschal of Normandy 18. Jan.-30 Nov. 1421. Ibid. 398; E364/69.

Capt., Gisors and Chaumont 25 Jan.-aft. Oct. 1421, E101/49/37/4, 8. Caen 22 Mar. 1423–aft. 1 Sept. 1429. Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, Fr. mss, 25767/67; DKR, xlviii. 234; Add. Ch. 7956.

Lt. of Rouen 26 Feb. 1421, E101/49/32. Calais by 28 June 1427 – Nov. 1432, bef. 14 Feb. 1435-Mar. 1436. DKR, xlviii. 250, 303, 306; R.A. Griffiths, Hen. VI, 202. But Griffiths incorrectly refers to him as ‘Sir Richard’.

Treasurer-general of Normandy by 9 Jan. 1423. Add. Ch. 1070.

Chamberlain of John, duke of Bedford, by Sept. 1423. Add. 21156, f. 23; PPC, iii. 167.

Constable of the Tower of London 26 Feb. – 31 Oct. 1425, Rochester castle 25 Jan. 1437–d. PPC, iii. 167; CPR, 1436–41, p. 41; E101/51/21, 22.

Ambassador to treat with Jacqueline of Hainault and Philip, duke of Burgundy, in Flanders 1 Aug. – 10 Oct. 1426, with the duke of Burgundy and the Four Members of Flanders Feb. 1435, with Prussia and the Hanseatic towns Dec. 1435. E101/322/14; DKR, xlviii. 303, 308.

Sheriff, Kent 5 Nov. 1433 – 3 Nov. 1434, Northants. 7 Nov. 1437 – 3 Nov. 1438.

J.p. Kent 24 Nov. – 7 Dec. 1433, 28 Oct. 1436 – d.

Parlimentarian

WYDEVILLE, Richard (d.c.1441), of Maidstone, Kent and Grafton Regis, Northants.

Main residences: Maidstone, Kent; Grafton Regis, Northants.

Wodevile, Wodeville, Wodevyle, Wodevylle, Woodville

Author

D.I.G.

Volume

Commons 1422-1461

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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