Family and Education
b. c. 1400, s. and h. of John Wyse* by his 1st w. The Commons 1386-1421, iv. 933. educ. adm. L. Inn bef. 1420. L. Inn Adm. i. 3. m. (1) by 1423, Margaret, da. and coh. of Robert Brytte of Doddiscombeslegh, Devon, by his w. Joan, 1s.; CP40/717, rot. 126; 737, rot. 104; CFR, xv. 43. (2) by Hil. 1468, Isabel, wid. of John Whitelegh of Egg Buckland, Devon. CP40/826, rot. 135; KB27/827, rot. 75. Dist. 1439, 1458.
Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. elections, Devon 1429, 1442, 1449 (Nov.), 1472.

Feodary of the estates of the earldom of Devon during minority of the heir 9 Dec. 1427-Feb. 1433. CPR, 1422–9, p. 457; SC6/828/2; 829/29; 3479/11.

Feodary and bailiff of the duchy of Lancaster in Devon and Cornw. 24 Feb. 1429–1 July 1435. DL42/18, ff. 34, 204.

Escheator, Devon and Cornw. 6 Nov. 1438 – 5 Nov. 1439.

Commr. to take musters, Plymouth May 1439, Dec. 1442; The muster was taken on 11 Feb. 1443: E101/695/40. of inquiry, Devon July 1440, Nov. 1453 (concealments), E159/230, commissiones Mich. rot. 1. Cornw., Devon Aug. 1464 (lands of (Sir) Baldwin Fulford*); array, Devon Mar. 1443, Dec. 1459; arrest July 1450, Cornw., Devon July 1456; oyer and terminer, Devon July 1450, Cornw., Devon, Som. June 1460; gaol delivery, Exeter castle Feb. 1453, ?Launceston Dec. 1473; C66/476, m. 10d; 532, m. 14d. to remove a force from Buckland abbey, Devon Apr. 1473.

J.p. Devon 6 May 1440 – Nov. 1447, 18 July 1448 – Nov. 1451.

Main residence: Sydenham Damerel, Devon.
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