YOUNG, Thomas II (d.1477), of Bristol and London and Shirehampton, Glos.

Family and Education

er. s. of Thomas Young† (d.1427), of Bristol by Joan (d.1429), da. of John Wotton and wid. of John Canynges† (d.1405) of Bristol; bro. of John† and half-bro. of Thomas Canynges* and William Canynges*. The Commons 1386-1421, iv. 939-40. educ. adm. M. Temple prob. bef. 1430. J.H. Baker, Men of Ct. (Selden Soc. supp. ser. xviii), ii. 1736. m. Isabel, da. and coh. of John Burton I*, 2s. 3da. CIPM Hen. VII, iii. 170; Trans. Bristol and Glos. Arch. Soc. xv. 244. Dist. Glos. 1458, 1465. Summ. as King’s serj. 1467; j.c.p. 1469, CCR, 1468-76, no. 339. But in the event the Parl. called in 1469 was cancelled, owing to the threat of invasion by the King’s enemies: ibid. no. 460. 1470.

Offices Held

Commr. to distribute tax allowance, Bristol Jan. 1436, May 1437, Apr. 1440, Mar. 1442, June 1445, July 1446, Aug. 1449, June 1468; of inquiry, Wilts. Sept. 1440 (burnings of houses, tenements and manors), Bristol Feb. 1441 (ownership of Irish salmon shipped to Bristol), June 1441 (conduct of King’s officers), Som. Jan. 1444 (complaint of royal tenants of manor of Stoke under Hamdon), Bristol, Chepstow Apr. 1458, Bristol July, Dec. CIMisc. viii. 258. 1460 (piracy), Glos., Herefs., Welsh marches July 1462 (lands of Thomas* and Sir William Mille), Devon, Dorset, Glos., Hants., Oxon., Som., Wilts. July 1466 (shipment of merchandise contrary to statute), Glos. Nov. 1466 (concealments), Devon July 1469, Bristol Aug. 1469 (offences of John Swancote and Walter Holder), Dorset, Glos., Hants, Wilts. Oct. 1470 (felonies, murders and other offences); gaol delivery, Bristol Nov. 1440 (q.), June 1442 (q.), Feb. 1446, Oct. 1447, Apr. 1451 (q.), Feb. 1454, May 1455 (q.), June, Nov. 1456 (q.), Apr. 1458 (q.), May (q.), Sept. 1460, Jan., May 1462 (q.), July, Aug. 1472 (q.), Feb. 1474 (q.), Nov. 1475 (q.), Gloucester castle Oct. 1461 (q.), Aug. 1465 (q.), Feb. 1471 (q.), Ilchester June 1466, Jan. 1471, Winchester castle June 1466, Feb. 1468, June 1469, Feb. 1470, Jan. 1471, Launceston castle June 1466, Old Sarum castle June 1466, Feb. 1468, Jan., June 1469, Feb. 1470, Jan. 1471, Exeter castle June 1466, Jan. 1471, Dorchester June 1466, June 1467, Feb. 1468, Jan., June 1469, Jan. 1471, Cirencester Feb. 1468 (q.), Feb. 1474 (q.), Newgate Dec. 1468, Nov. 1469, Jan. 1471, Dec. 1475, Dec. 1476, Launceston Aug. 1470, Jan. 1471; C66/448, 452, 461, 472, 478, 480–2, 485, 489, 491, 494, 499, 513, 515, 518–20, 522–6, 529, 532, 536, 537, 539. to treat for loans, Bristol Nov. 1440, Mar., May, Aug. 1442, Apr. 1454; of oyer and terminer, Carm., Card. July 1442, Bristol, Glos., Herefs., Som., Staffs., Worcs. Sept. 1461, Bristol Jan. 1464, Derbys., Herefs., Notts., Salop, Staffs., Warws., Worcs. Feb. 1468, London June 1468, Essex, Mdx., Surr. July 1468, Essex Nov. 1468, Nov. 1476, Devon, Hants, Salisbury, Southampton, Wilts. Dec. 1468, Eng. May 1469, Cumb., Westmld., York, Yorks. May 1469, Lincoln, Lincs. July 1470, Glos. Jan. 1471; to assign archers, Bristol, Glos. Dec. 1457; of arrest, Bristol Aug. 1460; to take an assize of novel disseisin, Glos., July 1463, Mar. 1468, Cornw. July 1466, Wilts. July 1467, Glos. Mar. 1468. C66/505, m. 5d; 516, m. 18d; 519, m. 19d; 522, m. 16d.

Recorder of Bristol by Oct. 1441-aft. May 1464. CCR, 1441–7, p. 50; Bristol RO, St. Ewen parish recs., P/St.E/D/11.

Apprentice-at-law retained by duchy of Lancaster 1441–63; R. Somerville, Duchy, i. 453. But ‘1442–63’ in ibid. 430. retained as serjeant-at-law ?1464, 1465–6. Ibid. 452.

Dep. chief steward, duchy of Lancaster, south parts by July 1442-aft. July 1447. Ibid. 430.

Steward of manors in Som. and Dorset late of John, Lord Tiptoft† Feb. 1443–4 Mar. 1461, CPR, 1441–6, pp. 145, 149; 1461–7, p. 23. honour of Gloucester in Bristol for Henry, duke of Warwick, 1 May 1446, CIPM, xxvi. 459. of Easton-in-Gordano, Som. for Richard, duke of York 26 Feb. 1447–?1451. P.A. Johnson, Duke Richard of York, 241; SC6/1113/14–15; War and Govt. ed. Gillingham and Holt, 192–3.

Justice S. Wales lordships of duchy of Lancaster July 1444, June 1445. Somerville, 431.

Clerk of the court of Walbrook, London, for the duchy of Lancaster 1444–5. Ibid. 430.

Dep. to Humphrey, duke of Gloucester, justiciar of S. Wales June 1446. R.A. Griffiths, Principality of Wales, i. 32n, 152.

J.p. Glos. q. 26 July 1449-May 1474, The first of these commissions is omitted by CPR, 1446–52, p. 589. 5 May 1475 – d., Wilts. 28 Jan. – Nov. 1458, q. 24 Nov. 1466 – June 1471, Dorset 15 July – Dec. 1471, Som. q. 16 July 1466 – June 1472, Cornw. q. 11 Aug. 1466 – June 1472, Devon q. 16 Oct. 1466 – June 1471, Hants q. 11 Nov. 1466 – July 1474.

Serjeant-at-law 7 Nov. 1463; King’s serjeant 8 Nov. 1463–3 Nov. 1467; CCR, 1461–8, p. 172; CPR, 1461–7, p. 300. justice of assize, south-western circuit, Lammas 1466-spring 1471; . KB27/815, rot. 27; 819, rex rot. 6. The evidence of Young’s gaol delivery commissions indicates that he rode the circuit for the last time in spring 1471. j.c.p. 4 Nov. 1467 – 6 Apr. 1471; j.KB 29 Apr. 1475–d. CPR, 1467–77, pp. 59, 315; Judges of Eng. comp. Sainty (Selden Soc. supp. ser. x), 70.

Parlimentarian

YOUNG, Thomas II (d.1477), of Bristol and London and Shirehampton, Glos.

Main residences: Bristol; London; Shirehampton, Glos.

Author

C.E.M.

Volume

Commons 1422-1461

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Oxford 1644

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