BONHAM, Thomas (d.1420), of Great Wishford, Wilts.

J.p. Wilts. 26 May 1386 – July 1389, 1 July 1394 – Oct. 1397, 28 Nov. 1399 – Nov. 1404, 22 Feb. 1405–10, 16 Jan. 1414 – d.

Commr. to sell wood for repairs to royal lodges, Wilts. Nov. 1391;E364/29 m. B. of array Mar. 1392, Dec. 1399, July 1402, May 1415, Mar. 1419; to administer Shaftesbury abbey Nov. 1394; collect an aid, Wilts. Dec. 1401; of oyer and terminer, Dorset May 1402, Mar. 1404, Wilts. June 1409; to make proclamation of Henry IV’s intention to govern well May 1402; of arrest, Wilts., Dorset June 1402; to organize repairs to duchy of Lancaster property, Hants, Wilts., Berks., Dorset, Oxon. Oct. 1402; of inquiry, Hants, Wilts., Som. Feb. 1403 (wastes, Hayling priory), Apr. 1403 (wastes, Marlborough), May 1403 (ownership of Barford St. Martin), Wilts., Hants, Dorset (lands of Thomas, Lord West), Wilts. June 1406 (concealments), Nov. 1407 (robbery and arson), Mar. 1408 (concealment of land forfeited by John, earl of Salisbury), May 1408 (rights to an advowson), Aug. 1408 (assaults), Feb. 1409 (post mortem), duchy of Lancaster estates in Wilts., Hants, Som., Dorset, Oxon., Berks. June 1413 (concealments), Wilts. Feb., July 1418 (lands of Sir John Oldcastle), Nov. 1419 (ownership of land), Dec. 1419 (possessions of Ivychurch priory); to raise royal loans Sept. 1405, June 1406, Nov. 1419 hold assizes of novel disseisin Dec. 1415.

Alnager, Salisbury 20 July 1394-Nov. 1396.

Sheriff, Wilts. 9 Nov. 1395 – 1 Dec. 1396, 9 May – 8 Nov. 1401, 10 Dec. 1411–3 Nov. 1412.

Steward, duchy of Lancaster estates, Hants, Wilts., Som., Dorset, Oxon., Berks. 4 Feb. 1401-c. Sept. 1409.Somerville, Duchy, i. 621, 629.

Escheator, Hants and Wilts. 29 Nov. 1402 – 18 Jan. 1403, 9 Nov. 1406 – 2 Nov. 1407, Wilts. 12 Nov. 1403–8 Nov. 1404.

Tax collector, Wilts. Mar. 1404.

Steward, estates of bp. of Salisbury by 1 Feb. 1405-c.1407.

Verderer, Grovely forest, Wilts. 2 Oct. 1414–d. C242/9/9.