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s. of Hawise, da. and h. of John Scardbroke; prob. bro. of Thomas Brantingham (d.1394), bp. of Exeter. m. (1) by June 1378, Maud, great-niece of William Feriby (d.1379) sometime keeper of the royal wardrobe; (2) by Dec. 1399, Joan, s.p. Kntd. between Sept. 1394 and May 1395.The genealogy provided by Hingeston-Randolph in his edition of Reg. Brantingham (ii. frontispiece) is largely unreliable, especially as most of it is undocumented. For what little information has survived about Brantingham’s background and marriages see C138/2/27; Test. Ebor. i. 103; Sel. Cases in Exchequer Chamber (Selden Soc. li), i. 15-20; CPR, 1391-6, pp. 475, 565; 1405-8, p. 375.
Offices Held

Clerk of recognizances, Kingston-upon-Hull 5 Nov. 1369-prob. aft. May 1400.

Keeper of Somerton castle, Lincs. 7 Dec. 1369–18 Nov. 1377.

Commr. to seize the estates and person of a royal ward, Lincs. Oct. 1370, Berwick-upon-Tweed Mar. 1371; reassess taxes, Northants. Aug. 1379; make arrests, Cornw. Dec. 1382 (pirates), July 1384; of inquiry, Plymouth Mar. 1383 (mercantile dispute), Cornw. Nov. 1383 (evasion of customs), Dec. 1385 (wrecks off the coast), May 1386 (concealments); to survey the estates of Princess Joan, Devon, Cornw. Sept. 1385; restore confiscated estates, Cornw. Oct. 1385.

Tronager of wools, Kingston-upon-Hull 20 Apr. 1371-aft. May 1400.

Serjeant of the butlery of the Household bef. 15 Feb. 1374 – bef.13 Jan. 1377.

Examiner (or carter) of wine bought for the Household in England 15 Feb. 1374-prob. c.1399.This grant was initially of the office of examiner (CPR, 1370–4, p. 416) but it was confirmed as that of carter (ibid. 1377–81, p. 227).

Avener of the Household by 7 June 1377-c. Nov. 1406.Although described as ‘late avener’ in May 1403 (E404/18/431), he was still being allocated £10 p.a. as current avener in October 1406 (E404/22/129), and received his last payment on 19 Nov. 1406 (E403/589).

Receiver of the duchy of Cornw. in Devon and Cornw. 17 Sept. 1381-Feb. 1388.E401/572, 574; SC6/813/2, 5, 7–9, 818/9, 11, 819/1.

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BRANTINGHAM, Sir William (d.1413), of Dodford, Northants. and Catteshull, Surr.
Main residences: Dodford, Northants.; Catteshull, Surr.
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Commons 1386-1421
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BRANTINGHAM, Sir William (-d.1413)

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