COWLEY, Thomas (d.1422), of Oxford and Cowley, Oxon.

Family and Education

prob. s. of Thomas Cowley of Oxford and Cowley by his w. Agnes. m. (1) bef. Jan. 1406, Juliana, da of John Bereford† (d.1361) of Oxford by Agnes, da. of John Bost†, wid. of John Hampton and William Dagville† (d.c.1399) of Oxford, 1da.; (2) aft. Apr. 1416, Anne or Agnes (d.1437), 2s. 1da.Oxf. Hist. Soc. (ser. 2), xiv. 40-41; PCC 25 Luffenham, 54 Marche; VCH Oxon. iv. 68.

Offices Held

King’s attorney and coroner in KB 27 Nov. 1398 – 1 Oct. 1399, c. Easter 1400–d.Sel. Cases King’s Bench (Selden Soc. lxxxii), pp. xxviii, lxxxviii-xcii; vii. p. xxix.

J.p. Oxon. 28 Nov. 1399 – Jan. 1406, Oxford 8 Jan. 1400-c.1403, Kent 8 July 1420 – d.

Commr. of inquiry, Oxford July 1402 (treasons by Welshmen), Oxon. Feb. 1404 (escapes of felons), June 1406 (concealments), Oxon., Berks. Jan. 1414 (lollards); array, Oxon. Sept. 1403; to raise royal loans, Oxon., Berks. June 1406.

Tax collector, Oxon. Nov. 1404, Dec. 1405.

Parlimentarian

COWLEY, Thomas (d.1422), of Oxford and Cowley, Oxon.

Main residences: Oxford; Cowley, Oxon.

Couele, Covele

Author

C.K.

L.S.W.

Volume

Commons 1386-1421

Web Title

COWLEY, Thomas (-d.1422)