DREW, Laurence (d.1417), of Seagry, Wilts. and Southcote, Berks.

Family and Education

s. and h. of Thomas Drew of Seagry. m. c.1379, Lucy, prob. da. and h. of Thomas Restwold of Southcote, 3s. inc. Thomas†, 3da.PCC 26 Marche. Genealogist (ser. 2), xiii. 149, which is in error about his father’s name, gives his wife as da. of Henry Restwold; Thomas is more likely.

Offices Held

Commr. of array, Berks. Mar. 1380, Mar. 1392, Dec. 1399, Sept. 1403; to make proclamation against unlawful assemblies, Hants, Wilts. June 1381; of arrest Nov. 1381, Jan. 1387; inquiry Oct. 1382 (money spent on Marlborough castle),CIMisc. iv. 224. Berks. Dec. 1382, Wilts. Mar. 1387 (confederations at Salisbury), Oxon. Mar. 1391 (rights of the King’s tenants), Berks. Dec. 1397 (concealments), Cornw. Dec. 1398 (criminal flooding of a tin mine), Berks. May 1400 (wastes on royal lordship of Crookham), Feb. 1414 (treasons and felonies); gaol delivery, Old Sarum Mar. 1384, Oct. 1385, Winchester castle Mar. 1386, Reading Aug. 1386, Old Sarum Jan. 1387, Aug. 1389, Windsor July 1390, May 1391, Aylesbury Aug. 1391, Wallingford Mar. 1392, Oxford castle July 1392, Reading July 1393, Oxford Feb. 1394, Windsor July 1394, Reading Nov. 1394; oyer and terminer, Wilts. Apr. 1387, Berks. May 1393, Aug. 1401, Oct. 1404, July 1416; to prepare shipping for the passage of Richard II’s army to Ire. Oct. 1394; determine the dispute between Sir William Bagot and the authorities at Coventry, May 1396; determine appeals in the constable’s ct. Dec. 1396, July 1397; survey estates forfeited in Parliament, Surr., Suss. Oct. 1397; of weirs, Berks. June 1398; to govern Amesbury priory May 1400; collect an aid, Berks. Dec. 1401; make proclamation against sedition May 1402; raise royal loans Sept. 1405; assess contributions to a subsidy Jan. 1412.

J.p. Berks. 26 May – Dec. 1380, 15 July 1389 – d., Wilts. 8 Mar. 1386 – July 1389, Dec. 1390-July 1391.

King’s attorney, ct. c.p. 9 Sept. 1381–8 July 1382.Sel. Cases King’s Bench (Selden Soc. lxxxii), p. lxxxvi.

Member of Richard II’s council 18 Feb. 1394 – July 1399.

Commr. for truce with Scotland Nov. 1398, 22 Mar.-May 1399.

Tax collector, Berks. Mar. 1404.

Parlty. cttee. to audit accts. of the treasurers of war June, Dec. 1406, engross the Parliament roll Dec. 1406.CPR, 1405–8, p. 351; RP, iii. 585.

Collector of customs and subsidies, Southampton 20 Feb. 1407-July 1408.

Parlimentarian

DREW, Laurence (d.1417), of Seagry, Wilts. and Southcote, Berks.

Main residences: Seagry, Wilts.; Southcote, Berks.

Author

L.S.W.

Volume

Commons 1386-1421

Web Title

DREW, Laurence (-d.1417)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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