FASTOLF, Hugh (d.c.1392), of Great Yarmouth and Caister, Norf. and London.

Family and Education

s. of Alexander Fastolf of Great Yarmouth. m. (1) Agnes (d.1370),William of Worcestre described her as a ‘woman of distinction’: Itins. ed. Harvey, 185. 3s.; (2) bef. June 1381, Joan (bef. 1362-1417/18), da. of John Gisors of London, gdda. and h. of Simon Dolsely (d.1362) of London, pepperer, and wid. of Thomas Hanhampstead of London, grocer, 3s.

Offices Held

Controller of customs and subsidies, Yarmouth 4 Nov. 1351–4; collector 5 Mar. 1361–20 Feb. 1367.

Bailiff, Yarmouth 29 Aug. 1354–5, 1360 – 62, 1363 – 64, 1366 – 68, 1373–6.H. Manship, Hist. Gt. Yarmouth ed. Palmer, ii. 296–7.

Commr. of inquiry, Yarmouth Oct. 1354 (forestalling) Suff. Jan. 1363 (oppression), Norf., Suff. Mar. 1363 (customs evasion), Suff. Feb. 1366 (illegal passage overseas), Jan., Mar. 1370 (breach of the truce with Scotland), Norf. Sept. 1373, Suff. Oct. 1373 (felonies), Norf., Suff. Nov. 1375 (enfeoffments made by William, earl of Suffolk), Suff. Mar. 1383 (withdrawal of services by crown tenants), Jan. 1385 (outlaws), Norf. Aug. 1389 (arson and murder), Norf., Suff. Nov. 1389 (estates forfeited by Michael, earl of Suffolk), Norf. July 1390 (repairs to Norwich castle); to supply fish to the household of the prince of Wales’s family, Norf. Sept. 1356; to search for illegal shipments of corn and wool, Norf., Suff. Apr. 1361, of herring Dec. 1364; of arrest Sept. 1363, Mar. 1377, Feb. 1384; oyer and terminer, Norf. Mar. 1371, Nov. 1373, Aug. 1379; weirs, river Lea, Apr. 1382; to impress mariners for safeguard of the North Sea June 1382; of array, Kent Apr. 1385; to fortify Yarmouth Aug. 1386, the Orwell estuary Sept. 1386; seize sub-standard cloth, Yorks., Norf., Suff. Feb. 1390.

Lieut. to successive admirals of the northern fleet: to Sir Robert Herle† by Dec. 1362 – aft.Sept. 1363, to John, Lord Neville by Dec. 1370, to Sir William Neville by 3 Feb. 1374, to Thomas, earl of Warwick by 21 Jan.-c. Nov. 1378.

Bailiff of the hundreds of Blything and Wansford, Suff. 13 Nov. 1363 – 28 Nov. 1382, of Framsden, Suff. 9 Feb. 1384 – d.

J.p. Norf. 5 May – Nov. 1377, 4 Feb. 1378 – May 1380, Kent 1 Mar. 1385 – June 1386, Suff. 15 July 1389-Dec. 1391.

Tax surveyor, Norf. Mar. 1381.

Alderman of Tower Ward, London 12 Mar. 1381–2, 1384 – 12 Aug. 1385, Bridge Ward 12 Mar. 1386–90, sheriff, London and Mdx. 21 Sept. 1387–8.Cal. Letter Bk. London, H, 163, 230, 263, 284, 304, 313, 325, 331, 341.

Jt. receiver of tunnage and poundage granted in the Parliament of 1382 (May), 18 June-15 Nov. 1382.

Dep. constable of Dover castle and warden of the Cinque Ports by appointment of Sir Simon Burley, by Feb. 1385-aft. Feb. 1386.

Envoy to the dukes of Holland and Guelders 11 Feb. – 13 Apr. 1385, 7 Jan.-12 Mar. 1387.

Sheriff, Norf. and Suff. 15 Nov. 1389–7 Nov. 1390.

Parlimentarian

FASTOLF, Hugh (d.c.1392), of Great Yarmouth and Caister, Norf. and London.

Main residence: Great Yarmouth and Caister, Norf. and London.

Author

L.S.W.

Volume

Commons 1386-1421

Web Title

FASTOLF, Hugh (-d. c.1392)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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