BABTHORPE, Sir William (1489/90-1555), of Osgodby and Flotmanby, Yorks.

Member, council of Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond, July 1525–36, council of Henry Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland, 1533 – 37, council in the north 1536 – d., council of Thomas Lord Darcy by 1537; j.p. Yorks. (E. Riding) 1525 – d., (W. Riding) 1528 – 47, (N. Riding) 1538 – 47, liberty of Ripon 1538, liberty of dean and chapter of St. Peter’s, York 1538; steward, Beverley, Yorks. in Feb. 1532; constable, Wressle castle, Yorks. 1535; commr. tenths of spiritualities, Yorks. 1535, monasteries 1536, musters 1539, benevolence, Yorks. (E. and W. Riding) 1544/45, chantries, Yorks. 1546, 1548, relief, 1550, goods of churches and fraternities Yorks. (E. Riding) 1553; steward, Howden and Howdenshire Nov. 1547; custos rot. Yorks. (E. Riding) c.1547.LP Hen. VIII, iv, v, vii, viii, x-xxi; CPR, 1547–8, pp. 91, 92; 1548–9, p. 136; 1550–3, p. 394; 1553, pp. 353, 354, 361, 416; 1553–4, pp. 26, 35; R. R. Reid, King’s Council in North, 491; M. E. James, Change and Continuity in Tudor N. (Borthwick pprs. xxvii), 22n; C66/801; 193/12/1.