Commr. of arrest, Cornw. Feb. 1388, July 1413, Devon Nov. 1428; inquiry, Devon and Cornw. Apr. 1398 (piracy), July 1401, Mar. 1403 (claims to property) Cornw. Jan. 1406 (unlawful assemblies), Cornw., Devon, Dorset, Hants, Suss. Feb. 1408 (piracy), Cornw. Apr. (alienations), Devon and Cornw. Nov. 1410, Sept. 1413 (ransoms of prisoners in Brittany), July, Nov. 1412 (breach of maritime truce), Cornw. Feb. 1416 (free status of William Facheler), Feb. 1417 (liberties of the burgesses of Liskeard), Oct. 1417 (concealments), Devon May 1421 (breach of maritime truce), Cornw. Aug. 1426 (necromancy), Devon and Cornw. July 1429 (trade), Cornw. Aug. 1431 (wastes at Helston), Devon Dec. 1431 (piracy); weirs, Cornw. June 1398; to make an extent of the Botreaux estates, Devon and Cornw. Dec. 1398; of array, Cornw. Dec. 1399, July 1402, Aug., Sept. 1403, July, Nov. 1405, June 1421; oyer and terminer, Devon Aug. 1401, Cornw. July 1409, July 1418; against sedition, Cornw. May 1402; to take musters June 1415; treat for loans, Cornw. Nov. 1419, Jan. 1420, Devon and Cornw. Apr. 1421, Mar. 1422, July 1426, May 1428, Mar. 1430, Mar. 1431; lease out duchy of Cornw. Iands May 1420, July 1427.
J.p. Cornw. 20 Feb. 1397 – Feb. 1399, 28 Nov. 1399 – Mar. 1410, July 1410 – Feb. 1419, Feb. 1422 – d.
Sheriff, Cornw. 3 Nov. 1399 – 28 Oct. 1400, c. Easter- 6 Oct. 1402, 10 Dec. 1407-Mich. 1408, 4 Nov. 1418 – 23 Nov. 1419, Devon 19 May 1414–1 Dec. 1415.
Steward of the duchy of Cornw. in Cornw. 16 Feb. 1402 – 18 Feb. 1430.
Capt. of castle and town of Marck in the march of Calais 7 Feb. 1405 – Nov. 1408.
Justice to take assizes, Cornw. c. May 1407, July 1414.
Vice-admiral of England under Thomas Beaufort, duke of Exeter Feb.-c. Aug. 1418.
Care has been taken to differentiate (Sir) John Arundell of Lanherne from his namesake and neighbour of Trerice, Cornw., and from Sir John Arundel of Lichet Mautravers, Dorset, styled Lord Mautravers, who succeeded to the barony of Arundel.
ARUNDELL, John I (c.1366-1435)