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WYKEHAM, William (c.1403-56), of Broughton castle, Oxon.

Family and Education
b. c.1403, CIPM, xxvi. 173-5. s. and h. of Sir Thomas Wykeham*. The Commons 1386-1421, iv. 920-2. m. by 1428, His da. and h. was aged ‘28 and more’ in late 1456: C139/166/29. Joan (fl.1458), 1da. C139/166/29; CP25(1)/191/28/42, 45.
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Commr. to assess liability for a subsidy, Oxon. Apr. 1431; distribute tax allowance Mar. 1442; treat for loans Sept. 1449; assess subsidy Aug. 1450.

J.p. Berks. 24 June 1449 – Mar. 1452, Oxon. 22 Mar. 1452 – d.

Sheriff, Oxon. and Berks. 20 Dec. 1449 – 2 Dec. 1450.

Main residence: Broughton castle, Oxon.
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WYKEHAM, Sir Thomas (d.1443), of Broughton castle, Oxon.

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3rd s. of William Perrot of Ash near Overton, Hants by Alice, da. of Agnes Champneys, sis. of William of Wykeham, bp. of Winchester; h. to his gt.-uncle. educ. New Coll. Oxf. 1390-4. m. (1) prob. bef. 1403, Elizabeth, da. of William Wilcotes† of North Leigh, Oxon., 2s. inc. William*, 2da; (2) by Mar. 1440, Margaret. KB27/718, rot. 34d. Kntd. bef. Nov. 1411.
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Attestor, parlty. election, Oxon. 1421 (May).

Keeper, Witney chase, Oxon. by appointment of Bp. Wykeham 5 Feb. 1403 – d.

Tax controller, Oxon. Jan. 1404.

J.p. Oxon. 27 Jan. 1406 – Mar. 1410, Feb. 1412 – Nov. 1413, Apr. 1418 – d.

Commr. Berks., Bucks., Hants, Oxon. Mar. 1406 – May 1442; to take an assize of novel disseisin, Oxon. Aug. 1432; C66/432, m. 9d. of gaol delivery, Oxford castle Sept. 1438; C66/443, m. 39d. to treat for loans, Oxon. May, Aug. 1442.

Sheriff, Oxon. and Berks. 6 Nov. 1413 – 10 Nov. 1414, 10 Nov. 1417 – 4 Nov. 1418, 12 Dec. 1426 – 7 Nov. 1427, 5 Nov. 1430 – 26 Nov. 1431, Hants 30 Nov. 1416 – 10 Nov. 1417.

Main residence: Broughton castle, Oxon.
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WYKE, John II (d.1489), of Bindon in Axmouth, Devon and Charborough, Dorset.

Family and Education
s. and h. of Roger Wyke† (d.c.1467), of Bindon by Joan (d.1462/3), gdda. of Sir Walter Romsey (d.1403), of Rockbourne, Hants, da. and h. of Thomas Bingham of Sutton Bingham, Som., and wid. of Thomas Kayleway of Devon. educ. L. Inn bef. Mich. 1445. L. Inn Black Bk. i. 16. He was pardoned four vacations in 1468-9: ibid. 49. m. (1) by 1438, Joan, da. of John Cammell (d.1451) of Shapwick Plecy, Dorset, 2s. 1da.; Som. Archs., Helyar mss, DD\WHh/929, 930-2; J. Hutchins, Dorset, iii. 502; Stonor Letters, i. (Cam. Soc. ser. 3, xxix), ped. aft. p. lvi.; C139/143/32. Hutchins, 497, says that Joan Cammell was sis. and h. of Robert Cammell, and inherited from him the manor and advowson of Charborough, but this cannot be correct as Robert, who died in 1488, left a son: CIPM Hen. VII, i. 513-14. (2) by Aug. 1471, Elizabeth. CIPM Hen. VII, i. 474.
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Attestor, parlty. election, Som. 1442.

Controller, customs and subsidies, Exeter and Dartmouth 14 Feb. – 26 Nov. 1442, 29 Feb.-22 June 1443, CPR, 1441–6, pp. 21, 149, 177. Poole 13 Nov. 1454 – 7 May 1455, 15 Nov. 1455-aft. Mich. 1459; CPR, 1452–61, pp. 201, 202, 274, 459; E356/21, rot. 45d. Curiously, he was also named as controller in the Poole accts. from Mich. 1447 to Mich. 1451: E356/20, rots. 44, 44d. collector, Poole 25 Aug. 1460 – 20 May 1462, 10 July 1463–14 Mar.1466, 31 Oct. 1472 – 1 Aug. 1473, Exeter and Dartmouth 14 Aug.-18 Nov. 1470. CFR, xix. 254, 256, 257; xx. 95–97, 262–4; E356/21, rots. 46, 46d, 48d, 50.

Collector of fuel, L. Inn 1445–6. L. Inn Black Bk. i. 16.

Commr. to set watches at ‘Wyrebarowe’ by Poole Jan. 1462; restore order at Buckland abbey and reinstate the abbot July 1473; of arrest, Devon Feb. 1474.

J.p. Dorset 15 Nov. 1485 – d.

Main residences: Bindon in Axmouth, Devon; Charborough, Dorset.
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WYKE, John I, of Great Yarmouth, Norf.

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Attestor, parlty. elections, Wilts. 1411, 1417.

Commr. of inquiry, Wilts. Aug. 1408 (armed assault and murder at Charlton), ?Oct. 1419 (sales of trees, underwood and rabbits in Clarendon park), Dec. 1419 (detention of lands and possessions of Ivychurch priory), Nov. 1421 (escapes of felons), July 1421 (possessions of the late earl of Arundel), Glos., Som., Wilts. July 1422 (concealments); to treat for loans, Wilts. Nov. 1419, May 1428; collect loan Jan. 1420; of gaol delivery, Marlborough July 1422. C66/406, m. 9d.

Escheator, Hants and Wilts. 4 Nov. 1418 – 22 Nov. 1419.

J.p. Wilts. 12 Feb. 1422 – July 1423, 12 July 1425 – Dec. 1427.

?Feodary of duchy of Lancaster, Glos., Herefs., Wilts. 16 July 1437–1442. R. Somerville, Duchy, i. 638.

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WYDEWELL, Edmund (d.1479), of Great Yarmouth, Norf.

Family and Education
s. of John Wydewell (d.1451) of Great Yarmouth by his w. Agnes. Norf. RO, Norwich consist. ct., Reg. Aleyn, f. 65. m. Christine, 3da. PCC 12 Logge (PROB11/7, ff. 91v-92); C140/70/29.
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Bailiff, Great Yarmouth Mich. 1451–2, 1456 – 57, 1462 – 65, 1468 – 69, 1474–5; Norf. Official Lists ed. Le Strange, 156, 157. auditor 1466–7. Norf. RO, Gt. Yarmouth recs., ct. roll, 1466–7, Y/C 4/171, m. 11d.

J.p. Great Yarmouth 14 June 1459 – ?

Commr. of inquiry, Great Yarmouth May 1460 (seizure of a Scottish ship); gaol delivery Aug. 1467; C66/519, m. 19d. sewers, Norf., Suff., Essex (coast between Cromer and Harwich) Feb. 1478.

Alderman, guild of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Great Yarmouth by 1462–?d. Gt. Yarmouth ct. rolls, 1461–2, 1476–7, Y/C 4/166, mm. 3d, 14d; 181, m. 3.

Controller, customs and subsidies, Great Yarmouth 14 July 1463 – 4 Sept. 1469, 9 Oct. 1470 – 24 June 1471, 10 Nov. 1474–29 Sept. 1476; E122/152/11. collector 4 Sept. – 24 Nov. 1469, 24 June 1471–10 Nov. 1474. CFR, xx. 248, 249, 250; E405/59, rot. 3d; E356/21, rot. 55d; 22, rots. 23, 23d.

Main residence: Great Yarmouth, Norf.
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WYDEVILLE, Thomas (prob. by 1364-1436), of Grafton Regis, Northants.

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b. prob. by 1364, s. and h. of John Wydeville† of Grafton Regis by his 1st. w. Katherine, prob. da. and h. of Sir John Frembaud of Biddenham, Beds. and Bow Brickhill, Bucks.; half-bro. of Richard Wydeville*. m. (1) by 1396, Elizabeth, da. and coh. of Thomas Lyons (d. by Nov. 1408) of Ashton, Som. by his w. Margaret (d.1396), prob. 1s. d.v.p. ; (2) Alice (d. by 1434), ?da. of John Roger† (d.1441) of Bridport and Bryanston, Dorset, and wid. of (Sir) Thomas Lovell† (d.1414) of Clevedon, Som., s.p. Dist. Bucks. 1411, Northants. 1430.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Northants. 1410, 1413 (May), 1419, 1427, 1431, 1432, 1433, 1435.

Sheriff, Northants. 22 Nov. 1406 – 23 Nov. 1407, 29 Nov. 1410 – 10 Dec. 1411, 1 Dec. 1415 – 30 Nov. 1416, 16 Nov. 1420 – 13 Nov. 1423, 4 Nov. 1428 – 10 Feb. 1430, 5 Nov. 1433 – 3 Nov. 1434.

Commr. Bucks., Derbys., Leics., Lincs., Northants., Notts., Oxon., Rutland, Warws. May 1408 – Jan. 1436; of gaol delivery, Peterborough July 1428. C66/423, m. 17d.

J.p. Northants. 21 Mar. 1413 – Feb. 1422, 20 Feb. – July 1432.

Escheator, Northants. and Rutland 8 Dec. 1416 – 30 Nov. 1417.

Steward, liberty of John Deeping, abbot of Peterborough, prob. by Nov. 1431–d.; Add. 25288, ff. 154–5. Warws. estates of Anne, wid. of Thomas and Edmund Stafford, earls of Stafford, by Mich. 1434-aft. Mich. 1435; manor of Hanslope, Bucks. for Richard Beauchamp, earl of Warwick, by c.1431–?d. SC12/18/45, f. 15 (dated to c.1431 in C. Carpenter, Locality and Polity, 374).

Main residence: Grafton Regis, Northants.
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WYDEVILLE, Richard (d.c.1441), of Maidstone, Kent and Grafton Regis, Northants.

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s. of John Wydeville† of Grafton Regis by his 2nd w. Isabel, wid. of Robert Passelow of Drayton Parslow, Bucks.; half-bro. of Thomas Wydeville*. m. bef. Jan. 1408, Joan (fl.1448), da. of Thomas Bittellesgate of Ottery St. Mary, Devon, 1s. 2da. The Commons 1386-1421, iv. 913, 915; Add. 5524, f. 155v; CP, xi. 17-19; Patronage, Pedigree and Power ed. Ross, 60-62; Archaeologia Cantiana, i. 178; CPR, 1446-52, p. 163; C1/54/3.
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Jt. collector and searcher of customs in Ire. 16 Sept. 1408–?d. CPR, 1413–16, pp. 195, 336; 1422–9, p. 353.

Dep. to Thomas Fitzalan, earl of Arundel, warden of the Cinque Ports and constable of Dover castle bef. Nov. 1414-c. Oct. 1415. E. Kent Archs., Hythe recs., misc. H 1083.

Commr. to take musters, Kent May 1415, Gesta Hen. V ed. Williams, 9. Normandy Dec. 1418, Mar., July, Aug. 1419, May, June, Dec. 1420, May, June 1422, DKR, xli. 720; xlii. 314, 322, 324, 373, 389, 393, 446, 447. May 1425, Feb., June, July 1434, Calais June 1434, July, Oct. 1435, Suss. May 1436; treat for the surrender of the castle of Meulan, Normandy Apr. 1420; Ibid. xli. 368. of inquiry, Calais Mar. 1427 (King’s lands), Oct. 1435 (wages due to the duke of Bedford’s retinue), Essex, Herts., Kent, Mdx., Surr., Suss. July 1434 (concealments), Kent Nov. 1437, Feb. 1438 (goods exported uncustomed), Oct. 1439 (enforcement of statutes regarding regrating and forestalling); oyer and terminer Feb. 1433; to distribute tax allowance Dec. 1433; list persons to take the oath against maintenance Jan. 1434; administer the same May 1434; of gaol delivery, Canterbury castle July, Oct., Nov. 1437, Canterbury Oct. 1437; C66/440, m. 33d; 441, mm. 28d, 33d, 35d. to treat for loans, Northants. Mar. 1439; take an assize of novel disseisin, Kent May, June 1440. C66/445, 21d; 447, m. 22d.

Steward of Richard Beauchamp, earl of Warwick by Jan. 1419. Westminster Abbey muns. 12161.

Bailli, Gisors 16 Nov. 1419–bef. 29 Nov. 1421, Chaumont 19 Feb. 1420–? DKR, xli. 806, xlii. 345, 419.

Seneschal of Normandy 18. Jan.-30 Nov. 1421. Ibid. 398; E364/69.

Capt., Gisors and Chaumont 25 Jan.-aft. Oct. 1421, E101/49/37/4, 8. Caen 22 Mar. 1423–aft. 1 Sept. 1429. Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, Fr. mss, 25767/67; DKR, xlviii. 234; Add. Ch. 7956.

Lt. of Rouen 26 Feb. 1421, E101/49/32. Calais by 28 June 1427 – Nov. 1432, bef. 14 Feb. 1435-Mar. 1436. DKR, xlviii. 250, 303, 306; R.A. Griffiths, Hen. VI, 202. But Griffiths incorrectly refers to him as ‘Sir Richard’.

Treasurer-general of Normandy by 9 Jan. 1423. Add. Ch. 1070.

Chamberlain of John, duke of Bedford, by Sept. 1423. Add. 21156, f. 23; PPC, iii. 167.

Constable of the Tower of London 26 Feb. – 31 Oct. 1425, Rochester castle 25 Jan. 1437–d. PPC, iii. 167; CPR, 1436–41, p. 41; E101/51/21, 22.

Ambassador to treat with Jacqueline of Hainault and Philip, duke of Burgundy, in Flanders 1 Aug. – 10 Oct. 1426, with the duke of Burgundy and the Four Members of Flanders Feb. 1435, with Prussia and the Hanseatic towns Dec. 1435. E101/322/14; DKR, xlviii. 303, 308.

Sheriff, Kent 5 Nov. 1433 – 3 Nov. 1434, Northants. 7 Nov. 1437 – 3 Nov. 1438.

J.p. Kent 24 Nov. – 7 Dec. 1433, 28 Oct. 1436 – d.

Main residences: Maidstone, Kent; Grafton Regis, Northants.
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WYDESLADE, John (d.1468), of Winslade in East Putford, Devon and London.

Family and Education
s. and h. of Richard Wydeslade. CP40/734, rot. 336. m. by Easter 1431, Elizabeth, kinswoman and h. of Thomas Bottaburgh and Walter de St. Margaret alias Carburra, CP40/681, rot. 2; 700, rot. 129; C67/39, mm. 30, 40. 2s. C142/55/106.
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Clerk of the warrants, KB by Mich. 1413–?1423; KB27/610, att. rots. 1d, 2; 647, rex rot. 17d. clerk, c.p. by Trin. 1423-Trin. 1439; chief prothonotary Mich. 1439-Trin. 1468. CP40/654, 714, 715; J.H. Baker, Men of Ct. (Selden Soc. supp. ser. xviii), ii. 1712; M. Hastings, Ct. Common Pleas, 263n; Reps. Spelman (Selden Soc. xciv), ii. 375.

Associate justice of assize, south-western circuit 15 Feb. 1430 – July 1463.

Commr. of gaol delivery, Dorchester July 1430, July 1433, Feb. 1434, June 1436, May 1437, Feb. 1439, June 1442, June 1448, Mar. 1449, June 1450, June 1451, Feb., July 1453, July 1454, July 1455, Jan, June 1459, Exeter castle July 1430, Feb. 1434, June 1436, May 1437, Feb., June 1442, June 1443, Feb. 1448, Mar. 1449, July 1453, July 1454, July, Sept. 1461, Ilchester July 1430, July 1433, Feb. 1435, May 1437, June 1442, June 1443, Mar. 1449, July 1454, Jan. 1459, July 1461, Launceston July 1430, Mar. 1432, Launceston castle June 1443, Mar. 1449, Launceston July 1454, July 1461, Feb. 1462, Old Sarum castle July 1430, June 1434, May 1437, June 1443, Mar. 1449, June 1450, June 1451, Feb. 1453, Mar. 1454, July 1455, Feb. 1456, June 1457, Jan. 1459, July 1461, Feb. 1462, Feb. 1463, ? Feb. 1465, Winchester castle July 1430, June 1434, Winchester Feb., May 1436, Winchester castle May 1437, June 1442, June 1443, June 1448, Mar. 1449, June 1450, Mar. 1454, July 1461; C66/427, 431, 433, 435, 437–43, 446, 449, 451–3, 456, 458, 460, 462, 465–8, 471–3, 475, 476, 478–81, 483, 485–7, 489, 492, 494, 499, 500, 505, 509; KB27/680, rot. 10d; 683, rot. 39; 686, rex rot. 26; 722, rot. 50d; 758, rot. 73; 770, rot. 63; 810, rot. 36; CP40/677, rot. 138; 696, rots. 128, 132; 761, rot. 350; 800, rot. 109; 803, rot. 112; JUST1/1540, rots. 22, 98; KB9/228/1/16, 17, 33; 297/110. oyer and terminer, Dartmouth July 1433 (assault on Baldwin Fulford*), Hants Nov. 1433, Devon July 1434 (rescue of Robert Steven*), July 1439 (Sir John Dynham’s attack on Sir William Bonville*), Sept. 1439 (assault by Thomas Carminowe* on Bonville), Oct. 1439 (assault by Sir John Speke* on John Laurence), Cornw. July 1440 (assault on the wid. of Thomas Kendale*), Devon Aug. 1444 (Sir John Dynham’s assault on Hartland abbey), Cornw. Dec. 1452, July 1456, June 1459; inquiry, Cornw., Devon, Dorset, Som. Feb. 1434, Cornw., Devon, Dorset, Hants, Som., Wilts., Bristol June 1434 (escapes of prisoners), Cornw. Feb. 1435 (disputed tin), Devon Sept. 1442 (assault by Robert Hill* on Walter Ralegh*), Cornw. Feb. 1450 (suicide of John Yonge of Paderda), Hants June 1458 (escapes from Winchester gaol); E159/234, commissiones Trin. rot. 1. arrest, Cornw. Sept. 1451.

Clerk of the assizes, south-western circuit c.1432-Oct. 1457. Devon RO, Exeter city recs., receivers’ accts. 11–12 Hen. VI, m. 2, 35–36 Hen. VI, m. 2; KB9/249/12, 57.

Receiver of writs in ct. of c.p. for the sheriffs of Cornw. 1448 – 49, Devon 1451 – 52, 1455 – 56, London 1453 – 54, 1455–6. CP40/754, rot. 346d; 765, rots. 108d, 305d, 313, 321d, 397, 418d, 442d, 444d; 766, rot. 108d; 773, rots. 402, 403d, 418; 780, rot. 322; 782, rots. 115, 305, 309d, 410d.

Main residences: Winslade in East Putford, Devon; London.
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WYCHECOTES, John (d.1477), of Witchcott in Stanton Lacy, Salop and Harpswell, Lincs.

Family and Education
prob. s. and h. of John Wychecotes (fl.1431) of Witchcott. m. by Dec. 1445, Elizabeth (b.c. 1424), da. and h. of John Tirwhit (d.1430) of Harpswell by Margaret, da. and coh. of Thomas Rolleston; CIPM, xxii. 747-9. wid. of Alexander Roley (d.1443) of East Retford, Notts., at least 1s. 1da. Dist. Lincs. 1458.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Notts. 1449 (Nov.), Lincs. 1472.

Escheator, Salop 7 Dec. 1450–1.

Deputy-butler, Kingston-upon-Hull 14 May 1458–67. CPR, 1452–61, p. 430.

Commr. to seize lands, Lincs. May 1461 (late of (Sir) William Tailboys*); to urge men to go with the King against the Lancastrians, Lindsey Nov. 1461; of sewers July 1462, Feb. 1471, July 1472; to assess subsidy July 1463; of inquiry, Cambs., Hunts., Lincs., Northants. July 1468 (taking of swans), Lincs. Aug. 1474 (illegal exports); array, Lindsey Mar. 1472.

Jt. keeper (with his s. John) of John Chedworth, bp. of Lincoln’s castle of Sleaford, and jt. steward of the episcopal lands in Lindsey 26 Aug. 1462–?23 Nov. 1471. Lincs. AO, Reg. Chedworth, f. 52.

J.p. Lindsey 20 Feb. 1463 – Aug. 1471, 24 Feb. 1472 – d.

Sheriff, Lincs. 5 Nov. 1465–6.

Main residences: Witchcott in Stanton Lacy, Salop; Harpswell, Lincs.
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WYCHE, Hugh (d.1468), of London.

Family and Education
s. of Richard Wyche of Wich-Malbank, Cheshire by his w. Anne. educ. appr. mercer London, 1413-22. Med. Acct. Bks. of the Mercers ed. Jefferson, 264-5, 340-1. m. (1) aft. 1425, Denise, da. and coh. of John Beaumond (d.1416) of London; Corp. London RO, hr 149/36; Cal. Letter Bk. London, I, 256. (2) bef. Oct. 1434, Joan, da. of Richard Woodcock, wid. of Robert Colbroke of London; Cal. Letter Bk. London, K, 180; Corp. London RO, jnl. 3, f. 221. (3) aft. 1464, Alice (d.1474), da. and coh. of John Stratton of Weston, Norf., wid. of William Holt (d.1464) of London, A.F. Sutton, A Merchant Fam. of Coventry, London and Calais, 17, 61. s.p. Kntd. 23 May 1465. Wars of the English ed. Stevenson, ii. [784]; Three 15th Cent. Chrons. (Cam. Soc. ser. 2, xxviii), 80.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, London 1435, 1437, 1442, 1447, 1449 (Feb.), 1449 (Nov.), 1450, 1453, 1455, 1467.

Auditor of London 21 Sept. 1436–7, 1460 – 61; sheriff of London and Mdx. 1444 – 45; alderman, Colman Street Ward 11 Oct. 1458 – d.; mayor 13 Oct. 1461–2. Cal. Letter Bk. London, K, 207, 299; L, 9; jnl. 6, f. 233v.

Warden, Mercers’ Co. July 1438–9, 1444 – 45; master 1450 – 51, 1456 – 57, 1459 – 60, 1467–d. A.F. Sutton, Mercery, 556–7.

Commr. to hear an appeal from ct. of admiralty May 1443, Aug. 1452; of sewers, Essex Feb. 1456; gaol delivery, Newgate Nov. 1461 (q.), Feb. 1467. C66/493, m. 9d; 515, m. 1d.

Main residence: London.
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