Commons 1422-1461

Attestor, parlty. elections, Warws. 1420, 1421 (May), 1421 (Dec.), 1425, Warwick 1426.

Under sheriff, Warws. and Leics. 12 Nov. 1414–1 Dec. 1415. KB9/207/2/5d.

Bailiff, liberties of Queen Joan in Wilts. Mich. 1425–6. E368/199, recorda Mich. rot. 7.

Dep. receiver, estates of Humphrey, earl of Stafford, Wilts. Mich. 1441–2. Add. Roll 28005.

Attestor, parlty. election, Hants 1423.

Recorder, Winchester by 1408 – c.20.

Alnager, Hants 24 Apr. 1415 – d.

Commr. Hants Feb. 1422, May 1425.

?Attestor, parlty. election, Colchester 1459. It is unclear if the attestor was the MP or a namesake.

Councillor, Colchester Sept. 1438–40; Essex RO, Colchester bor. recs., ct. rolls 1438–40, D/B 5 Cr56, m. 1; 57, m. 1. alderman 1442 – 44, 1447 – 49, 1451 – 52, 1455 – 57, 1458–9; Ibid. 1442–4, 1447–9, 1451–2, 1456–7, 1458–9, D/B 5 Cr58, m. 1; 59, m. 1; 62, m. 1; 63, m. 1; 64, m. 1; 67, m. 1; 69, m. 1. coroner 1442 – 44, 1456–7; D/B 5 Cr 58, m. 1; 59, m. 1; 67, m. 1. bailiff 1445 – 46, 1449 – 50, 1452–3; VCH Essex, ix. 377. j.p. 1447–9; D/B 5 Cr62, m. 1; 63, m. 1. claviger 1455 – 56, 1458–9. Colchester ct. rolls 1455–6, 1458–9, D/B 5 Cr66, m. 1; 69, m. 1.

Jt. receiver, guild of St. Helen, Colchester Mich. 1441–2. Colchester bor. recs., acct. roll masters of St. Helen’s guild, 1441–2, D/B 5 Z2. But the acct. could be for 1442–3, since the guild may have begun its accounting year at the feast of St. Helen rather than Mich.: Essex Archaeology and Hist. xxi. 108.

Attestor, parlty. election, Oxford 1442.

Bailiff, Oxford Mich. 1441–2; Wood’s Surv. Antiqs. Oxf. iii (Oxf. Historical Soc. xxxvii), 22. surveyor of nuisances 1446–7; Bodl. Top. Oxon. c. 353, f. 200v. alderman by 7 Oct. 1448; Munimenta Civitatis Oxonie (Oxf. Historical Soc. lxxi), 211. mayor Mich. 1453–9. Wood’s Surv. Antiqs. Oxf. iii. 23.

J.p. Oxford 16 Oct. 1449–?d.

Commr. of gaol delivery, Oxford Aug. 1459, Sept. 1460. C66/487, m. 10d; 490, m. 23d.

Attestor, parlty. elections, Suff. 1422, 1423, 1431, 1433, Ipswich 1442.

Clerk of the peace, Suff. 1408–47. E. Stephens, Clerks of Counties, 161.

Bailiff for prior of Ely, Norf. and Suff. by 22 Sept. 1421-bef. Easter 1427. Ipswich Bor. Archs. (Suff. Rec. Soc. xliii), 560; HMC 9th Rep. pt. 1, p. 259; E368/198, rot. 3; 199, rot. 100d.

Tax collector, Suff. Dec. 1421, Oct. 1422.

Portman, Ipswich by Oct. 1429; N. Bacon, Annalls of Ipswiche ed. Richardson, 93. bailiff Sept. 1434–5, 1437 – 38, 1440 – 41, 1443 – 44, 1446–7; Ibid. 97; Ipswich Bor. Archs. 84; E368/216, rot. 9; C219/15/4. claviger 1439 – 41, 1442–4; Bacon, 100–2. escheator 1446–7. Ibid. 104.

J.p. Ipswich 10 July 1434 – Nov. 1440, q. 12 Nov. 1440 – ?

Commr. of gaol delivery, Ipswich Sept. 1434, May 1438, Apr. 1441, Feb. 1444, Oct. 1445, Jan., Oct. 1447 (q.), Melton Oct. 1446, Feb. 1448. C66/437, m. 28d; 442, m. 30d; 449, m. 7d; 457, m. 33d; 461, m. 35d; 463, mm. 24d, 26d; 465, mm. 12d, 15d.

Attestor, parlty. elections, Nottingham 1447, 1449 (Nov.).

Bailiff, Nottingham Sept. 1441–2; alderman by Sept. 1457 – d.; mayor 1457 – 58, 1465–6. Nottingham Recs. ed. Stevenson, ii. 429.

Commr. of gaol delivery, Nottingham May 1466. C66/515, m. 11d.

?Attestor, parlty. election, Dorset 1453.