Commons 1422-1461

Attestor, parlty. elections, Staffs. 1423, 1427, 1447, 1449 (Feb.).

Teller of the Exchequer 31 Oct. 1415 – 16 July 1453.

Commr. Normandy, Derbys., Glos., Herefs., Lincs., Notts., Salop, Staffs., Worcs., Yorks., Chester, Dover, Portsmouth, Sandwich, Winchelsea June 1418 – Sept. 1449; to treat for loans, Staffs. Mar. 1430; of gaol delivery, Stafford castle Aug. 1438; C66/442, m. 15d. to take assize of novel disseisin, Staffs. c. Sept. 1448. KB27/756, rot. 28.

Escheator, Staffs. 12 Nov. 1427 – 4 Nov. 1428, 26 Nov. 1431 – 5 Nov. 1432, 3 Nov. 1434 – 7 Nov. 1435, 6 Nov. 1438 – 5 Nov. 1439, 4 Nov. 1441 – 6 Nov. 1442.

Bailiff, Stafford 1 Nov. 1428–9.

Justice itinerant in Humphrey, earl of Stafford’s lordship of Newport 12 Feb. 1432.

Receiver, duchy of Lancaster honour of Tutbury, Staffs. 11 July 1432 – d.; duchy steward and constable of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffs. 24 Aug. 1437 – d.

Parker of Stafford for Humphrey, earl of Stafford c. Mich. 1432–d.

Custodian, estates of the abbey of Burton-upon-Trent, Staffs. 20 July 1433–40.

J.p. Staffs. 21 Feb. 1439 – d.

Attestor, parlty. election, Stafford 1472.

Groom of the Chamber by Mich. 1443-bef. Apr. 1446; yeoman of the same by Apr. 1446 – ?; yeoman of Queen Margaret’s chamber by Sept. 1452-aft. Mich. 1458. E101/409/12, f. 82v; E404/62/141; A.R. Myers, Crown, Household and Parl. 186.

Keeper of Queen Margaret’s park of Agardsley in the chase of Needwood, Staffs. 3 Nov. 1453-aft. Mich. 1458. DL29/403/6463.

?Parker, Robert Neville, bp. of Durham’s park at Evenwood, co. Dur. 12 Apr. 1452–? DURH3/44, m. 19.

Attestor, parlty. election, Devon 1442.

Tax collector, Devon Nov. 1416.

Attestor, parlty. elections, Suss. 1407, 1414 (Nov.), 1415.

Coroner, Suss. by Dec. 1401-aft. Sept. 1417. KB145/4/14; C242/8/13; C258/36/23.

Tax collector, Suss. May 1416, Nov. 1419, May 1437.

Attestor parlty. elections, Surr. 1449 (Feb.), 1449 (Nov.).

Jurat, Sandwich Dec. 1432–3, 1437 – 38, June 1442–3, Dec. 1449–60; mayor and jt. keeper of the keys to the common chest 1434–7. ‘Old Black Bk.’ ff. 7, 14, 20, 28, 32, 38, 46, 57v, 59v, 76, 78, 89v, 92, 95v, 99, 102, 104, 106v, 108v, 110v.

Mayor of the staple of Calais 10 May 1447-bef. July 1449, DKR, xlviii. 374, 380; cf. CCR, 1454–61, p. 5. by 4 Aug. 1451-bef. May 1456. J. Ferguson, English Diplomacy, 193; CPR, 1446–52, p. 480; 1452–61, p. 279; CCR, 1447–54, p. 440; E403/793, m. 6; 798, m. 7; E404/70/1/70; PPC, vi. 253.

Ambassador to treat with the duchess of Burgundy and the Four Members of Flanders July 1449. DKR, xlviii. 380.

Commr. to take musters, Kent, Calais Aug. 1451; assign archers, Hants Sept. 1457.

Jt. keeper (with his s. John) of the bp. of Winchester’s castle and park of Farnham by 1460–?d. Surr. Arch. Collns. viii. 5.

Bailiff, Shrewsbury Sept. 1420–1, 1426 – 27, 1432 – 33, 1437 – 38, 1441 – 42; coroner 1443 – 44.

Escheator, Salop 4 Nov. 1440–1.

Yeoman of the King’s cellar bef. Mar. 1449-aft. Nov. 1454. CPR, 1446–52, p. 222; PPC, vi. 227.

Jt. sealer of worsteds, Norf. and Norwich 11 Mar. 1449–? CPR, 1446–52, p. 222.

Constable of the peace, Wells, Mich. 1429–30, 1431 – 32; master 1432–3. Wells convocation act bk. 1378–1450, pp. 268, 277, 280.

Attestor, parlty. elections, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1414 (Apr.), 1417, 1421 (Dec.), 1425, 1426, 1427, 1429, 1431, 1432, 1435, 1437, 1442, Northumb. 1423, 1429, 1431, 1437.

Commr. co. Dur., Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumb. May 1414 – Dec. 1446; of gaol delivery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne June 1428, June 1429, July 1430, July 1431, July 1432, July 1433, June 1434, June 1435, July 1438, May, June 1440 (q.), June 1441 (q.), June, Aug. 1443 (q.); inquiry May 1438 (value of The Christopher of Aberdeen), Mar. 1445 (concealments of customs). C66/423, m. 8d; 424, m. 6d; 427, m. 14d; 430, m. 9d; 431, m. 4d; 434, m. 16d; 435, m. 2d; 437, m. 10d; 442, m. 27d; 446, m. 5d; 450, m. 32d; 456, m. 25d; JUST3/54/4, 6, 11, 15, 17, 21, 23, 27; R. Welford, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Gateshead, i. 300; CIMisc. viii. 191.

Controller of customs, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 10 Nov. 1418 – 28 Nov. 1419.

Sheriff, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Mich. 1420–1; alderman and j.p. 1427 – 30, 1431 – 32, 1434 – 35, 1436 – 37, 1442–3; JUST3/54/4, 6, 9, 11, 17, 27; C219/15/1. mayor 1435 – 36, 1438 – 39.

J.p. Northumb. 20 July 1424 – May 1433, 16 May 1433-July 1437 (q.), 18 July 1437-Mar. 1439, 1 Mar. 1439-July 1442 (q.), 18 July 1442-Nov. 1447, Thomas Langley, bp. of Durham’s liberty of Norhamshire and Islandshire 1 Sept. 1431 – 8 Jan. 1438.

Steward of the prior of Tynemouth’s liberty of Tynemouth 1426 – 34.

Justice of assize and gaol delivery, bp. of Durham’s liberty of Norhamshire and Islandshire 1 Sept. 1431–8 Jan. 1438. DURH3/36, mm. 4–5; 42, m. 1.

Escheator, Northumb. 5 Nov. 1432–3.

Envoy for the ratification of the truce with Scotland May 1438.