THWAITES, William (d.c.1460), of Crawley, Suss.
Attestor, parlty. election, Suss. 1442.
Under sheriff, Surr. and Suss. 1434 – 35, 1437 – 40, 1444–5;
Attestor, parlty. election, Suss. 1442.
Under sheriff, Surr. and Suss. 1434 – 35, 1437 – 40, 1444–5;
Attestor, parlty. elections, Nottingham 1447, 1449 (Feb.), 1459, 1467, 1472.
Mayor, staple of Calais ?1435 – 36, by July 1449.
Mayor, Nottingham Mich. 1442–3, 1447 – 49, 1450 – 51, 1453 – 54, 1458 – 60, 1462 – 64; j.p. 1442–3 (as mayor), 1446 – d.; alderman 1449–d.
Ambassador to treat with commissioners of Burgundy and Flanders Feb. 1446, July 1449.
Commr. of gaol delivery, Nottingham Feb. 1444, Apr. 1448, May 1449, Nov. 1450, July 1451, July 1453, July 1454, Aug. 1458, May 1466, Aug. 1471;
Alderman of the Trinity guild, Nottingham, by 1473.
Jurat, Winchelsea Easter 1443–7;
Cinque Ports’ bailiff to Yarmouth Sept.-Nov. 1447.
Commr. to take musters, Winchelsea June 1449; of arrest Dec. 1450, June 1454 (pirates); inquiry Feb. 1451 (piracy), Apr. 1451 (capture of a Portuguese vessel), Cinque Ports May 1458 (piracy).
Dep. butler (to John, Lord Wenlock*), Chichester 10 July 1461 – ?
Mayor, Winchelsea Easter 1419 – 21, 1422 – 23, 1424 – 25, 1435 – 37, 1444 – 46; jurat 1430 – 35, 1440 – 44, 1446 – 47.
Attestor, parlty. election, Worcs. 1450.
Commr. to distribute tax allowance, Worcs. July 1446, Aug. 1449; of inquiry Feb. 1448 (concealments), Herefs. July 1449 (lands of duke of Warwick and his h.); to treat for loans, Worcs. Sept. 1449; of gaol delivery, Worcester castle Feb. 1450, Warwick Jan. 1451, Worcester Apr. 1454, Oct. 1457, Jan. 1458 (q.), Feb. 1460;
Steward of Elmley Castle and other estates in Worcs. for coheiresses of Beauchamp inheritance 29 June 1451–?,
J.p.q. Worcs. Mar.
Attorney-general for Edward, prince of Wales 20 Feb. 1457–?1461.
Auditor for Humphrey Stafford III* by 1463.
Sheriff, Warws. and Leics. 5 Nov. 1465–6.
Receiver-general, Glam. for Richard Neville, earl of Warwick, by Nov. 1469.
Attestor, parlty. election, Glos. 1447.
Parker, Tewkesbury for the earl and countess of Warwick 28 May 1453–?
Constable and receiver at Cardiff for the earl of Warwick by the summer of 1453.
Commr. to assign archers, Worcs. Dec. 1457.
Attestor, parlty. elections, Worcs. 1413 (May), 1414 (Nov.), 1421 (May), 1427, 1431, 1435.
Commr. Berks., Glos., Herefs., Oxon., Salop, Staffs., Warws., Worcs., London Jan. 1414–Aug. 1442; of gaol delivery, Worcester castle May 1425, Feb. 1426, July 1433 (q.), Feb., Mar. 1437, July 1438, June 1439, Gloucester castle Oct. 1438 (q.).
J.p.q. Worcs. 16 Jan. 1414 – d., Warws. 26 Oct. 1433 – Dec. 1439.
Dep. sheriff, Worcs. (by appointment of the earl of Warwick), 2 Nov. 1416 – 5 Sept. 1418, Mich. 1419 – 20 Oct. 1420, Mich. 1430–1.
Escheator, Worcs. 4 Nov. 1418 – 23 Nov. 1419.
Warwick chamberlain of the Exchequer Dec. 1418 – d.
Under treasurer of the Exchequer 19 July 1433-c. July 1443.
Parlty. proxy for the abbot of Evesham 1435, 1439, 1442.
Attestor, parlty. elections, Westmld. 1419, 1429, 1435, 1437, Cumb. 1429.
Escheator, Cumb. and Westmld. 4 Nov. 1428 – 12 Feb. 1430.
Commr. to list persons to take the oath against maintenance, Westmld. Jan. 1434; assess subsidy Jan. 1436; of array, Cumb., Westmld. July 1437.
Summoner of the Exchequer ? 10 Oct. 1437 – aft.22 Feb. 1444; treasurer’s remembrancer 4 Feb. 1444-bef. 7 July 1452; 3rd baron of the Exchequer 2 Dec. 1452 – 13 Dec. 1455; chancellor of the Exchequer 24 Mar. – 13 Dec. 1455; 2nd baron of the Exchequer 12 Sept. 1458–?d.
Tronager and pesager, Berwick-upon-Tweed 2 Feb. – 27 Oct. 1440, 27 Oct. 1440-July 1443 (jt.), Newcastle-upon-Tyne 19 May 1440–2, 11 July 1448 – Dec. 1450.
Jt. alnager Herts. 12 Apr. 1440 – 9 Nov. 1448.
Commr. to receive proceeds of a general pardon and apply them to defence of Calais and the seas Apr. 1442;
Jt. changer and assayer within the Tower of London 22 Sept. 1442 – July 1448, sole 12 July 1448 – May 1450.
Escheator, Essex and Herts. 6 Nov. 1442 – 4 Nov. 1443.
J.p. Essex 28 Mar. 1448-Jan. 1457 (q.), 1 Aug. 1457–d. (q.), Northants. 5 May 1448-Nov. 1449, 8 Nov. 1449-Dec. 1458 (q.).
Assessor, duchy of Cornwall estates in Devon and Cornw. July 1448 – ?
Jt. porter, castle of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 29 Jan.-?5 Nov. 1449, 17 May 1453–13 Dec. 1455.
Speaker 8 Mar. 1453 – 16 Feb. 1454.
Member of the King’s Council by 11 July 1453–?d.
Keeper, honours of Peverel, Boulogne and Hagenet in Bucks., Northants. and Leics., and castle and honour of Huntingdon 7 Feb. 1456–26 Aug. 1460;
Jt. receiver, estates forfeited by the Yorkists 16 Mar. – July 1460.