Commons 1422-1461

Attestor, parlty. elections, Lincs. 1425, 1426, 1427, 1429, 1433, 1435, 1437, 1442, 1447, 1450, 1453.

Commr. of sewers, Lindsey May 1418, Mar. 1446, Jan. 1451, Feb. 1453, July, Nov. 1456, July 1462; array, Lincs. Mar. 1427, Lindsey Jan. 1436, Sept. 1457, May 1461; to assess subsidy Apr. 1431, Aug. 1450, July 1463; of inquiry, Lincs. Nov. 1437 (customs offences), Nov. 1446 (riots), Feb. 1448 (concealments, customs offences) Sept. 1449 (treasons, felonies); KB9/265/79. gaol delivery, Lincoln castle Mar. 1439, Grimsby Feb. 1448; C66/443, m. 26d; 465, m. 15d. to distribute allowance on tax, Lincs. Apr. 1440; treat for loans, Lincs., Lindsey Nov. 1440, Sept. 1449; assign archers, Lincs. Dec. 1457; of arrest, Lindsey Nov. 1460; to urge men to go against Lancastrians, Lincs. Nov. 1461.

Escheator, Lincs. 6 Nov. 1424 – 24 Jan. 1426.

Sheriff, Lincs. 15 Jan. – 12 Dec. 1426.

J.p. Lindsey 17 Feb. 1437 – Nov. 1458, bef. 14 May 1461 – d.

Jt. keeper of Somerton castle, Lincs. 16 July 1439–22 Jan. 1456. CFR, xix. 146.

Surveyor, Ralph, Lord Cromwell’s lands in Lincs. by Mich. 1445–? Centre for Kentish Studies, Maidstone, Penshurst mss, U1475/A84, m. 2.

Bailiff, Northampton Sept. 1433–4; mayor 1443–4 1463–4. Northampton Recs. ed. Markham and Cox, ii. 550, 557.

Attestor, parlty. election, Maldon 1467.

Wardman, Maldon Jan. 1445–50, 1458 – 61, 1462–76; Maldon ct. bk., 1384–1449, D/B 3/1/1, ff. 33, 34v, 35; D/B 3/1/2, ff. 3, 5v, 7v, 8v, 9, 10, 16v, 17v, 19v, 20v, 22v, 23v, 24v, 25v. keeper of the market 1449–50; D/B 3/1/1, f. 35v. constable 1460–1; D/B 3/1/2, f. 5v. chamberlain 1462 – 66, 1468–70; Ibid. ff. 7v, 8v, 9, 16v, 17v. assurer 1471 – 74, 1475–6; Ibid. ff. 20v, 22v, 23v, 25v. bailiff 1476–8. Ibid. ff. 26v, 27v.

Attestor, parlty. election, Devon 1421 (Dec.).

Alderman without east gate, Exeter 1421 – 22, 1424 – 30, 1432 – 33, 1435 – 36; warden of the Exe bridge 1433–4. Ibid. rolls 9 Hen. V-1 Hen. VI, 3–9, 11–13, 14–15 Hen. VI.

Bailiff of the 24, Winchester Mich. 1439–40. Black Bk. Winchester ed. Bird, 76.

Jurat, Winchelsea Easter 1432 – 33, 1441 – 42, 1444–7; Cott. Julius BIV, ff. 40v, 64v, 72, 73v; Huntington Lib., San Marino, California, Battle Abbey mss, deed 978. mayor 1442 – 44, 1456–7. Cott. Julius BIV, ff. 65v, 71v-72; White and Black Bks. of Cinque Ports (Kent Rec. Ser. xix), 15, 34, 36; Battle Abbey mss, deed 1334.

Cinque Ports’ bailiff to Yarmouth Sept.-Nov. 1439. White and Black Bks. 12.

Cinque Ports’ bailiff to Yarmouth Sept. – Nov. 1455, 1471. White and Black Bks. of Cinque Ports (Kent Rec. Ser. xix), 34, 63; E. Suss. RO, Rye mss, 60/2, f. 48.

Mayor, Winchelsea Easter 1462 – 64, 1468 – 69, 1475 – 76, 1480 – 82, 1484–6; White and Black Bks. 44, 47, 49, 57, 58, 68, 69, 80, 82, 90, 91, 93; Add. Chs. 20209, 24869, 30924. dep. mayor 21 July 1467, 8 Apr., 23 Oct. 1483, 28 Apr. 1489. White and Black Bks. 56, 86, 88, 102.

Controller of customs and subsidies, Chichester 21 July 1475–26 May 1476; As ‘Sylkton’: CPR, 1467–77, p. 553. It is not clear that he ever acted: the accts. for this period named Vincent Fynch† as controller: E356/22, rots. 13, 13d. collector 30 Oct. 1481 – 22 Aug. 1485, 21 Feb. 1489–17 Aug. 1496. E326/22, rots. 12, 12d, 14d; 23, rots. 11–12d.

Yeoman of the Crown by May 1481-c. Sept. 1485.

King’s bailiff, Rye 3 May 1481 – 24 Sept. 1485.

Commr. of inquiry May 1484 (piracy).

Attestor, parlty. elections, Surr. 1421 (Dec.), Suss. 1425, 1427, 1431, 1435, 1437, 1447.

Commr. of inquiry, Essex, Mdx. July 1421 (goods of Henry, late earl of Northumberland), Salop, Suss. Nov. 1424 (lands held in chief by Thomas, late earl of Arundel), Surr., Suss. Nov. 1427 (concealments), Suss. Feb. 1431 (piracy), Surr., Suss. Aug. 1431 (concealments), Suss. Dec. 1432 (jurisdiction of the archdeacon of Lewes), Hants, Kent, Surr., Suss. Aug. 1433 (concealments), Surr. July 1437, Suss. June 1438 (smuggling), Hants, Surr., Suss. Sept. 1440 (felonies), Suss. Mar. 1447 (concealments); to enforce statutes regarding salmon fishing, Hants May 1425; assess liability to contribute to parliamentary grant, Suss. Apr. 1431; arrest a vessel June 1431; of sewers Nov. 1433, Nov. 1442; to distribute tax allowance Dec. 1433; list persons to take the oath against maintenance Jan. 1434; administer the same May 1434; of array Jan. 1436; to treat for loans, Surr. Mar. 1439, Suss. Mar. 1439, Nov. 1440, Mar., May, Aug. 1442; for payment of tenths and fifteenths Feb. 1441; take musters, Portsdown Mar. 1441, Kent July 1442; take an assize of novel disseisin, Suss. June 1451. C66/473, m. 18d.

J.p.q. Suss. 9 July 1428 – d., Surr. 6 Feb. 1435 – Nov. 1439.

Collector of customs and subsidies, Chichester 18 Aug.-10 Nov. 1433. E356/18, rot. 41.

Steward of estates of Henry Percy, earl of Northumberland, in Suss. by Mich. 1426–d., Petworth House mss, receivers’ accts. 7211, 7213–16 (MAC/3, 5–8). John, earl of Arundel, Suss. bef. June 1435–?d. He was still steward of the honour of Arundel in 1444: KB9/245/3.

Attestor, parlty. election, Som. 1455.

Commr. of inquiry, Som. Jan., Mar. 1444 (piracy), Dorset, Som. July 1461 (offences against Thomas Gille II*), Berks., Bucks., Cornw., Dorset, Glos., Hants, Mdx., Oxon., Som., Wilts. June 1462 (estates of Robert, Lord Hungerford and Moleyns), Dorset, Som. Oct. 1462 (lands of Joan Champernowne), CCR, 1461–8, p. 127. Som. Dec. 1464 (Hungerford estates); to distribute tax allowances, June 1453; of array, Dorset, Som., Wilts. Sept. 1457, Som. Sept. 1458, Dec. 1459, Apr. 1466; to assign archers Dec. 1457; of arrest Sept. 1459, Dorset, Som. Dec. 1460, Som. July 1463; gaol delivery, Ilchester July 1461; C66/492, m. 7d. to urge the people to array a force, Som. Aug. 1461.

J.p. Som. 27 Mar. 1453 – July 1466, q. 16 July 1466 – d.

Sheriff, Som. and Dorset 5 Nov. 1465–6.