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STAUNTON, Thomas (d.1483), of Sutton Bonington, Notts.

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s. of Thomas Staunton† (d.1436) of Sutton Bonington by his 2nd w. Elizabeth, da. and h. of Thomas Merdley of Hathern, Leics. and Sutton Bonington; yr. half-bro. of Robert*. m. by Mar. 1441, Millicent (d. 12 Aug. 1456), da. of Sir William Meryng*, 2s. (1 d.v.p.) 3da. Dist. Lincs. 1439, Notts. 1465.
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Marshal of the King’s hall by 20 July 1433 – bef.4 Mar. 1439; usher of the Chamber by 4 Mar. 1439-aft. 18 Jan. 1460. CPR, 1429–36, p. 272; 1436–41, p. 245; 1452–61, p. 580.

Master forester of Dartmoor, Devon 20 July 1433–24 Nov. 1439; CPR, 1429–36, p. 272; 1436–41, pp. 130, 351. keeper of Glyncothi forest, Carm. 4 Mar. 1439–? CPR, 1436–41, p. 245; R.A. Griffiths, Principality of Wales, i. 398n (where it is suggested that the appointment to the Welsh office may have been ineffective).

Constable, duchy of Lancaster lordship of Melbourne, Derbys. 5 Jan. 1437 – 20 July 1461, Dryslwyn castle, Carm. 4 Mar. 1439–?, Castle Donington, Leics. by 6 Mar.-24 Oct. 1444, jt. 24 Oct. 1444–4 July 1461. R. Somerville, Duchy, i. 557–8, 573; CPR, 1436–41, p. 245; Griffiths, 264 (the Welsh grant may have been ineffective).

Steward, Melbourne 5 Jan. 1437 – 24 Oct. 1444, jt. 24 Oct. 1444 – 20 July 1461, Long Bennington, Lincs. 24 Oct. 1458–8 Dec. 1461. Somerville, 557–8, 574.

Crossbowman and keeper of crossbows within Tower of London 26 Aug. 1439 – 29 Oct. 1440, jt. 29 Oct. 1440-by 6 Nov. 1449, by 6 Nov. 1449–? CPR, 1436–41, pp. 298, 474–5; SC8/141/7014A and B.

Sheriff, Notts. and Derbys. 4 Nov. 1440–1, 9 Nov. 1448 – 20 Dec. 1449.

Receiver, Queen Margaret’s honour of Leicester 30 Jan. 1449-aft. Mich. 1459. DL29/212/3269; Somerville, 566.

Commr. to assess subsidy, Derbys. Aug. 1450; treat for loans, Notts., Derbys., Rutland Oct. 1452; of array, Leics. Sept. 1457.

Troner and pesager, Southampton 18 Jan.-8 May 1460. CPR, 1452–61, p. 580; CFR, xix. 268.

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STAUNTON, Thomas (d.1483), of Sutton Bonington, Notts.
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STAUNTON, Robert (c.1405-c.1482), of Castle Donington, Leics.

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b. c.1405, CPL, xiii (2), 690. yr. s. of Thomas Staunton† (d.1436) of Sutton Bonington, Notts. by his 1st w. Joan; er. half-bro. of Thomas*. educ. I. Temple. m. (1) Agnes (d. 18 July 1458), 4s. 3da.; Trans. Leics. Arch. Soc. xiv. 82-83; J. Nichols, Leics. iv (2), 577. She has been identified as a da. of Robert Lathbury of Egginton, Derbys., but this is to confuse her with the wife of an earlier Robert Staunton of Staunton Harold, Leics.: Harl. 4028, f. 72v; M. Jurkowski, ‘John Fynderne’ (Keele Univ. Ph.D. thesis, 1998), 56n., 100. (2) Margery, gdda. and coh. of Sir John Byron*, wid. of Thomas Walsh (d.1463) of Wanlip, Leics. E. Acheson, Leics. in 15th Cent. 252.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Leics. 1453, 1472, 1478.

Bailiff, duchy of Lancaster wapentakes of Allerton, Plumtree and Risley, Derbys. by Mich. 1438-aft. Mich. 1474; dep. steward to John, Lord Beaumont, at Castle Donington by Mich. 1438 – ?; duchy clerk in Leicester by Mich. 1448-by Mich. 1460; dep. steward to Beaumont of Queen Margaret’s honour of Leicester bef. Aug. 1458 – 10 July 1460, to William, Lord Hastings, at Castle Donington 7 July 1480–d. R. Somerville, Duchy, i. 558, 572; DL29/184/2917; HMC 8th Rep. pt. 1, 415.

Commr. of gaol delivery, Stafford castle Nov. 1439, Leicester Oct. 1454 (q.), July 1455 (q.), Sept. 1464, Mar. (q.), July 1468 (q.), Apr. 1469 (q.), Oct. 1473 (q.), Oct. 1477 (q.), Aug. 1479 (q.), Sept. 1481; C66/445, m. 19d; 479, m. 20d; 480, m. 14d; 508, m. 15d; 521, mm. 14d, 20d; 524, m. 16d; 531, m. 4d; 541, m. 26d; 544, m. 23d; 548, m. 6d. inquiry, Notts., Derbys. Mar. 1445 (lands of Henry, Lord Grey of Codnor), CIPM, xxvi. 235; Notts. IPM (Thoroton Soc. xvii), 23. July 1445 (alienations without licence), Derbys. Jan. 1449 (lands of (Sir) Hugh Willoughby*), Leics. Nov. 1456 (birthplace of Robert Terry, clerk), Mar. 1464, July 1465 (overburdening with corrodies of convent of St. Mary, Leicester), Feb. 1467 (manor of Ashby-de-la-Zouch), Aug. 1468 (lands of Elizabeth Moton), Warws., Leics. July 1471 (lands of Sir Robert Harcourt*), Leics. Aug. 1473 (unpaid farms); to treat for loans, Derbys. Sept. 1449; assess subsidy Aug. 1450, Leics. July 1463; of array Sept. 1457, Dec. 1459, Feb. 1470, Mar. 1472; to assign archers, Derbys. Dec. 1457; distribute allowance on tax, Leics. June 1468.

J.p.q. Derbys. 21 Nov. 1443 – Nov. 1458, Leics. 29 May 1454 – Aug. 1460, 18 Dec. 1460 – July 1461, 5 Apr. 1464 – 13 Dec. 1470, 14 Dec. 1470 – June 1483.

Steward of Notts. estates of Humphrey, duke of Buckingham 20 Nov. 1453-aft. Mich. 1457, of William, Lord Hastings c. 1468 – 70, of Leics. estates of Katherine, wid. of John, duke of Norfolk, by Mich. 1471-aft. Mich. 1472; receiver-gen. of Lord Hastings Apr. 1476–?d. Readings and Moots, ii (Selden Soc. cv), 129n.; C. Rawcliffe, Staffords, 204; SC6/954/11; Berkeley Castle mss, BCM/D/1/1/31; Quorndon Recs. ed. Farnham, 165–6.

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STAUNTON, Robert (c.1405-c.1482), of Castle Donington, Leics.
Main residence: Castle Donington, Leics.
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STAPLETON, William (c.1390-1457), of Edenhall, Cumb.

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b. c.1390, In his father’s inq. post mortem in 1432 he was said to be 30 years old and more, and, when witness in a proof of age in 1445, his age was given as 60 and more: CIPM, xxiv. 85-86; C139/120/37. Judging from his first appearance in the records in 1416, the former was an underestimate and the latter an overestimate. s. and h. of William Stapleton† (d.1432) of Edenhall by his 1st w. a da. of Thomas Blencow of Blencow, Cumb., and Elizabeth, gdda. and coh. of Robert Vipont (d.1371) of Alston, Cumb. m. Margaret (d. 20 Sept. 1468), da. and h. of Nicholas Vipont (d. by 1414) of Alston, by his 1st w., 2 da.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Cumb. 1416 (Mar.), 1417, 1419, 1423, 1429, 1431, 1433, 1435, 1442, 1447, 1449 (Feb.), 1449 (Nov.), 1450, 1453.

Constable of Richard Neville, earl of Salisbury’s ldship. of Penrith, Cumb. by 19 May 1426 – aft.27 Apr. 1432; steward 8 Jan. 1450-aft. May 1452. Northumb. RO, Hope-Wallace (Featherstone) mss, ZHW/1/72–74, 87; Cumb. RO, Carlisle, Lonsdale mss, D/Lons/5/1/48/9.

Commr. of array, Cumb. Mar. 1430, July 1434, Nov. 1448; to take an assize of novel disseisin Dec. 1433; C66/435, m. 22d; JUST1/143/3, m. 7. of arrest May 1434; to assess subsidy Aug. 1450.

Escheator, Cumb. and Westmld. 5 Nov. 1433 – 3 Nov. 1434.

J.p.q. Cumb. 26 May 1435 – July 1437, 28 Nov. 1439 – d.

Sheriff, Cumb. 4 Nov. 1441 – 6 Nov. 1442.

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STAPLETON, Miles (c.1408-66), of Ingham, Norf.

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s. and h. of Sir Brian Stapleton (d.1438), CIPM, xxv. 206-11; Norf. RO, Norwich consist. ct., Reg. Doke, f. 53. of Ingham by Cecily (d.1432), da. of William, Lord Bardolf (d.1386), of Wormegay, Norf. CP, i. 419; v. 397. m. (1) by 1424, PPC, iii. 161-2. Elizabeth, da. and coh. of Sir Simon Felbrigg; KG (d.1442) of Felbrigg, Norf. by his 1st w. Margaret (d.1416), da. of Przimislaus, duke of Teschen in Bohemia, s.p.; PCC 14 Rous (PROB11/1, ff. 110v-112); CP, vii. 64; Norf. Archaeology, xxxvii. 85-86, 88; H.E. Chetwynd-Stapylton, Stapeltons of Yorks. 108; N. Saul, Ric. II, 92n. (2) 1438, CP, vii. 64. Katherine (c.1416-14 Oct. 1488), CIPM, xxiii. 521-5; CP, vii. 64; CIPM Hen. VII, i. 397, 518. da. of Sir Thomas de la Pole (d.1420) of Grafton Regis, Northants. (a yr. s. of Michael, 1st earl of Suffolk), CIPM, xxi. 484-8. sis. and h. of Thomas de la Pole (d.1430), CIPM, xxiii. 521-5. 2da. CP40/863, rot. 315. Kntd. by 20 July 1445. CPR, 1441-6, p. 474. He was referred to as a knight in Oct. 1442 (CCR, 1441-7, p. 113) but apparently by mistake since he features as an esq. in several references between that date and July 1445.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Norf. 1432, 1433, 1459, Suff. 1435.

Commr. to assess subsidy, Suff. Jan. 1436; distribute tax allowance Apr. 1440, Norf. Mar. 1441, Aug. 1449; treat for loans, Suff. Nov. 1440, Mar., May 1442, Norf. July 1446, Norf., Suff. Sept. 1449, Dec. 1452; of oyer and terminer, Norf. June 1444, Sept. 1452; arrest, Suff. May 1446, Jan. 1453, Norf. Nov. 1453, Dec. 1458, May, Oct. 1460; gaol delivery, Great Yarmouth June 1448, June 1450, Norwich castle Feb. 1450, Mar. 1451, May 1456, Apr. 1457, Nov. 1460; C66/465, m. 7d; 470, m. 10d; 471, m. 13d; 472, m. 8d; 481, m. 17d; 482, m. 8d; 490, m. 19d. to organize coastal watches, Norf. Mar., June 1450; of inquiry, Lincs., Norf., Northumb., Suff., Yorks., Bristol, Hull, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Sept. 1450 (vessels trading in Denmark without licence), Norf. Feb. 1452 (treasons and felonies), Mar. 1455 (concealments), Mar. 1460 (treasons and other offences committed on lands late of duke of York and earls of Warwick and Salisbury), Aug. 1461 (robberies, murders and other offences); array Sept. 1457, Sept. 1458, Feb., Dec. 1459; to assign archers Dec. 1457; resist the earl of Warwick and his adherents Feb. 1460; seize Buckenham castle Oct. 1461; assess tax, Norf. July 1463.

Escheator, Norf. and Suff. 23 Nov. 1437 – 5 Nov. 1438.

J.p. Suff. 4 Oct. 1438 – Aug. 1442, Norf. 20 July 1445 – Oct. 1464, 1 Apr. 1465 – d.

Sheriff, Norf. and Suff. 5 Nov. 1439 – 3 Nov. 1440.

Jt. keeper of the seas 26 June-?1 Nov. 1442. E404/58/170; C.F. Richmond, ‘R. Admin. and Keeping the Seas’ (Oxf. Univ. D.Phil. thesis, 1963), 213, 221.

Dep. to John Holand, duke of Exeter, admiral of Eng. by 1445. Black Bk. Admiralty (Rolls Ser. lv), i. 249, 253–4.

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STAPLETON, Sir Brian (1412-66), of Carlton, Yorks.

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b. Carlton 13 Nov. 1412, s. and h. of Sir Brian Stapleton† (d.1417) of Carlton by Agnes (d.1448), da. of Sir John Godard† (d.1392) of Bransholme, Yorks., aunt. and coh. of John Godard (d.1430) of Bransholme. m. Isabel, da. and coh. of Sir Thomas Rempston† (d.1458) of Bingham, Notts., by Alice, da. and h. of Thomas Bekering (d.1425) of Tuxford and Laxton, Notts., 2s. Kntd. between 9 July and 17 Dec. 1436.
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Commr. to distribute allowance on tax, Yorks. May 1437, June 1445, July 1446, June 1453; of inquiry June 1445, May 1447 (killing of salmon); arrest, Lindsey Nov. 1460; to urge King’s subjects to go against Henry VI and Queen Margaret Nov. 1461.

Jt. parker (with John Feriby*) of Witley, Surr. 9 Mar. – 10 Oct. 1441; sole 10 Oct. 1441–8 Feb. 1443. CPR, 1436–41, p. 511; 1441–6, p. 161.

Constable, Rochester castle, Kent 9 Feb. 1443–?; CPR, 1441–6, p. 169. duchy of Lancaster castle of Hertford by 12 May 1455–?11 Dec. 1461. R. Somerville, Duchy, i. 604; DL37/10/6.

Sheriff, Lincs. 26 Feb. – 3 Dec. 1450, 5 Nov. 1464–5.

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STANSHAWE, Robert (d.1447), of and Alderley, Glos.

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2nd s. of John Stanshawe of Stanshawe’s Court by his w. Isabel (d.1412); bro. of Nicholas*. Hist. Mapledurham (Oxon. Rec. Soc. vii), 75; The Commons 1386-1421, iv. 458; C139/173/27. adm. L. Inn bef. 1420. L. Inn Adm. i. 3; The Commons 1386-1421, iv. 458. m. (1) bef. Nov. 1394, Margaret, s.p.; CP25(1)/191/24/43; Hist. Mapledurham, 75-76. (2) c.1409, Isabel, da of Robert Poyntz† of Iron Acton, Glos. by his 2nd w., 2s. 4da. CP25(1)/79/85/42; Hist. Mapledurham, 75-76; Trans. Bristol and Glos. Arch. Soc. xii. 150; Glos. Archives, Hale mss, D1086/T2/7-9; The Commons 1386-1421, iv. 133; Lambeth Palace Lib., Reg. Stafford, ff. 159v-60. Dist. 1430, 1439.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Glos. 1429, 1432, 1435.

Commr. of sewers, Glos. Apr. 1412, May 1413 (salt marsh between Olvestone and Henbury); inquiry Nov. 1421 (conveyances of manor of Brokenborough), Feb. 1422 (falsifiers and counterfeiters of weights), Feb. 1422 (case of eviction), May 1440, June 1441 (concealments); gaol delivery, Gloucester castle Aug., Sept. 1424, Aug., Oct. 1438, Mar. 1442; C66/414, m. 10d; 442, m. 15d; 443, m. 39d; 452, m. 29d. to distribute tax allowance, Glos. Dec. 1433; list persons to take the oath against maintenance Jan. 1434; administer the same May 1434; treat for loans Nov. 1440.

Chief steward of James, Lord Berkeley, by May 1421. Cat. Med. Muns. Berkeley Castle ed. Wells-Furby (Bristol and Glos. Arch. Soc.), i. 562.

J.p.q. Glos. 1 July 1422–3, 7 July 1423–6, June 1432 – d.

Steward, Cookham and Bray, Berks. for Humphrey, duke of Gloucester, by May 1428–1431. SC2/153/64, rots. 11d, 17d; J.M. Mattingly, ‘Cookham, Bray and Isleworth’ (London Univ. Ph.D. thesis, 1994), 111.

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STANSHAWE, Robert (d.1447), of and Alderley, Glos.
Main residences: Stanshawe’s Court; Alderley, Glos.
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STANSHAWE, Nicholas (by 1389-1457), of Kingrove and Stourden in Winterbourne, Glos.

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b. by 1389, 3rd s. of John Stanshawe of Stanshawe’s Court, Glos., by his w. Isabel (d.1412); yr. bro. of Robert Stanshawe*. educ. L. Inn. m. by July 1415, Margery (d. 26 May 1435), da. and h. of Reynold Waleys (fl.1406) of Stourden in Winterbourne and Hempton, wid. of John More (d.1413) of Bristol, 1s. (d.v.p.), 1da.; C67/37, m. 21; Cat. Muns. Berkeley Castle ed. Wells-Furby (Bristol and Glos. Arch. Soc.), i. 395-6. She is wrongly named Margaret in the previous biography. (2) by 13 July 1437, Alice, wid. of Edward Brugge (d. Sept. 1436) of Tirley and Apperley, Glos. C67/38, m. 12; CIPM, xxiv. 632-5. Dist. Glos. 1439.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Glos. 1429, 1432, 1433, 1449 (Feb.), 1450.

Commr. Glos. Feb. 1422.

Tax collector, Glos. Sept. 1431.

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STANSHAWE, Nicholas (by 1389-1457), of Kingrove and Stourden in Winterbourne, Glos.
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STANLOWE, William (d.1476), of Silk Willoughby, Lincs.

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m. by Mich. 1429, ?Isabel; (2) by Mich. 1436, Joan, da. of Sir John Bussy (d.1459) of Hougham, Lincs., Lincs. Peds. ed. Maddison, 216; Lincs. Church Notes (Lincoln Rec. Soc. i), 219. 1s.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Lincs. 1442, 1449 (Feb.).

Parlty. proxy for abbot of Bardney, Lincs. 1431. SC10/48/2390.

Foreign apposer of estreats at the Exchequer Mich. 1433-bef. 23 Feb. 1445. PRO List ‘Exchequer Officers’, 82.

Receiver-gen. of Ralph, Lord Cromwell, bef. Feb. 1434-aft. Mar. 1440. Building Accts. Tattershall (Lincoln Rec. Soc. lv), 1, 27.

J.p. Kesteven 25 Mar. 1437 – Jan. 1439, 12 Jan.-Nov. 1439 (q.), 28 Nov. 1439 – Sept. 1461, 3 May-Sept. 1470. His attendance at the sessions was irregular. From Jan. 1438 to Apr. 1441 he sat on 13 of the 39 days on which the j.p.s sat, but only one of nine between Sept. 1453 and July 1454: E101/569/40.

Escheator, Lincs. 23 Nov. 1437 – 6 Nov. 1438, 6 Nov. 1442 – 4 Nov. 1443.

Jt. keeper of Somerton castle, Lincs. 16 July 1439 – July 1455.

Commr. to assess subsidy, Kesteven Aug. 1450; of array Sept. 1457, Sept. 1458, Dec. 1459; to assign archers, Lincoln Dec. 1457; of arrest Nov. 1460.

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STANLOWE, William (d.1476), of Silk Willoughby, Lincs.
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