Commons 1422-1461

?Bailiff and receiver of Humphrey, duke of Gloucester, at ‘Salley’, Wilts. bef. 1425. CP40/657, rot. 18.

Constable, Wells Mich. 1426–7, 1443–4; Ibid. 254, 310. auditor 14 Oct. 1443; Ibid. 310. member of the council of 24, Sept. 1444–d. Ibid. 314.

Churchwarden of St. Cuthbert’s church, Wells Mich. 1431–2. Ibid. 277.

Attestor, parlty. election, Canterbury 1472.

Cofferer, Canterbury Mich. 1446–7; jurat 1447 – 50, 1454 – 55, 1457 – 59, 1460 – 62, 1463 – 64; custodian of the keys to the common chest 1461 – 62; alderman of Northgate ward by Mich. 1463; mayor Mich. 1464–5, 1484 – 85; chamberlain 1475–80. Canterbury Cath. Archs., Canterbury city recs., chamberlains’ accts. 1445–1506, CCA-CC-F/A/2, ff. 10, 16v, 22v, 27v, 45v, 55, 57v, 64v, 69v, 83, 90, 125, 170, 176, 182, 186v, 192v; burghmote min. bk. 1419–1548, CCA-CC-A/C/1/3.

Commr., Cornw., Devon Feb. 1429 – Oct. 1441.

Commr. Cornw., Devon Dec. 1439 – Feb. 1440.

Attestor, parlty. election, Reading 1435.

Bailiff, Reading by 9 Sept. 1435-Mich. 1438; C219/14/5. Berks. RO, Reading recs., deeds R/AT 1/127 is damaged, but names Selham as bailiff and William Brussele* as mayor on 16 Sept. in a year between 1434 and 1440. The only possible date is 1438, the end of Brussele’s first mayoralty. mayor Mich. 1438–9, 1442–3. Reading Recs. ed. Guilding, i. 8, 9, 15–17.

Councillor, Colchester Sept. 1422–3; Colchester ct. roll, 1422–3, D/B 5 Cr43, m. 1. alderman 1425 – 26, 1429 – 30, 1432 – 33, 1434 – 35, 1436 – 40, 1442 – 44, 1447–8; Colchester ct. rolls, 1425–48, D/B 5 Cr46, m. 1; 50, m. 1; 51, m. 1; 52, m. 1; 53, m. 1; 54, m. 1; 55, m. 1; 57, m. 1; 58, m. 1; 59, m. 1; 62, m. 1. bailiff 1428 – 29, 1435 – 36, 1438 – 39, 1446 – 47, 1448–9; VCH Essex, ix. 377. claviger 1429 – 30, 1432 – 33, 1436 – 38, 1439 – 40, 1442 – 44, 1447–8; Colchester ct. rolls D/B 5 Cr50, m. 1; 51, m. 1; 54, m. 1; 55, m. 1; 57, m. 1; 58, m. 1; 59, m. 1; 62, m. 1. coroner 1437–8; Ibid. D/B 5 Cr55, m. 1. j.p. 1447–8. Ibid. D/B 5 Cr62, m. 1.

Commr. to send victuals and ships from Essex to Sandwich July 1435.

Jt. warden, guild of St. Helen, Colchester by June 1440-aft. Oct. 1444. Ibid. D/B 5 Cr57, m. 26; 60, m. 2.

Attestor, parlty. elections, Norwich 1442, 1447, 1449 (Nov.), 1450, 1453, 1455.

Treasurer, Norwich Mich. 1437–8; Norf. RO, Norwich city recs., assembly bk. 1434–91, NCR 16d, f. 6v. sheriff 1442 – 18 Mar. 1443, 1 Dec. 1447-Mich. 1448; Norf. Official Lists ed. Le Strange, 101; F. Blomefield, Norf. iii. 164; B. Cozens-Hardy and E.A. Kent, Mayors of Norwich, 26. alderman c. 1448 – d.; mayor June 1451–2. NCR 16d, ff. 17, 18, 21, 23v, 27.

J.p. Norwich Aug. 1446, 1451–d. Segryme was mistakenly named ‘Richard’ in the commission of Aug. 1446: CPR, 1441–6, p. 475. While mayor, he was ex officio a j.p. since Norwich’s charter of 1452 made all aldermen who had served as mayor j.p.s for as long as they remained aldermen.

Commr. to distribute tax allowance, Norwich Aug. 1449; of oyer and terminer Nov. 1450; gaol delivery Jan. 1451, Nov. 1453, Feb. 1454; C66/478, mm. 18d, 21d. inquiry, Norf. Sept. 1452 (Prussian ship wrecked off Norf. coast).

Alderman, St. George’s guild, Norwich 1452–3. Recs. Gild St. George, Norwich (Norf. Rec. Soc. ix), 46.

Attestor, parlty. elections, Huntingdon 1431, 1432, 1435, 1437, 1442, 1447, 1449 (Feb.), 1450.

Bailiff, Huntingdon Mich. 1435–6, 1453–4; JUST3/220/1; Add. Chs. 33543, 33557–8, 33560–1. coroner Jan. 1461. Add. Ch. 33570.

Attestor, parlty. election, Lincs. 1416 (Mar.).

Mayor’s councillor, Grimsby Oct. 1431 – 32; tax assessor Oct. 1431; bailiff 1450–1. N.E. Lincs. Archs. Grimsby bor. recs., ct. rolls 1/101, 10, 29 Hen. VI.