SECHEVILLE, Richard, of Tavistock and Mouthcombe and Battisborough in Holbeton, Devon.
Commr. of inquiry, Devon Oct. 1408 (eviction of a tenant from lands at Backstone and Rosh Ash).
Commr. of inquiry, Devon Oct. 1408 (eviction of a tenant from lands at Backstone and Rosh Ash).
Attestor, parlty. elections, Dunwich 1450, 1455.
Coroner, Dunwich Sept. 1454–5;
Jurat, New Romney by 25 Mar. 1449–1451, 25 Mar. 1453–5, 1457 – d.; jt. keeper of the common house 1460 – 62; treasurer 1472–4.
Cinque Ports’ bailiff at Yarmouth Sept. – Nov. 1450, 1456, 1466; keeper of the common purse May 1470, Apr. 1472–d.
Commr. to arrest mariners, Kent Oct. 1457, Dec. 1459; of inquiry, Berks., Bucks., Cornw., Dorset, Glos., Hants, Mdx., Oxon., Som., Wilts. June 1462 (lands of Robert, Lord Hungerford and Moleyns); array, Essex May 1484.
Attestor, parlty. elections, Kent 1425, 1433.
Commr. to treat for loans, Kent Jan. 1420; of inquiry Mar. 1426 (piracy), Feb. 1427 (dilapidations at the rectory of Newington-by-Hythe), Oct. 1429 (wreck of a Portuguese galleon).
Escheator, Kent and Mdx. 6 Nov. 1424 – 24 Jan. 1426.
Sheriff, Kent 6 Nov. 1428–10 Feb. 1430.
J.p. Kent 1 Mar. 1432 – d.
Attestor, parlty. elections, Hunts. 1407, 1413 (May), 1427, Beds 1417, 1419, 1421 (Dec.), 1425, 1435, 1437.
J.p. Hunts. 16 May 1401 – Feb. 1405, 13 Feb. 1407 – Nov. 1413, 16 Nov. 1413 (q.)-Apr. 1416, 14 Apr. 1416-Feb. 1418.
Escheator, Cambs. and Hunts. 22 Oct. 1404 – 1 Dec. 1405, 7 Nov. 1409 – 29 Nov. 1410.
Commr. Cambs., Hunts. 1405 – 20; of gaol delivery, Huntingdon June 1416.
Parker of the park of Weston by Baldock and steward of the manor and lordship of Weston, Herts. confiscated from Thomas, Earl Marshal, by 14 June 1405.
Sheriff, Cambs. and Hunts. 22 Nov. 1405 – 5 Nov. 1406, 10 Dec. 1411 – 3 Nov. 1412, 30 Nov. 1416 – 10 Nov. 1417, 16 Nov. 1420 – 3 May 1423.
Verderer of the royal forests of Sapley and Weybridge, Hunts. to 20 Nov. 1415.
Lt. constable of the Tower of London 6 May 1422 – 27 Feb. 1429.
Member of the council of 24, Salisbury by June 1412-c.1446;
Chamberlain, Kingston-upon-Hull Mich. 1427–8; bailiff 1431 – 32; alderman 23 May 1440–d.
Searcher of ships, Kingston-upon-Hull 1 Feb.-27 Oct. 1438.
Attestor, parlty. elections, Kingston-upon-Hull 1442, 1449 (Feb.), 1450, 1455, 1459, 1467.
Chamberlain, Kingston-upon-Hull, Mich. 1435–6; bailiff 1438 – 39; alderman of Trinity ward by 10 Dec. 1442 – d.; mayor Mich. 1449–50, 1456 – 57; coroner 1450 – 51; auditor of accts. 1452 – 53, 1454 – 55, 1458 – 59, 1460 – 61; dep. mayor 20 July-29 Sept. 1464.
Commr. of inquiry, Lincs. Oct. 1449 (piracy of Sir John Neville), Kingston-upon-Hull June 1454 (uncustomed goods); to arrest ships June 1454; of sewers Nov. 1454; gaol delivery May 1459, June 1461.
Dep. admiral, Kingston-upon-Hull 12 Jan. 1454–1 Oct. 1455.
Alderman, Corpus Christi guild, Kingston-upon-Hull by May 1463.