Commons 1422-1461

Warden, Grocers’ Co. London Aug. 1450–1.

Attestor, parlty. elections, Worcs. 1437, Combined return for Worcs. and Worcester. 1453, Worcester 1442, 1449 (Feb.), 1449 (Nov.).

Bailiff, Worcester bef. 1437, Pullesdon and John Umbresley are identified as ‘former bailiffs’ in SC6/1286/3, no. 12 (4 Apr. 1437). Mich. 1441–2, 1443–4. C219/15/2; T.R. Nash, Worcs. ii. app. p. cxi; E368/216, rot. 8d.

Commr. of gaol delivery, Worcester July 1437. C66/440, m. 20d.

Auditor for (Sir) Humphrey Stafford I* by 1446–1450. Add. Rolls 74159, 74170.

Attestor, parlty. elections, Great Yarmouth 1442, 1455.

Bailiff, Great Yarmouth Mich. 1445–6, 1450 – 51, 1454 – 55, 1459 – 60, 1465–6. Cal. Freemen Lynn, 156–7.

J.p. Great Yarmouth 14 June 1459 – ?

Commr of inquiry, Great Yarmouth May 1460 (seizure of a Scottish ship).

Coroner, Great Yarmouth by Mar. 1462. Great Yarmouth ct. roll, 1462–3, Y/C 4/167, no. 5 of file of membranes stitched on to m. 18.

Collector, customs and subsidies, Chichester 8 May 1429 – 20 May 1432, 23 Feb. 1435–20 June 1447. E356/18 rots. 40–41d; 19, rots. 43–44d; 20, rot. 54.

Dep. butler (to Thomas Chaucer*), Winchelsea, Rye and Hastings 12 June 1429–6 Nov. 1435. CPR, 1422–9, p. 540; 1429–36, p. 490.

Churchwarden, St. Thomas’s church, Winchelsea by Mar. 1431-Nov. 1432. Cott. Julius BIV, ff. 42–43v, 46–47.

Jurat, Winchelsea Easter 1431 – 35, 1442–6; Ibid. ff. 40, 41, 50v, 51v, 65v, 71v-72v. dep. mayor 8 Nov. 1432; Ibid. f. 47v. mayor Easter 1440 – 42, 1446–8. Ibid. ff. 47v, 64, 73v; White and Black Bks. of Cinque Ports (Kent Rec. Ser. xix), 13–14, 21–23.

Commr. to commandeer vessels to convey forces to France, Chichester Mar. 1436, Portsmouth, Winchelsea Sept. 1437, May, Oct. 1439; conscript mariners for five ships to resist the King’s enemies, Winchelsea June 1436, for two royal balingers July 1436; of arrest Dec. 1450 (pirates).

Cinque Ports’ bailiff to Yarmouth Sept.-Nov. 1443. White and Black Bks. 17; Cott. Julius BIV, f. 72.

Attestor, parlty. elections, Cambs. 1437, Herts. 1447.

J.p. Cambs. 10 Mar. 1437 – Mar. 1439, 9 Mar. 1439-May 1443 (q.), 12 Feb. 1448–d. (q.); Cambridge 21 Aug. 1437 – Oct. 1438, 29 Oct. 1438-Feb. 1440 (q.), 12 Feb. 1448-Oct. 1453 (q.); Herts. 18 May 1443–d. (q.); Suff. 22 Apr. 1448–d. (q.); Norf. 8 May 1448–d. (q.); Bucks. 30 Oct. 1449–d. (q.); Hunts. 30 Jan. 1450–d. (q.); Beds. 23 June 1455–d. (q.)

Escheator, Cambs. and Hunts. 6 Nov. 1438 – 4 Nov. 1439.

Commr. of inquiry, Cambs. Jan. 1439 (forestallers and regrators of corn), Som. Apr. 1441 (merchandise captured from a ship), Cambs., Hunts. Feb. 1448 (concealments), Essex Feb. 1450 (petitions from dispute between Barking abbey and Robert Osbern, clerk of the secret signet), London Apr. 1450, July, Nov. 1455 (errors in suits heard by mayor and aldermen at Guildhall), Kent Jan., Mar. 1451 (treasons), Dorset Dec. 1452 (murder of Henry Wareyn, yeoman of the chamber), Herts. May 1455 (escapes of felons); gaol delivery, East Dereham July 1444 (q.), June 1451 (q.), Cambridge castle Mar. 1446, June 1447, Mar., July 1451, Mar. 1452 (q.), Nov. 1453 (q.), June 1454, Feb. 1455, Dec. 1458 (q.), Aylesbury June 1447, July 1451, Jan. 1453, June, Nov. 1454, Feb. 1455, Mar. (q.), June 1457, Huntingdon June 1447, July 1451, Sept. 1452 (q.), Jan. 1453, June 1454, Feb. 1455, Bury St. Edmunds June 1447, June 1454, Feb. 1460, Bedford castle June 1447, July 1451, Jan. 1453, June, Nov. 1454, Feb. 1455, Norwich castle June 1447, Jan., July 1448, Apr. 1451, Jan. 1453, Feb., July 1455, June 1456, Feb., June 1457, Jan. 1458, Feb., June 1459, Feb. 1460, Ely Apr. 1448 (q.), Newgate Feb. 1448, Oct. 1450, Oct., Nov. 1451, Mar. 1453, Mar. 1454, Dec. 1455, Nov. 1456, Nov. 1457, Nov. 1458, Nov. 1460, St. Albans Apr. 1448 (q.), Ely Barton, for bp. of Ely July 1448 (q.), Cambridge Univ. Lib., Ely Diocesan recs., G1/4 (Reg. Bourgchier), f. 18. Hertford May 1449, Mar. 1451 (q.), Feb. 1454 (q.), Dec. 1455 (q.), Cambridge Feb. 1450 (q.), Oct. 1456 (q.), Canterbury castle June 1451, Mar. 1452 (q.), Jan. 1453, Bishop’s Lynn June 1451 (q.), Ipswich Dec. 1451, Jan., June 1453, June, Oct. 1454, Feb., July 1455, Feb., June 1456, Feb., June 1457, Jan. 1458, Feb., June 1459, Feb. 1460, Hertford castle July 1452 (q.), Colchester castle Nov. 1454 (q.), Bedford Apr. 1458 (q.), Oxon., Berkshire, Hants, Wilts. June 1460, Dunstable Jan. 1461; C66/458, m. 17d; 462, m. 35d; 464, m. 24d; 465, mm. 6d, 12d; 466, m. 38d; 467, m. 28d; 468, m. 29d; 470, m. 3d; 472, mm. 5d, 8d, 18d; 473, mm. 17d, 18d; 474, mm. 3d, 21d, 24d; 475, m. 7d; 476, mm. 2d, 10d, 23d; 478, mm. 10d, 14d, 21d; 479, mm.10d, 13d, 20d; 480, m.13d; 481, mm. 13d, 20d, 22d; 482, mm. 7d, 10d, 16d; 483, m. 18d; 485, mm. 10d, 19d; 486, mm. 2d, 11d, 13d, 20d; 488, m. 4d; 489, mm. 6d, 21d; 490, mm. 12d, 19d. oyer and terminer, Suff. Dec. 1447, Feb. 1448, Norf. July 1448, Suff., Hunts. Mar. 1450, Surr., Northants. Apr. 1450, London July 1450, Norf., Suff., Kent Aug. 1450, London, Cambs. Sept. 1450, Wilts. Oct. 1450, London, Kent, Suss. Dec. 1450, Kent Jan., Feb. 1451 (complaints of soldiers against Thomas Hoo I*), London Mar. 1451 (indictment of John Say II*), Apr. 1451 (indictments of John Trevelyan* and Edward Grimston), Surr., Suss. May 1451, ?Mdx. June 1451 (cognizance taken concerning death of duke of Suffolk), Kent June 1451, London Oct. 1451 (indictment of Thomas Daniell*), Essex, Herts., Suff., Norf., Cambs., Hunts., Rutland, Lincs., Northants., Bucks., Beds., Oxon., Berks. Sept. 1452, Jan. 1453, Newcastle-upon-Tyne June 1454, London Apr. 1456, Kent, Suss. June 1456, Devon, Som., Dorset Mar., July 1456, Glos., Herefs., Worcs. Mar. 1457, Devon, Som., Dorset, Kent, Essex, Suff. Sept. 1458, Staffs., Salop, Worcs., Glos., Herefs. Oct. 1459, London, Kent, Essex, Suff., Worcs., Glos., Herefs., Salop, Staffs. Feb. 1460, Kent, Wales and marches Mar. 1460, Yorks. May 1460, Oxon., Berks., Hants, Wilts., Som., Devon, Cornw., Surr., Suss., Kent, Mdx., Essex, Herts. June 1460, Northants., Leics., Warws., Lincs., Notts., Derbys., Yorks., Northumb., Cumb. Westmld., London Dec. 1460; arrest, Som. Sept. 1450, Herts. Dec. 1451; to treat for loans May 1455; PPC, vi. 239. take assize of novel disseisin, Wilts. Feb. 1457, Essex Nov. 1457; C66/483, m. 10d; 484, m. 16d. assign archers, Dec. 1457; of array, Bucks. May 1460.

?Steward, Harston, Cambs. for John, Lord Tiptoft†, by 25 May 1440. Add. Roll 18538, m. 7.

Serjeant-at-law and King’s serj. 1 July 1443–15 Jan. 1449; CCR, 1441–7, p. 87; Order of Serjts. at Law (Selden Soc. supp. ser. v), 162, 532. justice of assize, Norf. circuit 1447–60; CP40/741, rot. 344; 743, rot. 337; 759, rot. 117; 779 rot. 341; 789, rot. 77d; 790, rot. 76d. c.j.c.p. 16 Jan. 1449–d. Law Offs. (Selden Soc. supp. ser. vii), 10, 47.

Trier of petitions, Gascon [1449 (Nov.), 1450], The c.j.c.p. was usually named among the triers of the Gascon petitions. Unusually, no judges were named among the Gascon triers in the Parl. of 1449 (Feb.) – only a month after Prysote became c.j. – and ‘Sir John Newton’ was listed for the Parls. of 1449 (Nov.) and 1450: PROME, xii. 42, 82, 173. Presumably this was a clerical error: the previous c.j. was the late Richard Newton. 1453, 1455. Ibid. 230, 336.

Jurat, Hythe 2 Feb. 1413–14, 1422 – 27, 1428–53. E. Kent Archs., Hythe recs., jurats’ ct. bks. 1421–41, H 1018, ff. 5, 22, 27v, 38, 49v, 60, 73, 86, 96, 101, 110v, 113v, 117, 126, 136, 143, 145, 150v, 166v, 168; 1449–67, H 1023, ff. 1, 2v, 4v, 11, 22v, 26, 33; acct. bks. H 1052, f. 46; H 1055, ff. 1, 7, 18, 28, 29, 46, 65, 80, 96, 111.

Commr. of gaol delivery, Wallingford castle Sept. 1460; inquiry, Calais July 1463 (sums owing to the garrisons), C76/147, m. 3. Berks. Jan. 1465 (lands late of Edward Cowdray*); to distribute tax allowance June 1468.

Lt. of the mayor of the staple of Calais c. Oct. 1459; Sel. Cases in King’s Council (Selden Soc. xxxv), 110–13; J. Fortescue, De Laudibus Legum Anglie, ed. Chrimes, 208. mayor and ex officio victualler 6 Apr. 1469–71.E101/197/10, 12.

Envoy to treat with Charles, duke of Burgundy, May-June 1469, 18 June 1472.

Councillor, Colchester Sept. 1400–1, 1405 – 06, 1411–12; Essex RO, Colchester bor. recs., ct. rolls, 1400–1, 1405–6, 1411–12, D/B 5 Cr32, m. 1; 35, m. 1; 38, m. 1. alderman 1418 – 19, 1425 – 26, 1428 – 30, 1432 – 33, 1434 – 40, 1442–d.; Ibid. 1418–19, 1425–6, 1428–30, 1432–3, 1434–40, 1442–3, D/B 5 Cr41, m. 1; 46, m. 1; 49, m. 1; 50, m. 1; 51, m. 1; 52, m. 1; 53, m. 1; 54, m. 1; 55, m. 1; 56, m. 1; 57, m. 1; 58, m. 1. claviger 1419 – 20, 1425 – 26, 1429 – 30, 1432 – 33, 1434–40; Ibid. 1419–20, 1425–6, 1428–9, 1432–3, 1434–40, D/B 5 Cr42, m. 1; 46, m. 1; 49, m. 1; 51, m. 1; 52, m. 1; 53, m. 1; 54, m. 1; 55, m. 1; 56, m. 1; 57, m. 1. coroner 1422–3; Red Ppr. Bk. Colchester ed. Benham, 47. bailiff 1423 – 24, 1431 – 32, 1433 – 34, 1440–1. VCH Essex, ix. 377.

Attestor, parlty. election, Staffs. 1449 (Nov.).