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PRESTON, William I, of Stafford.

Family and Education
m. Isabel (fl.1443), at least 3s. inc. William II*, 1da.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Staffs. 1431, 1433, 1437.

Bailiff, Stafford Nov. 1419–20, 1422 – 23, 1431 – 32, 1433 – 34, 1436–7. Staffs. RO, St. Thomas’s priory mss, D938/208, 378, 381; Stafford fam. mss, D(W)1721/1/1, f. 27v; J.W. Bradley, Stafford Chs. 203; E368/210, rot. 3.

Tax collector, Staffs. Feb. 1434.

Main residence: Stafford.
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Commons 1422-1461
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PRESTON, Thomas II (d.1467), of London.

Family and Education
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?Commr. of arrest, Essex Dec. 1450.

Keeper of the water of Foss, Yorks. 27 Apr. 1455 – 28 Feb. 1459.

Rector of the church of St. Mary at Hill beside Billingsgate, London bef. 1461–d. CP40/825, rot. 506.

Main residence: London.
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Commons 1422-1461
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Oxford 1644
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PRESCOTT, John, of Taunton, Som.

Family and Education
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Attestor, parlty. election, Taunton 1432.

Bailiff of the liberty of the bp. of Winchester in Som. and Dorset by Mich. 1432-aft. Easter 1433, by Easter 1437-bef. Easter 1438. E368/205, rots. 3d, 8; 209, rot. 8d.

Main residence: Taunton, Som.
Prescote, Prestecote
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Commons 1422-1461
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Oxford 1644
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PREEST, Nicholas (d.1462), of Southwark, Surr. and London.

Family and Education
?s. of William Preest of London. m. bef. 1450, Katherine.
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Tax collector, Surr. May 1437.

Main residences: Southwark, Surr.; London.
Preeste, Prest, Priest
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Commons 1422-1461
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PRAT, Richard I, of Canterbury, Kent.

Family and Education
m. Alice, W. Somner, Antiqs. Canterbury ed. Urry, app. 72; Canterbury Cath. Archs., Canterbury city recs., burghmote reg. 1298-1503, CCA-CC-O/A/1, f. 48v. ?1s.
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Cofferer, Canterbury Mich. 1411–12; Canterbury chamberlains’ accts. 1393–1445, CCA-CC-F/A/1, f. 99. jurat 1416 – 18, 1420 – 22, 1424 – 26, 1428 – 30, 1434 – 35, 1454 – 55, 1458–60; Ibid. ff. 122, 128, 144v, 149v, 164v, 170v, 186, 193v, 225; chamberlains’ accts. 1445–1506, CCA-CC-F/A/2, ff. 45v, 57v, 61v. mayor, 1456–7. Canterbury city recs., burghmote order bk. 1469–1608, CCA-CC-A/B/1, f. 93.

Main residence: Canterbury, Kent.
Pratte
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Commons 1422-1461
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PRALLE, John (d.1471), of Totnes, Devon.

Family and Education
s. of Rose Herte of Totnes. KB27/713, att. rot. 2. m. Joan da. of Thomas Gille I*, sis. of Thomas Gille II*, 2da. C1/13/227; 111/38-40.
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Tax collector, Totnes Sept. 1448. H.R. Watkin, Totnes Priory and Town, i. 390.

Mayor, Totnes Mich. 1460–1, 1470–1. Ibid. ii. 935, 936. CPR, 1461–7, p. 33 calls the Totnes mayor in June 1461 Thomas Pralle.

Commr. of arrest, Devon June 1461.

Main residence: Totnes, Devon.
Proll
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Commons 1422-1461
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POYNTZ, Nicholas (d.1460), of Iron Acton, Glos.

Family and Education
s. and h. of Robert Poyntz† (1359-1439), of Iron Acton by his 2nd w. Katherine (c.1373-c.1465), er. da. and coh. of Sir Thomas Fitznichol† (c.1354-1418) of Hill, Glos. The Commons 1386-1421, iii. 80-82; iv. 132-3. m. (1) c.1411, Margaret, s.p.; CPR, 1408-13, pp. 297-8. (2) by Apr. 1415, C67/37, m. 43. Elizabeth, da. of Thomas Mille† (d.1422) of Harescombe, Glos., 2s. 2da.; CFR, x. 124; The Commons 1386-1421, iii. 739. (3) Elizabeth (d. aft. Mar. 1473), ?da. of Sir Henry Hussey*, 4s. 4da. CCR, 1468-76, nos. 215, 575, 1113. Poyntz’s 3rd wife is identified as Hussey’s daughter in a family tree which cannot be fully trusted, since it contains several errors: Trans. Bristol and Glos. Arch. Soc. xii. 151-2. Dist. 1458.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Glos. 1426, 1433, 1450.

Escheator, Glos. and the adjacent marches of Wales 6 Nov. 1424 – 23 Jan. 1426, 14 Nov. 1434 – 6 Nov. 1435.

Commr. of array, Glos. Aug. 1436.

Receiver for Humphrey, earl of Stafford and duke of Buckingham, in Glos., Hants, Wilts. 15 Feb. 1438-aft. Mich. 1454. C. Rawcliffe, Staffords, 209; Acct. Gt. Household Humphrey, 1st Duke of Buckingham (Cam. Soc. ser. 4, xxix), 50.

Justice itinerant, Brec. for Stafford 1440. Rawcliffe, 223.

Parker of Eastwood, Glos. for Stafford 1441. Ibid.

Jt. steward and receiver-general of the castle of Bronyllys, manors of Penkelly and Cantref Selyf, lordships of Llangoed and Alexanderston, and one third of the barony of Penkelly, Wales (with John Abrahall*) 30 Nov. 1440 – 8 Mar. 1443, sole Mar. – Dec. 1443, 15 Feb.-16 July 1444. CFR, xvii. 179–80; CPR, 1441–6, pp. 235, 240, 275.

Main residence: Iron Acton, Glos.
Pointz, Poygnes, Poynes, Poyns, Poyntez, Poynts
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Commons 1422-1461
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