Commons 1422-1461

Auditor, Grimsby May 1452 – ?; bailiff Mich. 1452–3. N.E. Lincs. Archs. Grimsby bor. recs., ct. rolls 1/101, 30 Hen. VI; ct. bk. 1/102/1, f. 3.

Constable, Shaftesbury Mich. 1450–2. Shaftesbury Recs. ed. Mayo, 78, 79 (D51–53).

Weigher of bread, Maldon Jan. 1418; chamberlain 1419 – 20, 1421 – 22; keeper of the market 1419 – 20, 1421 – 22, 1424 – 25, 1427 – 28, 1432 – 33; wardman 1420 – 21, 1423 – 25, 1426 – 28, 1431 – 33, 1436 – 37, 1438 – 40; assurer 1426 – 27; constable 1428 – 29, 1433 – 34, 1435 – 36; surveyor of leather 1428 – 29; bailiff 1440–1. Ibid., ct. bk., 1384–1449, D/B 3/1/1, ff. 17–29.

Attestor, parlty. election, Surr. 1442.

Page of the Chamber by Feb. 1421 – aft.Nov. 1424; groom of the same by May 1426, of the robes by Oct. 1426; yeoman of the robes 26 May 1430 – Mar. 1448; esquire for the King’s body 23 Mar. 1448–31 Aug. 1460. E361/6, rot. 45d.

Jt. amobyr and raglaw of Ardudwy, Merion. by May 1430 – 5 Feb. 1435.

Collector of revenues from duchy of Cornw. manor of Byfleet Mich. 1434–5.

Jt. parker (with his father-in-law) of Byfleet 26 Nov. 1436-c.1445; Parker was still living in Dec. 1444: E159/221, brevia Trin. rot. 7. parker c. 1445 – d.; of duchy of Lancaster park of Abchild, Essex by Nov. 1438–?, duchy park at Gringley, Notts. 24 Nov. 1439–?d.; DL42/18, f. 133v. jt. parker of Shilbotell, Northumb. 6 Feb. 1445 – d.

Searcher of nets on R. Thames between Cirencester and Staines by Nov. 1438 – Nov. 1443; jt. with John Norris* 7 Nov. 1443–?d. E159/220 recorda, Hil. rot. 1.

Escheator, Surr. and Suss. 5 Nov. 1439 – 4 Nov. 1440, Lincs. 4 Nov. 1447 – 6 Nov. 1448.

Tronager and pesager, Kingston-upon-Hull 31 May 1440 – 1 Aug. 1460.

Surveyor of game in Wedgnock park, Warws. 15 June 1446 – ?

Parker of Knepp, Suss. by appointment of John Mowbray, duke of Norfolk, by July 1447–?1461. L.E. Moye, ‘Estates and Finances of the Mowbray Fam.’ (Duke Univ. Ph.D. thesis, 1985), 177, 440; CPR, 1446–52, p. 38.

Sheriff, Oxon. and Berks. 9 Nov. 1448 – 20 Dec. 1449, Surr. and Suss. 20 Dec. 1449 – 3 Dec. 1450.

Commr. to distribute tax allowances, Surr. Aug. 1449, June 1453; of kiddles, R. Thames from Abingdon to Windsor, Berks., Bucks., Oxon. Apr. 1452; to assign archers, Surr. Dec. 1457; of array, Mdx. c. Apr. 1460.

J.p. Surr. 29 June 1452 – Jan. 1459.

Verger or usher of the company of the Garter, Windsor castle 28 Apr. 1459–?d. On 2 July 1458 he was granted the office in reversion, to fall in on the death of Robert Manfeld*. The latter died bef. Apr. 1459: CPR, 1452–61, pp. 432, 484.

Portreeve, Taunton Mich. 1421–2. Hants RO, bp. of Winchester’s pipe rolls, 11M59/B1/166 (formerly 159422).

Attestor, parlty. elections, Wilts. 1431, 1435, 1450, 1453, 1459.

Member of the council of 48, Salisbury by Apr. 1437-Nov. 1451; First General Entry Bk. Salisbury (Wilts. Rec. Soc. liv), 328, 433, 436, 448. auditor 16 Jan. 1445, 2 Oct. 1461, 20 Sept. 1462, 28 Oct. 1463, 6 Oct. 1464, 13 Nov. 1473; Ibid. 396; Wilts. Hist. Centre, Salisbury city recs., ledger bk. 2, G23/1/2, ff. 53v, 56v, 68, 71v, 116. member of the council of 24, 2 Nov. 1451-aft. Nov. 1475; First General Entry Bk. 436–40, 448; Salisbury ledger bk. 2, ff. 3–129. coroner 1 June-aft. Dec. 1457. Salisbury ledger bk. 2, f. 26v; Wilts. Hist. Centre, Misc. deeds, 492/129.

Tax collector, Wilts. Apr. 1440, June 1468.

Steward of Old Sarum for the Crown by Aug. 1441. KB27/723, rot. 60d.

Commr. to make proclamation against those fabricating false news, and of inquiry, Salisbury Nov. 1450 (riots and illegal congregations).

Attestor, parlty. elections, Cornw. 1431, 1449 (Feb.).

Commr. of inquiry, Cornw. Apr. 1440 (manor of Bree).

Attestor, parlty. elections, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1447, 1449 (Nov.), 1450, 1472.

Tronager and pesager, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 8 Nov. 1452–24 Mar. 1453. CPR, 1452–61, pp. 27, 47.

Sheriff, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Mich. 1453–4; mayor 1458–9. R. Welford, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Gateshead, i. 331, 338.

Collector of customs and subsidies, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 21 Oct. 1456 – 17 May 1457, 10 Mar. – 21 Dec. 1458, 30 July 1459–29 Sept. 1460. CFR, xix. 168, 197, 253; E356/20, rots. 38d-39d; 21, rot. 58.

Alnager, Northumb. and Newcastle-upon-Tyne 20 Feb. 1459–21 Nov. 1461. CFR, xix. 219; xx. 25.

Attestor, parlty. elections, Cornw. 1431, 1432, 1449 (Feb.), 1455.

Under sheriff, Cornw. Nov. 1428-Feb. 1430, JUST1/1540, rots. 90d, 94. Nov. 1439–40; CP40/717, rot. 102d. sheriff’s officer 1443–4. KB27/736, rot. 26d.

Commr. of inquiry, Cornw., Devon July 1435 (concealments), Mar. 1442 (lands of Sir John Arundell I*), E159/222, brevia Easter rot. 9; 227, brevia Hil. rot. 17d. Cornw. May 1444, July 1445 (piracy), Mar. 1450 (suicide of John Young of Paderda), June 1452, May 1454 (piracy), Aug., Oct. 1460 (piracy); oyer and terminer July 1448 (offences of Peter Gerveys* et al.), Jan. 1449, KB27/752, rex rot. 5d. June 1465 (offences of Henry Bodrugan† et al.); C254/150/18. gaol delivery, Connerton Mar. 1449; arrest Cornw. Sept. 1451, Sept. 1462 (Oliver Tregasowe* et al.); array June 1454, May 1456, Sept. 1457, Sept. 1458, Feb., Dec. 1459, June 1461; to assign archers Dec. 1457; requisition ships May 1462; take the oaths of pilgrims Aug. 1462. C76/146, m. 13.

J.p.q. Cornw. 26 Nov. 1451-Aug. 1466, KB9/268/8; 276/29; 277/2; 303/20; 304/67; 307/31; KB27/778, rex rot. 33d; 807, rex rot. 31. Devon June – Nov. 1461.

Dep. steward ?of the duchy of Cornw. hundred of Penwith for John Arundell of Lanherne at Redruth by 1 Oct. 1462; C1/28/1A. steward of Arundell’s estates at Lanherne and Bodwannick by Dec. 1464. Cornw. RO, Arundell mss, AR1/358.