Commons 1422-1461

Attestor, parlty. elections, Glos. 1442, 1472, Gloucester 1472.

Commr. of gaol delivery, Gloucester castle q. Mar. 1445, May, July 1449, Oct. 1450, Feb. 1452, Oct. 1461, Oct. 1466, Feb. 1471, Aug. 1472, Apparently not on the quorum for this commission. Mar. 1475, May 1477, Sept. 1479, Apr. 1482, Cirencester q. Mar. 1445, May 1463, Feb. 1468, Feb., Nov. 1474, Gloucester q. Oct. 1450, Nov. 1456, Jan. 1466, Sept. 1467, Dec. 1476, Worcester q. Apr. 1454, Cheltenham q. June 1454, July 1456, Slaughter q. June 1454, July 1456, Reading q. June 1456, Old Sarum castle q. May 1457, Old Sarum, Salisbury, Fisherton and Dorchester q. Dec. 1475, Aylesbury June 1479, Jan., July 1480, Jan. 1481, Bedford castle June 1479, Jan., July 1480, Jan. 1481, Huntingdon June 1479, Jan., July 1480, Jan. 1481, Ipswich June 1479, Jan., July 1480, Jan. 1481, Norwich castle June 1479, Jan., July 1480, Jan. 1481, Bury St. Edmunds Sept. 1479, Jan., July 1480, Jan. 1481, Cambridge castle Sept. 1479, Jan., July 1480, Jan. 1481, Newgate Jan. 1480, Hertford Feb. 1482, Feb. 1483, Canterbury castle Feb., July 1482, Guildford July 1482, Feb. 1483, Colchester July 1482, Feb. 1483, Maidstone Feb. 1483; C66/459–550. inquiry, Glos. June 1446 (petition of bishop of Llandaff), Misdated ‘1445’ in CPR, 1441–6, p. 466: see CIMisc. viii. 195. June 1449 (treasons), Bristol, Bridgwater, Dorset, Gloucester, Som. Aug. 1458 (piracy), lordship of Monmouth Aug. 1458 (treasons and other offences), Glos., Herefs. and Welsh marches July 1462 (lands of Thomas* and Sir William Mille), Glos. Feb. 1464, Devon, Dorset, Hants, Oxon., Som., Wilts. July 1466 (shipment of merchandise contrary to statute), Cinque Ports July 1471 (insurrections), Essex Aug. 1473 (unpaid farms), Dorset, Wilts. Dec. 1475 (lollardy, heresies and errors), Glos. July 1477, Mar., Apr. 1478 (estates of duke of Clarence); oyer and terminer, Sept. 1450, Bristol July 1452, Wales and marches Mar. 1460 (treasons on Yorkist lordships), s. Wales Oct. 1467, Herefs., Salop, Wales and marches Jan. 1468 (counterfeiting of money), Devon, Glos. Aug. 1468, Wales Jan. 1470, Glos. Jan. 1471, London Feb. 1480, Oxon. Apr. 1481, Glos. July 1482, Glos., Herefs., Salop, Worcs. Aug. 1482, Herefs. and Welsh marches July 1483; But subsequently vacated: CPR, 1476–85, p. 345. to treat for loans, Glos. Dec. 1452, May 1455; PPC, vi. 241. distribute tax allowance, June 1453; of sewers, Essex Nov. 1454 (Thames between West Ham and East Tilbury), Feb. 1456, June 1461 (Thames and Essex coast south of Wigborough), Calais July 1473; C76/157, m. 9. to raise money for defence of Calais, Glos. May 1455; PPC, vi. 238. of arrest Feb. 1457; to assign archers Dec. 1457; of array Aug. 1461; to take an assize of novel disseisin July 1463; C66/505, rot. 5d. determine boundaries of Calais Pale and survey King’s lands within it June, Aug. 1473; C76/157, mm. 14, 25, 27. assess subsidy, Glos. Aug. 1483.

J.p.q. Glos. 16 Mar. 1445 – d., Wilts. 3 Feb. 1457 – Nov. 1458, 8 Nov. 1475–8, Notts. 16 Feb. 1472 – June 1473, Herefs. 12 May 1474 – Aug. 1475, Worcs. 12 May – Nov. 1474, Som. 24 Sept. 1474 – June 1476, Dorset 24 Sept. 1474 – Apr. 1478, Hants 10 Nov. – Dec. 1475, Hunts. 17 Aug. 1479 – July 1483, Bucks. 12 Sept. 1479 – May 1482, Cambs. 8 Jan. 1480-Feb. 1483 (not on q. aft. Nov. 1480), Salop 1 Mar. 1480-June 1483, Suff. 27 Mar. 1480-Feb. 1482 (not on q. aft. Sept. 1481), Norf. 18 July 1480-Nov. 1482, Suss. 5 Dec. 1481 – June 1483, Herts. 27 May 1482 – July 1483, Essex 12 Feb. – June 1483.

Bailiff, Cirencester abbey by Easter term 1445-aft. Easter term 1448. E368/217, rot. 7d; 220, rot. 8d.

Escheator, Glos. 4 Nov. 1446–7, 7 Nov. 1471 – 4 Nov. 1472.

Apprentice-at-law retained by duchy of Lancaster 1452–81. R. Somerville, Duchy, i. 454.

Attorney-general 30 June 1452–19 Apr. 1461. CPR, 1446–52, p. 556; 1461–7, pp. 4, 6.

Steward of manor of Oxenton, Glos. for Sir John Fastolf by Mich. 1455, K.B. McFarlane, Eng. in the 15th Cent. 227. of bp. of Worcester in Glos. 1450–60, J.H. Baker, Men of Ct. (Selden Soc. supp. ser. xviii), ii. 1169. duchy of Lancaster estates in Dorset, Glos. and Wilts. once belonging to earldoms of Hereford, Essex and Northampton ?Jan. 1462–d., DL37/26/2. of Llanthony priory in Glos., Wilts. 6 Dec. 1465–d., Cal. Regs. Llanthony Priory ed. Rhodes (Bristol and Glos. Rec. Soc. xv), p. xxviii. of Anne, dowager duchess of Buckingham, in Glos. and Wilts. by 8 Dec. 1472-bef. 24 Nov. 1473. C. Rawcliffe, Staffords, 210.

Member of Edw. IV’s Council 28 Aug. 1465 – Oct. 1470, Apr. 1471–83.

Master, Haresfield Park, Glos. for duchess of Buckingham by Dec. 1472. Ibid. 226.

Chief baron of the Exchequer 3 Apr. 1479–12 June 1483. CPR, 1476–85, p. 154; CCR, 1476–85, no. 1043.

Justice of assize, Norfolk circuit 1480 – 81, home circuit 1482. Baker, 1170.

Councillor, Colchester Sept. 1404–7; alderman 1411 – 12, 1413 – 14, 1418 – 19, 1425 – 26, 1429 – 30, 1432 – d.; mace-bearer 1413 – 14, 1418 – 19, 1425 – 26, 1428 – 30; bailiff 1417 – 18, 1419 – 20, 1422 – 23, 1426 – 27.

Bailiff, Dartmouth Mich. 1417–18. H.R. Watkin, Dartmouth, 101, 184.

Commr. to distribute tax allowance, Bristol May 1437.

Attestor, parlty. elections, York 1415, 1417, 1420, 1421 (May), 1421 (Dec.), 1422, 1425, 1426, 1429, 1431, 1432.

Chamberlain, York 3 Feb. 1408–9; sheriff Mich. 1409–10; mayor 3 Feb. 1416–17; member of the council of 12 by June 1417 – d.

Commr. of gaol delivery, York Nov. 1416. C66/399, m. 13d.