MASON, William, of Hereford.
Attestor, parlty. election, Hereford 1467.
Jt. surveyor of murage, Hereford 14 Nov. 1454–62.
Attestor, parlty. election, Hereford 1467.
Jt. surveyor of murage, Hereford 14 Nov. 1454–62.
Bailiff, Southampton Mich. 1405–6, 1408 – 10, 1411 – 12; mayor 1414 – 15, 1420–1;
Tax collector, Hants Nov. 1416.
Attestor, parlty. elections, York 1450, 1459.
Chamberlain, 3 Feb. 1447–8; sheriff Mich. 1449–50; member of the council of 24 by 29 Oct. 1450 – bef.Feb. 1459; of the council of 12 by 3 Feb. 1459–d.
Commr. to assess alien subsidy, York July 1450; of weirs May 1462.
Attestor parlty. elections, Cumb. 1429, 1433, 1442, 1449 (Feb.), 1450, 1459.
Steward of Henry Percy, earl of Northumberland, in the ldship. of Cockermouth by Mich. 1453-aft. Mich. 1454.
Attestor, parlty. elections, Dorset 1442, 1447, 1449 (Feb.), 1450, 1453, 1455, 1472, 1478.
Collector, customs and subsidies, Poole 28 Mar.-28 Nov. 1449.
J.p. Dorset 31 Oct. 1472 – Feb. 1482.
Attestor, parlty. elections, Chipping Wycombe 1435, ?Bucks. 1447.
Bailiff, Dorchester Mich. 1420–1, 1425 – 26, 1431 – 32, 1439 – 40, 1444–5.
?Commr. of inquiry, Northumb. June 1446.
Attestor, parlty. elections, London 1449 (Nov.), 1455.
Warden, Grocers’ Co. London July 1442–3; alderman 1450 – 51, 1457 – 58, 1463–4.
Auditor of London 21 Sept. 1444–6, 1451 – 53; sheriff of London and Mdx. 21 Sept. 1448–9; alderman, Broad Street Ward 14 Apr. 1449 – 30 July 1451, Tower Ward 30 July 1451 – d.; mayor 13 Oct. 1455–6.
Commr. of oyer and terminer, London Apr. 1456; to hear an appeal from the ct. of admiralty Mar. 1457, from the ct. of Calais Sept. 1460; of inquiry, Rochester, Kent July 1458 (dispute between the earl of Warwick and men of Lübeck), London Aug. 1458 (goods of Genoese merchants).
Justice, ct. of the merchants of Germany in London 30 Mar. 1460–?d.