MARCHAUNT, John I, of Taunton, Som.
Attestor, parlty. elections, Taunton 1417, 1421 (May), 1427, 1429.
Commr. of sewers between Burnham and Ilchester and at Wells, Som. May 1425.
MANSTON, William, of Manston, Isle of Thanet, Kent.
Attestor parlty. elections, Kent 1421 (Dec.), 1435.
Sheriff, Kent 7 Nov. 1435 – 8 Nov. 1436.
Commr. of inquiry, Kent Feb. 1436 (goods exported uncustomed), May 1438 (wastes, rectory of Newington by Hythe); to treat for an advance from parlty. subsidies Feb. 1441; of array Mar. 1443, Apr. 1450, Apr. 1451, Feb. 1452, Aug. 1456, Sept. 1457, Jan. 1458; assess subsidy Apr. 1450; of gaol delivery, Canterbury castle Mar. 1451;
MANSTON, Robert (d.c.1459), of Whitkirk and Manston, Yorks.
Coroner, Yorks. by July 1454–?d.
MANNING, John (d.c.1441), of Great Yarmouth, Norf.
Bailiff, Great Yarmouth Mich. 1427–8.
MANNERS, Robert (c.1408-61), of Etal, Northumb.
Attestor, parlty. elections, Northumb. 1447, 1450.
J.p. bp. of Durham’s liberty of Norhamshire and Islandshire 1 May 1438–d.
Commr. of inquiry, Northumb. Feb. 1447 (repairs at Roxburgh castle), Nov. 1454 (smuggling), the bp. of Durham’s liberty of Norhamshire and Islandshire Jan. 1453 (concealments), Feb. 1453 (felonies).
Conservator of the truce between England and Scotland Oct. 1449, July 1451, Apr. 1453, Apr. 1457, July 1459.
Sheriff, Northumb. 4 Nov. 1454–5.
Envoy to negotiate with the Scots Oct. 1459.
MANFELD, Robert (d.1459), of Taplow, Bucks.
Servant of the buttery by Apr. 1416;
Keeper of King’s manor of Sheen, Surr. 4 Apr. 1431-bef. Dec. 1437.
Keeper and surveyor of waters of rivers Humber, Ouse, Aire, Derwent, Wharfe, Nidd, Ure, Swale and Tees, Yorks. 11 June 1432–d.
Commr. to take muster of retinue of Humphrey, duke of Gloucester, Sandwich July 1435; of inquiry, Bucks. Dec. 1438 (forestalling and regrating of corn), Calais 1 Feb.-28 June 1442 (state of the town’s defences);
J.p. Bucks. 12 Dec. 1435–d.
Keeper of the King’s lions and leopards in the Tower of London 4 May 1436–d. (jtly. with his s. Richard 13 Dec. 1444–6 Apr. 1455, and with his s. Robert 16 Oct. 1458–d.).
Sheriff, Beds. and Bucks. 8 Nov. 1436 – 6 Nov. 1437.
Steward, duchy of Lancaster lands once appurtenant to earldom of Hereford in Norf. and Suff. 7 Feb. 1437–9 May 1438.
Receiver of Chirk and Chirkland, Denb. 19 July 1437-bef. 13 July 1438.
Verger or usher of the company of the Garter, Windsor castle 27 July 1438–d. (jt. with William Pope* 27 July 1438–1452).
Victualler of Calais 1 Jan. 1442–26 Oct. 1451.
Master of the Mint 13 Dec. 1445–d.
Steward, Colchester castle and hundred of Tendring, Essex 23 Feb.-6 Apr. 1447.
Dep. to Ralph Butler, Lord Sudeley, chief butler of England, at Sandwich by Dec. 1450.
MANCHESTER, John (d.1437), of Beeston, Notts.
Attestor, parlty. elections, Nottingham 1421 (May), 1422, 1423, 1425, 1437, Notts. 1427, 1435.
Under sheriff, Notts. and Derbys. Mich. 1414–15, 16 Nov. 1420 – May 1422, Nov. 1427–8.
Clerk of the peace, Notts. by Aug. 1418 – bef.Sept. 1435.
Dep. bailiff of the New Liberty in Derbys. by Mich. 1425-aft. Mich. 1426.
Clerk of the statute merchant, Nottingham 12 Nov. 1427-aft. Aug. 1435.
Alnager, Notts. 28 Oct. 1434 – d.
Commr. to restore the church of Beighton, Derbys., to its incumbent Feb. 1436.
MAN, Henry (d.c.1444), of Salisbury, Wilts.
Reeve, Salisbury 1 Nov. 1415–16; constable 22 May – 1 Nov. 1419; mayor 1 Nov. 1420–1, 1431 – 32, 1438 – 39; auditor 1426 – 27.
Commr. of array, Salisbury Mar. 1440.
MALPAS, Philip (d.1469), of London and Chaldwell, Essex.
Attestor, parlty. elections, London 1433, 1435, 1437, 1447, 1449 (Nov.).
Warden, Drapers’ Co. Aug. 1425–6.
Auditor of London 21 Sept. 1431–2; sheriff of London and Mdx. 1439 – 40; alderman, Lime Street Ward 1 Apr. 1448–25 June 1450.
Commr. to hear appeals from the ct. of admiralty July, Oct. 1439, July 1440, from the constable’s ct. Nov. 1446.
