HUBERD, John, of Cricklade, Wilts.
?Attestor, parlty. election, Cricklade 1453.
HUBAND, John, of Ipsley, Warws. and Astwood in Feckenham, Worcs.
Attestor, parlty. elections, Worcs. 1431, 1455, Warws. 1455.
Escheator, Worcs. 5 Nov. 1430 – 25 Nov. 1431, Warws. and Leics. 4 Nov. 1445 – 3 Nov. 1446.
Commr. to assess subsidy, Worcs. Aug. 1450.
Dep. constable, Rhuddlan castle, Flint ?by May 1452-aft. June 1462.
HOWTON, George (d.1473), of London and ?Boscombe, Wilts.
Bailiff of the liberty of the abbot of Cirencester, Glos. by Mich. 1448-bef. Easter 1454.
Feodary or bailiff of duchy of Lancaster estates in Oxon. and Berks. 1450 – 51, 4 Mar. 1461–?d.
Alnager, Oxon. and Berks. 4 Feb. 1455–24 Dec. 1461.
Controller, customs and subsidies, Great Yarmouth 5 June 1455-Oct. 1457.
HOWLOT, Thomas (d.1473), of New Romney, Kent.
Jurat, New Romney by 25 Mar. 1453 – Mar. 1454, 1457 – d.; dep. bailiff 1460.
Poss. Cinque Ports’ bailiff to Yarmouth Sept.-Nov. 1470.
HOWELL, William, of Bridgwater, Som.
Portreeve, Bridgwater, Mich. 1452–3;
HOWARD, Sir John (c.1366-1437), of Wiggenhall and East Winch, Norf. and Stoke Nayland, Suff. and Stansted Mountfichet, Essex and Fowlmere, Cambs.
Commr. Cambs., Essex, Norf., Suff. May 1388–1431; of gaol delivery, Colchester Jan., Dec. 1423, Colchester castle May 1428, Bury St. Edmunds July 1433;
J.p. Suff. 22 July 1397 – May 1408, 14 Dec. 1417 – July 1434, 16 Nov. 1436 – d., Essex 12 Nov. 1397 – Oct. 1399, 28 Nov. 1399 – Dec. 1414.
Steward of the franchise of Bury St. Edmunds abbey, Suff. c. Oct. 1399-aft. Nov. 1419.
Sheriff, Essex and Herts. 24 Nov. 1400 – 8 Nov. 1401, 10 Nov. 1414 – 1 Dec. 1415, 4 Nov. 1418 – 23 Nov. 1419, Cambs. and Hunts. Mich. 1401–4 Nov. 1403.
Tax collector, Essex Mar. 1404.
HOWARD, John (c.1425-85), of Stoke Nayland and Framlingham, Suff. and Bray, Berks.
Attestor, parlty. elections, Suff. 1450, 1459.
Commr. of arrest, Essex Dec. 1450, Suff. July 1457, Feb. 1461, Norf., Suff. Jan., Apr. 1461, Mar. 1463, May 1478, Suff. July 1478; inquiry, Essex, Suff. Dec. 1455 (plunder of Portuguese and Genoese ships), Suff. Feb. 1459, Essex, Kent, Lincs., Norf., Suff., Suss. May 1464 (complaints of piracy against Venetian merchants), Norf., Suff. June 1464 (treasons, insurrections and other offences), Dec. 1464 (breach of statutes regulating trade), Cambs., Essex, Herts., Suff. Dec. 1474 (lands and heir of Sir John Skrene), Essex, Suff. Mar. 1476 (piracy against Hanseatic ship); to settle wages of garrisons at Calais and Guînes July 1466;
J.p. Norf. 12 Mar. 1452 – Feb. 1453, 20 Feb. 1466 – Dec. 1470, 20 June 1471 – d., Suff. 10 Dec. 1455 – Jan. 1459, 20 Feb. 1462 – Dec. 1470, 4 July 1471 – Dec. 1476, 11 July 1478 – d., Berks. 18 Feb. 1467 – Nov. 1470, 12 June 1471 – Nov. 1475, 20 May 1476 – d., Essex 23 June 1467 – Dec. 1470, 14 July 1472 – d., Cambs. 26 Mar. 1483 – d., Beds., Bucks., Cumb., Derbys., Dorset, Hants, Kent, Leics., Lincs., Mdx., Northants., Northumb., Notts., Oxon., Salop, Staffs., Surr., Suss., Warws., Westmld., Yorks. June 1483 – d.; Cornw., Glos., Herefs., Herts., Hunts., Rutland, Som., Wilts. July 1483 – d.; Worcs. 11 Aug. 1483 – d.
Sheriff, Norf. and Suff. 6 Mar. – 6 Nov. 1461, Oxon. and Berks. 5 Nov. 1467 – 4 Nov. 1468.
Constable, Colchester castle 6 July 1461 – d., Norwich castle 21 July 1461–d.
King’s carver 28 July 1461–?d.
Vice-admiral of Richard, duke of Gloucester, adm. of Eng., in Norf. and Suff. by Mich. 1463; admiral of Eng., Ire. and Aquitaine 25 July 1483–d.
Steward honour of Clare in Essex, Norf. and Suff. for Cecily, dowager duchess of York, at Harwich for Katherine, dowager duchess of Norfolk, of Dedham, Essex for John de la Pole, duke of Suffolk, in Suff. for Richard, Lord Grey of Powys and the prior of Canterbury, in Norf. and Suff. for abbot of St. Osyth, Essex, in Suff. and Essex for Elizabeth, Lady Scrope of Bolton, in Norf., Suff. and Essex for the provost of King’s College, Cambridge by Mich. 1463, of confiscated estates of John de Vere, 13th earl of Oxford 26 Aug. 1475–d.
Ambassador to treat with Louis XI of France Oct. 1467, Nov. 1477,
Parlty. cttee. investigating corruption at the Mint May 1468.
Treasurer of the Household c. 30 Sept. 1468-aft. Feb. 1474.
Lt. of Calais castle 2 July 1470–?;
Steward, duchy of Lancaster south parts and Wales 21 Apr. 1483–d.
High steward at coronation of Ric. III 30 June-7 July 1483.
Surveyor of array, Berks., Bucks., Beds., Cambs., Essex, Herts., Hunts., Kent, Mdx., Norf., Suff., Surr., Suss. 16 July 1483.
Trier of petitions, English 1484.
HOUGHTON, Richard, of New Windsor, Berks.
Swanherd, river Thames from Cirencester to Gravesend 20 Feb. 1443–19 July 1444.
Yeoman of the Crown Mich. 1446 – 31 Aug. 1460.
Bailiff of the fees, honour and franchise of Wallingford and St. Valery 2 Apr. 1455–15 Nov. 1460.
?Controller of customs, Plymouth and Fowey 24 Oct. 1470–4 June 1471.
HOTOFT, Richard (d.1471), of Humberstone, Leics.
Dep. chamberlain of the Exchequer 28 Feb. 1431–6 Apr. 1443.
Escheator, Warws. and Leics. 3 Nov. 1434 – 7 Nov. 1435.
J.p. Leics. 26 Oct. 1436 – Apr. 1442, 3 July 1444-Nov. 1458 (q.), 18 Dec. 1460-July 1461 (q.), Warws. by 30 Sept. 1460-July 1461 (q.), Rutland 10 Feb. 1464-Apr. 1470.
Commr. to distribute allowance on tax, Leics. May 1437, Apr. 1440, Warws. Aug. 1449; of inquiry, Leics. Jan. 1439 (forestallers and regrators), Dec. 1439 (wastes in lands of Thomas Walsh), Jan. 1449 (lands of Sir Hugh Willoughby*), Coventry Oct. 1461 (treasons), Leics. Oct. 1470; to treat for loans Nov. 1440, Sept. 1449, May 1455;
Feodary of duchy of Lancaster honour of Leics. 1 Aug. 1441 – May 1442, July 1442 – 17 July 1461; bailiff of the duchy town of Leicester, 1 Aug. 1441 – May 1442, July – Sept. 1442, Sept. 1443-aft. June 1447 (jt.), by Apr. 1448-c. June 1461.
Jt. bailiff, Queen Margaret’s ct. at Welton, Northants. by 29 Jan. 1454–?
