Commons 1422-1461

Attestor, parlty. election, Suss. 1453.

Commr. to hold assize of novel disseisin, Suss. July 1446; C66/462, m. 5d. of inquiry Mar. 1448 (smuggling), Apr. 1451 (capture of a Portuguese vessel and theft of its cargo at Winchelsea), May 1451 (treasons and felonies), Kent Jan. 1454 (assisted escape of a prisoner), Suss. Dec. 1456 (smuggling), Feb. 1457 (escapes from bp. of Chichester’s prison), July 1457 (admiralty jurisdiction in estates of bp. of Chichester), May 1458 (homicide), Surr., Suss. Sept. 1462 (lands of John, 3rd duke of Norfolk), Aug. 1473 (unpaid farms); to assess tax allowances, Suss. Aug. 1449; treat for loans Sept. 1449, Surr., Suss. Dec. 1452, May 1455; PPC, vi. 240. assess tax on incomes from land, Suss. Aug. 1450; find contributors for cost of an army to relieve Calais, Surr., Suss. Jan. 1452; of arrest, Kent, Surr., Suss. Dec. 1452, Suss. Aug. 1453; gaol delivery, Maidstone July 1453 (q.), Guildford Dec. 1453 (q.), May 1456 (q.), Aug. 1470, Guildford castle Feb. 1474 (q.), July 1481 (q.), Apr. 1482 (q.), Dec. 1484 (q.); C66/477, m. 36d; 478, m. 21d; 481, m. 13d; 526, m. 6d; 532, m. 12d; 548, m. 6d; 549, m. 23d; 558, m. 21d. array, Suss. May 1454, Aug. 1456, Sept. 1458, Dec. 1459, Jan. 1460, Feb. 1470, Mar. 1472, May, Dec. 1484; sewers May, Sept. 1455, May 1456, Nov. 1457; to assign archers Dec. 1457, watches for coastal defence Feb. 1458; levy money for coastal defence July 1462.

J.p. Suss. 7 Aug. 1448 (q.)-Oct. 1450, 14 Oct. 1450 – Nov. 1451, 16 Nov. 1451 (q.)-Nov. 1458, 16 Feb. 1468 (q.)-Nov. 1470, 20 June 1471 (q.)-Nov. 1474, 24 Nov. 1474–5, 23 June 1477 (q.)-Nov. 1478, 22 Nov. 1478 – May 1479, 26 May 1479 (q.)-Sept. 1485, 2 Oct. 1486 – d.

Steward of the estates of Sir John Pelham in Suss. by Sept. 1447-aft. 1455; Suss. Arch. Collns. lvi. 123; Ct. Rolls Rape of Hastings (Suss. Rec. Soc. xxxvii), pp. xxxviii, xxxix. jt. (with John Goring†) of the estates of Bp. Kemp of London in Surr. and Suss. 12 May 1460-aft. Dec. 1478. SC6/1140/25–27.

Steward for the 3rd and 4th dukes of Norfolk at Bosham, Suss. by Mich. 1453-aft. 1481, barony of Lewes by Mich. 1457-aft. 1481, Bramber and Lewes, Suss. and in Surr. by 1472-aft. 1479; W. Suss. RO, Bosham Acc. 939/II/A19–21; L.E. Moye, ‘Estates and Finances of the Mowbray Fam.’ (Duke Univ. Ph.D. thesis, 1985), 437, 439, 441; KB145/7/21; Arundel Castle mss, A1871; Recs. Rape of Lewes (Suss. Rec. Soc. xliv), 67. constable of Framlingham castle, Suff., and treasurer of the household of the 4th duke prob. by Sept. 1462-aft. June 1466; R. Loder, Hist. Framlingham, 397; Howard Household Bks. ed. Crawford, i. 149, 151, 165–6, 452; Moye, 424; C.F. Richmond, Paston Fam.: Endings, 135n; Norf. RO, Phillips mss, Phi/606/1–8. master forester of St. Leonard’s forest, Grinstead by 1472 – 26 June 1475, jt. with Sir Henry Roos† 26 June 1475-aft. 1479; Moye, 440; DL29/454/7312, 7313; VCH Suss. vi (3), 25. bailiff for the 4th duke, Surr., Suss. at Easter 1474, of rape of Lewes Easter 1475. E368/247, rot. 2d; KB27/855, fines rot. 1d.

Attestor, parlty. election, Norf. 1432.

Commr. of array, Surr., Suss. Apr. 1418, Suss. June 1421; to treat for loans, Norf., Suff. Mar. 1431; take musters May 1442 (force under the earl of Shrewsbury).

Sheriff, Beds. and Bucks. 10 Feb. – 5 Nov. 1430.

Steward of the estates of William de la Pole, earl of Suffolk, Costessey, Norf. by Mich. 1431-aft. Mich. 1432. C.F. Richmond, Paston Fam.: First Phase, 239 (citing Staffs. RO, Stafford fam. mss, D641/3, pkt. 5).

J.p. Norf. 12 Oct. 1431 – Nov. 1432.

Lt. Gisors c. Jan. – Oct. 1436; capt. 18 Oct. 1436–10 Nov. 1437. Letters and Pprs. Illust. Wars of the English ed. Stevenson, ii. 282–5.

Capt. and bailli, Mantes 13 Jan. 1438-c. Sept. 1441, 22 Dec. 1442–26 Aug. 1449, Ibid. i. 460; ii (2), [621]; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, pièces originales 1533/Hoo 2; Add. Chs. 581, 1189, 1478, 3892, 3989, 11975, 12163, 12283, 12291. Verneuil, 29 Sept. 1441-aft. June 1446, Add. Chs. 1203, 12141, 12285. ?Chateau Gaillard 1449. Wars of the English, ii (2), [629].

Master of the household of Richard, duke of York, as lt.-general and governor of France and Normandy by 20 Jan.-aft. July 1442. Add. Chs. 463, 467.

Ambassador to treat for peace with France 9 Sept. 1442, 22 Feb. – 27 June 1444, regarding Hen. VI’s marriage 22 Aug. 1444–11 Apr. 1445. Foedera ed. Rymer (Orig. edn.), xi. 13–14; E364/77, m. N; E404/62/204.

Chancellor in France and Normandy by 19 Dec. 1444 Wars of the English, ii. 360; Add. Ch. 3989. The precise date of his appointment is hard to determine. F. Duchesne, Hist. des Chanceliers et Gardes des Sceaux de France, 448–9, lists him as keeper of the seals 1 Oct. 1435 and chancellor of France 5 Dec. 1436–7 Oct. 1449, but in E403/727, m. 7 (July 1437) the abp. of Rouen is named as chancellor, and Suss. Arch. Collns. viii. 112 shows the abp. still in office 9 Sept. 1442.-1 Oct. 1449. DKR, xlviii. 368, 373; Wars of the English, i. 198–201; Add. Chs. 12283, 12291, 12660.

Jurat, Hythe 2 Feb. 1443–6, 1447 – 64, 1465 – d.; bailiff 1464–5. E. Kent Archs., Hythe recs., jurats’ acct. bks. 1458–65, H 1019, ff. 2, 22, 39, 54, 68, 82, 97v, 109, 151v; 1441–56, H 1055, ff. 29, 65, 111, 126, 141, 154, 168, 184; 1467–84, H 1058, ff. 1, 23, 39, 59, 78v, 96v; jurats’ ct. bk. 1449–67, H 1023, ff. 137v, 153v, 162v, 191v, 202v.

Jurat, Hythe 2 Feb. 1440–3, 1446 – 49, 1450 – 51, 1452 – 54, 1458 – 69; bailiff 1457 – 58, 1469–70. E. Kent Archs., Hythe recs. jurats’ acct. bks. 1458–65, H 1019, ff. 68, 82, 97v, 109, 139, 151v; 1441–56, H 1055, ff. 1, 18, 80, 96, 111, 141, 168; 1467–84, H 1058, ff. 1, 22; jurats’ ct. bks. 1421–41, H 1018, f. 168; 1449–67, H 1023, f. 79.

Cinque Ports’ bailiff to Yarmouth Sept.-Nov. 1464. White and Black Bks. of Cinque Ports (Kent Rec. Ser. xix), 50.

Cinque Ports’ bailiff to Yarmouth Sept. – Nov. 1446, 1450, ?1457. White and Black Bks. of Cinque Ports (Kent Rec. Ser. xix), 21, 27, 38.

Bailiff, Hastings 16 May 1451–22 Apr. 1453; Ibid. 27, 29–31. dep. Nov. 1456. Ibid. 36.

Attestor, parlty. elections, Hants 1419, 1421 (May), 1422, 1427, 1429, 1432, 1433, 1435, 1437, 1442.

Commr. of gaol delivery, Winchester castle Feb. 1418, July 1421, Nov. 1423, Mar. 1437 (q.), Nov. 1442 (q.); C66/400, m. 1d; 404, m. 1d; 412, m. 35d; 440, m. 29d; 455, m. 35d. inquiry, Hants June 1432 (q. trespasses of John Pole), July 1433 (q. treasons and felonies), May 1441 (piracy); to arrest the Grace Dieu of Dartmouth and inquire about its value and ownership, Southampton Jan. 1434; appraise and sell casks of wine washed ashore, Hants Apr. 1435; of array Jan. 1436; oyer and terminer, Hants, Surr., Suss. Sept. 1440; to treat for payment of subsidies, Hants Feb. 1441; for loans June 1446.

Justiciar, bp. of Winchester’s ct. of pavilion, Winchester Sept. 1420, 1421, 1422, 1430. Hants RO, bp. of Winchester’s pipe rolls, 11M59/B1/165–7, 173, 181 (formerly 159421–3, 159429, 159436).

J.p.q. Hants 12 Feb. 1422 – d.

Steward, estates of Hyde abbey, Hants by May 1431. KB27/688, rot. 44.

Attestor, parlty. elections, Southampton 1449 (Feb.), 1449 (Nov.), 1453, 1455.

Water-bailiff, Southampton Mich. 1441–2; bailiff 1442 – 43; mayor 1443 – 44, 1454–5; J.S. Davies, Hist. Southampton, 174; Southampton City Archs., Southampton recs. SC4/2/275; stewards’ bk. SC5/1/6, ff. 3v, 4v; Stewards’ Bks. 1428–34 (Soton. Rec. Soc. 1935), p. viii. alderman 1445 – 47, 1453 – 54, 1460–1. Southampton recs., SC4/2/277–8; Southampton Terrier 1454 (Soton. Rec. Ser. xv), no. 521.

Commr. of inquiry, Southampton Jan. 1444, June 1449 (piracy), Hants Feb. 1451 (assaults on Genoese merchants and mariners), Dec. 1451 (concealments of customs dues, non-residence and misdeeds of customs officials); gaol delivery, Southampton Nov. 1454; C66/479, m. 20d – as ex officio mayor. to seize a consignment of wine Feb. 1455; assign archers Dec. 1457.

Searcher of ships, Kingston-upon-Hull 13 Oct. 1408 – 3 Jan. 1409.

Controller of customs, Kingston-upon-Hull 14 Jan. 1409 – 26 Oct. 1414.

Bailiff, Kingston-upon-Hull Mich. 1419–20; mayor 1424 – 25, 1428 – 29, 1437 – 38; auditor of the chamberlains’ accts. 1434 – 35, 1439 – 40, 1444–5; Hull Hist. Centre, Kingston-upon-Hull recs., chamberlains’ accts. 1434–5, 1439–40, 1444–5, BRF 2/354, 356, 361. alderman of St. Mary’s ward 23 May 1440 – d.

Surveyor of an impost on shipping, Kingston-upon-Hull 28 Nov. 1427–37.

Commr. to treat for loans, Kingston-upon-Hull May 1442.