HERT, Richard, of Portsmouth, Hants.
Bailiff, Portsmouth Mich. 1424–5.
Bailiff, Portsmouth Mich. 1424–5.
Attestor, parlty. elections, Gloucester 1460, 1467, 1472.
Steward, Gloucester Mich. 1456–7; bailiff 1459 – 60, 1470–1.
Commr. of gaol delivery, Gloucester Nov. 1456.
Commr. to arrest ships, E. Eng. Feb. 1430, E. Anglia Mar. 1438; take musters, Kent Apr. 1430.
Clerk of John Iwardby, clerk of the receipt of the Exchequer, by Mar. 1431–d.
Attestor, parlty. election, Northumb. ?1437, ?1442, 1449 (Feb.).
?Escheator, Northumb. 5 Nov. 1439 – 4 Nov. 1440.
Sheriff, Northumb. 4 Nov. 1440–1, 8 Nov. 1451–2, 17 Nov. 1456 – 17 Nov. 1457.
Commr. to arrest ships June 1442; victual Roxburgh castle, Northumb., Yorks., Newcastle-upon-Tyne Nov. 1443; of inquiry, Northumb. May 1445, Feb. 1459 (smuggling), Wales and the marches Mar. 1460 (lands of the duke of York and earl of Salisbury); weirs, co. Durham May 1451;
Jt. keeper of the seas 26 June-1 Nov. 1442.
Lt. to Henry Percy, Lord Poynings and earl of Northumberland, warden of the east march, in Redesdale, Northumb. by 13 Nov. 1446–d.
Conservator of the truce between Eng. and Scotland Oct. 1449, July 1451, Apr. 1453, Apr. 1457, July 1459.
Diplomatic envoy to Scotland July 1458, July 1459.
Jt. constable of Bamburgh castle 17 July 1459–d.
Jt. master-forester and steward of the lordship of Bamburgh 29 May 1460–d.
J.p. Northumb. 25 June 1460 – d.
Clerk to the justiciar of Cheshire, Flint and N. Wales 4 Sept. 1441 – ?May 1450.
Attestor, parlty. elections, Cornw. 1426, 1433, 1435, 1436.
Attestor, parlty. elections, Cornw. 1414 (Nov.), 1426, 1427.
J.p. Cornw. 20 July 1424 – Feb. 1432.
Vice-admiral of Thomas Beaufort, duke of Exeter, admiral of Eng. by 1424–5.
Sheriff, Cornw. 15 Jan. – 12 Dec. 1426, 5 Nov. 1433 – 3 Nov. 1434.
Commr. of oyer and terminer, Devon Feb. 1428 (Sir John Dynham’s assault on Stephen Giffard); arrest Nov. 1428, Cornw. May 1431; to treat for loans, Devon, Cornw. Mar. 1431; assess a tax, Cornw. Apr. 1431; restore ships June 1431; of inquiry Aug. 1431 (offences of Richard Penpons* and Robert Treage*), Devon Dec. 1431, Devon, Cornw. July 1432 (piracy), Cornw. Dec. 1432 (offences of Penpons and Treage), June 1433, Apr., Dec. 1434 (piracy); array, Cornw. May 1435.
Keeper of the seal of the statute merchant, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 12 Sept. 1423-between 20 May 1428 and 6 Apr. 1430.
Commr. Northumb., Newcastle-upon-Tyne Feb. 1428 – Jan. 1436.
Attestor, parlty. elections, Notts. 1423, 1429, 1433.