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HEYREMAN, Robert, of Cambridge.

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Attestor, parlty. election, Cambridge 1435.

Treasurer, Cambridge Sept. 1431–2; Cambs. Archs., Cambridge bor. recs., treasurers’ acct. 1431–2, City/PB Box X/70/7. bailiff 1436 – 37, 1438 – 39, 1440–1. JUST 3/220/2, rots. 108, 150; 3, rots. 80, 84.

Main residence: Cambridge.
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HEYDON, John (d.1479), of Baconsthorpe, Norf.

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s. of William Baxter of Heydon, Norf. H.R. Castor, Blood and Roses, 42; Paston Letters ed. Davis, i. 264. educ. ?M. Temple. Readers and Readings (Selden Soc. supp. ser. xiii), 14; B. Cozens-Hardy, ‘Norfolk Lawyers’, Norf. Archaeology, xxxiii. 280. m. Eleanor, da. of Edmund Wynter I*, The Commons 1386-1421, iv. 927-8. 1s. Norf. RO, Norwich consist. ct., Reg. Caston, ff. 49-50; C140/72/72.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Norf. 1435, 1442, 1472.

Commr. of inquiry, Norf., Suff. Feb. 1433 (shipping of wool and other merchandise from Great Yarmouth without payment of customs or other dues), Nov. 1437 (illegal export of wool and other merchandise), Norf. Mar. 1442 (information of William Dallyng), Norf., Suff. Feb. 1448 (concealments), Norf. Feb. 1452 (treasons of John Brethenham), Suff. Aug. 1452 (lands and goods of a suicide), Norf. July 1455 (lands and heir of Thomas Hoo I*, Lord Hoo and Hastings), Norf., Suff. July 1459 (spoil of Scottish ship), Norf. Mar. 1460 (treasons and other offences committed on estates of Yorkist lords), Oct. 1470 (felonies, murders, homicides and other offences), Feb. 1471 (petition of Great Yarmouth); sewers May 1438, July 1452; oyer and terminer, Suff. May 1438 (theft of wheat at Ipswich), Northants. Sept. 1444 (felonies, trespasses and other offences), Suff. Dec. 1447 (those associated with Sir Robert Wingfield* in his wrongdoings), Norf. Sept. 1452; gaol delivery, Huntingdon Mar. 1441 (q.), Norwich castle Feb. 1442, Feb. 1445 (q.), Mar. 1446 (q.), Nov. 1447 (q.), Mar. 1449, May 1449 (q.), Feb. 1450, May 1456 (q.), Apr. (q.), Dec. 1457, Bishop’s Lynn Feb. 1443 (q.), Nov. 1446 (q.), Nov. 1449 (q.), June 1451 (q.), Dec. 1453 (q.), Mar. 1455 (q.), Mar., Nov. 1456, East Dereham July 1444 (q.), Bury St. Edmunds Nov. 1445, May 1446, Great Yarmouth June 1448 (q.), June 1450 (q.), Ipswich Oct. 1455 (q.), Oct. 1457 (q.); C66/449, m. 28d; 451, m. 10d; 455, m. 11d; 458, m. 17d; 459, m. 1d; 461, mm. 8d, 29d; 463, m. 24d; 465, mm. 7d, 22d; 467, mm. 9d, 26d; 470, mm. 10d, 11d; 471, m. 13d; 473, m. 17d; 478, m. 21d; 479, m. 12d; 481, mm. 17d, 20d, 24d; 482, mm. 8d, 16d; 484, m. 2d, 13d. to distribute tax allowance, Norf. June 1445, July 1446; treat for loans Sept. 1449, May 1455; PPC, vi. 238 hold assize of novel disseisin July 1452, Aug. 1457 (q.); C66/474, m. 13d; 483, m. 16d. assign archers Dec. 1457; of array Sept. 1458, Feb., Dec. 1459; arrest Dec. 1458, June 1460; to resist Richard, earl of Warwick, and his supporters Feb. 1460; compel organization of coastal watches Mar. 1460.

Chief steward for Sir John Clifton of Buckenham, Norf. 1434–47, R. Virgoe, ‘The Earlier Knyvetts’, Norf. Archaeology, xli. 13. Ralph, Lord Cromwell, in Norf. by Mich. 1435–1449 or later, Norf. RO, Norf. Rec. Soc. mss, 14195. Thomas Brouns, bp. of Norwich, bef. Dec. 1445, E.F. Jacob, ‘Two Documents Relating to Thomas Brouns’, Norf. Archaeology, xxxiii. 446. Sir Andrew Ogard* ?1447–1454, Norf. Rec. Soc. mss, 14195; C.F. Richmond, Paston Fam.: Endings, 177. Elizabeth, Lady Dacre, in Norf. by Mich. 1456, C.F. Richmond, Paston Fam.: First Phase, 211n; Norf. Rec. Soc. mss, 18533. Isabel, Lady Morley, by Mich. 1463; Add. 34123A. steward at Wells and Sheringham, Norf. for Humphrey Stafford, duke of Buckingham, by Mich. 1447, of Costessy, Norf. for Alice de la Pole, duchess of Suffolk, by Mich. 1450. C. Rawcliffe, Staffords, 204; Richmond, First Phase, 240.

Recorder of Norwich, Mich. 1435-bef. May 1437. Norf. RO, Norwich city recs., chamberlains’ accts., 1384–1448, NCR 18a, f. 213v; P. Maddern, Violence and Social Order, 191.

Dep. of Sir William Phelip†, chief steward duchy of Lancaster south parts 1437 – May 1441; justice itinerant (q.) for the duchy in S. Wales, 3 Mar. 1440; jt. steward (with Sir Thomas Tuddenham*), of the duchy in Norf., Suff. and Cambs. 24 Nov. 1443–1461; dep. of William de la Pole, marquess of Suffolk, and Tuddenham, jt. stewards duchy of Lancaster north parts 1444. R. Somerville, Duchy, i. 425, 430, 594; DL42/18, f. 145.

Attorney for duchy of Lancaster 1438–60. Somerville, 453.

J.p.q. Norf. 28 May 1441 – Oct. 1450, 28 Mar. 1455 – Aug. 1457, 1 Dec. 1457 – Nov. 1460, Norwich 24 Aug. 1446–?, Bishop’s Lynn 9 July 1451–61, Great Yarmouth 14 June 1459–61.

Main residence: Baconsthorpe, Norf.
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HEXTALL, William, of Hextall and Bromley, Staffs. and East Peckham, Kent.

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s. and h. of Isabel (fl.1458); Staffs. RO, Sutherland mss, D593/A/2/22/49; CP40/788, rot. 19. er. bro. of Thomas*. m. (1) by Nov. 1427, Margaret (b.c.1411), da. of William Bromley of Gerards Bromley, Staffs. and sis. and h. of John Bromley (d.1427), 1s. d.v.p. 2da.; (2) Joan, wid. of Nicholas James* and Roger Ellingbridge (d.1437) of Elmbridge, Worcs., and Croydon, Surr., 1da. Dist. Kent 1458.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Staffs. 1427, Kent 1450.

Under sheriff, Staffs. 1431–5. Wm. Salt. Arch. Soc. xvii. 281, 299.

Escheator, Staffs. 7 Nov. 1435–6, Kent and Mdx. 6 Nov. 1444–5. CFR, xvi. 253; xvii. 304.

Receiver of Kent and Surr. estates of Humphrey, earl of Stafford and duke of Buckingham, 28 May 1438-aft. Nov. 1457. C. Rawcliffe, Staffords, 212.

Commr. of array, Kent Apr. 1450, Aug. 1453, Sept. 1458, Dec. 1459, Feb. 1460; to assess subsidy Aug. 1450; raise money for an expeditionary force Jan. 1452; of arrest Feb. 1452; oyer and terminer May 1452, Nov. 1457; to take assize of novel disseisin June 1452, Feb. 1454; C66/474, m. 13d; 478, m. 18d. distribute an allowance on a tax June 1453; of gaol delivery, Maidstone July 1453, Feb. 1457; C66/477, m. 36d; 482, m. 11d. inquiry, Kent Nov. 1453 (seizure of a ship), Jan. 1454 (arrest of Thomas Bigg); to assign archers Dec. 1457; take musters, Sandwich May 1460.

J.p. Kent 27 Nov. 1455–2 Dec. 1458. He was not of the quorum, but he sat regularly: E101/567/3/9.

Teller of the Exchequer 27 Nov. 1455 – 12 Oct. 1456, 1 Oct. 1460 – bef.Mar. 1464; clerk of the Receipt aft. 28 Feb. 1459–1 Oct. 1460. PRO List ‘Exchequer Officers’, 205–6, 228.

Steward of Archbishop Bourgchier’s hundred of Toltingtrough, Kent by 4 Oct. 1456. KB9/283/39.

Main residences: Hextall; Bromley, Staffs.; East Peckham, Kent.
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HEXTALL, Thomas (d.1486), of Dover, Kent.

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s. and h. of Isabel (fl.1458); Staffs. RO, Sutherland mss, D593/A/2/22/49; CP40/788, rot. 19. yr. bro. of William*. m. (1) by Apr. 1446, Surr. Hist. Centre, Woking, Loseley mss, LM/2011/40. Anne, da. and coh. of Nicholas James*, 1s.; (2) by 20 Aug. 1472, C67/49, m. 20. Joan, wid. of Richard Cock* and John Copledyke*, 1s.
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Attestor, parlty. election, Kent 1453.

Clerk of the household of Humphrey Stafford, earl of Stafford and (from 1444) duke of Buckingham by Mich. 1441-aft. Mich. 1451. Staffs. RO, Stafford fam. mss, D641/1/2/168, m. 2; SC6/1305/4, m. 4.

Bailiff of Hythe, by appointment of the duke of Buckingham during archiepiscopal vacancy at Canterbury 25 June 1452 – 25 Apr. 1453, 28 Apr. 1454-bef. Feb. 1455. E. Kent Archs., Hythe recs., jurats’ acct. bk. 1441–56, H 1055, ff. 153v, 167v, 182v; ct. bk. 1449–67, H1023, ff. 44v, 52.

Receiver of the Cinque Ports for the duke of Buckingham by Sept. 1454 – 14 June 1460; ?for Richard Neville, earl of Warwick, 7 May 1461–10 May 1470. C. Rawcliffe, Staffords, 119; E101/54/17; CPR, 1461–7, p. 45; 1467–77, p. 209.

Jurat, Dover 8 Sept. 1457–8, 1462 – 63, 1470 – 71, 1472 – 73, 1475 – 77, 1479 – 80, 1482 – 85; mayor 1458 – 59, 1467 – 70, 1473 – 75, 1477 – 79, 1481–2. Add. 29616, ff. 3, 15, 28, 40, 53, 68, 88, 103, 121, 137, 152, 168, 182, 196, 215, 230, 242, 254.

Commr. to purvey munitions for Dover castle Sept. 1457; of inquiry, Kent May 1458 (piracy); to maintain ships in the port of Sandwich Dec. 1459; to arrest ships Mar. 1460.

Cinque Ports’ bailiff at Yarmouth Sept. – Nov. 1465.

Warden of Dover 9 July 1471-Sept. 1472. Ibid. f. 68.

Main residence: Dover, Kent.
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HEWSTER, Thomas (d.1439), of Worcester and Cowsden, Worcs.

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s. and h. of Robert Hewster (fl.1408) of Lichfield, Staffs., by his w. Sarah. His parentage is proved by a final concord levied in 1412, where he is described as ‘Thomas, son of Robert Hewster of Lichfield’: CP25(1)/211/21/70. Robert and his w. Sarah, as resident in Lichfield, paid 3s. to the poll tax of 1379: Wm. Salt Arch. Soc. xvii. 163. Robert lived to see at least the beginning of his son’s career. In Nov. 1408 he was party to a fine concerning property in Great Barr: CP25(1)/211/21/54. m. (1) by Mich. 1405, Eleanor, wid. of Henry Brown (fl.1402) of Lichfield, Staffs., s.p.; (2) by 18 Jan. 1417, Elizabeth (fl.1462), da. and h. of Thomas Lyttleton (d.1422/3) of Frankley, Worcs., by Maud Quatermayns (d. by 1448), ?4s. inc. Edmund Westcote†, 4da. According to a lost memorial window in Frankley church: Genealogist, n.s. xxxviii. 19.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Worcs. 1425, 1429, 1432, 1435.

Second prothonotary, ct. of c.p. Easter 1403-Mich. 1416; first prothonotary Hil. 1417 – d.

Master, guild of St. Mary, Lichfield Dec. 1405–6, 1412–14. T. Harwood, Lichfield, 401–2.

Associate justice of assize, Berks., Oxon., Worcs. by Mar. 1406 – aft.Feb. 1428.

J.p. Staffs. 20 Feb. 1407 – Mar. 1410, Mar. 1410-July 1415 (q.), 4 Dec. 1417-July 1423 (q.), Worcs. 12 Feb. 1422-July 1424 (q.), 20 July 1424-Dec. 1431, 14 Apr. 1435–d. (q.)

Commr. of gaol delivery, Oxford castle, bef. Oct. 1408, Feb. 1416, Feb. 1438, castles of Gloucester, Oxford, Worcester July 1414, Worcester Aug. 1416 (q.), Feb. 1417, Feb. 1426, May 1427, Feb. 1429, Mar. 1431, June 1432, July, Nov. 1433, Feb., Mar. 1437, July 1438, Gloucester, Hereford, Oxford, Shrewsbury, Stafford, Worcester Feb. 1420, June 1421, Jan., July 1422, Feb. 1423, July 1424, June 1426, Gloucester, Worcester July 1425, Stafford May 1426, Gloucester Feb., June, July 1428, Feb. 1439, Hereford June 1428, Feb. 1431, Feb. 1432, Jan. 1438, Jan. 1439, Gloucester, Oxford July 1430, Hereford, Worcester Feb. 1433, Shrewsbury Feb. 1434, Gloucester, Hereford, Oxford, Shrewsbury, Stafford, Windsor, Worcester Feb. 1435, Hereford, Oxford, Worcester July 1437; inquiry, Oxon. June 1414 (riots at Nuneham), Berks., Glos., Herefs., Oxon., Salop, Staffs., Worcs. Feb. 1422 (escapes); oyer and terminer, Glos. July 1414 (counterfeiters), Oxon. Aug. 1416 (complaint by abbot of Abingdon against Sir John Drayton†), Dec. 1418 (dispute between the abbot of Oseney and men of Oxford), Worcs. Jan. 1439 (treasons, etc.); to take assizes of novel disseisin, Glos. Feb. 1427, July 1428, Feb. 1434, Oxon. June 1435; treat for loans, Worcs. Mar. 1430, Mar. 1431; assess subsidy Jan. 1436.

Main residences: Worcester; Cowsden, Worcs.
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HEWORTH, Robert (d.1461), of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumb. and London.

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prob. s. of Robert Heworth (fl.1425) of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. educ. L. Inn, adm. by Christmas 1423. L. Inn Adm. i. 4. m. Joan, prob. da. of William Lambarde of London by his w. Joan, CCR, 1429-35, pp. 42, 233; Guildhall Lib. London, commissary ct. wills, 9171/5, f. 316. 1s. 1da.
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Pensioner, L. Inn ?Mich. 1433–4; He is known to have been pensioner at some date before Mar. 1437: L. Inn Black Bks. i. 7. That officer can be identified for most years but not for 1433–4. governor 1435 – 36, 1441 – 42, 1445 – 46, 1451 – 52, 1455 – 56, 1458 – 59; auditor of the pensioner’s acct. 1446–7. Ibid. i. 5, 8, 11, 16, 17, 21, 27, 33.

J.p. of Robert Neville, bp. of Durham’s liberty of Norhamshire and Islandshire May 1438–d. DURH3/42, m. 7.

Under sheriff, London by Oct. 1439-July 1441. CP40/718, rot. 323; N.L. Ramsey, ‘The English Legal Profession’ (Cambridge Univ. Ph. D. thesis, 1985, app. p. xliv.

Commr. of inquiry, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Dec. 1446 (evasions), Northumb., Newcastle-upon-Tyne Feb. 1448 (concealments), Mdx. Dec. 1458 (ravishment of a ward); gaol delivery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne July 1448 (q.), Oct. 1449 (q.), Jan. 1452 (q.), July 1454 (q.), Westminster July 1454 (q.); C66/466, m. 38d; 470, m. 10d; 474, m. 16d; 478, mm. 9d, 13d. oyer and terminer, Northumb. May 1449 (treasons), Eng. Feb. 1451 (soldiers’ complaints against Thomas Hoo I*, Lord Hoo); weirs, Newcastle-upon-Tyne July 1454; sewers, Essex Nov. 1454, Feb. 1456, June 1461.

Main residences: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumb.; London.
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HEWET, Thomas, of Leicester.

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prob. s. and h. of John Hewet*.
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Attestor, parlty. election, Leicester 1450.

Jt. dep. bailiff (to John Norris*), Leicester by Mich. 1437-Mich. 1441. Leicester Bor. Recs. ed. Bateson, ii. 451.

Main residence: Leicester.
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