GRENEFELD, John I (d.c.1447), of Winchester, Hants.
Attestor, parlty. election, Hants 1437.
Attestor, parlty. election, Hants 1437.
Mayor, Kingston-upon-Hull Mich. 1421–2;
Treasurer, Sandwich Dec. 1453–4; common councillor 1454 – 57; jurat 1457 – 58, 1460 – 66, 1467 – 68; mayor 1458 – 60, 1466 – 67; alderman of the 3rd ward by Dec. 1467; dep. mayor Apr. 1468.
Commr. to take musters, Sandwich Dec. 1459; of inquiry Dec. 1459 (treasons).
Cinque Ports’ bailiff to Yarmouth Sept.-Nov. 1463.
Commr. Rutland Dec. 1433 – May 1437.
J.p. Rutland 28 May 1435 – Nov. 1437.
Attestor, parlty. elections, Kent 1429, 1432, 1453, 1460.
Commr. of inquiry, Kent Feb. 1428 (wastes by farmers of land belonging to Newington rectory), Oct. 1428 (complaint of Portguese merchants of theft of merchandise from a wrecked ship), Cinque Ports, Kent (q.) Nov. 1434 (piracy), Kent July 1439 (evasion of customs, concealments), Oct. 1439 (breach of statutes against forestallers and regrators), Winchelsea Apr. 1451 (capture of a Portuguese vessel), Cinque Ports May 1458 (piracy), Dec. 1459 (treasons committed by prisoners in Sandwich castle gaol); to assess liability to contribute to parlty. grant, Kent Apr. 1431; treat for payment of subsidies Feb. 1441; of oyer and terminer Nov. 1457; arrest Feb. 1463; gaol delivery, Canterbury castle May 1473 (q.).
Steward of Dover castle and of the admiralty ct. by Sept. 1433-aft. Sept. 1464.
Jurat, Winchelsea Easter 1441–3.
Cinque Ports’ bailiff to Yarmouth Sept.-Nov. 1441.
J.p.q. Kent 18 July 1471 – Nov. 1473.
Attestor, parlty. elections, Mdx. 1411, 1414 (Nov.), 1415, 1417, 1421 (May), 1421 (Dec.), 1422, 1425, 1431, 1432, 1437, 1442, 1447, 1449 (Feb.), 1449 (Nov.).
Commr. Essex, Herts., Suff., Mdx. Feb. 1416 – Oct. 1455; of gaol delivery, Cambs. Feb. 1427, Norf. July 1433, Cambs. July 1434.
J.p. Mdx. 12 Feb. 1422 – Nov. 1439, 8 July 1440 – d.
Controller of tunnage and poundage, London 11 Mar. 1426 – aft.10 Mar. 1432.
Steward of the estates of Philip Morgan, bp. of Ely, bef. Oct. 1435.
Collector of customs and subsidies, Ipswich 10 May 1437–22 Feb. 1441.
Attestor, parlty. elections, Northants. 1416 (Mar.), 1422, 1425, 1427, 1429, 1431, 1433, 1435, 1437, 1447.
Commr. to treat for loans, Northants. Mar. 1422, Mar. 1431, Nov. 1440, Mar., May, Aug. 1442, June 1446, Sept. 1449; of arrest May 1422 (William Beaufo* and others), July 1456; to take assize of novel disseisin, Warws. Oct. 1425;
J.p. Northants. 7 July 1423 – May 1446, 5 May 1448 – July 1459.
Sheriff, Northants. 4 Nov. 1441 – 6 Nov. 1442, 4 Nov. 1454–5.
Attestor, parlty. elections, Leicester ?1453, 1455.
Steward of the fair, Leicester Mich. 1450–1, 1453 – 54; mayor 1457–8.
Attestor, parlty. elections, Leicester ?1453, 1455.
Mayor, Leicester Mich. 1445–6; steward of the fair 1449–50.