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GODFREY, John, of Winchelsea, Suss.

Family and Education
m. (1) Alice, Assumed from the dedication of the chantry founded by Godfrey’s da. 1da.; (2) by Apr. 1428, Joan (fl.1445). Huntington Lib. San Marino, California, Battle Abbey mss, deed 869.
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Commr. to ship grain to Calais, Suss. Jan. 1417; conscript mariners for ships to resist the King’s enemies, Winchelsea June 1436; of arrest Dec. 1450 (pirates).

Jurat, Winchelsea Easter 1430 – 31, 11 June 1433-Easter 1434, 1440–7; Cott. Julius BIV, ff. 42–43v, 51v, 64, 65v, 72, 73v. mayor 1431 – 11 June 1433, Easter 1438–9. Ibid. ff. 40, 41, 51v; Battle Abbey mss, deed 686; White and Black Bks. of Cinque Ports (Kent Rec. Ser. xix), 10.

Main residence: Winchelsea, Suss.
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Commons 1422-1461
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GODELOK, Geoffrey (d.1452), of Isleworth, Mdx.

Family and Education
m. bef. May 1443, Elizabeth (d.1485/6), da. and h. of Richard Maidstone*, CCR, 1441-7, p. 206. ?2da.
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Jt. spigurnel of the Chancery by 8 Mar. 1442 – bef.July 1446, sole by July 1446–d. CPR, 1441–6, pp. 84, 459.

Bailiff, New Romney, Kent ?1443, 1445–d. E. Kent Archs., New Romney recs., list of bailiffs, NR/Z 27; feet of fines, NR/JBr8/3, 4, 6; White and Black Bks. of Cinque Ports (Kent Rec. Ser. xix), 23; Reg. Daniel Rough (Kent Rec. Ser. xvi), pp. l-lv.

Main residence: Isleworth, Mdx.
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GLOVER, John, of Warwick.

Family and Education
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?Auditor, lands late of Edmund Tudor, earl of Richmond, and the bpric. of Durham 21 May 1458–?, N. Wales and Cheshire 11 Aug. 1458–?, ldship. of Denbigh, late of Richard, duke of York, 17 June 1460–?

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Main residence: Warwick.
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GLOUCESTER, John III (c.1414-?1479), of Southwark, Surr. and London.

Family and Education
b. c.1414, CCR, 1422-9, pp. 172-3. s. of John Gloucester I*. m. Joan, ?1da.
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Attestor, parlty. election, Southwark 1453.

Constable, Southwark by 27 Feb. 1453–? C219/16/2.

Coroner, Surr. 19 Oct. 1457–12 July 1461. C242/11/24; KB9/288/39; 295/2, 30; CCR, 1461–8, p. 42.

Commr. of inquiry, Sandwich Jan. 1458 (piracy), Southwark June 1460 (prostitutes), river Thames Feb. 1477 (theft of swans).

Collector of customs and subsidies, Sandwich 21 Nov. 1458–15 Jan. 1460. Gloucester accounted from 17 Dec. 1458 to 16 Jan. 1460: E356/20, rots. 43, 43d.

City of London bailiff for Southwark 23 Feb. 1460–?d. Corp. London RO, jnl. 6, f. 200v; 8, f. 205v.

Main residences: Southwark, Surr.; London.
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GLOUCESTER, John II (d.c.1469), of London and Willesden, Mdx. and Kimpton, Herts.

Family and Education
educ. adm. L. Inn May 1451. L. Inn Adm. i. 11. m. (1) bef. 1449, Joan, 1da.; (2) aft. Feb. 1462, Margery.
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Attestor, parlty. election, Mdx. 1449 (Nov.).

Clerk of the Exchequer by Dec. 1436 – 7 July 1452; of the pipe 7 July 1452-bef. 14 Jan. 1462. PRO List, ‘Exchequer Offs.’, 64.

J.p.q. Mdx. 4 Apr. 1455 – d.

Commr. of array, Mdx. Dec. 1457, Sept. 1461, Apr., Dec. 1465, Feb. 1467.

Tax assessor, Mdx. July 1463.

Main residences: London; Willesden, Mdx.; Kimpton, Herts.
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GIRLINGTON, William (d.1444), of York.

Family and Education
yr. s. of John Girlington of Girlington, Yorks. m. (1) Emma; (2) Joan Golding (d.1457), s.p. Collectanea Topographia et Genealogica ed. Nichols, vi. 190.
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Attestor, parlty. election, York 1433, 1435.

Chamberlain, York 3 Feb. 1421–2; sheriff 29 Sept. 1426–7; member of the council of 24 by 2 July 1428-bef. Feb.1440; mayor 3 Feb. 1440–1; member of the council of 12 by 3 Feb. 1441–d. York City Chamberlains’ Acct. Rolls (Surtees Soc. cxcii), 209–10; York Memo. Bk. ii (Surtees Soc. cxxv), 175.

Commr. to assess alien subsidy, York Feb. 1440.

Main residence: York.
Girdelyngton, Gyrlington
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GIRLINGTON, Nicholas (d.1464), of York.

Family and Education
m. Elizabeth, 2s. 1da.
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Commr. of sewers, Essex June 1448, ?Yorks. (W. Riding), Lincs. June 1455; inquiry, London, Mdx. Aug. 1450 (armaments withdrawn from the Tower of London), Newcastle-upon-Tyne July 1453 (negligence of customers); gaol delivery, York castle Apr. 1454 (q.), abbey of York Feb. 1456, York castle Apr. 1457 (q.), Jan. 1458 (q.), Aug. 1460 (q.); C66/478, m. 12d; 481, m. 17d; 482, m. 8d; 484, m. 2d; 489, m. 11d. to assign archers, Yorks. Dec. 1457; of arrest Feb. 1462; weirs June 1462; oyer and terminer, Northumb., Newcastle-upon-Tyne Nov. 1462.

J.p.q. Yorks. (N. Riding) 5 Nov. 1451 – June 1455, 5 Apr. 1458 – Mar. 1460, Aug. 1460 – May 1461, 1 Nov. 1461 – d., palatinate of Durham 12 Feb. 1463–?d.

Justice of assize and gaol delivery, palatinate of Durham 10 July 1454 – aft.Dec. 1455, 13 Jan. 1463–?d.; 2nd justice of palatinate ?Mich. 1454-c.1458.

Main residence: York.
Gerlyngton, Girdlyngton, Grelyngton
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