Commons 1422-1461

Attestor, parlty. elections, Colchester 1455, 1459.

Alderman, Colchester Sept. 1451–3, 1455 – 57, 1458 – 59, 1460 – 61, 1463 – 64, 1466 – 67, 1476 – 78, 1480 – 82, 1484 – 85; claviger 1452 – 53, 1458–9; Ct. rolls, D/B 5 Cr64, m. 1; 65, m. 1; 66, m. 1; 67, m. 1; 69, m. 1; 71, m. 1; 72, m. 1; 73, m. 1; 76, m. 1; 77, m. 1; 78, m. 1; 79, m. 1; 81, m. 1. bailiff 1454 – 55, 1459 – 60, 1461 – 62, 1465 – 66, 1468 – 69, 1470 – 71, 1473 – 74, 1478 – 79, 1483 – 84; coroner 1455 – 57, 1460 – 61; j.p. 1463 – 64, 1466 – 67, 1477 – 78, 1481 – 82, 1484–5. VCH Essex, ix. 377.

Commr. to urge the raising of a fleet against the King’s enemies of France and Scotland, Suff., Essex, Herts. June 1461; But it is possible that this commr. was a namesake. of gaol delivery, Colchester Feb. 1480. C66/544, m. 1d.

?Attestor, parlty. elections, Colchester 1429, 1467.

Councillor, Colchester Sept. 1432–3, 1443 – 44; alderman 1447 – 49, 1452 – 53, 1455 – 56, 1459 – 60, 1463 – 64; coroner 1447 – 48, 1459 – 60; j.p. 1448 – 49, 1463 – 64; bailiff 1451 – 52, 1453 – 54, 1456 – 57, 1458 – 59, 1462 – 63, 1466 – 67; claviger 1452 – 53, 1455 – 56, 1460–1. Essex RO, Colchester bor. recs., ct. rolls, D/B 5 Cr51, m. 1; 59, m. 1; 62, m. 1; 63, m. 1; 65, m. 1; 66, m. 1; 70, m. 1; 71, m. 1; 72, m. 1; VCH Essex, ix. 377.

Attestor, parlty. elections, Rutland 1429, 1433, 1435, 1437, 1447, 1449 (Feb.), 1450, 1453, 1460, 1467, 1478.

Sheriff, Rutland 5 Nov. 1430 – 26 Nov. 1431, 4 Nov. 1441 – 6 Nov. 1442, 3 Dec. 1450 – 8 Nov. 1451, 17 Nov. 1456 – 7 Nov. 1457, 5 Nov. 1464–5, 5 Nov. 1469 – 6 Nov. 1470.

Commr. to distribute allowance on tax, Rutland June 1445, July 1446; of inquiry Feb. 1448 (concealments); array Dec. 1449, Mar. 1472; to assess subsidies Aug. 1450, July 1463, Apr. 1483 (on aliens); of gaol delivery, Oakham Feb. 1454, Jan. 1456, Nov. 1459, June 1463; C66/478, m.11d; 481, m.20d; 488, m. 23d; 505, m. 6d. to assign archers, Rutland Dec. 1457; make arrest June 1461.

J.p. Rutland 12 Apr. 1446 – Nov. 1473, 10 Feb. 1481 – d.

Attestor, parlty. elections, Rutland 1407, 1420, 1421 (May), 1423, 1425, 1426.

Coroner, Rutland by May 1391.

J.p. Rutland 12 Nov. 1397–9, 16 May 1401 – Dec. 1416; ex officio (as steward of the duchy of Lancaster, north parts), Derbys., Leics., Lincs., Northants., Northumb., Notts., Rutland, Staffs., Westmld., Yorks. 1 Dec. 1416 – d.

Keeper of the park of Flitteris in the forest of Leighfield and the warrens of the lordship of Oakham for Edward, earl of Rutland, 1 Nov. 1399 – d.

Commr. Rutland, Northants., Lincs., Leics. Dec. 1399 – July 1426; of gaol delivery, Oakham Oct. 1412, Oct. 1413, June 1418, Oakham castle June 1422. C66/391, m. 5d; 401, m. 22d; 406, m. 16d.

Steward, abbot of Westminster at Oakham by 1400. Agrarian Hist. of Eng. and Wales, 1348–1500, ed. Miller, 375.

Verderer, royal forest of Rutland to 19 Aug. 1401, Rockingham forest, Northants. bef. 1415 – d.

Escheator, Rutland 1 Dec. 1405 – 9 Nov. 1406, Rutland and Northants. 12 Nov. 1414 – 14 Dec. 1415.

Sheriff, Rutland Mich. 1407 – 15 Nov. 1408, 3 Nov. 1412 – 6 Nov. 1413.

Mayor, staple of Calais by May 1411–? Foedera ed. Rymer (orig. edn.), viii. 681.

Ambassador to treat for truce with king of France and duke of Burgundy May 1411. Ibid.

Searcher of ships at Plymouth and Fowey, Cornw. 9 Feb. 1412 – Mar. 1413.

Speaker 1416 (Oct.), 1417, 1419, 1422.

Steward of the duchy of Lancaster, north parts, 1 Dec. 1416 – d.; chief steward of the duchy estates in Lancs. and Cheshire 22 Feb. 1417 – 9 July 1425, for Hen. V’s feoffees in Lancs. 1422 – 23.

Justice of the great sessions, lordship of Cantreff Selyff c. 1422 – 24.

Parlty. proxy for abbot of Croyland, Lincs. 1425, 1426. SC10/48/2383, 2390.

Attestor, parlty. election, London 1420.

Parlty. proxy for the abbot of Croyland 1410, 1414 (Apr.), 1429. SC10/48/2390: not 1425 as given in the earlier biography.

Commr. Norf., Suff., Herts., Bucks., Mdx. Jan. 1416 – July 1438; of oyer and terminer, Herts., Bucks. July 1430. CPR, 1429–36, p. 75; KB9/225/41.

Collector of a royal loan, Herts. Jan. 1420.

J.p. Herts. 12 Feb. 1422–9.

Escheator, Essex and Herts. 24 Jan. – 17 Dec. 1426.

Attestor parlty. elections, London 1421 (Dec.), 1423, 1427, 1431, 1432, 1433, 1437.

Warden, Mercers’ Co. 7 July 1417–18, 1424 – 25, 1430 – 31, 1436 – 37.

Auditor of London 21 Sept. 1426–8.

Constable of the staple, Westminster 7 July 1433–5. C267/8/38–39.

Tax collector, London Apr. 1440.

Commr. to search dwellings and warehouses of Genoese merchants and confiscate their goods, London Aug. 1458. Subsequently cancelled: CPR, 1452–61, p. 444.

Alderman, Farringdon Without Ward 8 Mar. – 17 Nov. 1460, Billingsgate Ward 17 Nov. 1460 – d.; sheriff, London and Mdx. 21 Sept. 1460–1; auditor 21 Sept. 1463-bef. 30 Aug. 1464. Corp. London RO, jnl. 6, ff. 21, 205, 278.

Master, Ironmongers’ Co., London, 20 Mar. 1463–4. CPR, 1461–7, p. 297.

Attestor, parlty. elections, Hants 1431, Southampton 1449 (Feb.), 1453, 1455.

Clerk of the statute merchant, Southampton by Apr. 1415-Mich. 1445, by 23 Jan. 1449–?d.; C241/209/52, 215/22, 232/16, 233/6, 235/110. He was still in office in Jan. 1453: C241/236/21. town clerk by Dec. 1426-aft. Dec. 1439; Queen’s Coll. Oxf., God’s House deeds, 434; Black Bk. Southampton, i (Soton. Rec. Soc. 1912), 42; Winchester Coll. muns. 17767. mayor Mich. 1445–7; J.S. Davies, Hist. Southampton, 174; Remembrance Bk. i (Soton. Rec. Soc. 1927), 40; SC1/57/100. recorder c. 1447 – d.

Tax collector, Hants Sept. 1431, Jan. 1436.

Commr. of gaol delivery, Southampton Feb. 1448, Mar. 1450; C66/465, m. 15d; 470, m. 3d. inquiry June 1449 (piracy), Hants Feb. 1451 (assaults on Genoese merchants and mariners), Southampton Oct. 1451 (treasons of Arnold Hert), Dec. 1451 (concealments of customs and misdoings of port officials).

Attestor, parlty. elections, Cornw. 1437, 1455.

Controller of customs, Plymouth and Fowey 8 July 1430–14 Apr. 1431. CPR, 1429–36, pp. 68, 179; E122/113/45–47, 51. E122/113/51 suggests that he was still acting up to Mich. 1431.

Mayor, Bodmin 4 Oct. 1451–4. Maclean, i. 235; iii. 683; Cornw. RO, Bodmin bor. recs. B/Bod/302, f. 4v.

J.p.q. Lindsey 1 Feb. – Nov. 1458, 20 Feb. 1463 – May 1470, 23 Nov. 1470 – Aug. 1471, 8 Nov. 1475 – Dec. 1483, 7 July 1484 – d.

Commr. of gaol delivery, Lincoln July 1458 (q.), Aug. 1459 (q.), Sept. 1460 (q.), June 1464, May 1465 (q.), June 1466 (q.), Oct. 1468 (q.), Oct. 1473, Feb. 1476 (q.), close of Lincoln cathedral Aug. 1476, Lincoln July 1478 (q.), Lincoln castle July 1483, Newgate Jan., Mar. 1484, Guildford castle, Dec. 1484 (q.), Newgate Dec. 1484, Jan. 1485, Jan. 1492, Jan. 1493; C66/485, m. 2d; 487, m. 10d; 490, m. 23d; 508, m. 10d; 512, m. 11d; 515, m. 6d; 522, m. 21d; 531, m. 4d; 537, m. 8d; 538, m. 8d; 543, m. 4d; 552, m. 8d; 554, m. 15d; 558, m. 16d. array, Lindsey Dec. 1459, Apr. 1496; arrest, Lincoln Nov. 1460; sewers, Lindsey July 1462, Feb. 1471, July 1472, parts of Marshland Nov. 1473, July 1477, July 1478, Lindsey Feb. 1486, R. Don July 1486; to assess subsidies, Lindsey July 1463, Apr. 1483 (on aliens); of inquiry, Lincs. Feb. 1470 (petition of Katherine, duchess of Norfolk), Mar., Apr. 1478 (lands late of George, duke of Clarence), Yorks. Dec. 1478 (wastes and concealments in King’s manors of Wakefield, Conisborough and Hatfield), Notts. Feb. 1479 (dispute over land claimed by the abbot of Roche, Yorks., and others), DL42/19, f. 45d. Lincs. Nov. 1481 (dispute between tenants of sokes of Kirton-in-Lindsey and Appleby), London Dec. 1483 (traitors and their lands), Mar. 1490 (petition of abbess of Barking), Lincs. Dec. 1490 (complaint of burgesses of Grimsby), Derbys., Leics., Lincs., Rutland, Staffs., Yorks. July 1495 (concealments, etc.), Lincoln July 1496 (escapes of felons); to survey King’s manors of Wakefield, Conisborough and Hatfield, Yorks. Dec. 1478; negotiate purchase of land at Burgh le Marsh, Lincs. May 1479; amend watercourse to the benefit of the tenants of Wainfleet, Lincs. July 1480; Ibid. ff. 14v, 53v, 77. of oyer and terminer, London Nov. 1484 (treasons of William Collingbourne and John Turberville†), Apr. 1485 (offences of Henry Faunt, draper, and others), July 1486, July 1487, Derbys., Leics., Lincs., Northants., Notts., Rutland, Warws. Jan. 1495; weirs, Lincs. Nov. 1491.

Recorder, Lincoln by 19 Jan. 1461-bef. 22 Aug. 1463, Lincs. AO, Lincoln city recs., White bk. L1/3/1, ff. 18v, 24v. London 19 June 1483 – bef.21 Sept. 1495.

Steward of the manor of Somercotes, Lincs., for Thomasina, wid. of Sir John Gra* 20 Sept. 1466–?; Magdalen Coll. Oxf., Saltfleetby 44. of Tattershall, Lincs., for Robert Radcliffe† and Joan, his wife, wid. of Humphrey Bourgchier*, Lord Cromwell, by Mich. 1471 – 12 Mar. 1481, for Radcliffe 12 Mar. 1481-aft. Mich. 1482; Centre for Kentish Studies, Maidstone, De l’Isle and Dudley mss, U1475/A87, 89. Lincs. manors of Richard Hastings, Lord Willoughby, by Mich. 1488-aft. Mich. 1489. Huntington Lib. San Marino, Califonia, Hastings mss, HAM 74(5).

Apprentice-at-law retained by duchy of Lancaster 12 Nov. 1478 – ?84.

Justice in eyre, ldships. of Monmouth, Skenfrith, Grosmont, White Castle and Ebboth from 9 Mar. 1486.

Speaker 1489.