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FORD, John II, of ?Dorchester, Dorset.

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?m. ?; Margaret.
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?Attestor, parlty. election, Dorchester 1478.

?Bailiff, Dorchester Mich.1469–70, 1473 – 74, 1476 – 77, 1478 – 79, 1483 – 84, 1485–6. Dorchester Recs. ed. Mayo, 293, 296–9, 306, 307.

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FORD, John II, of ?Dorchester, Dorset.
Main residence: ?Dorchester, Dorset.
Forde, Fourde
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FOORDE, William, of Colchester, Essex and London.

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?s. of John Ford† of Colchester. m. (1) Joan; (2) by Apr. 1477, Grace. Essex RO, Colchester bor. recs., ct. rolls, 1451-2, 1476-7, D/B 5 Cr64, m. 18d; 76, m. 30d.
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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.

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FOORDE, William, of Colchester, Essex and London.
Main residences: Colchester, Essex; London.
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FOORDE, John, of Colchester, Essex.

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?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.

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FOORDE, John, of Colchester, Essex.
Main residence: Colchester, Essex.
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FLORE, Thomas (d.1483), of Oakham, Rutland.

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s. and h. of Roger Flore* by his 1st w. educ. L. Inn, adm. by Christmas 1428. L.Inn Adm. i. 6. m. by 1455, Agnes (d. bef. 1498), da. of Ralph Mackerell* by his 3rd w. Margery, CP25(1)/192/9/15. The Rutland visitation of 1618-19 wrongly identifies her as the da. and h. of Peter Saltby. Her true paternity is established by an inq. of 1530: Notts. IPM (Thoroton Soc. iii), 192. 4s. His will names four sons and no daughters: Northants. RO, Northampton Archdeaconry, prob. reg. 1, f. 33v.
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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.

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FLORE, Thomas (d.1483), of Oakham, Rutland.
Main residence: Oakham, Rutland.
Floure
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FLORE, Roger (d.1427), of Oakham, Rutland.

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s. and h. of William Flore† (d.c.1405/6) of Oakham, prob. by his w. Ellen. m. (1) by Sept. 1398, Katherine, da. and h. of William Dalby (d.1405) of Oakham, at least 4s. inc. Thomas*, 3da.; (2) by Jan. 1412, Cecily, da. of John Samon (d.1416) of Nottingham by his w. Agnes, at least 2s. 1da. The identity of his 2nd w. is established by his own will of 1424, where her mother is named as Agnes Samon, and the bequest in the will of John Samon of ten marks to the marriage of Agnes, daughter of Roger Flore of Oakham: Fifty Earliest Eng. Wills (EETS, lxxviii), 58; Borthwick Inst., Univ. of York, Abps. Regs. 18 (Bowet), ff. 364-5.
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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.

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FLORE, Roger (d.1427), of Oakham, Rutland.
Main residence: Oakham, Rutland.
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FLETE, William (d.1444), of Rickmansworth, Herts. and London.

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s. of John Flete by his w. Alice. m. by 24 Sept. 1410, Alice, s.p. Dist. 1430, 1439.
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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.

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FLETE, William (d.1444), of Rickmansworth, Herts. and London.
Main residences: Rickmansworth, Herts.; London.
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FLETE, Everard, of London.

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educ. appr. mercer, London 1396-1407. Med. Acct. Bks. of the Mercers ed. Jefferson, 106, 196. m. Clemence, 1s. Corp. London RO, jnl. 3, f. 53; CPL, ix. 240.
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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.

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FLETE, Everard, of London.
Main residence: London.
Eborard
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FLEMING, Richard (d.1464), of London.

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m. Eleanor (d.c.1476), prob. sis. of Thomas Pitlesden of Tenterden, Kent, 4s. 2da. C1/20/110; Harvard Univ. Law School Lib., English deeds, 373.
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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.

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FLEMING, Richard (d.1464), of London.
Main residence: London.
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FLEMING, John (d.1455), of Southampton.

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s. and h. of Benedict Fleming of Southampton. educ. ? adm. L. Inn bef. 1420. L. Inn Adm. i. 2. m. bef. 1433, Katherine, CP40/691, rot. 595d; CP25(1)/207/32/41. Fleming referred in his will to his ‘wives’, but did not name them: PCC 7 Stokton (PROB11/4, f. 51). 1s. 1da.
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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).

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FLEMING, John (d.1455), of Southampton.
Main residence: Southampton.
Flemang, Flemmyng, Flemyng
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