ETON, Richard, of Warwick.
Attestor, parlty. elections, Warws. 1421 (May), 1422, 1432, 1433, 1437.
Attestor, parlty. elections, Warws. 1421 (May), 1422, 1432, 1433, 1437.
Attestor, parlty. election, Shrewsbury 1478.
King’s serjeant by 28 Jan. 1446 – bef.24 Nov. 1451; serjeant of the buttery by 24 Nov. 1451 – ?60.
Commr. of arrest, Salop Feb. 1457 (defaulting collectors of fifteenth and tenth).
Auditor to hear the accts. of the bailiffs, Shrewsbury Mich. 1460–1; coroner 1463 – 64; bailiff 1466 – 67; alderman c.1468–d.
Master of drapers’ guild, Shrewsbury by Easter 1479–d.
Attestor, parlty. elections, London 1423, 1426, 1427, 1432, 1433, 1435, 1437.
Warden, Mercers’ Co. London July 1417–18; master 1424 – 25, 1428 – 29, 1433 – 34, 1440–1.
Collector of tunnage and poundage, London 28 Sept. 1420–12 Oct. 1429;
Sheriff of London and Mdx. 21 Sept. 1422–3; alderman, Cripplegate Ward 6 Oct. 1423 – d.; auditor of London 21 Sept. 1427–9; mayor 13 Oct. 1429–30, 1437–8.
Commr. to hear an appeal from the ct. of the staple at Calais Feb. 1427, from the ct. of admiralty Oct. 1433, Oct. 1437, Jan. 1442, from the constable’s ct. May 1441; of kiddles, river Lea in Essex, Herts., Mdx. Dec. 1433, Apr. 1434; sewers, Essex Feb. 1439; to treat for loans, Herts. Mar., May, Aug. 1442; take musters, Dover July 1442.
Mayor of the staple of Westminster 7 July 1430–d.
Envoy to Brittany Mar. 1433, Holland and Zeeland July 1441.
J.p. Herts. 16 May 1435 – July 1445.
Tax collector, London Jan. 1436.
Attestor, parlty. election, Oxford 1433.
Bailiff, Oxford Mich. 1432–3.
Attestor, parlty. elections, Suss. 1450, Arundel 1459, 1460.
Mayor, Arundel Oct. 1454 – 55, 1468 – 69, 1475–6.
Attestor, parlty. election, Mdx. 1478.
Jt. alnager (with John Hampton II*) Northants. and Rutland 19 July 1444 – 6 May 1452, 17 Nov. – 30 Dec. 1454, 4 Feb. 1456 – July 1461.
Clerk of the Exchequer by Feb. 1445 – Nov. 1450; King’s remembrancer Nov. 1450 – d.; under treasurer to Henry, earl of Essex, 27 Apr. 1478–d.
Attorney for the duchy of Lancaster in the Exchequer 13 Feb. 1445–24 May 1451,
Master of the artillery, Calais 5 July 1445–17 Jan. 1451.
Tronager and pesager, Poole 23 July 1448 – ?July 1449.
Controller of petty custom, London 30 Nov. 1448 – 1 Oct. 1449.
Commr. of inquiry, Kent Mar. 1452 (cost of works at Langley), Mdx. Oct. 1470 (felonies), Mar. 1478 (estates and goods of George, late duke of Clarence); to assign archers Dec. 1457; of gaol delivery, Guildford castle June 1474 (q.), Nov. 1477 (q.), Sept. 1479;
J.p.q. Mdx. 13 July 1454 – d., Surr. 15 Aug. 1479 – d.
Attestor, parlty. elections, Suss. 1447, 1449 (Feb.), 1449 (Nov.).
Collector, customs and subsidies, Bristol 17 Oct. 1456–17 Mar. 1457.
Commr. of sewers, Suss. Feb. 1467; to take musters of the force under John Audley*, Lord Audley, Weymouth June 1475.
Attestor, parlty. elections, Wilts. 1431, 1435.
Attestor, parlty. elections, Wilts. 1413 (May), 1414 (Nov.), 1422, 1432, 1433, 1435.
Commr. to levy a subsidy, Wilts. Apr. 1428.
? Coroner, abbot of Reading’s liberty, Reading, Berks. by Jan.-14 Nov. 1441.