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ERDINGTON, Sir Thomas (c.1404-67), of Erdington, Warws. and Barrow upon Soar, Leisc and Corfe Mullen, Dorset.

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b. c.1404, s. and h. of Thomas Erdington† (d.1434) by his 1st w. Anne, da. of Sir Thomas Harcourt of Stanton Harcourt, Oxon. m. bef. Oct. 1411, Joyce (c.1396-?25 Dec. 1470), gdda. and. h. of Hugh, Lord Burnell (d.1420), da. and coh. of Sir Edward Burnell (d.1415) by his 1st w. Eleanor, da. of John, Lord Strange of Knockin, s.p. Kntd. by Easter 1437. CP40/705, rot. 274d.
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Attestor, parlty. election, Leics. 1453.

Sheriff, Warws. and Leics. 3 Nov. 1434 – 7 Nov. 1435, 4 Nov. 1445–6.

Commr. of arrest, Warws. May 1435, July 1453, Aug. 1464; to distribute allowance on tax Apr. 1440, Leics. June 1445, July 1446; of inquiry, Staffs. Mar. 1447 (lands of Henry Beauchamp, late duke of Warwick), CIPM, xxvi. 457. Leics. Jan. 1449 (lands of (Sir) Hugh Willoughby*); to treat for loans, Warws. Sept. 1449, Dec. 1452; assess subsidy Aug. 1450.

J.p. Warws. 16 Dec. 1460 – d.

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ERDINGTON, Sir Thomas (c.1404-67), of Erdington, Warws. and Barrow upon Soar, Leisc and Corfe Mullen, Dorset.
Main residences: Erdington, Warws.; Barrow upon Soar, Leisc; Corfe Mullen, Dorset.
Ardyngton, Yerdyngton
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S.J.P.
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ERDESWYK, Hugh (c.1386-1451), of Sandon, Staffs.

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b. c.1386, s. and h. of Thomas Erdeswyk (d.1410) of Sandon by his w. Helen, poss. da. of Sir Hugh Venables of Kinderton, Cheshire; er. bro. of Sampson†. m. Thomasina (1386-fl.1441), CIPM, xviii. 315; Wm. Salt Arch. Soc. n.s. iii. 157. da. and coh. of Sir Ralph Meynell (d.1388) of Langley Meynell, Derbys., wid. of Reynold Dethick, s.p. Dist. 1430.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Staffs. 1411, 1416 (Mar.), 1421 (May), 1423, 1425, 1429, 1435, 1437, 1442, 1450.

Commr. Staffs. July 1413 – Aug. 1450; of inquiry Nov. 1431 (collusive feoffment allegedly made by John Delves*); DL42/18, f. 28. to treat for loans Mar. 1439, May, Aug. 1442.

J.p. Staffs. 6 July 1415 – Dec. 1417, 8 July 1420–4.

Sheriff, Staffs. 13 Nov. 1423 – 6 Nov. 1424.

Steward, Staffs. estates of Humphrey, earl of Stafford (from 1444, duke of Buckingham) Mich. 1442-Easter 1451.

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ERDESWYK, Hugh (c.1386-1451), of Sandon, Staffs.
Main residence: Sandon, Staffs.
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S.J.P.
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ENDERBY, John (d.1457), of Stratton, Beds.

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s. and h. of Richard Enderby (d. by Oct. 1405) of Stratton by his w. Alice. m. (1) by c.1406, Alice, 1s.; (2) by Dec. 1420, Agnes; (3) prob. by Mich. 1427, Maud (d. 5 Feb. 1474), da. of John Sewell (fl.1436) by his w. Margaret (fl.1448), CP40/748, rot. 394d; 751, rots. 160d, 660d. at least 1s. Dist. Beds. 1430, 1439.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Beds. 1417, 1420, 1421 (May), 1425, 1432, 1433, 1447, Enderby’s biography in The Commons 1386–1421 failed to notice that he attested the Beds. election of 1447 (as ‘John Enderby the elder’). Hunts. 1422, 1429.

Commr. Beds, Bucks., Cambs., Hunts., Leics., Lincs., Norf., Notts., Oxon., Suff., Huntingdon, Dunstable, Bedford Mar. 1419 – Oct. 1450; of gaol delivery, Huntingdon Mar. 1431, Bedford castle May 1453 (q.). C66/449, m. 28d; 477, m. 36d.

J.p. Beds. 20 July 1424 – Mar. 1439, 26 June 1448 (q.)-June 1455.

Tax collector, Beds. Aug. 1450.

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ENDERBY, John (d.1457), of Stratton, Beds.
Main residence: Stratton, Beds.
Author
C.E.M.
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Commons 1422-1461
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ELWELL, Hildebrand, of Wells, Som. and London.

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?bro. of Robert Elwell† of Wells. m. Elizabeth, KB27/671, rot. 74d. wid. of a Wells citizen.
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Auditor, Wells, Mich. 1417–18; constable of the peace 1417 – 20; master 1420 – 22.

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ELWELL, Hildebrand, of Wells, Som. and London.
Main residences: Wells, Som.; London.
Ellewell
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H.W.K.
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ELTON, William, of ?Coventry, Warws.

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Yeoman of the Crown by Mich. 1438 – ?; serjeant of the hall by 12 May 1451 – aft.13 Nov. 1454.

Constable, duchy of Lancaster castle of Kidwelly, Carm. 21 Oct. – 27 Nov. 1445.

Keeper of Tooley park, Leics. by 8 Aug. 1440 – ?50.

Jt. warrener (with Bartholomew Halley*) of Flamstead, Herts. 17 June 1446 – ?50.

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ELTON, William, of ?Coventry, Warws.
Main residence: ?Coventry, Warws.
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S.J.P.
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ELMDEN, Sir William (c.1393-1448), of Tursdale, co. Dur.

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b. c.1393, s. of Thomas Elmden (d.1416) of Tursdale, by Avice Carew (d.1426) of Seaton Carew, co. Dur., wid. of Simon Langton (d.1380) of Wynyard Hall, co. Dur. m. (1) bef. Aug. 1416, Elizabeth (d. Nov. 1424), da. of Sir Thomas Umfraville† (d. 1391) of Harbottle, Northumb., by Agnes (d. 1420), da. of Sir Thomas Gray (d.1369) of Heaton in Wark, Northumb.; sis. and coh. of Sir Gilbert Umfraville (d.1421), 4da.; (2) Lucy (fl.1449), 2s. R. Surtees, Durham, iii. 55; DURH3/2, ff. 66, 68, 103. Kntd. by 14 Feb. 1419. CPR, 1422-9, p. 273.
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Attestor, parlty. election, Northumb. 1435.

Constable of Bamburgh castle, Northumb. 14 Feb. 1419 – 7 Feb. 1438; receiver-general of the lordship of Bamburgh 15 Nov. 1419 – 7 Feb. 1438; jt. constable and receiver-general with John Heron* 7 Feb. 1438 – d.

Commr. of array, Northumb. Mar. 1419, Mar. 1430, July 1434; to treat for loans July 1426, May 1428; of inquiry Feb. 1428 (murder of William Heron); to redress grievances on the Anglo-Scottish march Oct. 1429; assess subsidy, Northumb. Jan. 1436.

Sheriff, Northumb. 23 Nov. 1419 – 16 Nov. 1420.

J.p. Northumb. 7 July 1423 – 1 Mar. 1439.

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ELMDEN, Sir William (c.1393-1448), of Tursdale, co. Dur.
Main residence: Tursdale, co. Dur.
Elmeden
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D.I.G.
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ELLIS, Robert, of Great Yarmouth, Norf.

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?s. of Robert Ellis† of Great Yarmouth.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Great Yarmouth 1425, 1429, 1431, 1435.

Bailiff, Great Yarmouth Mich. 1413–14, 1416 – 17, 1422 – 23, 1426 – 27, 1429 – 30, 1432 – 34, 1437 – 38, 1442 – 43.

J.p. Great Yarmouth 17 Feb. 1415 – aft.July 1443, Norf. 8 Nov. 1423 – July 1424.

Commr. to keep the sea for the protection of fishermen, Norf., Suff. Oct. 1415.

Collector of customs and subsidies, Great Yarmouth 28 Feb. 1416–19.

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ELLIS, Robert, of Great Yarmouth, Norf.
Main residence: Great Yarmouth, Norf.
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C.E.M.
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ELLIS, Nicholas (d.1478), of Kingston-upon-Hull, Yorks.

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m. Elizabeth, 2s. Borthwick Inst., Univ. of York, York registry wills, prob. regs. 2, f. 119v; 5, f. 132; J. Kermode, ‘Merchants of York, Hull and Beverley’ (Sheffield Univ. Ph.D. thesis, 1990), app. 4.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Kingston-upon-Hull 1453, 1459.

Chamberlain, Kingston-upon-Hull Mich. 1441–2; sheriff 1444 – 45; alderman of White Friars’ ward by Aug. 1449 – d.; coroner Mich. 1453–4, 1456 – 57, 1465 – 66, 1472 – 73; auditor of the chamberlains’ accts. 1453 – 54, 1456 – 57, 1459 – 60, 1462 – 63, 1466 – 67, 1474 – 75, 1477 – d.; mayor 1455 – 56, 1464 – 65; tax collector Sept. 1469. Hull Hist. Cent., Kingston-upon-Hull recs., bench bk. 3a, BRB 1, ff. 29, 44, 55, 59, 65v, 80v, 95v, 100, 107, 110v, 112v, 116, 118v, 122; chamberlains’ accts. 1456–7, 1458–9, BRF 2/369, 370; Kermode, app. 4.

Searcher of ships, Kingston-upon-Hull 16 Nov. 1443–?1445. CFR, xvii. 278; E122/185/66.

Collector of customs and subsidies, Kingston-upon-Hull 31 Dec. 1446 – 19 June 1447, 27 Nov. 1449 – 20 Aug. 1450, 1 June 1452–4 Nov. 1454; CFR, xviii. 51, 53–56, 134, 135, 138, 232–4; xix. 3, 4, 8, 57; E403/781, m. 5; 791, m. 4; 796, m. 4; 800, m. 3. Although appointed on 31 Dec. 1446 and 27 Nov. 1449, he accounted from 30 Jan. 1447 and 31 Dec. 1449, respectively: E356/19, rots. 15, 16; 20, rots. 18, 19. jt. surveyor of customs (with Philip Wentworth*) 24 June 1447-c. Nov. 1449; CPR, 1446–52, p. 60. controller 12 Feb. 1457–9 Feb. 1459. CPR, 1452–61, p. 329, 459.

Commr. to levy money, Kingston-upon-Hull Apr. 1454; of arrest, June 1454 (two named ships), Aug. 1454 (a ship illegally trading with Iceland), Apr. 1467 (a pirate ship of Dartmouth); inquiry June 1454 (uncustomed goods), Mar. 1458 (piracy); to requisition vessels for royal service July 1454; conscript mariners Aug. 1454 (to serve under Richard Neville, earl of Salisbury); of gaol delivery June 1461, June 1468. C66/492, m. 14d; 521, m. 12d.

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ELLIS, Nicholas (d.1478), of Kingston-upon-Hull, Yorks.
Main residence: Kingston-upon-Hull, Yorks.
Elis, Elise, Elisse, Ellys, Elys
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ELLIS, Guy, of Kennington and New Romney, Kent.

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yr. s. of Thomas Ellis† of Kennington by his 1st w. Katherine, da. and h. of John Barry of Sevington, Kent. Archaeologia Cantiana, xv. 5, 15. It is assumed, incorrectly, in the biography of Thomas Ellis in The Commons 1386-1421, iii. 10-11, that the Thomas who married a woman called Thomasina (with whom he was commemorated in Willesborough church), was a different man. In fact, Thomasina was the shire-knight’s widow: she was acting as his executrix by Easter term 1434, and still living in the early 1460s: CP40/693, rots. 191d, 402; C1/28/490.
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Commr. of sewers, Essex Nov. 1451.

Bailiff, New Romney bef. 6 Aug. 1453-bef. Mich. 1454. E. Kent Archs., New Romney recs., fines NR/JB 8/2; E159/230, recorda Easter rot. 6d.

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ELLIS, Guy, of Kennington and New Romney, Kent.
Main residences: Kennington; New Romney, Kent.
Elys
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ELLINGBRIDGE, John (d.1473), of Bletchingley and Merstham, Surr.

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s. and h. of Roger Ellingbridge of Elmbridge, Worcs. and Croydon, Surr. by his 1st w. educ. adm. L. Inn 1467. m. (1) Isabel (d. 7 Sept. 1472), da. and coh. of Nicholas James*, Surr. Hist. Centre, Woking, Loseley mss, LM/2011/40. ?11s. 7da.; (2) bef. Feb. 1473, Anne, da. of John Prophet of Surr. and wid. of Ralph St. Leger of Ulcombe, Kent.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Surr. 1449 (Nov.), 1453, 1460, 1467, 1472.

Commr. to assess tax, Surr. Aug. 1450, July 1463; of arrest Dec. 1452; array Sept. 1457, Sept. 1458, Mar. 1472; to assign archers Dec. 1457; of sewers May 1465; oyer and terminer, Surr., Suss. June 1465, Oct. 1470; inquiry Oct. 1470 (felonies, homicides etc.).

Steward, estates of Humphrey, duke of Buckingham, in Surr. by Mich. 1453–?d. C. Rawcliffe, Staffords, 213.

J.p.q. Surr. 10 Jan. 1457 – Sept. 1458, 24 Dec. 1460 – July 1461, 12 Apr. 1466 – d.

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ELLINGBRIDGE, John (d.1473), of Bletchingley and Merstham, Surr.
Main residences: Bletchingley; Merstham, Surr.
Elineruge, Elmbridge, Elmebrugge, Elmerugge, Elyngbrigge
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L.S.C.
M.P.D.
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