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DYER, Edward, of Reading, Berks.

Family and Education
m. by June 1453, Agnes, prob. wid. of William Claversham of Reading. CP40/770, rot. 88d.
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Cofferer, Reading 6 Oct. 1436–7. Reading Recs. ed. Guilding, i. 6; Berks. RO, Reading recs., cofferers’ accts. R/FA/2 no. 25.

Main residence: Reading, Berks.
Smith, Deyere, Dygher
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Commons 1422-1461
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DUTTON, John, of Winchester, Hants.

Family and Education
m. by June 1422, Agnes, wid. of John Estbury of Winchester, ?2s.
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Constable, Winchester 1422; bailiff of the 24 Mich. 1429–30; cofferer 1432; mayor Mich. 1444–5, 1453–4. Black Bk. Winchester ed. Bird, 70, 193; Winchester Coll. muns. 1232; D.J. Keene, Surv. Winchester (Winchester Studies, 2), ii. 1220–1 (where, however, his career is divided between two men).

Main residence: Winchester, Hants.
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DUREM, John (d.1474), of Great Kimble, Bucks.

Family and Education
?s. of Thomas Durem by his w. Mary. m. Elizabeth (d.1477), 1s. 2da. PCC 14, 28 Wattys (PROB11/6, ff. 100, 213).
Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. elections, Bucks. [1429], 1435, 1442, ?1447, ?Mdx. 1449 (Feb.). The attestor of 1447 was simply ‘Durem’. A John Derham attested the election of the knights of the shire for Mdx. to the first Parl. of 1449. The MP must have spent much of his time in that county as an employee of the Exchequer, but it is not clear if he was the attestor.

Commr. of inquiry, Bucks. Nov. 1435 (concealments), Mar. 1439 (wards and escapes of felons), Essex, Suff., Norf. July 1466 (illegal shipment of merchandise), Bucks. Oct. 1470 (felonies, murders and other offences); to treat for loans Dec. 1452; assign archers Dec. 1457; of gaol delivery, Aylesbury Aug. 1461; oyer and terminer, Bucks. Oct. 1470. Yet the last of these ad hoc commissions was vacated and never came into effect.

Escheator, Beds. and Bucks. 4 Nov. 1441 – 5 Nov. 1442.

Fifth baron of the Exchequer 16 May 1449 – 9 Oct. 1470, 3rd baron 14 Oct. 1470-Apr. 1471. Judges of Eng. comp. Sainty (Selden Soc. supp. ser. x), 117; CPR, 1446–52, pp. 235, 254; 1467–77, pp. 161, 229; E.W. Ives, Common Lawyers: Thomas Kebell, 482–6.

J.p. Bucks. 30 Oct. 1449 (q.)-July 1459, 20 July 1461 – Mar. 1463, 19 Mar. 1463 (q.)-July 1470, 28 Dec. 1470 (q.)-June 1471.

Main residence: Great Kimble, Bucks.
Derem, Derem, Derham, Dirham, Duram, Duream, Dureham, Durham, Dyrham
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DURAUNT, Edward (d.1475), of Wolston, Warws.

Family and Education
?s. and h. of Robert Duraunt of Wolston.
Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. election, Warws. 1455.

Under sheriff, Warws. 18 Dec. 1461–5 Nov. 1463. C1/27/359, 28/271; SC8/138/6863.

Clerk of the peace, Warws. ?1469–70. E. Stephens, Clerks of Counties, 172.

Main residence: Wolston, Warws.
Derant, Dyrant, Dyraunt, Dyrraunt
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DUNSTON, Robert (d.1425), of Norwich.

Family and Education
s. of William Dunston of Norwich by Cecily, da. of Cecily Lopham of Norwich. m. (1) bef. Apr. 1396, Christine, 1s.; (2) Margaret.
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Treasurer, Norwich Mich. 1396–7; bailiff 1399 – 1400; overseer of the revenues 4 July 1406–7.

Tax collector, Norwich May 1416.

Main residence: Norwich.
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DUNSTER, Thomas (d.1447), of Winchester, Hants.

Family and Education
m. (1) by 1432, Alice; (2) Beatrice. D.J. Keene, Surv. Winchester (Winchester Studies, 2), ii. 1220; Winchester Coll. muns. 18060.
Offices Held

Alderman, Jewry Street, Winchester Mich. 1409–10; Hants RO, Winchester recs. W/E1/11. bagman 1409 – 11, 1416 – 19, 1421 – 22, 1432–3; Winchester recs. W/E1/13–15, 17. chamberlain 1417 – 19, 1421–2. Winchester recs. W/E1/14, 15.

Warden of the fraternity of St. John the Baptist, Winchester Mich. 1415–16. HMC 6th Rep. 601.

Main residence: Winchester, Hants.
Doustrire, Dunsterre
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DULBY, William, of Cambridge.

Family and Education
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Cambridge 1437, 1447.

Treasurer, Cambridge Sept. 1434–5; Cambs. Archs., Cambridge bor. recs., treasurers’ acct., 1434–5, City/PB Box X/70/9. bailiff 1439 – 40, 1441–3. E368/214, rot. 7d; 215, rot. 2d; JUST3/220/3, rots. 93, 101.

Main residence: Cambridge.
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