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DANVERS, Thomas (c.1430-1502), of London and Waterstock, Oxon.

Family and Education
b. c.1430, He was said to be aged 47 and more at the death of his gt. uncle in 1477: C140/62/44. yr. s. of John Danvers* by his 2nd w.; yr. half-bro. of Robert* and Richard*, and er. bro. of William†; coh. of his maternal gt. uncle Richard Quatermayns* (d.1477). educ. I. Temple. C1/90/34, where he states he was sometime fellow ‘of the Temple’ with John Catesby, serj.-at-law. m. (1) a da. of James Fiennes*, Lord Saye and Sele, ?1s. d.v.p. ; (2) by Apr. 1479, Sibyl (d. 8 July 1511), da. of William Fowler*, wid. of Robert Brecknock of Clewer, Berks., F.N. Macnamara, Mems. Danvers Fam. ped. between pp. 154 and 155, 155-6. For his son, ‘who died young’, see pp. 165-6. s.p. Kntd. 14 Oct. 1501. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 33.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Hants 1478.

Collector, tunnage and poundage, London 17 Oct. 1456-Mich. 1457, E122/203/4. customs and subsidies, Sandwich 29 Sept.–7 Dec.1458; Although appointed on 2 Aug., he only accounted from Mich.: CFR, xix. 197; E356/20, rot. 43. controller, Southampton 10 Mar. 1477 – 24 May 1483.

J.p.q. Oxon. 16 Mar. – Nov. 1458, 28 Feb. 1474 – Nov. 1475, 23 May 1480 – June 1483, 5 Dec. 1483 – Sept. 1485, 12 Dec. 1485 – d., Oxf. Univ. 5 Apr. 1475-c.1476, Hants 12 July–Nov. 1477, 19 Jan. 1478 – Nov. 1486, Oxford 3 Oct. 1480-c.1485, 19 Oct. 1498 – d.

Envoy to treat for prorogation of the truce with the duke of Burgundy 1 Oct., 26 Nov. 1459. C76/142, m. 22.

Commr. of array, Oxon. Dec. 1459, May, Dec. 1484; gaol delivery, Oxford castle Dec. 1459 (q.), Jan. 1460, Wallingford castle Dec. 1482, Oxford castle May, Oct. 1484 (q.), Stokenchurch Mar. 1485 (q.), Wallingford castle May 1485 (q.), C66/488, mm. 4d, 12d; 550, m. 27d; 555, m. 11d; 558, m. 8d; 559, mm. 11d, 19d. Nov. 1490, Feb. 1497, Oxford castle Aug. 1497; to assess subsidies on aliens, Hants, Oxon. Apr. 1483, Hants Aug. 1483, Feb. 1484; of oyer and terminer, Berks. July 1485; to summon landowners to supply archers for King’s army for Brittany, Oxon. Dec. 1488; of inquiry July 1496 (escapes from Oxford gaol).

Treasurer of Wolvesey for Bp. Waynflete of Winchester ? Nov. 1476–1486. Hants RO, bp. of Winchester’s pipe rolls, 11M59/B1/206, 207 (formerly 155841–2).

Bailiff of Bp. Waynflete’s lordships of Adderbury, Oxon., and Harwell, Berks. by Mich. 1478-aft. Mich. 1480. Ibid.

Main residences: London; Waterstock, Oxon.
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DANVERS, Robert (d.1467), of Calthorpe in Banbury, Oxon and Culworth, Northants.

Family and Education
s. and h. of John Danvers* by his 1st w.; er. bro. of Richard* and half-bro. of Thomas* and William†. F.N. Macnamara, Mems. Danvers Fam. ped. between pp. 102 and 103. educ. adm. L. Inn bef. 1418. m. (1) Agnes ?de la Barre, Ibid. 114, quoting from J. Stow, Surv. London, ii. 23. Macnamara states that she was the wid. of William Herle of Stoke-Blys, Herefs., and (presumably on the basis of the age of their eldest da. when Danvers died) must have married our MP bef. 1441. 1s. 3da.; (2) bef. June 1455, CP25(1)/22/124/22. Katherine (d. bef. Mar. 1462), ?da. of Drew Barantyn* and wid. of William Fettiplace. Dist. 1439; E159/215, recorda Trin. rot. 17d. Kntd. 23 May 1465; Letters and Pprs. Illust. Wars of the English ed. Stevenson, ii (2), [784]. summ. as j.c.p. 1450-67.
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Gov. L. Inn Mich. 1427–8, 1429 – 30, 1439 – Nov. 1441, 1442 – 43; auditor 1428–9. L. Inn Black Bks. i. 2–4, 9, 10, 13.

J.p. Oxon. 21 Nov. 1436–7, 23 Nov. 1437-Nov. 1458 (q.), Mdx. 6 Feb. 1445–d. (q.), Essex 26 Feb. 1446–d. (q.), Kent 28 Apr. 1446-Dec. 1447, 28 Dec. 1447-May 1461 (q.), 12 July 1461-Feb. 1462 (q.), 27 Sept. 1464–d. (q.), Surr. 14 Jan.-Aug. 1448, 9 Aug. 1448–d. (q.), Suss. 7 Aug. 1448–d. (q.), Herts. 17 Apr. 1454–d. (q.), Northants. 1 July 1459-Sept. 1460 (q.).

Commr. to distribute tax allowance, Oxon. May 1437; treat for loans Mar. 1439; of gaol delivery, Huntingdon Mar. 1441 (q.), Newgate Nov. 1445, Mar. 1446, Jan. 1448, Feb. 1449, Oct. 1450, Oct., Nov. 1451, Mar. 1453, Mar. 1454, Dec. 1455, Nov. 1456, Nov. 1457, Nov. 1458, Nov. 1460, Nov. 1461, Oct. 1462, Nov. 1464, Nov. 1465, Nov. 1466, Maidstone June 1447, Aug. 1451, June 1458, Aug. 1460, Hertford May 1450, Feb. 1458, May 1459, Feb., Sept. 1465, July 1466, Gloucester castle Oct. 1450 (q.), Oxford castle July 1452, Feb. 1455 (q.), Feb. 1466 (q.), Canterbury castle July 1454 (q.), July 1465, July 1466, Coventry, Leicester, Warwick Feb. 1455, Aylesbury Mar. 1455, Oakham Jan. 1456 (q.), May 1457 (q.), June 1463 (q.), Berks., Oxon. June 1460 (q.), Wallingford castle Sept. 1460, Guildford Apr., July 1465, Mar., June 1466, Colchester castle July 1466, Feb. 1467; C66/449, 464, 465, 467, 471–4, 476, 478, 479, 482, 483, 485, 486, 489, 490, 493, 500, 505, 509, 512, 513, 515, 516. to take assizes of novel disseisin (q.) Dec. 1445, Feb., Apr. July, Nov., Dec. 1451, Feb., July, Nov., Dec. 1452, Feb., Oct. 1453, Feb. 1454, Mar. 1456, Nov. 1457, Feb. 1458, Feb. 1460, Mar. 1462, Apr. 1464; C66/461, m. 16d; 472, mm. 9d, 10d, 11d; 473, m. 15d; 474, mm. 13d, 23d; 476, mm. 10d, 16d, 21d; 478, mm. 17d, 18d, 21d; 481, m. 17d; 484, m. 10d; 489, mm. 5d, 22d; 509, m. 7d. of inquiry, Berks., Oxon. Feb. 1448 (concealments), Essex Feb. 1450 (dispute between Robert Osbern and the abbess of Barking), Kent Jan. 1451, Suff. Feb. 1451 (treasons and felonies), Essex Feb. 1451 (heretics), Mdx. Sept. 1451 (trespasses, riots), Dorset Dec. 1452 (murder of a yeoman of the Chamber), Devon, Dorset, Glos., Hants, Oxon., Som., Wilts. July 1466 (evasion of customs duties); oyer and terminer, London Mar., July, Sept., Dec. 1450, Kent Aug. 1450, Glos. Sept. 1450, Wilts. Oct. 1450, Kent, Suss. Dec. 1450, London Mar., Apr., Oct. 1451, Suff. May 1451, Glos. June 1451, Wilts. Mar., July, Aug.1452, s.-w. Eng. and Welsh marches July 1452, Beds., Berks., Bucks., Cambs., Essex, Herts., Hunts., Kent, Lincs., Norf., Northants., Oxon., Rutland, Suff. Sept. 1452, Jan. 1453, Cornw. Dec. 1452, Essex Nov. 1454, London Apr. 1455, Devon, Dorset, Som. Mar. 1456, Kent, Suss. June 1456, Dorset, Som. July 1456, Glos., Herefs., Worcs. Mar. 1457, Kent Nov. 1457, Essex, Kent, Suff. Sept. 1458, London, Mdx. Feb. 1460, Wales, marcher lordships of the duke of York and earls of Salisbury and Warwick Feb., Mar. 1460, Kent Mar. 1460, Berks., Cornw., Devon, Hants, Oxon., Som., Wilts. June 1460, London July 1460, KB9/75; PROME, xiv. 44–45. Cumb., Derbys., Leics., Lincs., Northants., Northumb., Notts., Warws., Westmld., Yorks. Dec. 1460, Bristol, Glos., Herefs., Som., Staffs., Worcs. Sept. 1461, general Feb. 1462, Hants Mar. 1462, London, Mdx. June 1463, Kent July 1463, Berks., Glos., Leics., Oxon., Som., Warws., Wilts., Worcs. Jan 1464, Berks., Cornw., Devon, Dorset, Glos., Hants, Kent, Som., Surr., Suss., Wilts. Feb. 1464, Berks., Oxon. Apr. 1464, London, Mdx., Surr., Suss. June 1465, London, Mdx. Nov. 1465, Berks., Dorset, Devon, Glos., Hants, Oxon., Som., Wilts. July 1466; to call together the King’s lieges to combat rebels, Kent Sept. 1450; examine records and correct errors in judgements in the Guildhall ct., London Apr. 1451, July, Nov. 1455.

Common serjeant, London 11 Oct. 1441–14 July 1442; B.R. Masters, ‘The Common Serj.’, Guildhall Miscellany, ii. 384, from London jnl. 3, ff. 97, 141. recorder 14 July 1442-Aug. 1450. Cal. Letter Bk. London, K, 273n (from jnl. 3, f. 141).

Serj.-at-law July 1443 – Aug. 1450; justice of assize, home circuit 25 Aug. 1444–d.; j.c.p. 14 Aug. 1450 – d.

Trier of petitions, English 1460. C65/105, m. 1 (printed in RP, v. 373 and PROME, xii. 513) has Richard Danvers, but this must be a mistake for Robert, for the triers included three of his fellow judges.

Main residences: Calthorpe in Banbury, Oxon; Culworth, Northants.
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DANVERS, Richard (d.1489), of Prescote in Cropredy, Oxon and London.

Family and Education
2nd s. of John Danvers* by his 1st w.; yr. bro. of Robert* and half-bro. of Thomas* and William†. F.N. Macnamara, Mems. Danvers Fam. ped. between pp. 102 and 103. educ. adm. I. Temple. m. c.1445, Elizabeth (d. Feb. 1483), Ibid. 134-5; VCH Oxon. x. 172, noting an inscription on her monument in Cropredy church, recorded in the 18th cent. but no longer extant. da. of John Langston of Caversfield, Bucks., 2s. 2da. Macnamara, 119, 125-7.
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Escheator, Northants. and Rutland 11 Dec. 1449 – 7 Dec. 1450.

Commr. of gaol delivery, Oxford castle July 1452, Dec. 1461 (q), Feb. 1466 (q), Mar. 1467 (q), Wallingford castle Nov. 1481 (q); C66/494, m. 11d; 513, m. 12d; 518, m. 14d; 548, m. 1d. inquiry, Berks., Oxon. Dec. 1456 (post mortem on Isabel, w. of Sir Robert Shotesbrooke*), Oxon. Apr. 1463 (breaches of statutes regarding sale of wool), Oct. 1470 (felonies), Aug. 1473 (unpaid farms); to assign archers Dec. 1457; take an assize of novel disseisin Feb. 1460; C66/489, m. 5d. assess taxes July 1463, Jan. 1488; of array May 1471, Mar. 1472, May, Dec. 1484; to assess subsidies on aliens Apr., Aug. 1483.

J.p.q. Oxon. 11 Dec. 1453 – Oct. 1462, j.p. Oct. 1462 – Aug. 1466, q. Aug. 1466 – d.

Collector, customs and subsidies, Southampton 14 Feb. 1458–14 Dec. 1459, E356/20, rot. 16; 21, rot. 23. tunnage and poundage, London 1 June 1471–29 Sept. 1475; E256/22, rots. 41–42. controller, tunnage and poundage 29 Sept. 1475 – Apr. 1478.

Steward of Deddington, Oxon., for St. George’s College, Windsor by Mich. 1459-aft. Mich. 1462. St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, recs. XV.48.26, 27.

Main residences: Prescote in Cropredy, Oxon; London.
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DANVERS, John (d.1449), of Calthorpe in Banbury and Prescote in Cropredy, Oxon.

Family and Education
s. and h. of Richard Danvers of Epwell, Oxon., by Agnes, da. and h. of John Brancaster of Banbury. m. (1) bef. Mich. 1399, Alice, da. and h. of William Verney of Byfield, Northants., 3s. inc. Robert* and Richard*, 1da.; (2) c.1420, Joan, da. and h. of John Bruley (d.v.p. s. of William Bruley† of Waterstock, Oxon.), by Maud, da. of Thomas Quatermayns of Rycote, 5s. inc. Thomas* and William†, 4da. Dist. Oxon. 1439.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Oxon. 1410, 1421 (May), 1427, 1431.

Tax collector, Oxon. Dec. 1407, Northants. June 1410.

Escheator, Oxon. and Berks. 6 Nov. 1424 – 24 Jan. 1426.

Commr. Oxon. Apr. 1431 – Jan. 1436.

Main residences: Calthorpe in Banbury; Prescote in Cropredy, Oxon.
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DANIELL, Thomas (d.c.1480), of Frodsham, Cheshire and Roydon and Castle Rising, Norf. and Rathwire, Co. Meath.

Family and Education
yr. s. of William Daniell of Daresbury, Cheshire. CPR, 1467-77, p. 332; D.J. Clayton, Admin. County Palatine of Chester, 165. m. 1451 – 52, Paston Letters ed. Gairdner, ii. 145. Margaret, da. of Sir Robert Howard (d.1436) of Stoke Nayland, Suff. by Margaret (d.1459), da. of Thomas Mowbray (d.1399), 1st duke of Norfolk, gdda. of Sir John Howard* and sis. of John Howard*, 4s. Howard Household Bks. ed. Crawford, pp. viii, xv, xvii. Kntd. by July 1475. H.S. Richardson and G.O. Sayles, Irish Parl. 360; Statute Rolls Ire. 12-22 Edw. IV ed. Morrisey, 283-4.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Herts. 1449 (Feb.), ?1472, Norf. 1453, ?1472.

King’s henchman by 1438 – 39; usher of the chamber by Dec. 1445; esquire for the body by July 1449–1461. E101/409/2, f. 39, 39d; DL37/13/14; E403/775, m. 9.

Master and surveyor of royal forests, chases and parks in Cheshire 1 Mar. 1444–? CPR, 1441–6, p. 256.

Commr. to distribute tax allowance, Cornw. June 1445, July 1446, Bucks. Aug. 1449; of oyer and terminer, Northants., Oxon. May 1450; array, Norf. Sept. 1457; inquiry Oct. 1457 (treasons of John Wode). Thomas Daniell was a commr. of sewers in Norf. and Cambs. in 1469 and 1470, but this was almost certainly the MP’s much less prominent namesake from Walsoken, a parish in the Norf. fens where such comms. had immediate relevance.

Bailiff, hundred of West Derby, Lancs. 2 Dec. 1445-aft. 1458–9. R. Somerville, Duchy, i. 504.

Steward and chamberlain of Middlewich, Cheshire 12 Mar. 1446–? DKR, xxxvii (2), 179.

Jt. master of the game and steward on estates of Henry Beauchamp, late duke of Warwick, in Warws., Staffs. during minority of his heir 14 June 1446-Jan. 1449. CPR, 1441–6, p. 433. Warwick’s infant da. and h. died on 3 Jan. 1449: CP, xii (2), 384.

J.p. Bucks. 20 Aug. 1446–53, Norf. 19 Dec. 1447 – Oct. 1450, 16 Feb. (q.)-Dec. 1470, 15 Feb. (q.)-May 1474.

Sheriff, Norf. and Suff. 4 Nov. 1446 – 8 Nov. 1447.

Jt. steward of the royal manor of Cheylesmore, Warws. 29 Dec. 1446-aft. 2 Oct. 1448. CPR, 1446–52, pp. 6, 27; KB27/756, rex rot. 5; 767, rex rot. 24.

Searcher of ships, port of London bef. 1447 – aft.Dec. 1453, Faversham by 1449. E159/225, recorda Hil. rots. 5d, 12, 14d; 230, recorda Mich. rot. 88–88d; CPR, 1446–52, p. 27.

King’s remembrancer at the Exchequer (jtly. with John Troutbeck*) 11 Mar. 1447-bef. 4 Nov. 1450. CPR, 1446–52, pp. 33, 405; E159/223, brevia Easter rot. 19d.

Bailiff, Eddisbury hundred, Cheshire 1 June 1448–? DKR, xxxvii (2), 180; E404/69/97.

Keeper of the seas 27 July 1449–? CPR, 1446–52, p. 270.

Constable, forester and steward, Castle Rising ?1450–61. CPR, 1446–52, p. 203; Paston Letters ed. Davis, ii. 34–35.

Constable, Wicklow castle 5 Aug. 1475–d. CPR, 1467–77, p. 598.

Main residences: Frodsham, Cheshire; Roydon; Castle Rising, Norf.; Rathwire, Co. Meath, [I].
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DANIELL, John (d.1474), of Scarborough, Yorks.

Family and Education
s. and h. of Richard Daniell (d.1438) of Scarborough. m. ?1s.
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Commr. of sewers, Scarborough Nov. 1438; to arrest Andrew Trollope and his ship Aug. 1454; of inquiry Mar. 1458 (piracy).

Member of first council of 12, Scarborough Mich. 1456–7. N. Yorks. RO, Northallerton, Scarborough recs. DC/SCB, ct. bk. 3, f. 122.

Main residence: Scarborough, Yorks.
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DANBY, Thomas (d.1458), of York.

Family and Education
m. Matilda (d.1459), 1da. Borthwick Inst., Univ. of York, York registry wills, prob. reg. 2, ff. 595-6.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, York 1442, 1449 (Feb.), 1449 (Nov.).

Chamberlain, York 3 Feb. 1438–9; sheriff Mich. 1439–40; member of the council of 24 by 10 Dec. 1442 – bef.Jan. 1449; of the council of 12 by 20 Jan. 1449 – d.; mayor 3 Feb. 1452–3. York City Chamberlains’ Acct. Rolls, 1396–1500 (Surtees Soc. cxcii), 209–10; C219/15/2, 6.

Commr. of gaol delivery, York Feb., May 1452. C66/474, mm. 16d, 21d.

Main residence: York.
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DAMMER, Richard, of New Shoreham, Suss.

Family and Education
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Suss. 1414 (Nov.), 1419, 1421 (May), 1426, 1429, 1431, 1432, 1433, 1437, 1442, 1450.

Bailiff of the liberty of the bp. of Chichester by Mich. 1413-c. Mich. 1433, Mich. 1434-c.1438. E368/186, rot. 3d; 194, rot. 2; 195, rot. 8d; 205, rot. 8; 206, rot. 2d; 207, rot. 3d; 210, rot. 4d; 211, rot. 3d.

Coroner, Suss. by Apr. 1428-c. June 1440.

Controller of customs and subsidies, Chichester 5 July 1447 – Apr. 1453.

Main residence: New Shoreham, Suss.
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DAM, John (d.1462), of Sustead and Norwich, Norf.

Family and Education
?s. of John Dam (d. aft.1441) of Sustead. m. bef. Jan. 1442, Elizabeth, da. of John Gresham of Aylmerton, Norf. 8s., at least 2da. CP25(1)/169/189/172; F. Blomefield, Norf. viii. 168; Norf. RO, Norwich consist. ct. Reg. Brosyard, ff. 305-6.
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Attestor, parlty. election, Norf. 1450.

Commr. of inquiry, ?Norf., Suff. July, Nov. 1437 (illegal exports of wool and other merchandise), Norf., Suff. June 1440 (non payment of customs, concealments and other offences), Norwich July 1440 (concealments), ?Norf., Suff. Aug. 1442 (non payment of customs), Norf. Feb. 1452 (treasons and felonies of John Brethenam and others), July 1455 (lands and heir of Thomas Hoo I*, Lord Hoo), May 1462 (stirring up of insurrections and circulating false rumours); gaol delivery, Norwich May 1439, July 1441, Jan. 1451, Nov. 1453 (q.), Feb. 1454 (q.), Feb., May 1455 (q.), Mar. 1456 (q.), Apr., Nov., Dec. 1457 (q.), July 1458 (q.), May 1461 (q.), Jan., May 1462 (q.), Norwich castle Mar., July 1451, Feb. 1454, May 1456, Apr., Dec. 1457 (q.), Nov. (q.), Dec. 1460, May 1462, C66/443, m. 20d; 450, m. 28d; 472, mm. 8d, 18d; 473, m. 17d; 478, mm. 11d, 21d; 479, m. 12d; 481, m. 17d; 482, m. 8d; 484 m. 2d; 485, m. 8d; 490, mm. 12d, 19d; 492, m. 13d; 494, m. 11d; 499, mm. 13d, 19d. Great Yarmouth May 1462; Norf. RO, Gt. Yarmouth recs., ct. roll 1462–3, Y/C 4/167, membranes stitched to m. 18. to establish coastal watches, Norf. Mar., June 1450, May 1462; assess a subsidy, Norwich Aug. 1450; of oyer and terminer Nov. 1450; arrest, Norf. June 1460.

J.p. Norwich 14 July 1439 – Nov. 1442, 28 Nov. 1442-Mar. 1443 (q.), 9 Nov. 1443-Aug. 1446, Great Yarmouth 7 July 1443–?June 1459 (q.), 16 May 1462–?d. (q.), Norf. 9 Oct. 1450-Dec. 1457 (q.), 24 Nov. 1460-July 1461, 4 July 1461-Nov. 1462 (q.).

Recorder, Norwich by 1447/8–?d. Recs. Norwich ed. Hudson and Tingey, ii. 71.

Main residences: Sustead; Norwich, Norf.
Dame, Damme, Daume, of Dam, of Damme, off Dam
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DALTON, Thomas (d.1458), of Leicester.

Family and Education
prob. s. and h. of Thomas Dalton of Leicester. m. Katherine (fl.1506), at least 1s.
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Steward of the fair, Leicester Sept. 1451–2; mayor 1454 – 57.

Main residence: Leicester.
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