Commons 1422-1461

Attestor, parlty. elections, Suss. 1467, Horsham 1472.

Chamberlain, Dover 8 Sept. 1422–3; jurat 1424 – 35, 1440–5. Add. 29615, ff. 72, 77, 116v, 126v, 138v, 151, 166v, 174v, 181v, 189v, 202v; 29810, ff. 31, 39, 45, 51v, 59v.

Attestor, parlty. elections, Suss. 1467, 1472.

Commr. to requisition vessels for the passage to Ire. of Richard, duke of York, in Bristol, Bridgwater, Chester Apr. 1449, for passage of men to Normandy from Portsmouth Sept. 1449; decommission certain of these vessels Jan. 1450; take into the King’s hands the forfeited possessions of Lancastrian lords, Surr., Suss. Apr. 1461; of inquiry, Cinque Ports July 1471 (insurrections), Suss. Aug. 1474, Cinque Ports Feb. 1476 (smuggling), Suss. Aug. 1486 (concealments); gaol delivery, Guildford castle Oct. 1481, Apr. 1482, C66/549, m. 23d. Southampton Jan. 1487, Guildford Nov. 1488; Suss. Arch. Collns. xcvi. 29. to assess subsidies, Suss. Apr., Aug. 1483, Jan. 1488; of array May, Dec. 1484, June, July 1490; arrest June 1484; to conscript archers for expedition to Brittany Dec. 1488; take musters Feb. 1489.

Escheator, Surr. and Suss. 7 Nov. 1458–9.

Launder, Clarendon park, Wilts. 1 July 1461 – 26 Oct. 1462; jt. 26 Oct. 1462 – 15 Nov. 1482.

Bailiff of the liberty of William, earl of Arundel, in the rape of Arundel by Mich. 1461. CP40/802, rot. 118.

Clerk of the ‘parcels’ in the Exchequer 6 Apr. 1467–? E368/240, Easter rot. 1d.

Sheriff, Surr. and Suss. 5 Nov. 1478–9, 5 Nov. 1486 – 4 Nov. 1487.

J.p. Suss. 4 Jan. 1481 – Aug. 1488, 6 Sept. 1488 – d.

Collector of customs and subsidies, Southampton 28 July 1481-Mich. 1488. E356/20, rots. 12–16.

Attestor, parlty. elections, Surr. 1423, 1425, 1426, 1427, 1431, 1442.

J.p. Surr. 12 July 1437–8, q. 30 July 1438 – Mar. 1444.

Commr. of inquiry, Surr. May 1442 (escaped felon); sewers, river Thames Sept. 1443.

Attestor, parlty. elections, Wilts. 1431, 1432, 1435.

Tax collector, Wilts. Aug. 1430, Sept. 1432, May 1437.

Attestor, parlty. elections, Cornw. 1437, 1442.

Reeve, Liskeard 1408 – 09, 1426–7; Duchy of Cornw. Off., ministers’ accts. 38, 39; SC6/820/13, rot. 4. ?mayor 1440–1. The duchy of Cornwall’s accts. for this year mention only a single bailiff of Liskeard, who was probably the mayor: SC6/815/13.

Sheriff’s officer, Cornw. 1432 – 33, 1436 – 37, 1441–2; KB27/690, rex rot. 2; CP40/706, rot. 334; 723, rot. 318d. under sheriff 1433 – 34, 1438–9. CP40/693, rot. 327; 714, rots. 104d, 325d.

Commr. of inquiry, Cornw. Feb., Aug. 1441 (piracy).

?Attestor, parlty. election, Wilts. 1455.

Clerk of the court of the duchy of Lancaster lordship of Trowbridge by 1461–2. Tropenell Cart. ed. Davies, i. 295.

Escheator, Cumb. and Westmld. 4 Nov. 1447 – 6 Nov. 1448.

J.p. Cumb. 12 Feb. 1448 – May 1452, 11 July 1452 – Dec. 1459, Essex 14 July 1461(q.)-d.

Dep. chamberlain of the Exchequer 10 Dec. 1450–?24 Jan. 1451, ?15 Feb. 1454–?5 Nov. 1459, c. July 1460 – d.; keeper of the hanaper by 30 Oct. 1461 – d.

Dep. sheriff, Worcs. by appointment of Richard Neville, earl of Warwick, 1 Oct. 1454-c. Mich. 1455. E207/17/2, no. 48; E199/46/37; E159/232, adventus Mich. rot. 1d, Easter rot. 1d.

Clerk and keeper of rolls of Chancery of Ire. by appointment of Richard, duke of York, by Feb. 1460 – d.

Commr. of sewers, Essex Nov. 1461; inquiry, Herts. Aug. 1464 (claim to land at Little Hadham).

Member of Edw. IV’s Council c. 1462 – d.

Apprentice-at-law retained by duchy of Lancaster c. 1462 – c.66.

Ambassador to negotiate with Scots. June 1462, with the king of France, the dukes of Burgundy and Brittany and the count of Charolais for treaties of peace or commerce 8 May – 22 July 1465, with the king of France, the duke of Burgundy and the count of Charolais for peace and matrimony 22 Mar. 1466, with commissioners of the duke of Burgundy 7 June 1466, 9 Jan. 1467, with commissioners of France 6 May 1467.

Chancellor of the earldom of March ? Mich. 1462–d.

Jt. keeper, temporalities of the bpric. of Durham 28 Dec. 1462–17 Apr. 1464. CPR, 1461–7, pp. 215, 347, 375; CCR, 1461–8, pp. 239, 242.

Receiver, subsidy granted by Convocations of Canterbury and York for a crusade Dec. 1464.

Attestor, parlty. election, Cornw. 1447.

Sheriff, Cornw. 3 Nov. 1438 – 5 Nov. 1439, 5 Nov. 1466–7.

J.p. Cornw. 3 Apr. 1442 – Nov. 1470, 23 Feb. 1471 – May 1483, Devon 6 June – Nov. 1461.

Commr. of array, Cornw. Mar. 1443, Aug. 1451, June 1454, May 1456, Sept. 1457, Sept. 1458, Feb., Dec. 1459, June 1461, Apr. 1466, July 1468, June 1470, Mar. 1472, Oct. 1473; inquiry May 1448 (piracy), July 1448 (concealments), Feb. 1450 (suicide), Aug. 1451 (concealments), Feb., June 1453, Aug. 1455 (piracy), Sept. 1455 (concealments), Feb., Mar., May 1456 (piracy), Mar. 1460 (goods of Yorkist rebels), Aug. 1460 (piracy), July 1461 (insurrections), Dec. 1461 (piracy), Nov. 1467 (lands of John Arundell of Trerice), Devon, Cornw. Mar. 1483 (piracy); to treat for loans, Cornw. Sept. 1449; of arrest, Devon, Cornw. Oct. 1449, Sept. 1453, Cornw. Mar., June 1460, June 1465; to assess parlty. subsidy Aug. 1450, July 1463; of oyer and terminer July, Dec. 1452, July 1456, Mar. 1460, June 1465; to distribute tax allowances June 1453; take an assize of novel disseisin July 1457; C66/483, m. 16d. assign archers Dec. 1457; of gaol delivery, Launceston, Lostwithiel July 1461, Launceston Dec. 1473; C66/492, m. 7d; 532, m. 14d. to requisition ships, Cornw. May 1462.