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CHALONER, Thomas (d.1481), of Cuckfield, Suss.

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m. (1) bef. May 1455, Margaret (? Basset) of Chelsham, Surr.; (2) Alice; at least 2s.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Suss. 1442.

?Under sheriff, Kent 1437 – 38, 1440–1. CP40/707, rot. 113d; 720, rot. 331d; 721, rot. 1d; 722, rot. 125d.

Commr. of inquiry, Suss. July 1455 (wrongful disposal of a ship’s cargo).

Under steward, barony of Lewes, by appointment of John, duke of Norfolk, bef. 1472-aft. Mich. 1479. DL29/454/7312, 7313; L.E. Moye, ‘Estates and Finances of the Mowbray Fam.’ (Duke Univ. Ph.D. thesis, 1985), 441.

Main residence: Cuckfield, Suss.
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CHALERS, Robert, of Whaddon, Cambs. and Hoxne, Suff. and Norwich.

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Main residences: Whaddon, Cambs.; Hoxne, Suff.; Norwich.
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CHALERS, Sir John (c.1413-67), of Whaddon, Cambs. and Lyford, Berks.

Family and Education
b. c.1413, s. and h. of Thomas Chalers† (1383-1443), of Wyddial, Herts. and Whaddon by his w. Margaret. m. ?(1) 3da.; Since, in 1468, after Chalers’s death, his daughters were said to be aged over 32, 28 and 25, respectively (C140/25/28), it looks as if they were the offspring of an otherwise undocumented marriage which had taken place before he married Maud Cowdray. The date of the death of Maud’s former husband, William Vyell, is not recorded, although he was perhaps still living as late as May 1444: KB9/245/44. (2) by Oct. 1449, C139/133/12. Maud (c.1418-26 Sept. 1471), da. and coh. of John Cowdray of Lyford, by Margaret, da. and coh. of Sir Philip Popham† of Barton Stacey, Hants; half-sis. and coh. of Thomas Wayte (d.1448) of Hartridge Berks. and Barton Stacey; wid. of William Vyel (fl.1438), of Claverham, Som. Dist. Oxon. 1439; Kntd. 1970. E404/61/284; C143/450/7.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Berks. 1435, 1453, Cambs. 1450.

Sheriff, Oxon. and Berks. 4 Nov. 1443 – 6 Nov. 1444, 8 Nov. 1451–2, Cambs. and Hunts. 4 Nov. 1445 – 9 Nov. 1447.

Commr. to assess parlty. subsidy, Berks. Aug. 1450; of gaol delivery, Oxford castle, Reading, Wallingford castle Oct. 1450, Oxford castle Jan. 1451, Dec. 1459, Sept. 1460, Wallingford castle Feb. 1454, Apr. 1466; C66/472, m. 18d; 478, m. 21d; 488, m. 12d; 490, m. 21d; 515, m. 3d. array, Berks. Sept. 1457, Sept. 1458, Dec. 1459; to assign archers Dec. 1457.

J.p. Berks. 20 Mar. 1453-c.Mar. 1461.

Main residences: Whaddon, Cambs.; Lyford, Berks.
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CHALCOTE, Richard II, of Hungerhill and East Kimmeridge, Dorset and Winkton, Hants.

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s. of John Chalcote. Add. 32089, ff. 86-87. m. (1) 1s.; (2) by June 1453, Margaret, da. of Richard Pavele of Fairoak, Som., wid. of Richard, s. of William Borde*. Ibid.; The Commons 1386-1421, ii. 294.
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Commr. of inquiry, Hants, Southampton July 1453 (evasion of customs), E159/229, commissiones Trin. Sept. 1453 (piracy), Hants Feb. 1455 (responsibility for maintenance of Winchester gaol), Hants, Southampton Oct. 1455 (evasion of customs). E159/232, commissiones Mich.

Escheator, Hants and Wilts. 6 Nov. 1454 – 4 Nov. 1455.

Collector of customs and subsidies, Poole 16 Dec. 1454 – 9 Apr. 1455, 10 Mar.-23 Nov. 1456. CFR, xix. 105, 107, 108, 148, 149, 169. He did not start to account for his two terms in office until 8 Jan. 1455 and 20 May 1456, respectively: E356/20, rot. 45; 21, rot. 45.

Main residences: Hungerhill; East Kimmeridge, Dorset; Winkton, Hants.
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CHALCOTE, Richard I, of Wareham and East Kimmeridge, Dorset.

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m. bef. 1438, Joan. CP40/708, rot. 266d.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Dorset 1455.

Main residences: Wareham; East Kimmeridge, Dorset.
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CERF, John (d.1444), of Hemingbrough, Yorks. and Saxby All Saints, Lincs.

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s. and h. of William Cerf of Newhay, Yorks. m. by Sept. 1427, The couple then had papal indults to celebrate mass before daybreak and to choose their own confessor: CPL, vii. 556-7. Their marriage is likely to have taken place some years earlier since they had a grandson by 1444. Alice, da. of Adam Cawood of Cawood, Yorks., ?3da. (1 d.v.p.)
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Attestor, parlty. election, Lincs. 1435.

Escheator, Northumb. 16 Nov. 1420 – 13 Nov. 1423.

Commr. of inquiry, Yorks., Northumb., Cumb., Westmld., Notts., Derbys. July 1427 (concealments).

Under sheriff, Yorks. Nov. 1432–3. E207/14/8.

Parlty. proxy for the abbot of Selby 1435. SC10/49/2424.

Treasurer’s remembrancer in the Exchequer 8 Nov. 1435 – 4 Feb. 1444.

J.p.q. Lindsey 3 Apr. 1438 – May 1442, 6 Dec. 1443 – d.

Main residences: Hemingbrough, Yorks.; Saxby All Saints, Lincs.
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CAVE, Thomas (d.c.1437), of Bridgwater, Som.

Family and Education
prob. s. of Thomas Cave of Bridgwater. m. (1) Iseult (d.1415/16), da. of Hugh Mareys, 1s.; (2) Alice.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Bridgwater 1410, 1413 (May), 1414 (Nov.), 1417, 1420, 1421 (Dec.), 1422, 1431, 1435, Som. 1431.

Portreeve, Bridgwater Oct. 1406–7; constable 1417 – 18.

Main residence: Bridgwater, Som.
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