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BROWNING, Ralph (d.c.1445), of Great Yarmouth, Norf.

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Attestor, parlty. election, Great Yarmouth 1407.

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BROWNING, Ralph (d.c.1445), of Great Yarmouth, Norf.
Main residence: Great Yarmouth, Norf.
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BROWNING, Alexander, of Melbury, Dorset and Southcote, Berks. and Nethercote, Glos. and London.

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yr. s. of William Browning I* by his 1st w. Katherine Drew; bro. of William II*. m. Eleanor (fl.1496), 1s.
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BROWNING, Alexander, of Melbury, Dorset and Southcote, Berks. and Nethercote, Glos. and London.
Main residences: Melbury, Dorset; Southcote, Berks.; Nethercote, Glos.; London.
Brounyng, Browenyng
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BROWN, Thomas IV (b.1423), of South Moreton, Berks.

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b. Fulscot, bap. South Moreton 3 Mar. 1423, C139/120/55. s. and h. of Robert Brown (c.1405-1432), C139/28/34, 57/6. of South Moreton by Agnes (d.1438), C139/86/26. da. and h. of Brian Huscarle of Purley, Berks. CP40/753, rot. 340. m. bef. Apr. 1451, Joan. CP25(1)/13/85/24.
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BROWN, Thomas IV (b.1423), of South Moreton, Berks.
Main residence: South Moreton, Berks.
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BROWN, Thomas III (d.1454), of Abbess Roding, Essex and Westminster, Mdx.

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m. c.1420, St. Andrew’s church, Holborn, Mdx. Joan (fl.1454), da. of Robert Kirkham of Blagdon, Devon, by a da. of Sir William Hankford, c.j.KB, C1/21/42. 5s. Guildhall Lib. London, commissary ct. wills, 9171/5, f. 124v; C140/28/31. He also left daughters, but their names and number are not known. Dist. Essex 1439.
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Associate justice of assize Essex, Herts., Kent, Surr., Suss. Feb. 1414, Feb., Dec. 1416, Jan., May 1422, Devon, Dorset, Hants, Som., Wilts. Feb., July 1422, Dorset, Hants, Wilts. Feb. 1423, Feb. 1424, Feb. 1430, Feb. 1432, Essex, Herts., Kent May 1423, Nov. 1424, Apr. 1426, Cornw. Devon, Som. Feb. 1428, Feb. 1429. C66/393, m. 24d; 398, m. 11d; 399, m. 7d; 405, mm. 7d, 10d; 406, mm. 10d, 11d; 409, m. 25d; 410, m. 31d; 413, m. 24d; 416, m. 12d; 419, m. 19d; 422, m. 3d; 424, m. 15d; 427, m. 32d; 431, m. 7d.

Second prothonotary, ct. of c.p. Hil. 1418-Easter 1454. CP40/628–773.

Commr. of oyer and terminer, Worcs. Feb. 1418, Devon July 1422 (complaint by Thomas Gille I* against Henry Fortescue†); gaol delivery, Dorchester, Exeter, Ilchester, Launceston, Southampton, Old Sarum Feb. 1420, Guildford Jan. 1421, Dorchester, Exeter, Ilchester, Launceston, Old Sarum, Winchester Feb. 1422, Exeter May 1422, Dorchester, Exeter, Ilchester, Launceston, Old Sarum, Winchester Jan. 1423, July 1424, July 1430, Ely Feb. 1424, Feb. 1427, July 1434, Feb. 1440, Ilchester June 1428, Canterbury June, July, Oct. 1437, East Dereham Feb. 1440, Colchester Apr. 1441, June 1442, Apr., May 1444, Apr. 1448; C66/402, m. 8d; 403, m. 19d; 405, m. 17d; 406, m. 16d; 407, m. 1d; 413, m. 33d; 414, m. 23d; 420, m. 15d; 423, m. 8d; 427, m. 14d; 436, m. 30d; 440, mm. 16d, 33d; 441, m. 28d; 445, m. 3d; 449, m. 7d; 452, m. 29d; 457, m. 22d; 458, m. 28d; 465, m. 12d. inquiry, Cornw., Devon, Dorset, Hants, Som., Wilts. Feb. 1422; to take assizes of novel disseisin, Salop Dec. 1422 (Richard Hankford* v. Sir Richard Lacon*), Devon May 1423, Herts. June 1424, Devon, Som. July 1424, Devon July 1426, Herts. Nov. 1429, Essex Feb. 1439, July 1447. C66/407, 29d; 410, m. 35d; 412, m. 16d; 414, mm. 9d, 33d; 419, m. 10d; 426, m. 8d; 443, m. 30d; 464, m. 28d.

Under sheriff, Mdx. 1428 – 30, 1447–8. N.L. Ramsay, ‘The English Legal Profession’ (Cambridge Univ. Ph.D. thesis, 1985), app. 6 (from Westminster Abbey muns.); CP40/750, rot. 320d.

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BROWN, Thomas III (d.1454), of Abbess Roding, Essex and Westminster, Mdx.
Main residences: Abbess Roding, Essex; Westminster, Mdx.
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BROWN, Thomas II (exec.1460), of Eythorne and Tunford, Kent and Betchworth, Surr.

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yr. s. and event. h. of Thomas Brown (d.1429) of London, grocer, prob. by his w. Isabel (fl.1434). Guildhall Lib. London, commissary ct. wills 9171/3, f. 216v. The er. Thomas was married to Isabel by July 1405: ibid. m. prob. Nov. 1436, Eleanor, da. and h. of Sir Thomas Arundel of Betchworth (yr. bro. of John, Lord Mautravers and de jure earl of Arundel), J.P. Yeatman, Feudal Hist. Derbys. iv. 22, 39-40. 7s. inc. Sir George†. Dist. Kent 1439; Kntd. by Apr. 1453.
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Attestor, parlty. election, Kent 1433.

Commr. to search Venetian galleys, London Nov. 1429; of inquiry, Essex, Lincs., Norf., Suff., Yorks. July 1430 (concealments of customs, escapes of felons, wastes), Calais Feb. 1433 (disputes between the lt. and the garrisons), DKR, xlviii. 291. Kent Nov., Dec. 1437, Feb. 1438, Essex Mar., June 1438 (smuggling), Kent May 1438 (wastes, rectory of Newington by Hythe), Essex July 1438 (concealments), Kent Dec. 1438 (enforcement of statutes regarding forestalling and regrating), Feb. 1443 (concealments), May 1443 (treasons and insurrections), Mdx. Feb. 1448 (concealments), Kent Apr. 1453 (theft of subsidies granted by the clergy), Dec. 1454 (felonies); to take musters, Dover June, July 1434, Barham Down Aug. 1453, Sandwich Dec. 1459, Kent May 1460; assess a tax on land Jan. 1436; to treat for loans Mar. 1439, Mar. 1442, June 1446, Sept. 1449, May 1455; PPC, vi. 239. distribute tax allowance June 1445, July 1446; hold assizes of novel disseisin June, Nov. 1451, June 1452, Feb. 1454; C66/473, m. 18d; 474, mm. 13d, 23d; 478, m. 18d; CP40/779, rot. 515. of gaol delivery, Canterbury castle Mar. 1455; array, Kent Sept. 1457, Isle of Thanet Jan. 1458, Kent Sept. 1458, Feb., Dec. 1459, Jan., Feb. 1460; to assign archers, Dec. 1457; examine witnesses regarding conflict at sea between Richard, earl of Warwick, and men of Lübeck July 1458; of arrest Feb. 1459; to confiscate possessions of Yorkist rebels Oct. 1459; seize Warwick’s ships in Sandwich Dec. 1459.

Steward of the household of Walter, Lord Hungerford†, by July 1430. E403/695, m. 16.

Tronager and pesager, London 26 Nov. 1431 – 15 May 1437.

Collector of customs and subsidies, Boston 24 Mar. 1432–20 Oct. 1433. E356/18, rots. 9, 9d.

J.p. Kent 28 Oct. 1436 – Dec. 1450, 5 Apr. 1451 – Dec. 1458, Surr. 20 July 1454 – d.

Sheriff, Kent 4 Nov. 1443 – 6 Nov. 1444, 7 Nov. 1459 – d.

Under treasurer to Marmaduke, bp. of Carlisle, 8 Dec. 1446–21 July 1449. PRO List ‘Exchequer Offs.’ 197.

Steward of lordships of Milton and Marden, Kent 23 Feb. 1447–?Mich. 1452. DL29/75/1495, m. 1.

Member of Hen. VI’s council July – Aug. 1453.

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BROWN, Thomas II (exec.1460), of Eythorne and Tunford, Kent and Betchworth, Surr.
Main residences: Eythorne; Tunford, Kent; Betchworth, Surr.
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BROWN, Thomas I (d.?1448), of Bodmin, Cornw.

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?m. ?; Joan. KB27/752, rot. 27d; 754, rot. 86d; 762, rot. 77; Cornw. RO, Arundell mss, AR7/5.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Cornw. 1420, 1427.

Mayor, Bodmin 1421–2. CAD, iii. A6020.

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BROWN, Thomas I (d.?1448), of Bodmin, Cornw.
Main residence: Bodmin, Cornw.
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BROWN, Stephen (d.1462), of London.

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s. of John Brown of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumb. Stowe 860, f. 51; P. Nightingale, Med. Mercantile Community, 355. m. (1) Juliana; (2) by 1431, Alice (d. bef. 1434), 1s.; (3) bef. Dec. 1443, Rose (d.1456/7), da. and coh. of Robert Scott*, wid. of Eustace Valdrian of London. CFR, xix. 167; Corp. London RO, hr 195/48; Cal. Wills ct. Husting ed. Sharpe, ii. 553-4.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, London 1426, 1433, 1435, 1447, 1449 (Feb.), 1449 (Nov.), 1450, 1455.

Warden, Grocers’ Co. Aug. 1425–6; alderman 1432 – 33, 1437 – 39, 1442 – 43, 1448 – 50, 1456–7. A.B. Beaven, Aldermen, ii. 7; Ms. Archs. Grocers’ Co. ed. Kingdon, 298, 367; Guildhall Lib. London, Grocers’ Co. wardens’ accts. 11571/1, f. 47.

Alderman, Aldgate Ward 4 May 1429 – Oct. 1445, Billingsgate 11 Oct. 1445 – bef.Oct. 1460; sheriff of London and Mdx. 21 Sept. 1431–2; mayor 13 Oct. 1438–9, 1448–9. Corp. London RO, jnl. 2, f. 133; 4, f. 100; Cal. Letter Bk. London, K, 123, 220, 327.

Commr. of oyer and terminer, London Mar. 1450 (treason of John Frammesley), July 1450 (treasons and insurrections), Mar. 1451 (indictment of John Say II*), Apr. 1451 (indictments of John Trevelyan* and Edward Grimston), Oct. 1451 (indictment of Thomas Daniell*); inquiry June 1452 (treasons of Richard Cole of Devon).

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BROWN, Stephen (d.1462), of London.
Main residence: London.
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BROWN, Richard II (d.1461), of Norwich.

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m. Alice or Alison (d.1465), 3s. 3da. PCC 23 Stokton (PROB11/4, ff. 177v-178v); Norf. RO, Norwich consist. ct. Reg. Cobald, ff. 68-69.
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Attestor, parlty. election, Norwich 1455.

Sheriff, Norwich Mich. 1449–50; alderman by 1453 – d.; mayor June 1454–5. Norf. RO, Norwich city recs., assembly bk. 1434–91, NCR 16d, ff. 18v, 21v, 48v.

Commr. ?of inquiry, Norf. Sept. 1452 (wreck of Prussian ship); gaol delivery, Norwich Feb., May 1455; C66/479, m. 12d; 480, m. 19d. to survey walls and clear ditches and rivers July 1458.

J.p. Norwich 1454–d. As mayor, he was ex officio a j.p. and, having served as mayor, he would have remained a j.p., in accordance with Norwich’s charter of 1452.

Alderman, St. George’s guild, Norwich 1455–6. Recs. Gild St. George, Norwich (Norf. Rec. Soc. ix), 49.

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BROWN, Richard II (d.1461), of Norwich.
Main residence: Norwich.
Broun, Broune
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BROWN, Richard I, of Winchelsea, Suss.

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Jurat, Winchelsea Easter 1443–6. Cott. Julius BIV, ff. 71v-72v.

Commr. to requisition vessels and mariners to victual Le Crotoy Oct. 1443.

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BROWN, Richard I, of Winchelsea, Suss.
Main residence: Winchelsea, Suss.
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L.S.C.
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