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BROMER, John (d.1474), of London.

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s. of William Bromer (d.1412) of London and Uxbridge, Mdx. by his w. Alice. m. (1) Elizabeth; (2) by 1452, Agnes, 1s.; (3) aft. 1467, Joan (d.1475/6), da. of John Osbarn ?of London by his w. Alice; wid. of William Haxsey of London (d.1460). Guildhall Lib., London, commisary ct. wills, 9171/2, f. 214; 9171/5, f. 305; PCC 18, 22 Wattys (PROB11/6, ff. 130-130v, 164v-166).
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Attestor, parlty. election, London 1472.

Warden, Fishmongers’ Co. Feb. 1455–6. Corp. London RO, jnl. 5, f. 219v.

Commr. of inquiry, London (goods of Genoese merchants), Aug. 1458.

Alderman, Dowgate Ward 15 June 1465 – d.; auditor of London 21 Sept. 1466–7; sheriff, London and Mdx. 21 Sept. 1466–7. Cal. Letter Bk. London, L, 60, 66.

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BROMER, John (d.1474), of London.
Main residence: London.
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BROME, John II (d.1468), of Warwick and Baddesley Clinton, Warws.

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s. and h. of John Brome I*. Our MP is fairly easy to distinguish from his namesakes. One was a merchant of the Calais staple resident at Stamford, Lincs.; another was a minor Household official active from the 1430s: CPR, 1446-52, p. 315; E404/48/311. I have assumed that one of these was named as tronager and pesager of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1453 and 1460, the latter grant coming when the Yorkists, who were hostile to our MP, were in control of government: CPR, 1452-61, pp. 47, 590. educ. I. Temple. m. Beatrice (d.1483), da. of Sir Ralph Shirley† (d.c.1443) of Lower Ettington, Warws., Shirley, Derbys., and Ratcliffe-upon-Soar, Notts. by his 1st w. Joan, da. and h. of Thomas Basset of Brailsford, Derbys., 3s. 4da. E.P. Shirley, Stemmata Shirleiana (1873 edn.), 44. His children are specified in a deed of 1466: E40/4493. His da. Joan (d.1528), became prioress of Wroxall near Baddesley Clinton: H. Norris, Baddesley Clinton, 24. Dist. 1465.
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Attestor, parlty. election, Warws. 1442.

Clerk of the estreats at the Exchequer 13 Feb. 1432 – bef.July 1446; Warwick chamberlain 3 June 1446 – Dec. 1450, 24 Jan. 1451 – 15 Feb. 1454, 20 Oct. 1459 – July 1460; under treasurer to James Butler, earl of Wiltshire, c. Feb. – July 1455, to John Talbot, earl of Shrewsbury, 30 Sept. 1456 – 20 Oct. 1458.

Dep. alnager. London (to Robert Charyngworth) by 28 Oct. 1431 – 12 Mar. 1433; alnager 12 Mar. 1433–26 Feb. 1435 (jt.), 26 Feb. 1435–9 May 1436.

Jt. receiver of temporalities of the bpric. of Worcester Feb. 1435; jt. auditor of accts. of royal officials in N. Wales and Chester 22 Feb. 1435 – 19 June 1455; jt. keeper of the abbey of Kymmer, Merion. 4 Mar. 1453 – ?; jt. surveyor of lordship of Fulbrook, Warws. by Feb. 1459 – 20 Nov. 1461; jt. receiver of lands of Yorkists in Wales 16 Mar.-July 1460. CPR, 1452–61, p. 572.

Commr. to assess subsidy, Warws. Jan. 1436, Bucks. Aug. 1450; negotiate for subsidy and aid, Anglesey, Flint, Chirk, Chirklands, Hawarden, Mold Dec. 1437, Hawarden, Mold, Flint Oct. 1441; CHES2/110, m. 3; 115, m. 1. of gaol delivery, Warwick castle Nov. 1438, Warwick Nov. 1443, July 1449 (q.), Feb. 1450 (q.), Sept., Dec. 1456, Mar., June, Aug. 1457; C66/443, m. 27d; 457, m. 21d; 470, m. 3d; 482, m. 8d; 483, mm. 7d, 18d; JUST3/68/23, m. 7. inquiry, Warws. Feb. 1448 (concealments), Coventry, Warws. Aug. 1449 (treasure trove), Merion. Aug. 1451, N. Wales July 1452 (unpaid royal revenues), Warws. Dec. 1452 (lands of Sir William Mountfort*), N. Wales Aug. 1453 (debts), Sept. 1453 (trespasses), Warws. Nov. 1456 (abduction of heir); to treat for loans, Worcs. Dec. 1452, Warws. May 1455; PPC, vi. 242. assign archers Dec. 1457; of array Dec. 1459.

Keeper of Richard Beauchamp, earl of Warwick’s ‘White Lodge warren’ near Warwick Mich. 1437–? A.F.J. Sinclair, ‘Beauchamp Earls of Warwick’ (London Univ. Ph. D. thesis, 1987), 347; CIPM, xxvi. 592 (p. 381).

Parlty. proxy for the prior of Coventry 1442. SC10/50/2459.

J.p.q. Warws. by Jan. 1449 – Dec. 1460.

Dep. sheriff, Worcs. Mich. 1443–4; sheriff 19 Aug. 1450-between Easter 1453 and Oct. 1454. Brome was slow to take up the post. His predecessor, Thomas Hugford, conducted the Worcs. parlty. election held on 14 Oct. 1450 before delivering the indenture to our MP for return into Chancery: C219/16/1.

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BROME, John II (d.1468), of Warwick and Baddesley Clinton, Warws.
Main residences: Warwick; Baddesley Clinton, Warws.
Broun, Brown, Browne
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BROME, John I, of Warwick.

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s. of Robert Brown† of Warwick. m. Joan, da. of Thomas Rody of Warwick, 1s. John II*.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Warwick 1413 (May), Warws. 1420, 1421 (May), 1421 (Dec.), 1425.

Under sheriff, Warws. Nov. 1407 – Aug. 1408; acting sheriff 8 Aug. – 15 Nov. 1408.

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BROME, John I, of Warwick.
Main residence: Warwick.
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BROKWOD, William, of Gloucester.

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?Attestor, parlty. election, Gloucester 1460. Among those who attested the return of Gloucester’s burgesses to the Parl. of 1460 was ‘William Broke’ but it is not clear if this was Brokwod witnessing his own election or another man altogether.

Bailiff, Gloucester Mich. (or Oct.) 1463–4. VCH Glos. iv. 374; C.L. Kingsford, English Historical Literature, 356.

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BROKWOD, William, of Gloucester.
Main residence: Gloucester.
Brokewod, Brookwood
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C.E.M.
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BROKESBY, Bartholomew (d.1448), of Frisby-on-the-Wreak, Leics.

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s. of John Brokesby and yr. bro. of William Brokesby† of Shoby, Leics. m. ?Alice (d.1460), The only evidence for her identity comes from a single reference to a lost tomb in the church of Frisby-on-the-Wreak: J. Nichols, Leics. iii (1), 262. Since he left a son and heir under age, Alice (if this evidence is reliable) must have been a second or later wife. 1s., 1s. illegit. Dist. 1439.
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Attestor, parlty. election, Leics. 1420.

Sheriff, Warws. and Leics. 10 Dec. 1411 – 3 Nov. 1412, 23 Nov. 1419 – 16 Nov. 1420.

Steward of the estates of Abp. Arundel of Canterbury c. 1412 – Mar. 1414; of the liberty of Bury St. Edmunds abbey, Suff. 6 Feb. 1431 – aft.Apr. 1439; supervisor of Leics. estates of John Mowbray, 3rd duke of Norfolk, ?- 31 Jan. 1448.

J.p. Leics. 3 Feb. 1413–15, 14 July 1422–d. He was an active j.p.: E101/590/34; KB9/256/118.

Commr. Kent, Leics., Salop, Suss., Warws., Leicester Feb. 1413–48; of gaol delivery, Leicester Oct. 1439, Oct. 1440, Apr. 1445, Feb. 1447; C66/445, m. 33d; 448, m. 33d; 459, m. 9d; 463, m. 6d. to treat for loans, Leics. May, Aug. 1442.

Councillor of Queen Katherine by Mich. 1433-aft. Mich. 1434.

Bailiff of the honour of Leicester at Belgrave by 14 Feb. 1446. DL37/13/91.

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BROKESBY, Bartholomew (d.1448), of Frisby-on-the-Wreak, Leics.
Main residence: Frisby-on-the-Wreak, Leics.
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BROKEMAN, John (d.1500), of Witham, Essex and Ashford, Kent.

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s. and h. of William Brokeman of Witham by Elizabeth, da. and h. of John Fryer of Bocking, Essex, and Elizabeth da. and h. of Henry Powers of Powers in Witham. Archaeologia Cantiana, xliii. 282; P. Morant, Essex, ii. 107-8, 386. m. Florence (d. 18 Mar. 1501), Morant, ii. 108. 1st da. of John St. Leger (d.1442), C139/106/18. of Ulcombe, Kent, by Margaret, da. and h. of James Donet (d.1409) of Sileham in Rainham, Kent, C1/10/287; CP, iii. 315-16; Reg. Chichele, ii. 676. sis. of Thomas St. Leger† and wid. of John Clifford of Ugbroke, Kent, The Ancestor, viii. 167-71. 1s.
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Escheator, Kent and Mdx. 7 Nov. 1457–8.

Collector of ‘sandgelt’, ldships. of Marke and Oye 26 Nov. 1459–? July 1460. DKR, xlviii. 439.

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BROKEMAN, John (d.1500), of Witham, Essex and Ashford, Kent.
Main residences: Witham, Essex; Ashford, Kent.
Brokman
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BROKE, John, of Worcester.

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?m. ?; (1) Agnes; (2) Joan. ?1s. Collectanea (Worcs. Historical Soc. 1912), 33; Shakespeare Centre Archs., Guild of Holy Cross, Stratford-upon-Avon mss, BRT1/3/93; Reg. Gild of Holy Cross, Stratford-upon-Avon ed. Macdonald, 332; C1/59/292.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Worcester 1472, 1478.

Bailiff, Worcester Mich. 1462–3, 1466 – 67, 1476 – 77, 1486–7. Collectanea, 40; C219/17/1; E13/149, rot. 34; T.R. Nash, Worcs. ii. app. p. cxi.

Commr. of gaol delivery, Worcester July 1487.

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BROKE, John, of Worcester.
Main residence: Worcester.
Brooke
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BROCKHILL, Nicholas (d.1461), of Saltwood and Aldington by Thurnham, Kent.

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s. of William Brockhill of Saltwood. m. Katherine (fl.1461), da. of Adam Wood, 1s. 4da. Vis. Kent. (Harl. Soc. lxxiv), 34.
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Constable and parker of Saltwood castle 7 Jan. 1423–?c.1443. Reg. Chichele, iv. 245–6.

Bailiff, Hythe Sept. 1426 – bef.11 Feb. 1441, 16 June 1448 – 25 June 1452; jurat 2 Feb. 1446–16 June 1448. E. Kent Archs., Hythe jurats’ ct. bks. 1421–41, H 1018, ff. 57, 86v, 113, 136v, 140, 144, 150, 160, 168, 170v; 1449–67, H 1023, ff. 1, 8v, 30; jurats’ acct. bk.1441–56, H 1055, ff. 26v, 80, 96, 111.

Cinque Ports’ bailiff at Yarmouth Sept.– Nov. 1446, 1448, 1450, 1452. White and Black Bks. of Cinque Ports (Kent Rec. Ser. xix), 21, 24, 27, 30.

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BROCKHILL, Nicholas (d.1461), of Saltwood and Aldington by Thurnham, Kent.
Main residences: Saltwood; Aldington by Thurnham, Kent.
Brockhull
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BROCKET, Thomas (d.1477), of Hatfield and Wheathampstead, Herts.

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?s. of Thomas Brocket of Yorks. by his w. Denise. CP25(1)/291/65/28. m. by 1428, KB27/668, rot. 8. Elizabeth (d. 12 Jan. 1481), da. of William Ash by Elizabeth, da. and coh. of Edward Fitzsymond (d. bef. 1400) of Hatfield, s.p. VCH Herts. ii. 434; iii. 26; C140/80/46. Dist. 1439, 1458, 1465.
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Attestor, parlty. election, Herts. 1449 (Feb.).

Commr. to distribute tax allowance, Herts. Jan. 1436; of gaol delivery, St. Albans Oct. 1449, July 1455, June 1458, Jan 1459, Apr. 1460 (q.), Hertford q. Mar., Sept. 1462, Mar. 1463, Apr. 1465, Hertford castle Jan.1463, July 1465 (q.), Rayleigh q. July 1465, Berkhampstead q. Oct. 1471, somewhere q. Dec. 1461; C66/470, m. 11d; 480, m. 14d; 485, m. 8d; 486, m. 13d; 488, m. 11d; 495, m. 10d; 499, mm. 5d, 21d; 500, m. 18d; 505, m. 18d; 512, mm. 11d, 15d; 513, m. 27d; 527, m. 14d. array, Herts. Dec. 1459, Feb. 1470, Apr. 1471; inquiry Sept. 1460 (treason, felonies and other misdeeds), Aug. 1473 (unpaid farms).

J.p.q. Herts. bef. Jan. 1455–d. Brocket’s first comm. of the peace recorded in CPR is that of 13 Jan. 1455, but he was in fact already a j.p. on 9 Jan. that year: CP40/799, rot. 337d.

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BROCKET, Thomas (d.1477), of Hatfield and Wheathampstead, Herts.
Main residences: Hatfield; Wheathampstead, Herts.
Broket, Brokett, Brokette
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BROCK, Henry, of Ashprington and Washbourne in Halwell, Devon.

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?s. of Henry Brock (fl. 1424). KB27/649, rot. 3; 670, rot. 78; CP40/652, rot. 357d. These sources indicate the simultaneous existence of Henry Brock senior and junior. The father may have been alive as late as 1435, when the son was still styled ‘junior’ in a suit in the court of common pleas: CP40/699, rot. 332d. m. by Easter 1430, Joan, da. of – Tordene of Thorleston. CP40/677, rot. 167d; 695, rot. 69; 697, rot. 179d; 699, rot. 332d; Cornw. RO, Rodd of Trebartha mss, RD/1289. 1s. (?d.v.p.), CP40/755, rot. 272. 1da. CIPM Hen. VII, iii. 248.
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Attorney for the city of Exeter 1442-aft. 1453. Devon RO, Exeter city recs., receivers’ accts. 21–31 Hen. VI.

Reeve, Totnes 1461–2. H.R. Watkin, Totnes Priory and Town, i. 436, ii. 928.

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BROCK, Henry, of Ashprington and Washbourne in Halwell, Devon.
Main residences: Ashprington; Washbourne in Halwell, Devon.
Brocke, Brok, Broke, Brokke
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