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BOLTON, Richard, of Lincoln.

Family and Education
prob. s. and h. of William Bolton (d. by 1458) of Lincoln.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Lincoln 1450, 1459, 1460, 1467, 1478.

Under sheriff, Lincoln Sept. 1451–2; C254/146/39. coroner 1461 – 62; mayor 1464 – 65.

Filacer, ct. of c.p. Lincs., city of Lincoln Hil. 1463 – 64.

Controller of customs, Boston 9 Nov. 1469-Oct. 1470. CPR, 1467–77, pp. 167, 230.

Main residence: Lincoln.
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Commons 1422-1461
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BOLTON, John (d.1445), of York.

Family and Education
s. of John Bolton† (d.c.1426) of York, by his w. Joan. The Commons 1386-1421, ii. 276-7. m. by Feb. 1432, Test. Ebor. ii (Surtees Soc. xxx), 17. Alice (d. 18 Sept. 1472), da. of Nicholas Blackburn (d.1432) by his w. Margaret (d.1435), sis. of William Ormshead*, ?wid. of Thomas Fairchild, ?2s. (1 d.v.p.), 5da. Ibid. 17, 18, 48; J. Kermode, Med. Merchants, 82-83; Borthwick Inst., Univ. of York, York registry wills, prob. reg. 2, f. 108; York Minster Lib., Add. mss, 2; Med. Women ed. Wogan-Browne, 217-36; CP40/717, rot. 77.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, York ?1425, 1431, 1435, 1437.

Chamberlain, York 3 Feb. 1417–18; sheriff Mich. 1420–1; member of the council of 24 by 4 Apr. 1425- bef. Sept. 1427; of the council of 12 by 15 Sept. 1427 – d.; mayor 3 Feb. 1431–2. C219/13/3, 5; York City Chamberlains’ Acct. Rolls, 1396–1500 (Surtees Soc. cxcii), 209–10.

Commr. to assess a subsidy, York Apr. 1431; of gaol delivery June 1431, Nov. 1435; C66/430, m. 9d; 438, m. 17d. to treat for loans Feb. 1436; of inquiry Jan. 1439 (conduct of the master of the hospital of St. Nicholas).

Main residence: York.
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BOLTESHAM, Thomas, of Northampton.

Family and Education
?nephew of Thomas Boltesham of Kilsby, Northants.
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Bailiff, Northampton Sept. 1428–9; mayor 1442–3;. Northampton Recs. ed. Markham and Cox, ii. 550, 557; C241/230/36. coroner by 27 June 1457-aft. 30 June 1460.. KB27/788, rot. 2; Northants. RO, Northampton bor. recs. private chs. 50.

Main residence: Northampton.
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BOLTER, John, of Bolterscombe in Ugborough and Exeter, Devon.

Family and Education
?yr. bro. of Roger Bolter (d.1436), precentor of Exeter cathedral. ?m. ?; 1s.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Devon 1427, 1429, 1431.

Coroner, Devon bef. 12 Feb. 1429; by July 1432–?d. CCR, 1422–9, p. 431; 1429–35, p. 156; KB145/6/11.

Main residences: Bolterscombe in Ugborough; Exeter, Devon.
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BOLT, Richard, of Winchester, Hants.

Family and Education
s. and h. of William Bolt† of Winchester. m. (1) Margaret, da. of Richard Compton of Winchester; (2) by 1428, Ellen, 1s.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Hants 1419, 1420.

Bailiff of the 24, Winchester Mich. 1412–13; mayor 1416 – 17, 1 Feb.-Mich. 1419, 8 Apr.-Mich. 1428.

Main residence: Winchester, Hants.
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BOLNEY, Bartholomew (d.1476), of Bolney and West Firle, Suss.

Family and Education
s. and h. of John Bolney (d.1445), Bolney Bk. (Suss. Rec. Soc. lxiii), 13. of Bolney by Joan, da. of Guy and Agnes Aynho. G.D. Squibb, Founder’s Kin, 189; Winchester Coll. muns. 20987. Joan was not the da. of John Beake of Micheldever as given in Bolney Bk. p. xxiii. educ. Winchester Coll. 1415; fellow New Coll. Oxf. 23 Feb. 1422-Mar. 1423; ; adm. L. Inn by Christmas 1425. m. by Nov. 1437, Bolney Bk. 9. Eleanor (d.1474/5), 3s. 5da.
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Gov. L. Inn 1434 – 35, 1441 – 42, 1445 – 46; pensioner 1436–7. L. Inn Black Bks. i. 5, 8, 11, 16.

Steward of Battle abbey, Suss. by 1441 – d., for the abps. of Canterbury in Suss. by Nov. 1451-aft. 1466, E. Suss. RO, Add. mss, Catalogue EE/AMS 6569/3; Glynde Place archs., 965. Bolney Bk. p. xxv; Lambeth Palace Lib., ct. roll 1081. ?for Bp. Pecock of Chichester by July 1457, CPR, 1452–61, p. 370, where it is implied that the offices of steward of the bp. and bailiff of his liberty were held by Bolney. However, the roll (C66/483, m. 8d) has ‘ac’ after Bolney’s name, which may indicate that an un-named person occupied these posts. of Meeching, Suss. for John, duke of Norfolk, by 1475–d. DL29/454/7312.

J.p. Suss. 17 Mar. 1444 (q.)-July 1469, 8 July 1469 – Nov. 1470, 7 Nov. 1470–6 (q).

Apprentice-at-law retained by the duchy of Lancaster 1446 – 47.

Commr. of inquiry, Suss. Mar. 1447 (smuggling), May 1451 (treasons and felonies), July 1455 (piracy), Dec. 1456 (fraud on the customs), July 1457 (admiralty jurisdiction in possessions of the bp. of Chichester), Oct. 1470 (felonies), Aug. 1473 (unpaid farms); array Mar. 1452, Apr., May 1454, Aug. 1456, Jan. 1460, Oct. 1469, Feb. 1470, Mar. 1472; arrest Aug. 1453, July 1460; sewers May, Sept. 1455, May, July 1456, Nov. 1457, Nov. 1458, Mar. 1465, Kent, Suss. July 1474; gaol delivery, Guildford May 1456 (q.), Battle Aug. 1459 (q.), Guildford June 1463 (q.), Battle Apr. 1464; C66/481, m. 14d; 487, m. 10d; 505, m. 8d; 508, m. 17d. to assign archers, Suss. Dec. 1457; levy payments for watches for coastal defence July 1462; of oyer and terminer, Surr., Suss. June 1465, Suss. Oct. 1470.

Main residences: Bolney; West Firle, Suss.
Bolne, Bolnee
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BOLEYN, Geoffrey (d.1463), of London and Blickling, Norf.

Family and Education
s. of Geoffrey Boleyn (d.1440), of Salle, Norf. by his w. Alice. m. (1) Denise; (2) bef. 1448, Anne (d.1484), da. and coh. of Thomas Hoo I*, Lord Hoo and Hastings, by his 1st w., C139/156/11. 2s. 3da. Dist. Norf. 1458.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, London 1450, 1455.

Warden, Mercers’ Co. July 1442–3; master 1453–4. A.F. Sutton, Mercery of London, 556–7.

Sheriff of London and Mdx. 21 Sept. 1446–7; alderman, Castle Baynard Ward 19 July 1452 – Nov. 1457, Bassishaw Ward 17 Nov. 1457 – d.; mayor 13 Oct. 1457–8. Cal. Letter Bk. London, K, 315, 392; Corp. London RO, jnls. 5, f. 78v; 6, f. 184v.

Commr. of inquiry, London Aug. 1458 (goods of Genoese merchants); to hear an appeal from the ct. of Calais Sept. 1460.

Main residences: London; Blickling, Norf.
Bulleyn
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BOLE, Thomas, of Eyworth and Bedford, Beds.

Family and Education
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Bedford 1417, 1420, 1425, 1426, 1427, 1429, 1433, 1437. The Thomas Bole, then mayor of Bedford, who attested the election of 1450 was probably a younger namesake. It is not clear which Thomas witnessed the borough’s elections to the Parls. of 1442, 1447 and Feb. 1449.

Bailiff, Bedford 1418 – 19, 1427–8; E368/201, rot. 2; E159/205, recorda Mich. rot. 20. mayor 1428–9. Beds. and Luton Archs., Bedford bor. recs. deed W21; E159/206, recorda Mich. rot. 19d.

?Coroner, Bedford 1441. KB9/237/46, 47.

Main residences: Eyworth; Bedford, Beds.
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