BOLTON, Richard, of Lincoln.
Attestor, parlty. elections, Lincoln 1450, 1459, 1460, 1467, 1478.
Under sheriff, Lincoln Sept. 1451–2;
Filacer, ct. of c.p. Lincs., city of Lincoln Hil. 1463 – 64.
Controller of customs, Boston 9 Nov. 1469-Oct. 1470.
Attestor, parlty. elections, Lincoln 1450, 1459, 1460, 1467, 1478.
Under sheriff, Lincoln Sept. 1451–2;
Filacer, ct. of c.p. Lincs., city of Lincoln Hil. 1463 – 64.
Controller of customs, Boston 9 Nov. 1469-Oct. 1470.
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.
Commr. to assess a subsidy, York Apr. 1431; of gaol delivery June 1431, Nov. 1435;
Bailiff, Northampton Sept. 1428–9; mayor 1442–3;
Attestor, parlty. elections, Devon 1427, 1429, 1431.
Coroner, Devon bef. 12 Feb. 1429; by July 1432–?d.
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.
Gov. L. Inn 1434 – 35, 1441 – 42, 1445 – 46; pensioner 1436–7.
Steward of Battle abbey, Suss. by 1441 – d., for the abps. of Canterbury in Suss. by Nov. 1451-aft. 1466,
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;
Attestor, parlty. elections, London 1450, 1455.
Warden, Mercers’ Co. July 1442–3; master 1453–4.
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.
Commr. of inquiry, London Aug. 1458 (goods of Genoese merchants); to hear an appeal from the ct. of Calais Sept. 1460.
Attestor, parlty. elections, Bedford 1417, 1420, 1425, 1426, 1427, 1429, 1433, 1437.
Bailiff, Bedford 1418 – 19, 1427–8;
?Coroner, Bedford 1441.
Attestor, parlty. election, Bedford 1447.