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BARON, Richard, of Westminster, Mdx.

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m. 1s. CCR, 1454-61, p. 27.
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Usher of the chambers of Parliament and great councils bef. July 1433–c. Mich. 1464. E404/50/161; E361/6, rots. 54d, 56d.

Main residence: Westminster, Mdx.
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BARON, John II, of Dorchester, Dorset.

Family and Education
s. of Walter Baron (d.1440) of Fordington, Dorset, ? by his w. Margaret. Dorchester Recs. ed. Mayo, 287. m. by July 1446, Eleanor (d. by Apr. 1485). Ibid. 305-6.
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Main residence: Dorchester, Dorset.
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BARON, John I, of Colchester, Essex.

Family and Education
prob. m. Denise, da. of Richard Copsshef of Coggeshall, Essex. Essex RO, Colchester bor. recs., ct. roll 1444-5, D/B 5 Cr60, m. 24d. Denise was the wife of John Baron of Colchester, merchant, the man most likely to have been the MP.
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Councillor, Colchester Sept. 1451–3; alderman 1455 – 57, 1458 – 60, 1463 – 64; claviger 1456 – 57, 1458 – 59; bailiff 1460 – 61; j.p. 1463–4. Colchester ct. rolls, D/B 5 Cr64, m. 1; 65, m. 1; 66, m. 1; 67, m. 1; 69, m. 1; 70, m. 1; 72, m. 1; VCH Essex, ix. 377.

Main residence: Colchester, Essex.
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BARLEY, William (d.1461), of Norwich.

Family and Education
?m. ?; Margaret. Norf. RO, Norwich city recs., ct. roll, 1461-83, NCR 1/19, m. 4; ‘Old Free bk.’, NCR 17c, f. 46d.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Norwich 1447, 1449 (Feb.), 1455, 1460.

Chamberlain, Norwich Mich. 1447–8; M. Grace, ‘Chamberlains and Treasurers of Norwich’, Norf. Archaeology, xxv. 197. sheriff, 1451 – 52; alderman by Mar. 1452–d. Norwich city recs., assembly bk., 1434–91, NCR 16d, ff. 17, 18, 21, 23v, 27, 31, 36, 39v, 43, 48v, 52v.

Commr. to distribute tax allowance, Norwich June 1453; survey walls and ditches July 1458.

Main residence: Norwich.
Oldbarley, Oldebarley
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BARLEY, Robert (c.1409-67), of Barlow, Derbys.

Family and Education
b. c.1409, When he acted as a juror in an inq. for proof of age in 1449, he was said to be 40 and more: C139/136/53. Such estimates are not particularly reliable, but a date of birth of about 1409 is consistent with what else is known of his career. s. and h. of ?Roger Barley of Barlow by his w. Margaret (fl.1446). m. Margaret, ?da. of Henry Delves of Doddington, Cheshire, niece of John Delves*, at least 1s. 1da.
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J.p. Derbys. 1 July 1457 – 8 Dec. 1460.

Steward, John Talbot, earl of Shrewsbury’s manor of South Wingfield, Derbys. by Mich. 1457-aft. Mich. 1458. T. Blore, South Wingfield (2nd edn. 1816), 97.

Commr. of array, Derbys. Dec. 1459.

Alderman of the guild of Holy Cross, Chesterfield by 1460. Derbys. Chs. ed. Jeayes, 849.

Main residence: Barlow, Derbys.
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BARLEY, John (d.1446), of Albury, Herts.

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s. and h. of John Barley (d.1420) by Joan (d.1419), sis. and coh. of Sir Walter Lee† of Albury. m. by 1419, Katherine (1400-66), sis. and coh. of John Walden (d.1418) of Rickling Hall, Essex, C138/38/37b. at least 1s. Henry*. Dist. 1430, 1439.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Herts. 1422, 1426, 1427, 1431, 1432, 1433, 1435, 1437.

Commr. of gaol delivery, Hertford May, July 1423, Feb. 1427, Feb. 1431, Feb. 1443, Royston July 1435, Hertford castle July 1438; C66/410, mm. 27d, 35d; 420, m. 15d; 429, m. 21d; 437, m. 8d; 442, m. 21d; 455, m. 11d. to treat for loans, Essex, Herts. Mar. 1430, Mar. 1431; assess taxes, Herts. Apr. 1431, Jan. 1436; take an assize of novel disseisin Apr. 1435; C66/437, m. 18d. of inquiry May 1436 (concealments); to treat for payment of a tax Feb. 1441.

J.p. Herts. 7 July 1423 – Dec. 1443, 9 June 1445 – d.

Sheriff, Essex and Herts. 6 Nov. 1424 – 15 Jan. 1426.

Escheator, Essex and Herts. 26 Nov. 1431 – 5 Nov. 1432.

Main residence: Albury, Herts.
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BARLEY, Henry (c.1422-76), of Albury, Herts.

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b. c.1422, s. and h. of John Barley*. CIPM, xxvi. 397. m. (1) Katherine (d.1464), da. of Laurence Cheyne*, 2s. 4da.; Add. Roll 36274; Add. 38213, f. 121v; Miscellanea Genealogica et Heraldica, ser. 5, vii. 195. According to Vis. Cambs. (Harl. Soc. xli), 119, Katherine was a da. of Laurence’s son, John Cheyne II, but this is unlikely, since Henry and John were almost exact contemporaries in age. (2) aft. May 1470, PCC 30 Godyn (PROB11/5, f. 232v). Anne (d.1494), da. of Sir Henry Inglose*, wid. of Sir John Colville (d.1470) of Newton, Cambs. and Walsoken, Norf. The Commons 1386-1421, ii. 637; C.F. Richmond, Paston Fam.: First Phase, 210n, 212, 214; Norf. RO, Norwich consist. ct., Reg. Betyns, ff. 62-63; C140/53/37; VCH Cambs. iv. 181. Dist. 1458, 1465.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Herts. 1449 (Feb.), 1450, 1455.

Commr. of array, Herts. Feb. 1451, Dec. 1459, Feb. 1470, Apr. or May 1471, Mar. 1472; gaol delivery, Hertford Apr. 1451, Mar. 1458, Hertford castle July 1452, July 1465, Rayleigh July 1465; C66/475, m. 7d; 513, m. 27d. to assign archers, Herts. Dec. 1457; of arrest, ?Herts. Mar. 1461, Herts. Jan. 1471; to assess tax July 1463; of inquiry Aug. 1473 (unpaid farms).

J.p. Herts. 1 Dec. 1455 – July 1461, 3 Oct. 1464 – Dec. 1470, 10 July 1471 – d.

Sheriff, Essex and Herts. 5 Nov. 1466 – 4 Nov. 1467.

Main residence: Albury, Herts.
Barkley, Barle, Barlee, Barlowe, Berley
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BARET, Henry (d.1449), of Pimperne, Dorset.

Family and Education
s. and h. of John Baret of Pimperne by his w. Joan. Dorset Feet of Fines (Dorset Recs. x), 359. m. by Apr. 1449, CPR, 1446-52, p. 278. Anne or Amy, da. of Robert Cammell (c.1411-1488) of West Parley, Dorset, by his w. Margaret, 1da. CPR, 1446-52, pp. 383-4.
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Water-bailiff, Dartmouth by 15 May 1444-bef. Nov. 1448. CPR, 1441–6, p. 288; 1446–52, p. 221.

Commr. of inquiry, Dartmouth May 1444 (piracy); arrest Jan. 1445, As ex officio water-bailiff: CPR, 1441–6, p. 338. July 1446 (ships and merchandise of Castile, as restitution for piracy by the Bark of Bilbao).

Groom of the King’s cellar by June 1444. E159/222, brevia rot. 7.

Main residence: Pimperne, Dorset.
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