BANASTER, Richard, of Lacon, Salop.
Receiver-general for John Talbot, earl of Shrewsbury, by Easter 1447–?d.
Commr. to distribute allowance on tax, Salop Aug. 1449.
Receiver-general for John Talbot, earl of Shrewsbury, by Easter 1447–?d.
Commr. to distribute allowance on tax, Salop Aug. 1449.
Attestor, parlty. elections, Devon 1421 (Dec.), 1425, 1432, 1435, 1449 (Feb.).
Sheriff, Devon 12 Dec. 1426 – 7 Nov. 1427.
Escheator, Devon and Cornw. 4 Nov 1428–12 Feb. 1430.
Receiver of Walter Pauncefoot junior of Compton Pauncefoot ?c.1435–d.
Jurat, New Romney 25 Mar. 1431–4.
Clerk of borough court, Scarborough by Mich. 1420-aft. Mich. 1427; bailiff Mich. 1429–30.
Attestor, parlty. elections, Kent 1422, 1435, 1437, 1441, 1447.
J.p.q. Kent, 12 Feb. 1428 – Dec. 1450.
Commr. of sewers, Kent July 1428, July 1437, July 1439, Jan., June 1447, Nov. 1449; gaol delivery, Canterbury castle July 1430, July 1431, Feb. 1433 (q.), June 1437 (q.), July, Oct., Nov. 1437 (q.), June 1444, Maidstone Apr. 1434 (q.), Feb. 1437 (q.), Feb., June 1438 (q.), Feb. 1442 (q.);
Steward of the Kent estates of Humphrey, earl of Stafford and duke of Buckingham, bef. Mich. 1442–1 Jan. 1450.
Attestor, parlty. elections, Som. 1417, 1421 (May), 1431, 1437.
Controller of customs and subsidies, Melcombe Regis 4 Mar. 1410 – 23 Jan. 1412, 8 Dec. 1412 – 1 Mar. 1413, Exeter and Dartmouth 18 Oct. 1415 – 18 July 1417, Bridgwater 20 Apr. – 14 July 1421, Poole, Melcombe Regis and Weymouth 12 Nov. 1421-c. Feb. 1423, Melcombe Regis 8 Feb. 1423 – Nov. 1433, Poole 18 Nov. 1433 – 2 June 1441, 31 July 1441–d.
Attestor, parlty. elections, Chichester 1453.
Reeve, Chichester Mich. 1426–7.
?Attestor, parlty. election, Bucks. 1450.
J.p. Bucks. 30 June – Nov. 1454, 22 Nov. 1454-July 1459 (q.), Oxford 24 Nov. 1459-July 1461 (q.).
Escheator, Northants. and Rutland 6 Nov. 1454 – 4 Nov. 1455.
Commr. of gaol delivery, Aylesbury, Bedford castle Nov. 1454, Aylesbury Mar. 1457 (q.);
Apprentice-at-law retained by the duchy of Lancaster 1455 – 66.
Common serjeant, London 26 Sept. 1463–d.
Attestor, parlty. elections, Ipswich 1453, 1459.
Portman, Ipswich by 1448; justice Sept. 1453–4, 1455 – 56, 1457 – 59; bailiff 1455–6.
Tronager, Ipswich 12 May 1452–21 Feb. 1465.
Commr. to victual the King’s ships, May 1461; urge the raising of a fleet against the King’s enemies of France and Scotland, Suff., Essex, Herts. June 1461; take ships for the carriage of victuals for King’s fleet against Scotland Aug. 1463; hear appeal in maritime cases, London Aug. 1469, Jan. 1470.
Jt. water-bailiff, Calais 1 Aug. 1461–?
Searcher of ships, port of London 4 June 1462 – 2 July 1467, 4 Nov. 1469–6 Nov. 1479.
Bailiff, Billingsgate by Oct. 1469;