Commons 1422-1461

Jt. treasurer, Sandwich Dec. 1439–41; jurat 1445–?d. E. Kent Archs., Sandwich ‘Old Black Bk.’, SA/Ac 1, ff. 50, 52, 56, 69, 71, 72v, 74v, 76, 79, 85.

Constable, Caldicot castle, Mon. for Anne, dowager-countess of Stafford c. 1405.

Commr. to array men of Sir John Baskerville, capt. of Arques, Aug. 1420, men of James Fiennes*, lt. of Caudebec, Feb., Oct. 1421; DKR, xlii. 390, 406, 433. distribute allowance on tax, Staffs. Dec. 1433, Jan. 1436, Apr. 1440; list persons to take the oath against maintenance Jan. 1434; administer the same May 1434; of array Aug. 1436, Sept. 1457, Dec. 1459; gaol delivery, Stafford castle Oct. 1439, Stafford 26 Oct. 1443, Stafford castle Oct. 1447; C66/445, m. 33d; 457, m. 23d; 465, m. 26d. to treat for loans, Staffs. Nov. 1440, June 1446, Sept. 1449; for speedy payment of fifteenth and tenth Feb. 1441; of inquiry Feb. 1448 (concealments); to govern temporalities of the bpric. of Coventry and Lichfield during vacancy Apr. 1459. E159/235, commissiones Easter.

Capt. of Dieppe 28 Jan. 1421–bef. 8 Oct. 1422. A. Curry, ‘Military Organization in Lancastrian Normandy’ (Council for National Academic Awards Ph.D. thesis, 1985), ii. p. lxix.

Parker, William Heyworth, bp. of Coventry and Lichfield’s park at Beaudesert, Staffs. by 18 June 1426 – ?

Sheriff, lordships of Newport, Wentloog and Machen for Humphrey, earl of Stafford (and later duke of Buckingham) by Mich. 1428–22 July 1450; T.B. Pugh, Marcher Ldships. S. Wales, 165, 185; C. Rawcliffe, Staffords, 214. justice itinerant of same Feb. 1432, Mar. 1445, lordships of Brecon, Hay and Huntingdon Jan. 1440 (q.), Jan. 1443 (q.), ?Mar. 1446. Pugh, 76, 225; NLW, Peniarth mss, 280, pp. 3–4, 24, 34, 40.

Steward, Stafford lordship of Machen by Mich. 1434–22 July 1450, This stewardship appears to have been appurtenant to the office of sheriff of the ldship. of Newport, of which Machen was a part. of Atherstone, Warws. 15 May 1438 – Mar. 1451, Maxstoke, Warws. Feb. 1439–? Rawcliffe, 205; Staffs. RO, Stafford fam. mss, D641/1/2/269.

J.p. Staffs. 21 Feb. 1439 – July 1461.

Surveyor, duchy of Lancaster chase of Needwood, Staffs. 21 Mar. 1439 – Oct. 1461.

Attestor, parlty. elections, Suss. 1435, ?1467.

Attestor, parlty. elections, Cambs. 1442, 1447, 1449 (Nov.), 1453.

Under sheriff, Cambs. and Hunts. 1430–1. CP40/681, rot. 330.

Bailiff, Cambs. for bp. of Ely, Mich. 1432–d. (office extended to cover Cambs. and Hunts., both in and outside Isle of Ely, on 12 Jan. 1447). E372/278–306; JUST3/220; Ely Diocesan recs., G1/4 (Reg. Bourgchier), f. 8. He was known as chief bailiff of the Isle of Ely by 1459: J.H. Baker, Men of Ct. (Selden Soc. supp. ser. xviii), i. 217.

Steward, Cottenham, Cambs. for the bp. of Ely 1437–57. Cambs. Archs., ct. roll, rectory manor, Cottenham, 1428–82, P50/3/1.

Escheator, Cambs. and Hunts. 6 Nov. 1442 – 3 Nov. 1443, 6 Nov. 1448 – 10 Dec. 1449.

Commr. of inquiry, Cambridge June 1444 (repair of great bridge), Cambs. Feb. 1448 (wards, marriages, reliefs, escheats and forfeitures), Sept. 1450 (treasons of Thomas Hylles of Fordham), Isle of Ely, Feb. or Mar. 1457 (wards, marriages, reliefs and forfeitures due to bp.); Reg. Gray, G1/5, ff. 5, 21, 25v. to distribute tax allowance, Cambs. June 1445, July 1446; of gaol delivery, Cambridge castle Mar. 1446, Mar. 1452, Nov. 1453 (q.), Dec. 1458 (q.), Cambridge Feb. 1450, Oct. 1456 (q.), East Dereham June 1451 (q.), May 1453 (q.), Feb. 1455 (q.), July, Nov. 1457 (q.), Apr. 1459, Ely Mar. 1454 (q.), Feb. 1455 (q.), Burton Feb. 1458 (q.); C66/462, m. 35d; 470, m. 3d; 472, m. 5d; 474, m. 3d; 477, m. 36d; 478, mm. 14d, 21d; 479, mm. 12d, 20d; 482, mm. 9d, 16d; 484, m. 8d; 485 m. 17d; 486, mm. 13d, 21d. to treat for loans, Cambs. June 1446, Apr. 1454, May 1455; PPC, vi. 238. assess tax Aug. 1450; of sewers, from Wandsworth, Surr. to East Greenwich, Kent May 1455; array, Cambs. Sept. 1457, Dec. 1459; to assign archers Dec. 1457.

Justice of assize, Isle of Ely by July 1444–d. CPR, 1446–52, p. 46; Reg. Gray, G1/5, ff. 5, 17, 42.

J.p.q. Cambs. 2 Dec. 1444 – d., Cambridge 12 Feb. 1448–d., It is unclear whether it was the MP or his fa. who became a j.p. for Cambridge in Feb. 1440. bp. of Ely’s liberty of the Isle of Ely c. 1455, Aug. 1456, 1459. Reg. Gray, G1/5, ff. 5, 17, 42.

Steward outside the Isle the Ely for the bp. of Ely 12 Jan. 1447–d. Reg. Bourgchier, G1/4, f. 8.

Keeper of the prison at Ely by 1450. KB9/262/2.

Justice of gaol delivery for bp. of Ely May 1453 (q.), Feb. 1455 (q.) East Dereham May 1453 (q.), Feb. 1455 (q.), July 1457 (q.). Reg. Bourgchier, G1/4, f. 38v; Reg. Gray, G1/5, ff. 5v, 24, 25v.

Auditor of the bp. of Ely 9 Nov. 1457. Reg. Gray, G1/5, f. 26v.

Attestor, parlty. election, Kingston-upon-Hull 1449 (Nov.).

Chamberlain, Kingston-upon-Hull Mich. 1439–40; auditor of chamberlains’ accts. 1439 – 40, 1443 – 44, 1452 – 53, 1455 – 56; alderman of Austin ward 23 June 1440 – d.; sheriff Mich. 1440–1; mayor 1450 – 51, 1453 – 54, 1458 – 59, 1460 – d.; coroner 1454 – 55, 1459–60. Hull Hist. Centre, Kingston-upon-Hull recs., bench bk. 3, BRE2, f. 9v; bench bk. 3a, BRB1, ff. 5v, 12, 17, 29, 32v, 44v, 55, 65v, 72v; chamberlains’ accts. BRF2/357, 360; J. Kermode, ‘Merchants of York, Hull and Beverley in the 14th and 15th Cents.’ (Sheffield Univ. Ph.D. thesis, 1990), app. 4.

Collector of customs and subsidies, Kingston-upon-Hull 26 Jan. 1446 – 30 Jan. 1447, 11 Feb. 1447 – 31 Dec. 1449, 15 Aug. 1450 – 6 Apr. 1453, 28 Feb. 1458–d. CFR, xviii. 12, 51, 134, 232; xix. 199, 254. Although appointments were made on 26 Jan. 1446 and 11 Feb. 1447, Anson did not start to account for the office until 26 Aug. 1446 and 19 June 1447, respectively: E356/19, rots. 15, 15d, 16; 20, rots. 17, 17d, 18, 19.

Commr. of inquiry, Lincs. Oct. 1449 (piracy of Sir John Neville), ?Winchelsea Feb. 1451 (plunder of Dutch ships contrary to truce), Kingston-upon-Hull June 1454 (uncustomed goods shipped to Iceland); to assess the parlty. subsidy Aug. 1450; of arrest, Scarborough, Kingston-upon-Hull July 1451 (various named men), ?Yorks. Apr. 1454 (alleged pirates and a balinger), Kingston-upon-Hull, Grimsby Apr. 1454, Kingston-upon-Hull Aug. 1454 (ships used to trade illegally with Iceland); to conscript vessels and mariners for royal service June, July 1454, mariners to serve under Richard Neville, earl of Salisbury, Aug. 1454; levy 50 marks Apr. 1454; of sewers Nov. 1454.

J.p. Yorks (E. Riding) 23 Aug. 1460 – d.

Receiver of the manor of Burstwick in Holderness, Yorks. 3 Sept. 1460–d. CPR, 1452–61, p. 624.

Dep. butler to (Sir) John Wenlock*, Kingston-upon-Hull 8 Dec. 1460–d. CPR, 1452–61, p. 636.

Attestor, parlty. elections, Mdx. 1429, 1433.

Steward of the royal manor and lordship of Havering atte Bower, Essex 18 July 1422 – Mar. 1424, [July-Aug. 1437]. CPR, 1416–22, p. 442; 1436–41, pp. 68, 69, 117, 179, 181.

Under sheriff, London by 1423; London Possessory Assizes (London Rec. Soc. i), no. 228. common serjeant 20 Feb. 1423–36; recorder Oct./Nov. 1435–d. C.M. Barron, ‘Govt. of London’ (London Univ. Ph.D. thesis, 1970), 563; eadem, London in the Middle Ages, 173, 357, 359; CPR, 1436–41, p. 87; Corp. London RO, hr 164/19, 20; Cal. Letter Bk. London, K, 195.

Commr. of inquiry, Yorks. Feb. 1425 (lands of Thomas and Isabel Barley), Kent, Surr., Suss., Essex, Herts., Mdx. July 1434 (concealments), London Dec. 1435 (property of the earl of Northumberland), Aug. 1436 (property of Adrian Grome), May 1437 (wastes in the property of the hospital of St. Mary Bethlehem), Sept. 1437 (riots), London, Mdx. Nov. 1437 (uncustomed staple goods); kiddles, R. Lea, Essex, Herts., Mdx. Feb. 1428, Dec. 1433, Apr. 1434, Oct. 1436; sewers, Mdx. June 1430; gaol delivery, Newgate Nov. 1435, Nov. 1436, Nov. 1437; C66/438, m. 18d; 440, m. 35d; 441, m. 35d. to assess a subsidy, London Jan. 1436; distribute tax allowances, Mdx. May 1437.

J.p.q. Mdx. 26 Oct. 1430 – d., Yorks. (W. Riding) 6 July 1435–d. KB9/227/74d, 1047/11d, 1049/32; KB27/694, rot. 62d.

Escheator, Kent and Mdx. 5 Nov. 1432–4. E153/1025.

Bailiff of the liberty of Waltham abbey by Mich. 1437–d. E368/210, rot. 4; 211, rot. 3.

Steward of the earl of Warwick’s manor of Walthamstow Thony, Essex, bef. 1438. SC12/18/45.

Attestor, parlty. elections, Cambridge 1411, 1414 (Apr.), 1415, 1419, 1420, 1422, 1427, 1437, 1447, 1449 (Feb.), 1453.

Bailiff, Cambridge Sept. 1425–6, 1428 – 29.