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STOURTON, William (d.1413), of Stourton, Wilts.

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s. and h. of John Stourton of Stourton, prob. by his 1st w. Lettice; half-bro. of John I. m. by 1398, Elizabeth, da. and coh. of Sir John Moigne of Owermoigne, Dorset, by Joan, da. and h. of John Belvale, 1s. John Stourton II, 1da.
Offices Held

Commr. of oyer and terminer, Wilts. Mar., Dec. 1382, Bristol May 1400, Som. Apr. 1401, Hants, Wilts., Som., Dorset July 1401, Som. Nov. 1401, Wilts. June 1409, Som. Feb. 1410, an appeal against a judgement in the ct. of chivalry, Apr. 1412; inquiry, Hants Feb. 1392 (title to property at Nether Burgate), Som. Mar. 1393 (lands of Peter Bratton), June 1397 (lands of John Payn), Wilts. Nov. 1399 (wastes at Old Sarum castle), Bristol, Som., Devon, Cornw. Dec. 1399, May 1400 (smuggling and concealments), Som. Nov. 1400 (assaults), Bristol July 1401 (treasons), Som. Nov. 1401 (forgery), I.o.W. Feb. 1402 (concealments), Bristol Aug. 1402 (treasons), Wilts. Apr. 1403 (wastes at Marlborough castle), Som. Apr. 1403 (poaching), Wilts. May 1403 (rights of Sir John Cornwall and Elizabeth of Lancaster), Dorset, Oct. 1404 (ambush), Cornw. Jan. 1406 (riots), Som. June 1406 (concealments), Marlborough Feb. 1407 (breaches of statutes regarding wine), Cornw. May 1407 (tenants of Beaulieu abbey), Bristol Feb. 1408 (wastes at hospital of St. John the Baptist), Som. Mar. 1408 (concealments), Wilts. Nov. 1408 (illegal entry), May 1409 (lands of William Worfton), Hants Aug. 1409 (murder), Berks. Oct. 1409 (lands Of Simon Haselton); to hold assizes, Devon Mar., July 1396, July 1397; survey Amesbury priory May 1398; of weirs, Wilts. June 1398, river Avon Feb. 1404; array, Wilts. Dec. 1399, July 1402, Som. Aug., Sept. 1403; gaol delivery, Bristol June 1401, July, Oct. 1404; to make a proclamation, Som., Wilts. May 1402; supervise repairs to lodges in Gillingham forest, Dorset Dec. 1402; raise loans, Wilts., Som., Dorset June 1406.

Keeper of the castle and bailiff of the hundred of Mere, Wilts. 8 Mar. 1386 – d.

J.p. Dorset 10 Nov. 1389–97, 16 May 1401 – Nov. 1404, Wilts. 1 July 1394 – d., Som. 2 Feb. 1404 – d., Cornw. 18 Dec. 1405 – Mar. 1410, July 1410 – d.

Steward of the principality of Wales c.1402-aft. June 1406.KB27/592 m. 32d.

Recorder of Bristol by Mar. 1407 – d.

Speaker 16 May – 3 June 1413.

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STOURTON, William (d.1413), of Stourton, Wilts.
Main residence: Stourton, Wilts.
Notes

Unless otherwise noted this biography is derived from J.S. Roskell, ‘William Stourton’, Dorset Nat. Hist. and Arch. Soc. lxxxii. 155-66, and CP, xii. 296-300.

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STOURTON, John II (1400-62), of Stourton, Wilts.

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b. Stourton 19 May 1400, s. and h. of William Stourton. m. aft. 1413 and bef. 1425, Margery, da. of Sir John Wadham j.c.p. of Merrifield, Som. by his 2nd w. Joan, 4s. inc. Sir William Wadham, 2da. Kntd. by Feb. 1431; cr. Baron Stourton of Stourton 13 May 1448.CP, xii. 301-2. The account given by C.B.J. Stourton in Hist. Noble House of Stourton, is not always accurate.
Offices Held

Commr. of array, Wilts. June 1421, Jan. 1436, Mar. 1443, Wilts., Som., Dorset Sept. 1457, Wilts., Som. Sept. 1458, Hants, Dorset Feb. 1459, Dorset, Som., Wilts. Dec. 1459, Apr. 1460, Aug. 1461; inquiry, Dorset Aug. 1426 (necromancy), Wilts., Dorset duly 1433 (intrusions, Ivychurch priory), Wilts. Sept. 1440 (arson), Dorset Jan. 1444 (ownership of land), Sept. 1444 (franchises at Gillingham), Hants June 1447 (treason), Calais Apr. 1451 (murder), Devon, Cornw., Som., Dorset, Wilts. Aug. 1455 (insurrection), Dec. 1460 (treason), Som., Dorset July 1461 (felonies), June 1462 (Hungerford estates), Som. Sept. 1462 (Luttrell estates); oyer and terminer, Som. June 1436, London, Mdx., Essex, Kent, Surr. Oct. 1441, London Mar. 1450, south-west Eng., Wales and the marches July 1452, East Anglia, s. Midlands Sept. 1452, Jan. 1453, Wilts. June 1459, Welsh marches Sept. 1461, 26 counties Feb. 1462, Wilts., Som., Dorset May 1462; gaol delivery, Ilchester Feb., Mar. 1438, Old Sarum Nov. 1452, Dorchester Feb. 1462; to take musters, Poole May 1438, of the duke of York’s army May 1441, of the garrison of Calais Sept. 1451; raise royal loans, Wilts. Mar. 1439, Nov. 1440, Mar. 1442, June 1446, Dorset, Wilts. Sept. 1449, Kent Jan. 1452, Wilts., Som., Dorset June 1453, Devon Apr. 1454; treat for payment of subsidies, Wilts. Feb. 1441; distribute tax allowances Aug. 1449, June 1453; raise an income tax, Wilts., Dorset Aug. 1450; assign archers, Wilts. Dec. 1457; distribute compensation for losses at sea, Bristol July 1459, July 1461; of arrest, Som. Sept. 1459, Hants, Oxon., Berks. Dec. 1460, Wilts. July 1461, Hants Nov. 1461, Som., Dorset, Wilts. Jan. 1462; to raise men to relieve Guernsey, May 1461; set watches, Poole Jan. 1462.

Sheriff, Wilts. 12 Dec. 1426 – 7 Nov. 1427, 5 Nov. 1433 – 3 Nov. 1434, 7 Nov. 1437 – 3 Nov. 1438, Som. and Dorset 4 Nov. 1428 – 10 Feb. 1430, Glos. 5 Nov. 1432–3, 5 Nov. 1439–4 Nov. 1441.

J.p. Wilts. 5 Dec. 1427 – d., Som. 27 Mar. 1453 – d., Dorset 14 July 1461 – d.

Tax assessor, Dorset Jan. 1436.

Member of the King’s Council 13 Nov. 1437-c. Nov. 1460.

Ambassador to treat with France and Burgundy May-Oct. 1439, Burgundy Jan., Aug. 1451.

Dep. constable of England July 1440.

Treasurer of the King’s household 15 Nov. 1446 – 27 Mar. 1453

Surveyor of the royal parks, forests and chases, Wilts. 17 Mar. 1447 – d.

Jt. governor of Ivychurch priory, Wilts. 13 Nov. 1447-c.1452.

Lt. of Calais Sept. 1451; capt. of Rysbank Apr. 1450-c. Feb. 1455.

Jt. keeper of the seas Mar. 1454 – July 1455.

Parlty. cttees. on Calais and Berwick-upon-Tweed July 1455, Calais 1461.

Trier of parliamentary petitions 1461.

Parlimentarian
STOURTON, John II (1400-62), of Stourton, Wilts.
Main residence: Stourton, Wilts.
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C.F.
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STOURTON, John I (d.1438), of Preston Plucknett, Som.

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yr. s. of John Stourton of Stourton, Wilts. by his 2nd w. Alice (d.1407); half-bro. of William. m. (1) bef. 1403, Joan (c.1376-1406), da. and h. of William Banaster (d.1395) of East Lydford, Som., wid. of Robert Affeton, 1da.; (2) bef. 1416, Alice Denys or Peny, 1da.; (3) bef. 1430, Katherine (d. 20 Mar. 1473), da. of Thomas Payne of ‘Paynshay’, Devon by Margery, da. and h. of Peter Yeovilton of Speckington, Som., 1da.C136/86/6; C139/90/6; C140/44/30. The account given by C.J.B. Stourton (Hist. Noble House of Stourton, i. 80-89) is not correct in every respect.
Offices Held

Commr. of inquiry, Som. Nov. 1401 (counterfeiting), Dec. 1406 (Engleby property), Dec. 1407 (extortion by royal officers), Dorset Mar. 1410 (trespass), Devon Apr. 1410 (market at Forde), Som., Wilts. Apr. 1413 (St. Loe estates), Som., Dorset Jan. 1414 (lollards), Feb. 1419, Glos., Wilts., Som. July, Nov. 1422 (concealments), Som., Dorset, Hants, Wilts., Surr., Suss., Kent Feb. 1423 (Arundel estates), Som. Aug. 1426 (necromancy, q.); to determine an appeal from the constable’s ct. Nov. 1403; of weirs, Som. Feb. 1404; oyer and terminer Feb. 1410; sewers Apr. 1417, Nov. 1423; array Apr. 1418, June 1421; to raise royal loans Nov.; distribute a tax allowance Jan. 1436.

J.p. Som. 16 Feb. 1405–7, 18 Nov. 1408 – May 1410, 16 Jan. 1414 – d.

Escheator, Som. and Dorset 30 Nov. 1417–4 Nov. 1418.

Guardian of the temporalities, Bath and Wells 27 Oct. 1424 – 12 May 1425; steward of the estates of the bpric. by Aug. 1436 – d.; keeper and surveyor of the bp.’s parks at Westbury, Evercreech and Claverton, Som. 23 Aug. 1436–d.Reg. Stafford (Som. Rec. Soc. xxxii), 197.

Sheriff, Som. and Dorset 26 Nov. 1431–5 Nov. 1432.

Parlimentarian
STOURTON, John I (d.1438), of Preston Plucknett, Som.
Main residence: Preston Plucknett, Som.
Notes

The return for 1419 (C219/12/3) describes him as ‘miles’, but this would appear to be an error: he was usually called ‘gentleman’ or ‘esquire’.

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