Commons 1386-1421

Steward, Southampton Mich. 1410–11; mayor 1416 – 17, 1419 – 20, 1424 – 25; alderman 1417 – 19, 1425 – 29, 1430 – 33, 1434–7.Stewards’ Bks. (Soton Rec. Soc. xxxv), i. p. vii; J.S. Davies, Hist. Southampton, 173; CPL, vii. 337; Black Bk. ii. 16, 18, 19, 27, 40, 43, 50–52; Southampton RO, SC4/2/255; CCR, 1435–41, p. 32.

Collector of customs and subsidies, Southampton 5 Nov. 1413-c.1446.

Commr. to build or repair the King’s ships, Southampton Feb. 1414, July, Dec. 1416, Nov. 1417, July, Dec. 1418, Feb. 1420, May 1429, June 1432, Nov. 1435; organize transport of soldiers to France from south coast ports May 1416, July 1418, Oct. 1419, May 1420, June 1423, Mar. 1436, May 1439, July 1440, Nov. 1441, July 1442, Mar. 1443, Dec. 1445; of inquiry, Suss., Hants, I.o.W. Apr. 1417, Dec. 1418, June 1421, July 1424, Dec. 1428, Mar. 1433, Jan. 1434, Jan. 1440, Feb. 1441, July 1448, Feb. 1451 (piracy, customs evasion and shipping), Oxon., Berks., Wilts., Hants July 1427 (concealed royal income) Hants July 1433 (treason and felonies), to hold musters, Southampton or Portsdown Nov. 1417, Mar., July 1418, Apr. 1419, Apr. 1420, May 1421, June 1430, May 1431, Dec. 1435, July 1436, May 1441, Aug. 1442, July 1443; organize works, Normandy Aug. 1419; of arrest, Hants, Devon July 1426, Dec. 1441; to raise a loan, Hants Mar. 1431; purchase wine for the royal household Feb. 1435; of array, Hants Jan. 1436, Mar. 1443; to confiscate smuggled goods, Southampton Apr., Oct. 1436, Dec. 1443, Sept. 1450; of gaol delivery, Winchester castle July 1445.

Surveyor of the King’s ships, 6 July 1418–20; clerk or keeper of the same 3 Feb. 1420 – 7 Apr. 1442; controller 1442–52.

Dep. butler, Southampton 22 Nov. 1418-Dec. 1422.

Verderer of the New Forest by 1428 – c.45.

Tax assessor, Hants Jan. 1436.

Bailiff, Oxford Mich. 1376–8; alderman 1388 – 92, 1393 – 95; mayor 1392–3.Oxf. Hist. Soc. xxxvii. 17–19; lxvi. no. 735; xc. no. 770.

Commr. of arrest, Oxford July 1378.

Tax collector, Oxford May 1384.

J.p. Oxford Oct. 1392–3.

Commr. to survey the forfeited estates of the Lords Appellant of 1388, Essex, Herts. Oct. 1397; of musters, Southampton 1402; to recruit armourers to work in the Tower, London Feb. 1405, June 1406; of inquiry, Southampton Nov. 1405, Mar. 1406, Mdx. July 1420, Feb. 1421, Mdx., Essex July 1421 (forfeited estates of Henry, late earl of Northumberland), Mdx. Dec. 1438 (excessive charges by millers); to recruit craftsmen for work at the Mint, London Sept. 1412; of oyer and terminer, Mdx. Feb. 1414, Jan. 1430 (treasons and felonies); array May 1418; to raise a royal loan Nov. 1419, Jan. 1420, July 1426, May 1428; secure French prisoners in the Tower, London Feb. 1423;PPC, iii. 23–24. lease royal demesne land, Bucks., Berks. Feb. 1424; of kiddles, Essex, Herts., Mdx. Feb. 1428, Mdx. June 1430, Bucks., Mdx. Aug. 1433, Essex, Herts., Mdx. Apr. 1434, Bucks., Herts., Mdx., July 1438; to assess a royal loan, Mdx. Apr. 1431.

Collector of customs, Southampton 31 May 1398 – 5 Oct. 1399, the wool custom, London 18 Nov. 1400 – 6 Oct. 1401, tunnage and poundage 1 Oct. 1405–6 Feb. 1406.

Clerk of the receipt of the Exchequer by 1 Dec. 1399–1404; baron of the Exchequer 8 Nov. 1407 – 19 June 1410; dep. treasurer to Sir John Tiptoft 20 July 1408 – 29 Sept. 1410, to (Sir) John Pelham 17 Dec. 1411 – 2 Mar. 1413; chancellor of the Exchequer 20 June 1410–18 Dec. 1437.J.L. Kirby, ‘Rise of Under Treasurer’ EHR, lxxii. 667–72; E403/564, 595 m. 9; PRO List ‘Exchequer Offs.’ 196.

Alnager, Hants 31 Jan. 1404-Mich. 1408.

Keeper of the privy wardrobe in the Tower 13 Feb. 1405 – 27 Oct. 1408.

J.p. Mdx. 13 Feb. 1407 – d., Cambridge 28 Jan. 1430 – Feb. 1432, Cambs. 8 July 1442-Feb. 1446.

Keeper of the royal park at Kempton, Mdx. 29 (sic) Feb. 1409 – d.

Warden of the Exchange and Mint in the Tower of London and at Calais 29 Nov. 1411 – 18 Dec. 1439.

Tax assessor, Cambs., Mdx. Jan. 1436.