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RALEIGH, Thomas (1380-1404), of Farnborough, Warws.
Family and Education
b. Farnborough 9 Feb. 1380, s. and h. of Thomas Raleigh (d.1397) by his 1st w. Elizabeth, da. of Robert Evesham. m. c.1402, Joan (d.1448), da. and h. of William, Lord Astley of Astley, by Joan, da. of John, 3rd Lord Willoughby of Eresby, 1s. 1da.
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Parlimentarian
Main residence: Farnborough, Warws.
Raleghe, Rawley
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Commons 1386-1421
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RALEIGH, Thomas (1380-1404)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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RAINES, John.
Family and Education
Offices Held
Parlimentarian
Author
Volume
Commons 1386-1421
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RAINES, John
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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RAGON, Reynold (c.1355-c.1428), of East Haddon, Northants. and Backnoe, Beds.
Family and Education
b. c.1355, s. and h. of Sir John Ragon (d.1377) of East Haddon and Backnoe. m. Elizabeth (d. aft. Jan. 1440), da. of John Wydeville and sis. of Thomas Wydeville, at least 2s. inc. John.C1/19/293; CP25(1)30/96/5; CIPM, xiv. no. 336; CCR, 1441-7, pp. 55, 59. Ragon’s wife, Elizabeth, is mistakenly described by G. Baker (Northants. i. 163) as being the sister and heir of Thomas Wydeville, nephew to Richard, Earl Rivers (d.1469), when in fact her brother was the earl’s uncle (CP, xi. 16-22).
Offices Held
Commr. to suppress the insurgents of 1381, Beds. Mar., Dec. 1382; of array Apr. 1385, Apr. 1386, Mar. 1392, Dec. 1399, Sept., Nov. 1403; inquiry Oct. 1390 (champerty, conspiracies, maintenances); kiddles June 1398.
J.p. Beds. 15 July 1389 – June 1390, 12 Nov. 1397-Feb. 1407.
Sheriff, Beds. and Bucks. 1 Dec. 1396 – 3 Nov. 1397, 29 Nov. 1402–5 Nov. 1403.
Escheator, Beds. and Bucks. 16 Nov. 1397–26 Nov. 1399.
Main residences: East Haddon, Northants.; Backnoe, Beds.
Ragone, Ragonn, Ragoun
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Commons 1386-1421
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RAGON, Reynold (c.1355-c.1428)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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RAFMAN, alias ALCOCK, Henry, of Wymondham, Great Yarmouth and Norwich, Norf.
Family and Education
m. 1s.
Offices Held
Controller of customs and subsidies, Great Yarmouth 24 Oct. 1399 – 24 Mar. 1401, 26 Nov. 1401 – 18 Dec. 1404, 11 Mar. 1407 – 29 Sept. 1408; collector 8 Sept. 1405–30 Sept. 1407.
Searcher, Great Yarmouth 26 Nov. 1399-c.1400.
Bailiff, Yarmouth Mich. 1406–7, 1409–10.
Sheriff, Norwich Mich. 1414–15; mayor May 1416–17.
Main residences: Wymondham; Great Yarmouth; Norwich, Norf.
ALCOCK
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Volume
Commons 1386-1421
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RAFMAN ALIAS ALCOCK, Henry
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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RADSTOCK, William, of Bath, Som.
Family and Education
Offices Held
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Bath, Som.
Volume
Commons 1386-1421
Web Title
RADSTOCK, William
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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RADFORD, Nicholas (d.1455), of Poughill and Upcott Barton, Devon.
Family and Education
s. of Robert Radford of Okeford, Devon. m. by 1431, Thomasina,CCR, 1429-35, pp. 164, 301. s.p.
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Jt. steward of the estates of Thomas, earl of Devon, 16 Feb. 1423-c.1435.
Commr. of inquiry, Devon May 1424, July 1438 (estates of St. James’s priory, Exeter), Feb. 1425 (destruction of fish in river Exe), Devon, Cornw., July 1429 (prevention of free sale of goods), Aug., Dec. 1431, Dec. 1434 (q.), June 1440, Jan. 1443, Apr. 1444, July 1454, Aug. 1455 (piracy), Feb. 1434 (escapes of felons), Feb. 1436 (desertion from the earl of Warwick’s army), Feb. 1440 (attack by Flemings), Dec. 1440 (arrest of a Flemish ship), Mar. 1442 (estates of (Sir) John Arundell I), Som. June 1443 (judicial), Devon May 1444 (trespasses and felonies), Devon, Cornw., July 1449 (estates of John de Campo Arnulphi), Devon, Cornw., Som., Wilts. Aug. 1455 (conspiracy), Sept. 1456 (concealed crown income); to assess contributions to a parliamentary grant, Devon Apr. 1431; of gaol delivery, Exeter castle May, June 1432, Jan. 1451, Mar. 1454; to distribute tax allowances, Devon Jan. 1436; of arrest 1437; to raise royal loans Mar. 1439, Nov. 1440, Mar. 1442, Sept. 1449; of oyer and terminer Sept. 1439, Sept. 1440, Cornw. July 1440; array, Devon Mar. 1443, June 1454.
J.p. Devon 20 July 1424 – d.
Escheator, Devon and Cornw. 7 Nov. 1435–23 Nov. 1436.
Apprentice-at-law, duchy of Lancaster 1439–d.
Recorder of Exeter Mich. 1442–d.
Tax collector, Devon Aug. 1450.
Main residences: Poughill; Upcott Barton, Devon.
Notes
G.H. Radford, ‘Nicholas Radford’, Trans. Devon Assoc. xxxv. 251-78.
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Commons 1386-1421
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RADFORD, Nicholas (-d.1455)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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