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PICKERING, Sir James (d.c.1398), of Killington, Westmld. and Selby, Yorks.

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prob. s. of Thomas Pickering (fl. 1336), of Killington. m. at least 2s. Kntd. by Mar. 1361.For details of his second son see SC8/223/11149.
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Dep. sheriff, Westmld. 17 Sept. or 30 Oct. 1365–1 or 18 Oct. 1367, 25 Oct-1368–1 or 15 Oct. 1369, 10 or 17 Oct. 1371–7 Sept. or 9 Oct. 1376; sheriff, Yorks. 15 Nov. 1389 – 7 Nov. 1390, 7 Nov. 1393 – 11 Nov. 1394, 3 Nov. 1397–30 Sept. 1399.But Sir John Depden accounted for the last regnal year, 1398–9 (E159/175).

Commr. of oyer and terminer, Cumb. Feb. 1367 (disorder at Wythop), June 1367 (assault on the sheriff), Yorks. Aug., Sept. 1397 (attacks on property of St. Mary’s abbey, York); array, Westmld. Dec. 1368, Yorks. (W. Riding) July 1377, Westmld. Feb. 1379, Yorks. (W. Riding) Mar. 1380; to make arrests, Westmld. May 1375, June 1398; confiscate the estates of Ingram de Coucy, earl of Bedford, Westmld., Yorks. Aug. 1377; of inquiry, Yorks. Dec. 1380 (disputed mayoral elections, York), Northumb., Cumb., Westmld. Feb. 1383 (illegal fishing), Yorks. Apr. 1390 (claim to John Lokton’s estates), Feb. 1391 (goods of John Lokton), Feb. 1392 (an abduction); to suppress the insurgents of 1381, Westmld. Mar., Dec. 1382; hold a special assize at Heversham July 1398.C66/350 m. 28v.

C.j. Ire. by July 1369-c.1371.

Assessor of taxes, Westmld. Mar., June 1371, Aug. 1379, Dec. 1380.

J.p. Westmld. 28 Jan. 1373 – Dec. 1375, 20 Dec. 1382 – July 1387, 24 Dec. 1390 – Nov. 1392, Yorks. (W. Riding) 6 Nov. 1376 – May 1380, 12 Nov. 1397 – d.

Speaker Oct. 1378, Feb. 1383.

Farmer of portage over the river Lune, Westmld. 14 June 1379–82.

Escheator, Yorks. 5 Nov. 1379 – 6 Feb. 1381, 6 Nov. 1382 – 1 Nov. 1383, 12 Dec. 1390–28 Dec. 1391.

Main residences: Killington, Westmld; Selby, Yorks.
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Unless otherwise stated all references incorporated in this biography are to be found in J.S. Roskell, Parl. and Pol. in Late Med. Eng. iii. 1-25.

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PICKERING, Sir James (-d. c.1398)

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PICARD, Edmund (d.c.1410), of Winchester, Hants.

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m. (1) by 1381, Alice, wid. of John Snell of Winchester;Stowe 846, f. 94v. (2) by 1387, Margery,Winchester RO, 34/BX/TC9, enrolments mm. 23d, 24. 2da.
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Constable of Winchester Mich. 138–7; commons’ bailiff 1388 – 89; bailiff of the 24, 1391 – 92; mayor 1401–2.Winchester RO, ct. roll 10 Ric. II m. 1; Stowe 846, ff. 88, 94, 107v, 108v; E364/26 m. D.

Main residence: Winchester, Hants.
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PICARD, Edmund (-d. c.1410)

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PHILPOT, Henry, of Hythe, Kent.

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m. (1) bef. 1405, Alice; (2) bef. 1421, Isabel.Hythe Reg. 1, f. 23; HMC 6th Rep. 517.
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Jurat, Hythe Feb. 1397–8, 1401 – 03, 1405 – 06, 1407 – 09, 1412 – 15, 1417–21.Romney assmt. bk. 2, f. 34; Reg. 1, ff. 20–23, 28, 30, 31; Hythe jurats’ bk. C, ff. 1, 46; D, f. 39.

Main residence: Hythe, Kent.
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PHILPOT, Henry

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PHILIPPS, William (d.1444), of Bath, Som.

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m. Agnes, 2da.
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Mayor, Bath c. Sept. 1427 – 28, 1431 – 33, 1437 – June 1438, Sept. 1441–2, 1443–4.Ancient Deeds Bath ed. Shickle, 1/24, 49, 53, 5/59, 87; C219/13/5, 14/3. It should be noted that although Philipps was mayor in June 1438 his place was taken by Walter Rich* in July and Aug.: Ancient Deeds Bath, 3/29; Med. Deeds Bath (Som. Rec. Soc. lxxiii), 107.

Main residence: Bath, Som.
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PHILIPPS, William (-d.1444)

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