Commons 1386-1421

Serjeant-at-arms 14 May 1390 – 15 July 1423.

Keeper of Scarborough castle 5 Feb. 1392 – 15 July 1423, of the castle at Newcastle-upon-Tyne c.1392–15 July 1423.

Commr. to make arrests, Yorks. 1 Jan. 1970, Dec. 1395, Jan. 1404, Oct., Nov. 1408, June 1412, June 1413; of inquiry, London July 1394 (arrest of a French ship), Cumb., Northumb., Westmld., Yorks. Oct 1397 (goods of the Lords Appellant); to repair the castle at Newcastle-upon-Tyne July 1394; assign transport for the royal army going to Ireland, Pemb. Oct. 1394, for the duke of Norfolk going into exile, Suff. Sept. 1398; requisition masons, Scarborough, Newcastle-upon-Tyne May 1396, May 1400; of array, Scarborough May 1398; to raise debts due to Richard II, Norf., Suff., Yorks. Apr. 1399; prevent ships sailing from Scarborough May 1401; proclaim the truce with Brittany in the north Dec. 1417; keep the North Sea against the Scots Apr. 1418.

Collector of customs, Scarborough 28 Oct. 1393–30 Nov. 1400.E122/134/9; E159/176, Mich. m. 12.

Mayor, Reading Mich. 1417–18, 1420 – 21, 1423 – 24, 1425 – 26, 1428 – 29, 1432 – 33, 1440–1.C219/12/2, 4, 13/4, 14/1; Reading Pub. Lib. cofferers’ accts. 1428–9, 1432–3; deed 112; Reading Recs. i. 13.

Commr. of inquiry, Cambs. Mar., Apr. 1401 (poaching on crown lands), Feb. 1408, July 1413 (repairs to the great bridge at Cambridge), May 1415 (counterfeiting); sewers, Isle of Ely Mar. 1407, Norf. June 1407.

J.p. Cambridge 8 Feb. – May 1414.