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GRYFFYN, John, of Dorchester and ’Middleton’, Dorset.

Family and Education
m. Margaret (d.1417), wid. of John Fytheler of Dorchester.
Offices Held

Bailiff, Dorchester Mich. 1413–14.Recs. Dorchester, ed. Mayo, 199, 201.

Main residences: Dorchester; 'Middleton', Dorset.
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Commons 1386-1421
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GRYFFYN, John

Will
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Oxford 1644
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GROOS, William, of Derby.

Family and Education
m. bef. Apr. 1387, Denise.
Offices Held

Coroner, Derby by 26 Sept. 1378-aft. Oct. 1389.JUST 2/30 mm. 1–5; KB 27/529 fines m. 7, rex mm. 10, 22.

Tax collector, Derby May 1379.

Bailiff, Derby Mich. 1379–80; alderman 1390–1.E372/225 m. 24d; SC8/42/2075.

Parlimentarian
Main residence: Derby.
Gros, Gross
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Commons 1386-1421
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GROOS, William

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Oxford 1644
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GROOS, Richard (d.1407), of Wells, Som.

Family and Education
m. Agnes, 2s.Wells Town Clerk’s office, convoc. bk. 1378-1450, f. 131; Wells City Chs. (Som. Rec. Soc. xlvi), 134.
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Keeper of the streets (vicorum), Wells Mich. 1382–3; churchwarden of St. Cuthbert’s 1386 – 87; rent collector Jan. 1395-Mich. 1396, 1397 – 1400; constable of the peace 1402 – 03; master 1403–4.Convoc. bk. ff. 9, 65, 112, 115, 128, 132, 135, 150, 155.

Main residence: Wells, Som.
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Commons 1386-1421
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GROOS, Richard (-d.1407)

Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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GROOS, Oliver (bef.1372-1448), of Sloley, Norf.

Family and Education
b. bef. 1372, 2nd s. and event. h. of Sir John Groos of Sloley. m. prob. bef. 1394,CPL, v. 229. Joan, da. of Sir John White by his 1st w. Joan, 3s. (1 d.v.p.) 2da.
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Commr. to determine an appeal against judgement in the admiral’s ct. Aug. 1401; of inquiry, Norf. May, Dec. 1415 (unrest at Bishop’s Lynn), Norf., Suff. May, July, Nov. 1437, Aug. 1442 (customs’ evasion); array, Norf. Apr. 1418, Mar. 1419, Jan. 1436; to raise royal loans Nov. 1419; requisition vessels for transporting the duke of Bedford’s army to France, Norf., Suff. Feb. 1420; assess tax on landed incomes, Norf. Jan. 1436; procure grain for King’s household Nov. 1438; of gaol delivery, Ipswich Mar. 1439.

Sheriff, Norf. and Suff. 4 Nov. 1409 – 29 Nov. 1410, 23 Nov. 1419 – 16 Nov. 1420, 15 Jan.-12 Dec. 1426.

J.p. Norf. 1 Mar. 1422 – Nov. 1423.

Escheator, Norf. and Suff. 13 Nov. 1423–6 Nov. 1424.

Main residence: Sloley, Norf.
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Commons 1386-1421
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GROOS, Oliver (bef. 1372-1448)

Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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GRISTON, Richard, of Dunwich, Suff.

Family and Education
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Bailiff, Dunwich Sept. 1399–1400, 1405 – 09; coroner 1414–15.E368/173, 180–2; C219/10/3, 4, 11/4; T. Gardner, Hist. Dunwich, 79 says, probably erroneously, that he was also bailiff 1415–16.

Main residence: Dunwich, Suff.
Greston, Gryston
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Commons 1386-1421
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GRISTON, Richard

Will
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Oxford 1644
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