Commons 1386-1421

Sheriff, Northants. 29 Oct. 1404 – 22 Nov. 1405, 23 Nov. 1407 – 15 Nov. 1408, 10 Nov. 1414 – 1 Dec. 1415, Wilts. 5 Nov. 1406–30 Nov. 1407.

J.p. Wilts. 13 Feb. 1410–12, Northants. 16 Nov. 1413 – d.

Commr. to hold special assizes, Northants. Easter 1410 (dispute over the ownership of the manor of Hinton by Brackley),RP, iii. 634. July 1414 (ownership of land in Drayton); of inquiry June 1413 (felonies and trespasses), July 1414 (dispute over common pasture at Byfield), Mar. 1416 (holdings of Edmund, earl of Stafford); to make arrests, generally June 1413, Northants. Jan. 1414 (lollards at large), generally Feb. 1414 (bis); of oyer and terminer, Lincs. May 1415 (assault on Croyland abbey), Beds. July 1416 (disorder at the manor of Ampthill).

Escheator, Northants. and Rutland 10 Nov. 1413–12 Nov. 1414.

Survevor and keeper of the royal park of Brigstock, Northants. 12 Mar. 1416 – d.

Commr. of arrest, Notts. Jan. 1375, Northants. Dec. 1385; array Apr., July 1377, Mar. 1380, Mar. 1392; to put down rebellion Dec. 1381, Mar., Dec. 1382; hear appeals against judgements in the ct. of chivalry, July 1391; of oyer and terminer, Worcs. Apr., July 1394; weirs, Hunts., Northants. June 1398.

J.p. Northants. 26 May 1380 – July 1389, 1 Mar. 1397 – d., Wilts. 26 Oct. 1397 – d.

Member of the King’s Council 1 Aug. 1397 – d.

Parlty. cttee. to complete unfinished business Jan. 1398.

Ambassador to Scotland 22 Mar., Oct. 1398, 5 Mar. 1399.Foedera ed. Rymer (orig. edn.), viii. 47, 54, 69, 72.

Jt. keeper of Rochester and Leeds castles, Kent 7 July 1399 – d., of Wallingford castle, Berks. 12 July 1399 – d.

Collector of taxes, Northumb. Nov. 1382, Nov. 1383, Dec. 1384.

Commr. to muster men at Berwick-upon-Tweed Nov., Dec. 1385; survey Bamburgh castle, Northumb. Feb. 1389, Dec. 1392; maintain order at Berwick-upon-Tweed Mar. 1389;Rot. Scot. ed. Macpherson etc. ii. 76, 78, 96. hold a special assize in Newcastle-upon-Tyne July 1389;C66/328 m. 31v. take oaths from Scots travelling through England Oct. 1389;Cal. Scots. Docs. iv. no. 396. of inquiry, co. Dur. c.1390 1390 (salmon poaching),DKR, xxxiii. 63. Northumb. July 1393 (water supply at Bamburgh), July 1396 (evasions and concealments), Feb. 1397 (prohibited exports to Scotland); oyer and terminer, co. Dur. c.1391 (disorder on the estates of Ralph, Lord Lumley).Ibid. 60.

Steward of Walter Skirlaw, bp. of Durham in co. Dur. and Northumb. c.1389-aft. 1391; constable of Norham castle and steward, sheriff, escheator and c.j. of the episcopal liberty of Norhamshire and Islandshire, Northumb. 20 Dec. 1395–d.Ibid. 44, 60, 62, 63, 65; Misc. Gen. et Her. (ser. 5), ix (7), 232–3; Arch. Aeliana (ser. 4), xxi. 80–82.

Dep. warden of the east march for Thomas Mowbray, Earl Marshal c.1389-bef. 25 Nov. 1392.

Envoy to Scotland on various diplomatic missions 28 June, Dec. 1390, 12 Jan. 1392, 12 Feb. 1394, 16 Mar., 22 Sept. 1398, to Dec. 1399.Rot. Scot. ii. 107, 108, 114, 126, 142, 152; Cal. Scots. Docs. iv. no. 502.

J.p. Norththumb. 1 Feb. 1397 – d.

Porter of the castle and manor of More End, Bucks. for Queen Anne, bef. Jan. 1394.

Buyer for the royal household 13 Feb. 1397 – 1 Nov. 1399; serjeant of the catery 13 Apr. 1397-c. Oct. 1399.E403/556, 559, 562.

Ranger of the forest of Worth and warrener of the manor of Cuckfield, Suss. (confiscated from the earl of Arundel) 26 Sept. 1397-c. Oct. 1400.

Collector of an aid on the marriage of Princess Blanche, Surr. Dec. 1401; of a tax Nov. 1404.

Escheator, Surr. and Suss. 1 Dec. 1405–9 Nov. 1406.

Collector of the wool subsidy, Chichester 25 Feb. 1410–21 Mar. 1413.

Bailiff, Grimsby Mich. 1416–17; mayor 1418 – 19, 1425 – 26, 1433–4.E368/189, 191; HMC 14th Rep. VIII, 288–9.