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ELWELL, Hildebrand, of Wells, Som.
Family and Education
?bro. of Robert Elwell. m. wid. of a Wells burgess.
Offices Held
Auditor Wells, Mich. 1417–18; constable of the peace 1417 – 20; master 1420–2.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Wells, Som.
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Commons 1386-1421
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ELWELL, Hildebrand
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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ELMSALL, William, of Grimsby, Lincs.
Family and Education
Offices Held
Bailiff, Grimsby Mich. 1373–4; mayor 1377 – 78, 1390–1.
Commr. of inquiry, Grimsby Sept. 1377 (breach of arrest of Scottish merchants’ goods); to prevent the departure of vessels May 1401.
Collector and assessor of a tax, Grimsby Dec. 1380.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Grimsby, Lincs.
Elmshale, Helmesale, Helmeshale
Notes
A William Elmeshale was retained by John of Gaunt at Hereford in April 1390 at a fee of pound;2 p.a. payable for life; and this was confirmed by King Richard on Gaunt’s death. It seems unlikely, however, that this man was the Grimsby merchant (CPR, 1396-9, p. 568).
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Commons 1386-1421
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ELMSALL, William
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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ELMHAM, Sir William (c.1336-1403), of Westhorpe, Suff. and Fring, Norf.
Family and Education
b. c.1336,C47/6/1 m. 12. s. of Henry Elmham of Westhorpe by Elizabeth, da. and coh. of Sir William Hackford of Fring. m. (1) bef. Mich. 1371, Anne, prob. da. of Sir Robert Marney, 1s. d.v.p.; (2) bef. Feb. 1382, Elizabeth (d.1419/20), da. of Sir Hugh Hastings (d.1369) of Elsing, Norf. by his w. Margaret (?Everingham), wid. of Thomas Caterton,Norf. and Norwich RO, Reg. Hyrning, ff. 56-57. It would be interesting to know whether this was the same Thomas Caterton who surrendered the fortress of St. Sauveur in Normandy in 1375 and was as a consequence accused of treachery in the Good Parliament of 1376. Sir John Annesley* killed him in a trial by combat in 1379: G.A. Holmes, Good Parl. 38, 131-2. s.p. Kntd. bef. Dec. 1365.
Offices Held
Capt. of Bayonne by June – aft.Aug. 1374; gov. of Bayonne and seneschal of Les Landes 28 Feb. 1375-c. June 1377.
Envoy to treat with the King of Navarre and the count of Foix Mar. 1375, 18 Dec. 1376, with the count of Flanders 1 June 1383, with envoys from France 14 Oct. 1383, with the King of Portugal Jan. 1387, with the French regarding violation of the truce in Aquitaine 3 Sept. 1390, with the count of Armagnac 17 Jan. 1391, with the French in Aquitaine 11 June 1393, to France, Aragon and Navarre 5 Mar. – 9 Sept. 1395, France 28 Apr. – 27 Sept. 1396, Scotland 14 Aug. – 31 Oct. 1397, 5 Feb. 1398.
Conservator of the truce in Aquitaine 28 July 1376.
Commr. of inquiry, Norf. Apr. 1378 (liberties of Great Yarmouth), Hants Oct. 1379 (offences committed by the soldiers of John, Lord Arundel), Norf. Apr. 1380 (resistance to the arrest of ships for royal service), Suff. Mar. 1383 (concealments), May 1392 (wastes on estates of the countess of Oxford), Norf. Dec. 1392 (homicide), Apr. 1400 (wastes on Hastings estates), oyer and terminer, Norf., Suff. Dec. 1380, Norf. Feb. 1393; to compel insurgents to restore goods looted from Stratford abbey, Essex Aug. 1381; make proclamation of the sale of forfeited goods, Norf., Suff. Aug. 1381; put down rebellion Dec. 1381, Mar., Dec. 1382; of array, Suff. June 1386, Dec. 1399, Norwich Aug. 1402.
Adm. of the northern fleet 8 Apr. 1380–26 Oct. 1382.
J.p. Norf. 20 Dec. 1382 – Jan. 1388.
Main residence: Westhorpe, Suff. and Fring, Norf.
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Commons 1386-1421
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ELMHAM, Sir William (c.1336-1403)
Will
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Oxford 1644
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ELME, Sir John.
Family and Education
Offices Held
Kntd. between Nov. 1389 and Jan. 1393.
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Volume
Commons 1386-1421
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ELME, Sir John
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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