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DURDENT, Edward (d.1397), of Durdents in Denham, Bucks.

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s. of Philip Durdent of Durdents by Margery née Eccleshall. m. 2s.
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Keeper of Langley Marish park, Bucks. 30 Aug. 1395 – d.

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DURDENT, Edward (d.1397), of Durdents in Denham, Bucks.
Main residence: Durdents in Denham, Bucks.
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DURDENT, Edward (-d.1397)

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DURANT, Thomas, of Padbury and Bourton, Bucks. and Salford, Beds.

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s. of Richard Durant (d.c.1369) of Padbury and Bourton by his w. Alice. m. Alice,Cat. Archs. All Souls Coll. ed. Martin, 94, 100; CCR, 1369-74, p. 9. Browne Willis’s† speculation in Buckingham, 31, that Thomas Durant’s w. Alice (afterwards wife of Thomas More) was a da. of Isobel Fowler, sis. of John Barton I* and John Barton II*, arose from his confusion of the descent of the separate properties in Bourton owned by the Durants and the Bartons. Nor is the matter sufficiently clarified in VCH Bucks. iii. 485, where Alice’s first marriage is overlooked. s.p.
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Coroner, Bucks. bef. 13 May 1390-aft. 12 May 1400.

Commr. of arrest Mar. 1399.

J.p. Beds. 29 Dec. 1404 – Feb. 1406.

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DURANT, Thomas, of Padbury and Bourton, Bucks. and Salford, Beds.
Main residence: Padbury and Bourton, Bucks. and Salford, Beds.
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The MP is not to be confused with Thomas Durant, teller of the Receipt of the Exchequer c.1362-1398 and servant to Richard II (Beds. Hist. Rec. Soc. xxix. 36n) with whom he appears to have had no connexion of any sort.

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DURANT, Thomas

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DURANT, John, of Alsthorpe, Rutland.

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Commr. to deliver Oakham gaol, Rutland Dec. 1403; make an arrest June 1407.

Controller of a tax, Rutland Mar. 1404.

J.p. Rutland 27 Jan. 1406–11.

Steward of the liberty of Peterborough by 16 Jan. 1408.L.B. Gaches, Hist. Liberty Peterborough, 21.

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DURANT, John, of Alsthorpe, Rutland.
Main residence: Alsthorpe, Rutland.
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Contemporary sources record at least four other men with the same name. Of these, the most important is John Durant of Luton, Beds. (fl. 1407-23), whose family enjoyed considerable local influence, and who himself served on various commissions in the county (VCH Beds. i. 375; iii. 285; CFR, xiii. 92; xiv. 85, 120). It is also possible to confuse the subject of this biography with John Durant of Herefs. (fl. 1387-95) (CFR, x. 209, 356; CPR, 1391-6, p. 547); John Durant of Herts. (fl. 1394) (CCR, 1392-6, p. 270); and John Durant of Barston, Warws., gentleman (fl. 1409-18) (ibid. 1409-13, pp. 60, 171; 1413-19, p. 509). Because of the problem of identification, only those sources which refer specifically to John Durant of Rutland have been used here.

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DURANT, John

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DUNSTON, Robert (d.1425), of Norwich, Norf.

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s. of William Dunston of Norwich by Cecily, da. of Cecily Lopham of Norwich. m. (1) bef. Apr. 1396, Christine, 1s.; (2) Margaret.
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Treasurer, Norwich Mich. 1396–7; bailiff 1399 – 1400; overseer of the revenues 4 July 1406–7.Norf. Arch. xxv. 195; Norf. Official Lists ed. Le Strange, 98; F. Blomefield, Norf. iii. 124.

Tax collector, Norwich May 1416.

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DUNSTON, Robert (d.1425), of Norwich.
Main residence: Norwich, Norf.
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DUNSTON, Robert (-d.1425)

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