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CAVE, Thomas, of Bridgwater, Som.

Family and Education
prob. s. of Thomas Cave of Bridgwater. m. (1) Iseult (d.1415/16), da. of Hugh Mareys, 1s; (2) Alice.J. Collinson, Hist. Som. iii. 87.
Offices Held

Portreeve, Bridgwater Oct. 1406–7; constable 1417–18.Bridgwater Bor. Archs. (Som. Rec. Soc. lviii), 541, 587.

Main residence: Bridgwater, Som.
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Commons 1386-1421
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CAVE, Thomas

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Estates
Oxford 1644
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CATTON, William (d.1431), of Winchelsea, Suss.

Family and Education
m. (1) ?1s.; (2) between May 1410 and Nov. 1416, Joan, da. and h. of John Salerne II of Winchelsea, all ch. d.v.p.; (3) bef. Mich. 1424, Joan (c.1393-bef. 1441), da. of Thomas Wintershall, sis. and coh. of Thomas Wintershall (d.1420) of Bramley, Surr. and wid. of William Weston II of Hindhall, Suss.
Offices Held

Parker of Whinburgh and water bailiff of Wiggenhall, Norf. 14 July 1405 – d.

Constable of Caeo and Mallaen, Carm. 23 Sept. 1408–d.R.A. Griffiths, Principality of Wales, i. 390–1.

Bailiff, Rye 25 Nov. 1411 – 24 Oct. 1413, Winchelsea 23 Oct. 1413 – d.

Keeper and clerk of the King’s ships 18 July 1413 – 3 Feb. 1420.

Commr. of arrest Dec. 1413; to survey the port of Winchelsea Apr. 1416; supervise musters of forces going to France, Southampton Apr. 1419, Winchelsea May 1421.

Collector of customs, Chichester 28 Feb. 1416–22, 8 Feb.-12 June 1423.

Dep. butler, Pevensey to New Romney 22 Nov. 1418–28 Jan. 1423.

Main residence: Winchelsea, Suss.
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Commons 1386-1421
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CATTON, William (-d.1431)

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Oxford 1644
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CATOUR, William (d.1395), of Reading, Berks.

Family and Education
m. bef. 1355, Joan, 1s. 1da.Add. 6214, f. 1; CPR, 1370-4, p. 81.
Offices Held

Mayor, Reading Mich. 1369–70, 1373 – 74, 1377 – 78, 1380 – 81, 1383 – 84, 1388–90.Reading Pub. Lib. deeds, 54, 60, 61, 72, 76; cofferers’ accts. R/FA/1373–4; HMC 11th Rep. VII, 227.

Tax collector, Berks. Mar. 1371.

Coroner, Berks. June 1377 – Dec. 1390, bef. Dec. 1395.C242/6/1; CCR, 1389–92, p. 223; 1392–6, p. 443; JUST 2/255/16.

Commr. of inquiry, Reading May 1384 (treasure trove).

Main residence: Reading, Berks.
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Commons 1386-1421
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CATOUR, William (-d.1395)

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Estates
Oxford 1644
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CATESBY, John (d.1404/5), of Ashby St. Ledgers, Northants. and Ladbroke, Warws.

Family and Education
s. and h. of William Catesby† (d.1383) of Coventry and Ladbroke by Joan, da. of William Arden of Radbourne, Warws. m. by Feb. 1381, Emma (d. aft. 1426), da. and h. of Robert Cranford of Ashby St. Ledgers by Margaret, da. of Edmund and sis. and h. of Roger Watford of Watford, Northants., wid. of John Swynford, 3s. inc. John†.
Offices Held

Commr. of inquiry, Warws. May 1363 (enforcement of statutes relating to cloth sales), Warws., Leics. Dec. 1367 (escheated land), Warws., Salop Nov. 1377 (alnage), Warws. Apr. 1380 (theft), June 1380 (escheats), Nov. 1380 (pollution of a river), July 1382 (wastes on estates of Monks Kirby priory), Dec. 1382, Aug. 1383 (poaching in the King’s park, Coventry), Dec. 1383 (concealments), July 1384 (administration of Coventry), Sept. 1384 (counterfeiting and trespass), Warws., Northants. Dec. 1384 (wastes on the earl of Nottingham’s estates), Northants. Nov. 1386 (murder), Warws. Nov. 1389 (wastes on estates of Monks Kirby priory), Northants., Warws., Leics., Rutland July 1393 (false weights), Warws. Apr. 1385 (lands of a tenant-in-chief), Oct. 1402 (escheats); arrest Jan. 1369; oyer and terminer, Worcs. Feb. 1380, July 1392, Feb. 1394, Feb. 1400; to put down rebellion, Warws., Worcs. June, Dec. 1381, Dec. 1382; of weirs, Northants. June 1398; to make proclamation of Henry IV’s intention to govern well May 1402.

Steward of Coventry, Warws. (by appointment of the Black Prince) by June 1375 – aft.Dec. 1383; of Cheylesmore by Sept. 1375-c. Oct. 1384.

J.p. Coventry 30 Jan. 1376 – Sept. 1377, 11 Feb. 1398-c.1399, Warws. 2 July 1377–89, 24 Dec. 1390 – July 1397, 13 Nov. 1398–d. , Worcs. 26 Oct. 1378-May 1380, Northants. 26 Nov. 1383-c. 1384, 12 Mar. 1393 – d.

Steward of the estates of Thomas, earl of Warwick, Northants. by Mich. 1396-July 1397.

Main residences: Ashby St. Ledgers, Northants.; Ladbroke, Warws.
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Commons 1386-1421
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CATESBY, John (-d.1404/5)

Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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CATES, Nicholas, of Great Yarmouth, Norf.

Family and Education
?s. of Richard Cates of Yarmouth (d.c.1377).H. Swinden, Yarmouth, 801.. m. (1) bef. Sept. 1401, Beatrice; (2) bef. May 1405, Margaret.
Offices Held

Bailiff, Yarmouth Mich. 1411–12.Norf. Official Lists ed. Le Strange, 155.

Main residence: Great Yarmouth, Norf.
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Commons 1386-1421
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CATES, Nicholas

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Estates
Oxford 1644
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