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BURLESTONE (BORLESTON), William (d.1406), of Harberton, Devon.
Family and Education
m. by 1387, Elizabeth, 2s. 1da.
Offices Held
Steward of the Devonshire estates of John, earl of Huntingdon, c.1394–d.
J.p. Devon 18 June 1394 – Feb. 1400, 22 Feb. 1405 – d.
Escheator, Devon and Cornw. 24 Nov. 1394–18 Nov. 1395.
Commr. of oyer and terminer, Devon July 1396, Dec. 1397, Sept. 1401, Sept. 1402, Feb. 1403, Dec. 1404; inquiry, Devon, Cornw. Mar. 1397 (concealments), Apr. 1398 (piracy), Mar. 1401 (ownership of lands in Harberton), July 1401 (concealment of alnage), May 1402 (conspiracies), Mar. 1403 (concealment of the possessions of John, late earl of Huntingdon), Aug. 1404 (prisoners taken at Black Pool, Devon); assize, Devon Nov. 1398; gaol delivery, Exeter July 1399; array, Devon Aug. 1403.
Tax controller, Devon Mar. 1404.
Main residence: Harberton, Devon.
Author
Volume
Commons 1386-1421
Web Title
BURLESTONE (BORLESTON), William (-d.1406)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
No
Addresses
Religion
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BURGROVE, Robert, of Rye and Hastings, Suss.
Family and Education
Offices Held
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Rye and Hastings, Suss.
Author
Volume
Commons 1386-1421
Web Title
BURGROVE, Robert
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
No
Addresses
Religion
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BURGOYNE, John (d.c.1435), of Dry Drayton, Cambs.
Family and Education
s. and h. of John Burgoyne of Dry Drayton ?by a da. of Roger Harleston† of Cambs. m. 5s. inc. Thomas†, 1da.Vis. Cambs. (Harl. Soc. xli), 24-25. Either this John Burgoyne or his father had a wife named Alice, living in 1394: CPL, iv. 485.
Offices Held
Commr. of inquiry, Cambs. Nov. 1396 (wastes, Swavesey priory estates), Jan. 1412 (contributions to a subsidy), May 1415 (counterfeiting), Norf., Suff., Cambs., Hunts., Beds., Bucks. July 1434 (concealments); array, Cambs. Mar. 1419, to raise royal loans Nov. 1419; of oyer and terminer, Hunts. Jan. 1420, Cambs. Nov. 1429, July 1431; to assess contributions to a grant Apr. 1431; to distribute tax allowances Dec. 1433; receive the oaths against maintenance May 1434.
Alnager, Cambs. and Hunts. 17 Oct. 1399–7 May 1401.
Escheator, Cambs. 5 Feb. – 8 Nov. 1401, Cambs. and Hunts. 8 Dec. 1416 – 30 Nov. 1417, 24 Jan.-17 Dec. 1426.
Collector of an aid, Cambs. Dec. 1401.
J.p. Cambridge 6 Dec. 1404 – Apr. 1415, 6 Oct. 1415 – Oct. 1418, 14 Feb. 1422 – Dec. 1435, Cambs. 16 Jan. 1414 – Feb. 1419, 8 July 1420–35.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Dry Drayton, Cambs.
Author
Volume
Commons 1386-1421
Web Title
BURGOYNE, John (-d. c.1435)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
No
Addresses
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BURGHERSH, Sir John (1343-91), of Ewelme, Oxon.
Family and Education
b. Ewelme 29 Sept. 1343, s. and h. of Sir John Burghersh of Ewelme and East Worldham, Hants by Maud, da. and h. of William, Lord Kerdeston of Kerdiston, Norf. and Margaret, da. and coh. of Sir Edmund Bacon of Ewelme. m. aft. 1372 and bef. 1376, Ismania (d. 28 Sept. 1420), da. and coh. of Simon Hanham of Glos., wid. of Sir John Raleigh† of Nettlecombe, Som., 2da. Kntd. bef. 1369.CIPM, xii. 88; CCR, 1364-8, pp. 259-60; CP, vii. 193-5; CPR, 1367-70, p. 256; H.A. Napier, Swyncombe and Ewelme, 21, 42-43.
Offices Held
Tax collector, Som. Nov. 1377; assessor Aug. 1379.
Sheriff, Som. and Dorset 5 Nov. 1379 – 18 Oct. 1380, 11 Nov. 1384–20 Oct. 1385.
Commr. of inquiry, Dorset Aug. 1380 (wastes at Frampton priory), Som. May 1389 (services due to Bishop Erghum of Salisbury); to put down unlawful assemblies June 1381; of array Sept. 1386.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Ewelme, Oxon.
Borewassche, Burghers, Burwaysch
Author
Volume
Commons 1386-1421
Web Title
BURGHERSH, Sir John (1343-91)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
No
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BURGHAM, John, of Carleton, Cumb.
Family and Education
Offices Held
Collector of pontage, Cumb. and Westmld. 20 Nov. 1379–85.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Carleton, Cumb.
Author
Volume
Commons 1386-1421
Web Title
BURGHAM, John
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
No
Addresses
Religion
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BURGH, William, of Maldon, Essex.
Family and Education
Offices Held
Clerk of the market, Maldon Jan. 1406–7 1408–9; weigher of bread 1407 – 08, 1409 – 10; wardman 1412 – 13, 1416 – 18, 1423 – 25, 1426 – 27; constable 1414 – 15, 1419 – 20; chamberlain 1420 – 21; assessor of taxes 1423–4.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Maldon, Essex.
Author
Volume
Commons 1386-1421
Web Title
BURGH, William
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
No
Addresses
Religion
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