ARNOLD, John I (d.c.1410), of Blaxhall and Ipswich, Suff.

Coroner, Ipswich Sept. 1390–1, 1392 – 96; bailiff 1391 – 92, 1397–9.N. Bacon, Annalls of Ipswiche ed. Richardson, 83–86; E368/165–72.

Collector of customs and subsidies, Ipswich 20 Nov. 1396 – 1 May 1398, 21 Dec. 1398–10 Oct. 1399.

Alnager, Suff. 28 Apr. 1398 – 17 Oct. 1399, jt. alnager, Essex, Herts., Norf., Suff. 15 Apr. 1403–9 Mar. 1410.

Serjeant-at-arms 21 Nov. 1399 – d.

Commr. of arrest, Feb., May, Nov. 1400, Apr., Aug., Oct. 1401, July 1403, Jan., Mar., Apr., May, July, Oct. 1404, Mar. 1405, Jan. 1406; inquiry, Suff. Nov. 1400 (concealments), Essex, Herts., Norf., Suff. Nov. 1403 (evasion of alnage), Glos. July 1405, Jan. 1406 (sale of land pertaining to the Crown); to impress mariners for royal service, Norf., Suff. Oct. 1402, Mar. 1405; make restitution for acts of piracy July 1403, Devon, Bristol Nov. 1403, Sept. 1404, Norf. Dec. 1404, Feb. 1405, Oct. 1406; provide horses for King’s servants travelling from Pontefract to London, July 1404.