Family and Education
s. and h. of Sir Richard de la Bere† of Kinnersley. m. c.1387, Katherine, wid. of Sir John Pecche† of Hampton in Arden, Warws., 1s. 1da. Kntd. by May 1387.His mother may have been Katherine, da. of Sir William Abrahall (Herefs. RO, B56/1, f. 31), although his father was m. to Sibyl, da. of William Chabbenor by 1359 (CPR, 1358-61, p. 206; CP, iii. 149). His wife’s parentage is unknown, but K.B. McFarlane (Lancastrian Kings, 160) thought her to be a kinswoman of Sir Richard Stury.
Offices Held
Commr. to put down rebellion, Herefs. Dec. 1381, Mar., Dec. 1382; seize Bartholomew Gorges, June 1384; of inquiry, Herefs. Feb. 1385 (murder), Nov. 1388, Dec. 1391 (lands of Sir Simon Burley), Feb. 1391 (alienation of Eaton Tregoes); array Apr. 1385, Mar. 1392, Dec. 1399; to arrest adherents of Walter Brut Sept. 1393; of oyer and terminer, Warws. Feb. 1400; to resist Welsh rebels and relieve Abergavenny May 1401; make proclamation of Hen. IV’s intention to govern well, Herefs. May 1402.
J.p. Herefs. 20 Dec. 1382 – Dec. 1390, 28 Nov. 1399 – d.
Sheriff, Herefs. 18 Nov. 1387 – 1 Dec. 1388, 1 Dec. 1396 – 3 Nov. 1397, 8 Nov. 1401–14 Feb. 1402.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Kinnersley, Herefs.
Volume
Commons 1386-1421
Web Title
BERE, Kynard de la (-d.1402)
Will
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Oxford 1644
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