Keeper of the King’s forest of Salcey, Northants. 7 May – 13 Oct. 1389; verderer bef. 26 Sept. 1414-aft. 18 Jan. 1425.
Commr. to raise a royal loan, Bucks. Jan. 1420; of inquiry Feb. 1422 (counterfeit weights and measures).
Tax collector, Bucks. Dec. 1421, Oct. 1422.
At least two men of this name were living in Northamptonshire during our period. John Bosenho of Shutlanger came of a family long-established in that part of the county, and in 1406 he and his wife, Agnes, were confirmed in possession of their estates (CAD, iv. A6777, 8072, 8115-19). In view of Shutlanger’s close proximity to Northampton, it seems likely that it was this John Bosenho, rather than our MP, who had property dealings in the town (Add. Chs. 22369-70; CPR, 1385-9, p. 106; CCR, 1402-5, p. 56).
BOSENHO, John