Submitted by legacy on
Family and Education
2nd s. of William Darell of Sessay, Yorks. and er. bro. of William Darell† of Littlecote, Wilts. m. (1) 1400, Thomasina (b.c.1388), da. and h. of Valentine Baret of Perry Court near Faversham, Kent by his w. Joan, 2s.; (2) c.1418, Florence, da. of William Chichele, ?wid. of Nicholas Pecche and John Burton, 1s. 2da.
Offices Held

Collector of customs and subsidies, Sandwich 16 Oct. 1402–22 Oct. 1403.

Under treasurer of the Exchequer 14 Dec. 1404 – 3 Apr. 1407, 28 Feb. 1432–18 July 1433.PRO List ‘Exchequer Offs.’ 196–7.

Dep. butler Sandwich, Faversham and Dover 20 Feb. 1405–16 Dec. 1407.

Commr. to purvey wheat to victual St. Sever (France), Kent July 1405; assess a tax on land Jan. 1412; of inquiry Jan. 1414 (lollards), Mar. 1414 (theft), Feb. 1419 (treasons and concealments), Feb. 1421 (ownership of manor of Capel), Suss. Feb. 1424 (concealments), Kent Oct. 1435 (treasons and felonies), Feb. 1436 (concealments); array May 1415, Mar. 1419, June 1421, Dec. 1435; sewers Oct. 1415, Suss. Feb., Oct. 1422, Nov. 1433; to supervise musters, Kent May 1416, Feb. 1419, Mar., May 1421, Aug. 1426, June 1429, Apr. 1430, July 1432, Feb. 1434; of arrest Apr. 1419; to raise royal loans Nov. 1419, Jan. 1420, Mar. 1430, Mar. 1431, Feb. 1434, Feb. 1436; of oyer and terminer Feb. 1433, Feb. 1434, June 1438; to assess a tax Jan. 1436.

Sheriff, Kent 29 Nov. 1410 – 10 Dec. 1411, 10 Nov. 1417 – 4 Nov. 1418, 1 May 1422–13 Nov. 1423.

J.p. Kent 20 Nov. 1411 – July 1423, 20 July 1424 – d.

Escheator, Kent and Mdx. 10 Nov. 1413–12 Nov. 1414.

Steward of the lands of Abp. Chichele of Canterbury by 1423–d.F.R.H. Du Boulay, Ldship. Canterbury, 14, 395.

Parlimentarian
DARELL, John (d.1438), of Calehill in Little Chart and Scotney castle in Lamberhurst, Kent.
Main residences: Calehill in Little Chart; Scotney castle in Lamberhurst, Kent.
Author
L.S.W.
Volume
Commons 1386-1421
Web Title

DARELL, John (-d.1438)

Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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