GOSSE, William, of Bridgwater, Som.

Commr. of inquiry, Bridgwater Apr. 1401 (forfeited goods),E143/19/6 mm. 214–15, 234–5. June 1401 (seizure of a ship), Som. Dec. 1406 (lands of Thomas Ingleby).

Steward of the guild merchant, Bridgwater by Sept. 1406-aft. Nov. 1416.Reg. Bowet (Som. Rec. Soc. xiii), 245; Bridgwater Bor. Archs. (ibid. lviii), 583.

Collector of customs and subsidies, Bridgwater and district 6 Dec. 1419-May 1421.