WELDON, Thomas (by 1499-1567), of Cookham, Berks.

Cofferer’s clerk in 1520; third clerk of kitchen by Mar. 1526, second clerk by 1532, chief clerk by 1538 – 40; keeper of the houses in upper bailey, Windsor castle 1538–d. , of the butts by 1539–d., of leads 1540 – d., of the keys by 1553; first master, the Household 1540, cofferer 1552 – 30 Sept. 1553, by 14 Dec. 1558 – d.; steward, manors of Cookham and Bray, Berks. 1541-d.; j.p. Berks. 1543–d. q. by 1554, j.p. Wilts. 1558/59; commr. benevolence, Berks. 1544/45, subsidy 1546, 1563, relief, Berks. and Windsor 1550, goods of churches and fraternities 1553; other commissions 1541 – 64; high steward, Windsor Apr. 1548 – Sept. 1563; keeper, the great wardrobe 1559.R. C. Braddock, ‘R. household, 1540–60’ (Northwestern Univ. Ph.D. thesis, 1971), 133–4 and additional information from Dr. Braddock; E179/69/23; 351/1795/6, 11–19; LC2/4/2; PCC 13 Jankyn; CSP Dom. 1547–80, p. 146; LP Hen. VIII, x, xiii-xvi, xvii, xx, xxi; Bodl. Ashmole 1176, f. 41v; Stowe 571, f. 59–59v; CPR, 1547–8, p. 81; 1550–3, pp. 142, 393–4; 1553, pp. 351, 362, 413, 416; 1553–4, p, pp. 17, 28; 1560–3, pp. 343, 443; 1563–6, pp. 20, 28, 39, 184, 488; Lansd. 8, f. 77.