WESTON, Sir Richard (c.1465-1541), of Sutton Place, Surr.

Keeper, Sunninghill park, Berks, and forester, Windsor forest 1503 – d.; groom, the chamber by 1505; keeper, Castle Cornet, Guernsey 1506; steward, manors of Bray and Cookham, Berks. 1507 – d., Stratfield Mortimer, Berks. and lt. Windsor castle and forest 1508 – d., other minor offices 1504 – d.; esquire of the body 1509, knight 1518; gov. Guernsey and neighbouring islands 1509 – d., jt. (with s.) 1533–6 j.p. Berks. 1510 – d., Kent 1518, Surr. 1524 – d.; keeper of swans on Thames 1517 – d.; jt. master or surveyor of wards 1518 – 21, sole 1521 – 26; cup bearer, the Household 1521; commr. subsidy, Berks. 1523, 1524, tenths of spiritualities, Surr. 1535; other commissions, Berks., Calais, Kent, London and Surr. 1505 – 39; treasurer, Calais 1525 – 28; Councillor ‘for matter in law’ 1526; under treasurer, Exchequer 1528 – d.; chief steward, Chertsey abbey by 1534–5.LP Hen. VIII, i-vi, viii, xiii, xiv, xvi, add.; W. C. Richardson, Tudor Chamber Admin. 487; Elton, Tudor Rev. in Govt. 108; CPR, 1494–1509, pp. 343, 412–13, 416, 456, 525, 560, 585; CCR, 1500–9, p. 255; Manning and Bray, Surr. iii. 218; VCH Surr. iii. 88.