ADAM, Hugh, of Derby.

The family of Adam had lived in Derby since the early 14th century,1Derbys. Chs. ed. Jeayes, 975; CP25(1)38/36/157, 159. but whether Hugh was related to Thomas Adam, knight of the shire five times is not known. Nor is Hugh’s occupation, although he was clearly a man of some means, for in the spring of 1387 he sued Peter Swerd of Derby in the court of common pleas for stealing from him several years earlier a money chest, a mazer, a silk girdle, two gold rings, a diamond, a sapphire and other valuable jewels worth in all £30. In February 1379 Adam witnessed a conveyance of property at St. Mary’s Gate, Derby, and in September 1392 he acted as a juror at an inquiry held in the town regarding a proposed grant to Darley Abbey.2CP40/505 m. 364; Yr. Bk. 1387-8 ed. Thornley, p. xxix; Derbys. Chs. 986; C143/417/4.