BANBERY, William

It is likely that Banbery was a servant of Bishop Langdon of Rochester, for when Langdon made his will on 2 Mar. 1434 he was present at the bishop’s manor of Trottescliffe to witness the document, and in it he received a bequest of 40s. Langdon died on the following 30 Sept. while attending the General Council of the Church at Basle. Banbury’s election to Parliament may have been related to problems over the execution of Langdon’s will: probate was not granted to his two clerical executors until 27 June 1437, two months after the end of the Parliament.1 Centre for Kentish Studies, Rochester Diocese bishops’ registers, Langdon, DRb/Ar 1/8, f. 78v; Reg. Chichele, ii. 556-8.