BUSH, William

A mercer by trade, Bush was rare among Northampton’s MPs in never holding office as mayor or bailiff. Indeed, given the standing of his trade, it is surprising that he does not appear more frequently in the records. Only two actions in which he was involved have been traced in the records of the central courts: in Hilary term 1446 John Palgrave sued him and a barber of the town for trespass, and in Michaelmas term 1459 he had pleas of debt totalling £26 pending against three husbandmen of Maidwell and Easton Neston, Northamptonshire.1 KB27/739, rot. 35d; CP40/795, rot. 19.