| Constituency | Dates |
|---|---|
| New Romney | 1411, 1413 (May), 1415, 1421 (May), 1425, 1431, 1433, 1439, 1442 |
Family and Education
prob. s. of John Lowys of New Romney. m. 1da.
Offices Held
Jurat, New Romney 25 Mar. 1411–15, 1421 – 40, 1449 – 51, 1453 – 54; bailiff by Mar.-June 1420 (?1418–21).
Cinque Ports’ bailiff at Yarmouth Sept. – Nov. 1414, 1434.
Commr. Cinque Ports 1434.
Address
Main residence: New Romney, Kent.
biography text
A little more may be added to the earlier biography.1 The Commons 1386-1421, iii. 643-4.
As well as New Romney and Dover, Lowys also served the Port of Hythe. In 1442 he was employed by the jurats there to ensure that their new bailiff, William Burys*, was admitted according to custom, and received, along with James Greenford*, the steward of Dover castle, a gift of wine valued at 21d.2 E. Kent Archs., Hythe recs., jurats’ bk. 1441-56, H 1055, f. 17.
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