| Constituency | Dates |
|---|---|
| Winchelsea | 1419, ,1422, ,1427 |
| Hastings | 1435, ,1445 |
Mayor, Winchelsea Easter 1421 – 22.
Commr. of arrest, Suss. Feb. 1422.
Collector of customs and subsidies, Chichester 8 Feb. 1422–19 Apr. 1426.1 E356/18, rots. 39d, 40.
Dep. butler, by appointment of Thomas Chaucer*, Winchelsea 28 Jan. 1423 – 12 June 1429.
Cinque Ports’ bailiff at Yarmouth Sept. – Nov. 1433, 1437, 1442.
Bailiff, Hastings May 1435–6, May 1444 – 17 Aug. 1445, Feb. – May 1446.
It was previously thought that Tamworth was excused from the fine of almost £95 imposed at the Exchequer on him and his fellow customer, John Exton*, for concealment of customs dues. However, it appears from a recognizance of 20 Nov. 1428 that he was expected to pay the full amount.2 The Commons 1386-1421, iv. 566-7; E159/204, recorda Trin. rot. 15d, recogniciones, Mich.