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SOULBY, William (d.1393/4), of Knock in Long Marton, Westmld.

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m. at least 1s.Later Recs. N. Westmld. ed. Curwen, 137.
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SOULBY, William (d.1393/4), of Knock in Long Marton, Westmld.
Main residence: Knock in Long Marton, Westmld.
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SOULBY, William (-d.1393/4)

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SOTHILL, Gerard (d.1410), of Redbourne, Lincs.

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poss. 3rd s. of Sir Henry Sothill of Southill Hall, Yorks, by his w. Joan. m. (1) 1s. d.v.p.; (2) by Sept. 1397, Joan (d. 1 Apr. 1441), wid. of — Wasselyn of Wasselyn’s manor, Redbourne, 2s. 1da. Kntd. 11 Oct. 1399.Lincs. Peds. ed. Maddison, 914-15; C137/79/143; C139/31/70; CPL, v. 60; Chrons. London ed. Kingsford, 48. According to Maddison, Sothill had only one wife, who was reputedly the daughter of Sir Gerard Salvin. He must, however, have married twice, because his eldest son, Henry, was born in or before 1382, and Robert Wasselyn, the child of his widow’s first marriage, shortly before 1397 (C139/105/4; CCR, 1402-5, p. 169); Belvoir Castle deeds, 1824-5).
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Commr. of inquiry, Kent Oct. 1376 (wastes at Folkestone priory), Lincs. Nov. 1389 (petition from Sir Michael de la Pole for restitution of property), Lincs., Notts. June 1402 (goods of Sir John Bussy); oyer and terminer, Lincs. Apr. 1383, July 1384 (withdrawal of labour services by tenants of Newstead abbey), July 1384 (thefts at Blyborough), Nov. 1385 (assault at Bonby), Derbys. July 1406 (thefts from Sir John Darcy at Eckington); sewers, Lincs. June 1383, Nov. 1388, Aug. 1391, Lincs., Notts., Yorks. May 1402; to survey Thornholme priory, Lincs. July 1384; of array (Lindsey) Mar. 1392, Dec. 1399, Sept. 1403; gaol delivery, Lincoln Apr. 1399;C66/351 m. 12v. to levy men to resist the earl of Northumberland’s rebels, Lincs. July 1403; make an arrest Oct. 1403.

J.p. Lincs. (Lindsey) 18 June 1384 – July 1389, 1 Feb. 1392 – Nov. 1399, 16 May 1401 – d., Yorks. (East Riding) 9 Feb. 1385–6.

Collector of a tax, Lincs. (Lindsey) Mar. 1388, Mar. 1404.

Sheriff, Lincs. 8 Nov. 1401 (did not account), 29 Nov. 1402–5 Nov. 1403.

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SOTHILL, Gerard (d.1410), of Redbourne, Lincs.
Main residence: Redbourne, Lincs.
Satell, Sedhill, Southill, Suthill, Sutylle
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SOTHILL, Gerard (-d.1410)

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Oxford 1644
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SOPER, William (d.1458/9), of Southampton and London.

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s. of Robert Soper by his w. Clemency.Hants RO, D/LY/7/25. m. (1) by 1420, Isabel (d. by 1435)CPL, vii. 337; Black Bk. (Soton Rec. Soc. xiv), ii. 59.; (2) by 1438, Joan, da. of Thomas Chamberlain and niece of William Chamberlain, s.p.CPL, viii. 579-80; Queen’s Coll. Oxf. God’s House, D432. She was not the widow of Richard Gould* as stated in HP, 1439-1509 ed. Wedgwood, Biogs. 782-3..
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Steward, Southampton Mich. 1410–11; mayor 1416 – 17, 1419 – 20, 1424 – 25; alderman 1417 – 19, 1425 – 29, 1430 – 33, 1434–7.Stewards’ Bks. (Soton Rec. Soc. xxxv), i. p. vii; J.S. Davies, Hist. Southampton, 173; CPL, vii. 337; Black Bk. ii. 16, 18, 19, 27, 40, 43, 50–52; Southampton RO, SC4/2/255; CCR, 1435–41, p. 32.

Collector of customs and subsidies, Southampton 5 Nov. 1413-c.1446.

Commr. to build or repair the King’s ships, Southampton Feb. 1414, July, Dec. 1416, Nov. 1417, July, Dec. 1418, Feb. 1420, May 1429, June 1432, Nov. 1435; organize transport of soldiers to France from south coast ports May 1416, July 1418, Oct. 1419, May 1420, June 1423, Mar. 1436, May 1439, July 1440, Nov. 1441, July 1442, Mar. 1443, Dec. 1445; of inquiry, Suss., Hants, I.o.W. Apr. 1417, Dec. 1418, June 1421, July 1424, Dec. 1428, Mar. 1433, Jan. 1434, Jan. 1440, Feb. 1441, July 1448, Feb. 1451 (piracy, customs evasion and shipping), Oxon., Berks., Wilts., Hants July 1427 (concealed royal income) Hants July 1433 (treason and felonies), to hold musters, Southampton or Portsdown Nov. 1417, Mar., July 1418, Apr. 1419, Apr. 1420, May 1421, June 1430, May 1431, Dec. 1435, July 1436, May 1441, Aug. 1442, July 1443; organize works, Normandy Aug. 1419; of arrest, Hants, Devon July 1426, Dec. 1441; to raise a loan, Hants Mar. 1431; purchase wine for the royal household Feb. 1435; of array, Hants Jan. 1436, Mar. 1443; to confiscate smuggled goods, Southampton Apr., Oct. 1436, Dec. 1443, Sept. 1450; of gaol delivery, Winchester castle July 1445.

Surveyor of the King’s ships, 6 July 1418–20; clerk or keeper of the same 3 Feb. 1420 – 7 Apr. 1442; controller 1442–52.

Dep. butler, Southampton 22 Nov. 1418-Dec. 1422.

Verderer of the New Forest by 1428 – c.45.

Tax assessor, Hants Jan. 1436.

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SOPER, William
Main residences: Southampton; London.
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For fuller details of Soper’s life, and especially of his work as keeper of the King’s ships, see Navy of Lancastrian Kings (Navy Recs. Soc. cxxiii), 6-27.

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SOMERSET, Thomas, of Oxford.

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m. bef. 1375, Helen (d.1399), 1s.Oxf. Hist. Soc. xviii. 25; Bodl. Twyne ms 23, f. 630.
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Bailiff, Oxford Mich. 1376–8; alderman 1388 – 92, 1393 – 95; mayor 1392–3.Oxf. Hist. Soc. xxxvii. 17–19; lxvi. no. 735; xc. no. 770.

Commr. of arrest, Oxford July 1378.

Tax collector, Oxford May 1384.

J.p. Oxford Oct. 1392–3.

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SOMERSET, Thomas, of Oxford.
Main residence: Oxford.
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SOMERSET, Thomas

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Oxford 1644
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