PIGOT, Baldwin (b.1352), of Cardington, Beds.
Commr. to suppress the rebels, Beds. Dec. 1381, Mar., Dec. 1382; of array Apr. 1386, Mar. 1392, Aug. 1402, Sept., Nov. 1403, May 1418; inquiry July 1397 (repairs to the bridge at Harrold); oyer and terminer Aug. 1416 (attack on Roger Hunt’s manor of Chawston). J.p. Beds. 16 Apr. 1385-July 1388.
Tax collector, Beds. Apr. 1404.
Sheriff, Beds. and Bucks. 15 Nov. 1408 – 4 Nov. 1409, 10 Dec. 1411–3 Nov. 1412.
PIGOT, Baldwin (b.1352)
PIERS, Thomas, of Rye, Suss.
Jurat, Rye Aug. 1412–14; mayor 1424 – 25, ?1428–9.
PIERS, Thomas
PIERREPONT, Sir Henry (d.1452), of Holme Pierrepont, Notts.
Commr. of array, Derbys. Oct. 1417, Apr. 1418; inquiry, Notts. Nov. 1421 (holdings of Richard, Lord Scrope of Bolton), Jan. 1424 (liability to repair bridges); to make arrests June 1428.
J.p. Derbys. 13 July 1418–19, Notts. 20 July 1424–9.
Master forester of Duffield chase, Derbys. in the duchy of Lancaster 14 Feb. 1424–20 Feb. 1428.
Alderman of the guild of the Holy Cross at All Saints’ church, Chesterfield, Derbys. by 14 Feb. 1444-aft. 25 Apr. 1445.
PIERREPONT, Sir Henry (-d.1452)
PICKERING, Sir James (d.c.1398), of Killington, Westmld. and Selby, Yorks.
Dep. sheriff, Westmld. 17 Sept. or 30 Oct. 1365–1 or 18 Oct. 1367, 25 Oct-1368–1 or 15 Oct. 1369, 10 or 17 Oct. 1371–7 Sept. or 9 Oct. 1376; sheriff, Yorks. 15 Nov. 1389 – 7 Nov. 1390, 7 Nov. 1393 – 11 Nov. 1394, 3 Nov. 1397–30 Sept. 1399.
Commr. of oyer and terminer, Cumb. Feb. 1367 (disorder at Wythop), June 1367 (assault on the sheriff), Yorks. Aug., Sept. 1397 (attacks on property of St. Mary’s abbey, York); array, Westmld. Dec. 1368, Yorks. (W. Riding) July 1377, Westmld. Feb. 1379, Yorks. (W. Riding) Mar. 1380; to make arrests, Westmld. May 1375, June 1398; confiscate the estates of Ingram de Coucy, earl of Bedford, Westmld., Yorks. Aug. 1377; of inquiry, Yorks. Dec. 1380 (disputed mayoral elections, York), Northumb., Cumb., Westmld. Feb. 1383 (illegal fishing), Yorks. Apr. 1390 (claim to John Lokton’s estates), Feb. 1391 (goods of John Lokton), Feb. 1392 (an abduction); to suppress the insurgents of 1381, Westmld. Mar., Dec. 1382; hold a special assize at Heversham July 1398.
C.j. Ire. by July 1369-c.1371.
Assessor of taxes, Westmld. Mar., June 1371, Aug. 1379, Dec. 1380.
J.p. Westmld. 28 Jan. 1373 – Dec. 1375, 20 Dec. 1382 – July 1387, 24 Dec. 1390 – Nov. 1392, Yorks. (W. Riding) 6 Nov. 1376 – May 1380, 12 Nov. 1397 – d.
Speaker Oct. 1378, Feb. 1383.
Farmer of portage over the river Lune, Westmld. 14 June 1379–82.
Escheator, Yorks. 5 Nov. 1379 – 6 Feb. 1381, 6 Nov. 1382 – 1 Nov. 1383, 12 Dec. 1390–28 Dec. 1391.
Unless otherwise stated all references incorporated in this biography are to be found in J.S. Roskell, Parl. and Pol. in Late Med. Eng. iii. 1-25.
PICKERING, Sir James (-d. c.1398)
