Commons 1386-1421

Commr. of inquiry, Derbys. Jan. 1377 (robbery at Glossop), Staffs. Apr. 1388 (murder at Newcastle-under-Lyme), Derbys. June 1406 (concealments), Nov. 1406 (estates of the late Henry Herville); to suppress the rebels Dec. 1381, Mar., Dec. 1382; make arrests, Derbys., Cheshire July 1384, Derbys. Feb. 1388, Derbys., Notts. Feb. 1394, Derbys., Leics., Staffs. July 1394, Derbys., Staffs. Feb. 1409 (Hugh Erdeswyk and other enemies of the duchy of Lancaster); enforce the statute of weirs, Derbys. June 1398; of array Dec. 1399, Sept. 1403, Derbys., Notts. May 1405, Derbys. May 1415, Oct. 1417, Apr. 1418, Mar. 1419; oyer and terminer Mar. 1401 (poaching on Sir Walter Blount’s fishery at Willington), July 1401 (a murder), Staffs. Dec. 1405, Mar. 1406 (assault on the abbey of Burton-upon-Trent), Derbys. May 1416 (assault on Repton priory); to proclaim the King’s intention of ruling justly, Derbys. May 1402; raise a royal loan, Notts., Derbys. June 1406, Nov. 1419.

J.p. Derbys. 24 Dec. 1390 – Jan. 1406, 13 Feb. 1407–10, July 1418–24.

Sheriff, Notts. and Derbys. 22 Mar. – 21 Oct. 1391, 27 Jan. – 5 Nov. 1406, 29 Nov. 1409 – 10 Dec. 1411, 6 Nov. 1413-Mich 1414.

Constable of Tutbury castle, master forester of Tutbury and Needwood chase, parker of Agardsley and Rowley, Staffs. for the duchy of Lancaster 23 July 1403–16 Dec. 1408.Somerville, Duchy, i. 539, 541, 546. DL29/402/6451 makes clear that it was not Montgomery (as Somerville states) but his son and namesake who became steward of Tutbury in 1416.

Keeper of the royal castle of Eardisley by 8 Sept. 1403.C47/2/49, f. 6.

Assessor of a tax, Derbys. Mar. 1404; collector of a royal loan Jan. 1420.

Mayor, Salisbury 1 Nov. 1388 – 89, 1391 – 92, 1397 – 98; alderman 1412–13.R. Benson and H. Hatcher, Old and New Sarum, 695; Tropenell Cart. ed. Davies, i. 255; Salisbury RO, ‘Domesday bk.’ 2, ff. 16, 21; ledger bk. A, f. 43.

Commr. of inquiry, Salisbury Mar. 1398 (death of a chaplain).

Controller of customs, Cumb. 2 Mar. 1395-Nov. 1397.

Jt. keeper of the west march towards Scotland 7 Dec. 1371-aft. 5 Apr. 1380.Rot. Scot. ed. Macpherson etc. ii. 19, 21–22.

Commr. of array, Cumb. Dec. 1371,Ibid. Mar. 1392; to raise money to re-imburse Henry, earl of Northumberland, for compensation paid to the Scots May 1381;Ibid. 37. of inquiry May 1382 (damage to watercourses at Carlisle), Northumb., Cumb., Westmld. Feb. 1383 (thefts of salmon), Cumb. Mar. 1383 (escape of a prisoner), June 1383 (illicit fishery on river Eden), Nov. 1383 (threats to collectors of a clerical subsidy), Nov. 1390 (retention of a tax rebate); to make arrests, Northumb. Apr. 1388.

Coroner, Cumb. bef. 12 Nov. 1375-aft. 24 Oct. 1376.

Constable and chamberlain of Lochmaben castle, and justice, keeper and steward of the lordship of Annandale, Dumfries 2 Apr. 1378–1 May 1380.Cal. Scots Docs. iv. no. 260, and pp. 401–2.

Assessor of taxes, Cumb. May 1379.

Sheriff, Cumb. 1 Nov 1381–24 Nov. 1382, 1 Nov. 1383 – 11 Dec. 1384, 20 Oct. 1385–18 Nov. 1386.

J.p. Cumb. 20 Dec. 1382–5, 15 July 1389 – Dec. 1390, 24 May 1394-Nov. 1397.

Jt. keeper of Carlisle castle, Cumb. 1 Jan. – 2 Feb. 1384, 28 July 1385.Ibid. no. 331.

Escheator, Cumb., Northumb. and Westmld. 30 Nov. 1387–14 Feb. 1390.

Mayor, Carlisle c. Oct. 1390–1391.A. Caiger, ‘Pre-1835 Recs. Carlisle’ (London Univ. Dip. Arch. Admin. 1964, rev. 1980), p. xii.

Alnager, Cumb. 20 July 1394–17 Oct. 1399.

Collector of customs, Cumb., Westmld. 18 Dec. 1394–4 Oct. 1397.