Commons 1386-1421

King’s attorney in the ct. of common pleas 17 Aug. 1408 – 18 Feb. 1410.

J.p. Hunts. 8 Feb. 1409–11, 14 Apr. 1416 – May 1437, 4 Mar. 1441 – Feb. 1455, Northants. 30 Oct. 1409 – July 1411, Beds. 12 Feb. 1422 – July 1423, 12 Mar. 1439-June 1455.

Commr. to examine an indictment of the abbot of Peterborough, Northants. Nov. 1409 (bis); of oyer and terminer, Lincs. May 1415 (poaching on the estates of Croyland abbey), Beds. Aug. 1416 (treason), Hunts. Jan. 1420 (withdrawal of labour services on John Styuecle’s manor of Woolley), Northants. Feb. 1438 (poaching on Ralph, Lord Cromwell’s estates at Collyweston), London, Mdx., Essex, Kent, Surr. Oct. 1441 (treasons and insurrections); inquiry, Cambs. Feb. 1417 (murder at Cambridge), Oxf., Bucks., Beds., Hunts., Notts., Lincs., Leics., Rutland July 1425 (wastes on the estates of the bp. of Lincoln), Lincs., Cambs., Hunts., Norf., Suff. July 1439 (evasions and concealments), Cornw. May 1440 (concealments), Som., Devon July 1440 (concealments); array, Hunts. May 1418, Beds. Mar. 1419; to raise royal loans, Hunts. Nov. 1419, Jan. 1420, Mar. 1422, July 1426, May 1428, Cambs., Hunts. Mar. 1430, Mar. 1431, Beds. Mar. 1439, Nov. 1440, Mar. 1442, Beds., Bucks. June 1446; of gaol delivery, Bedford May 1420; to take the oath from local gentry against supporting lawbreakers, Hunts. May 1434; treat for payment of subsidy Feb. 1441.

Steward of Reynold, Lord Grey of Ruthin’s manor of Hemingford Grey, Hunts. by Mar. 1413.

Dep. steward of the duchy of Lancaster south parts 28 June 1415–2 June 1416.Somerville, Duchy, i. 430.

Steward of John, earl of Norfolk’s manor of Fenstanton, Hunts. by Mich. 1420-aft. Mich. 1423.R. E. Archer, ‘The Mowbrays’ (Oxf. Univ. D.Phil. thesis, 1984), 344, 350.

Speaker 1420, 1433.RP, iv. 123–4, 420.

Sheriff, Cambs. and Hunts. 5 Nov. 1433–7 Nov. 1435.

Distributor of a tax rebate, Hunts. Dec. 1433, Feb. 1434; assessor of a tax Jan. 1436.

Keeper of Dennington park, Suff. for Sir William Phelip (cr. Ld. Bardolph 1437) bef. 1 Dec. 1438.Reg. Chichele, ii. 601.

Second baron of the Exchequer 3 Nov. 1439-aft. 1448.E101/409/18.

Ambassador to negotiate a truce with Holland, Zeeland and Friesland 14 July 1441.Rot. Gasc. et Franc. ed. Carte, ii. 304–5.

Forester of east Dartmoor Mich. 1374–5, 1376 – 77, 1386 – 89, north Dartmoor 1375–6.SC6/812/14, 18, 818/12, 819/1, 827/13.

Commr. of arrest, Plymouth Oct. 1396.

Churchwarden of St. Michael’s, Bath Oct. 1393–4.

Mayor, Bath Sept. 1408 – 09, 1410 – 11, 1412 – 13, 1414 – 15, 1421 – 22, 1429 – 30; alderman Nov. 1427.Tropenell Cart. ed. Davies, 105; Ancient Deeds, Bath ed. Shickle, 1/24, 2/61–63, 4/85, 5/27–29, 58; C219/11/5, 12/6; Procs. Som. Arch. Soc. xxiii (pt. 2), 14.

Dep. butler Tawmouth and Ilfracombe 12 Oct. 1407-c.1413, Dartmouth 8 Feb. 1408–12.CPR, 1405–8, p. 371. No evidence has been found to identify him with the John Hunt who was bailiff of the duchy of Cornwall stannary of Penwith and Kerrier in 1399–1400 and 1404–5, or with he who in Feb. 1400 was granted the office of parker of Chittlehamholt for life (SC6/819/10, 15; CPR, 1399–1401, p. 188).

Commr. of arrest, Devon Dec. 1409.