LISLE, Sir William (d.1442), of Waterperry, Oxon. and Great Wilbraham, Cambs.

Family and Education

illegit. s. of Robert, 3rd Lord Lisle (d.1398/9) of Rougemont. m. (1) c. Feb. 1397, Amy, prob. wid. of John Fitzellis alias Duyn (d.1395) of Waterperry;C136/87/25; CPR, 1396-9, p. 80. (2) bef. Feb. 1423, Elizabeth, prob. sis. or half-sis. of John Tyrell of Heron and Edward Tyrell of Downham, Essex,Reg. Chichele, ii. 629-31. 1s. Kntd. by Nov. 1392.

Offices Held

Commr. of array, Oxon. Dec. 1399, Sept. 1403, May 1418; to take an assize of novel disseisin c. Mar. 1402; raise forces to serve in Wales under Edmund, earl of Stafford, Berks., Oxon. Aug. 1402; determine appeals in the cts. at Calais, Sept. 1407, July 1409, in the admiral’s ct. June 1409; of inquiry, Oxon. June 1409 (wastes on estates once held by Queen Anne); oyer and terminer Dec. 1418; to raise royal loans Nov. 1419, Jan. 1420.

Envoy to treat with the Burgundians Aug. – Sept. 1404, the French June 1415, the Burgundians Aug. 1415.Letters Hen. IV ed. Hingeston, i. 304, 324, 332, 347, 349; Foedera ed. Rymer (orig. edn.), ix. 260; DKR, xliv. 562, 573.

Dep. to Ralph, earl of Westmorland, as marshal of England 27 Aug. 1409 – ?

Sheriff, Oxon. and Berks. 10 Dec. 1411 – 3 Nov. 1412, 16 Nov. 1420 – 22 Apr. 1422, 1 Oct. 1422–13 Nov. 1423.

Lt. to Richard, earl of Warwick, as capt. of Calais 16 Nov. 1414-aft. Mar. 1416.

Escheator, Oxon. and Berks. 4 Nov. 1418–23 Nov. 1419.

Parlimentarian

LISLE, Sir William

Main residences: Waterperry, Oxon; Great Wilbraham, Cambs.

Author

L.S.W.

Volume

Commons 1386-1421

Web Title

LISLE, Sir William (-d.1442)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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