REMPSTON, Sir Thomas II (d.1458), of Rempstone and Bingham, Notts.

Family and Education

s. and h. of Sir Thomas Rempston I. m. by c.1418, Alice (b.c.1395), da. and h. of Thomas Bekering (d. 31 Aug. 1425) of Tuxford and Laxton, by Isabel, sis. and coh. of Sir John Lowdham (d.s.p. Aug. 1390) of Lowdham, 3da. Kntd. 8 Apr. 1413.C115/K2/6682, f. 63v; Coll. Top. et Gen. i. 344-5; C139/23/25, 152/7, 171/14.

Offices Held

Commr. to take securities, Notts. July 1413; of inquiry Apr. 1416 (illegal fishing in the Trent), Feb. 1450 (riots and disorder), Notts., Derbys. July 1454 (illegal fishing); to raise a royal loan, Notts. Sept. 1449; of kiddles July 1454.

Sheriff, Flints. and constable of Flint castle 4 Feb. 1417–d.DKR, xxxvii (2), 616.

Capt. of Bellencombre castle 12 Feb. 1419-c.1450, Meulan castle 22 Nov. 1419 – aft.Dec. 1421, Argentan castle from c. 1423, St. Jacques de Beuvron castle c.1428–1435.DKR, xli. 730, 807; xlii. 431, 433; Eng. Suits Parlement of Paris (Cam. Soc. ser. 4, xxvi), 302; Letters and Pprs. Illust. Wars of English in France ed. Stevenson, ii (2), 434.

Chamberlain to John, duke of Bedford, in France by 1424–1435.J.H. Wylie, Hen. V, i. 23; Eng. Suits. Parlement of Paris, 302; Letters and Pprs. Illust. Wars of English in France, ii (2), 434.

Lt. of Calais by 15 Nov. 1437–9 Feb. 1439.Rot. Gasc. et Franc. ed. Carte, ii. 291–4.

Ambassador to treat for a truce with envoys from Holland and Zeeland 23 Nov. 1438.Ibid. 294.

Seneschal, Gascony bef. 9 Apr. 1440–14 July 1442.M.G.A. Vale, Eng. Gascony, 245; Corresp. Bekynton ed. Williams, ii. 189–90.

J.p. Notts. 20 Mar. 1449 – d.

Collector of a tax, Notts. Aug. 1450.

Parlimentarian

REMPSTON, Sir Thomas II (d.1458), of Rempstone and Bingham, Notts.

Main residences: Rempstone; Bingham, Notts.

Author

C.R.

Volume

Commons 1386-1421

Web Title

REMPSTON, Sir Thomas II (-d.1458)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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