WALDERN, William (d.1424), of London.

Family and Education

s. of Geoffrey Waldern of Waldron, Suss. m. (1) by Mar. 1398, Juliana; (2) by Sept. 1413, Margaret (d. Dec. 1426), da. of John Clerk alias atte Lee (d.1413/14), of London, chandler, 2s. 3da.Stowe 860, f. 48; CPL, v. 139; C139/108/18; C145/303/62; Corporation of London RO, hr 142/13.

Offices Held

Warden of the Mercers’ Co. 24 June 1398–9, 1404 – 05, 1410 – 11, 1418–19.Mercers’ Company Recs. Wardens’ acct. bk. ff. 26, 39, 52d, 73d.

Alderman, Bread Street Ward c. 1399 – 1415, Bassishaw Ward by 8 Apr. 1415 – d.; mayor, London 13 Oct. 1412–13, 1422–3.Beaven, Aldermen, i. 17, 46; Cal. Letter Bk. London, H, 108, 118; I, 2, 14.

Sheriff, London and Mdx. Mich. 1399–1400.

Collector of an aid, London Dec. 1401.

Collector of customs and subsidies, Southampton 12 Nov. 1402–18 Dec. 1404.

Commr. of oyer and terminer, London Nov. 1403, Feb. 1404, Dec. 1417, June 1418, Jan. 1424; inquiry Dec. 1410, Jan. 1414 (lollards at large), Feb. 1424 (treasons and felonies); gaol delivery Nov. 1412, May 1413, Jan. 1423;Cal. Letter Bk. London, I, 110, 116; K, 7, 24. to provide labour for royal building work at Westminster abbey, London, Mdx. Aug., Nov. 1413.

Tax collector, London Nov. 1404.Ibid. 37.

Ambassador to treat for a truce with Burgundy 13 Apr. 1410 or 1411.J.H. Wylie, Hen. IV, iv. 26.

Mayor of the Staple of Westminster 29 Mar. 1423–d.;C267/8/30, 32. the Staple of Calais by 27 Apr. 1423.E404/39/203.

Parlimentarian

WALDERN, William (d.1424), of London.

Main residence: London.

Author

C.R.

Volume

Commons 1386-1421

Web Title

WALDERN, William (-d.1424)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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