Family and Education
prob. yr. bro. of William Wilcotes. m. (1) c.1396, Alice (d.1410), prob. h. of Chelmscote of Great Tew, wid. of — , s.p.; (2) Elizabeth (d.aft. May 1450), da. of Richard Cheyne of Shurland, I. of Sheppey, Kent, by Margery, da. and event. coh. of Robert Cralle of Cralle, Suss., sis. of William Cheyne and wid. of Sir William Septvance (d.1407) of Milton near Canterbury, 2da.; 1s. Thomas†, illegit.
Offices Held

Commr. of gaol delivery, Oxford June 1396; array, Oxon. Dec. 1399, Sept. 1403, May 1415, May 1418, Mar. 1419; to proceed against seditious and rebellious persons, May 1402; supervise levies, Oxon., Berks. going with the earl of Stafford to Wales, Aug. 1402; of inquiry, Oxon. Feb. 1404 (escape of prisoners), Berks., Oxon. June 1406 (concealments), July 1412 (wastes in the queen’s forest of Wychwood), Berks., Oxon. Jan. 1414 (lollards), Kent Mar. 1416 (title to land), Devon July 1416 (trespasses in Dartmoor forest), Oxon. Mar. 1418 (concealments), Devon July 1418 (trespasses in Dartmoor chase), Oxon. July 1418 (escapes of felons), Berks., Oxon. May 1419 (concealments); to raise royal loans June 1406, Oxon. Nov. 1419, Jan. 1420, Berks., Oxon. Apr. 1421; lease out duchy of Cornw. lands May 1420.

Sheriff, Oxon. and Berks. 8 Nov. 1401 – 29 Nov. 1402, 23 Nov. 1407 – 15 Nov. 1408, 1 Dec. 1415 – 30 Nov. 1416, 23 Nov. 1419 – 16 Nov. 1420, 1 May 1422CFR, xiv. 429; but PRO List ‘Sheriffs’, 108, has 22 Apr.-d., Glos. 16 Nov. 1420–1 May 1472.

J.p. Oxon. 18 May 1403 – Mar. 1410, 6 Feb. 1412 – Jan. 1420, 12 Feb. 1422 – d.

Escheator, Oxon. and Berks. 12 Nov. 1403 – 22 Oct. 1404, 9 Dec. 1408 – 7 Nov. 1409, 30 Nov. 1417–4 Nov. 1418.

[Tax collector, Oxon. Mar. 1404.]Discharged in Apr.: CFR, xii. 263.

Parlty. cttee. to supervise the engrossment of the Parliament roll 22 Dec. 1406.RP, iii. 585.

Receiver-general, duchy of Cornw., steward of the duchy in Devon, and warden of the stannaries, Devon 2 Apr. 1413 – d.

Member of Hen. V’s council in Eng. by Oct. 1417.

Main residence: Great Tew, Oxon.
Wilecotes, Wilkotes, Willicotes, Wilycotes, Wylcotys, Wyltecotes
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Commons 1386-1421
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WILCOTES, John (-d.1422)

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Oxford 1644
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