CHESEMAN, John (by 1521-91/92), of New Romney, Kent.

Chamberlain, New Romney 1542 – 43, jurat 1547 – d., bailiff 1549 – 50, 1554 – 55, 1558 – 59, 1562 – 63, mayor 1563 – 64, 1573 – 74, 1579 – 80, 1584 – 85, 1591 – 92; bailiff to Yarmouth 1551, 1559, 1574; speaker of the Brotherhood of the Cinque Ports 1579.Cinque Ports White and Black Bks. (Kent Arch. Soc. recs. br. xix), 228–338 passim; CPR, 1560–3, p. 499.