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WESTON, John (d.c.1433), of Coventry, Warwick and Worcester.

Family and Education
m. (1) Joan;Reg. Holy Trinity Guild Coventry (Dugdale Soc. xiii), 16, 42, 104. (2) by 1423, Katherine.
Offices Held

J.p. Warws. 13 Feb. 1407 – Oct. 1433, Worcs. 16 Jan. 1414 – Dec. 1417, 12 Feb. 1422-July 1423.

Bailiff, Worcester Mich. 1409–10.Worcester Chs. (Worcs. Hist. Soc. 1909), 193.

Steward of the court of St. Mary’s college, Warwick Mich. 1410–11.Miscellany (Dugdale Soc. xxxi), 147, 149.

Commr. of oyer and terminer, Worcs. Oct. 1411; inquiry, Warws. Jan. 1412 (liability to contribute to a subsidy), Worcs. Jan. 1414 (lollards), Coventry Nov. 1414 (counterfeiting), Worcs. May 1419 (concealed crown income); to raise royal loans, Warws., Leics. Mar. 1430, 1431; of gaol delivery, Warwick Feb. 1431, Nov. 1432; to assess a parliamentary grant, Warws. Apr. 1431.

Recorder, Coventry c.1415–33.Recs. Holy Trinity, Coventry (Dugdale Soc. xix), 170; Coventry Leet Bk. ed. Harris, 44, 144.

Dep. sheriff, Worcs. (by appointment of Richard, earl of Warwick), 20 Oct. 1420–6 May 1422.

Main residences: Coventry; Warwick; Worcester.
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Commons 1386-1421
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WESTON, John (-d. c.1433)

Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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WESTBURY, John (d.c.1443), of Hill Deverill, Wilts.

Family and Education
yr. s. of John Westbury of Westbury, Wilts. by his 1st w. Agnes; bro. of William Westbury j.KB. m. by 1412, Elizabeth.
Offices Held

Commr. of inquiry, Wilts. Feb. 1410 (theft from Monkton Farleigh priory), Glos. July 1412 (concealments), Wilts., Som. Apr. 1413 (ownership of land), Wilts., Dorset July 1433 (intrusions, Ivychurch priory); array, Wilts. June 1421; to assess a parliamentary grant Apr. 1434; of gaol delivery, Salisbury Aug. 1435.

J.p. Wilts. 8 Nov. 1415 – July 1432, 2 Nov. 1438-May 1443.

Main residence: Hill Deverill, Wilts.
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Volume
Commons 1386-1421
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WESTBURY, John (-d. c.1443)

Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
No
Addresses
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WEST, Thomas, of Lostwithiel, Cornw.

Family and Education
Offices Held

Commr. to purvey corn for the royal household Nov. 1438; of inquiry, Hants, Kent July 1448 (a breach of the truce with Portugal).

Collector of customs and subsidies, Ipswich 22 July 1439-Feb. 1442.

Clerk of the market of the Household Oct. 1445 – Mar. 1461.

Jt. constable and parker of Leeds castle, Kent Mich. 1449-Mar. 1461.

Parlimentarian
Main residence: Lostwithiel, Cornw.
Author
Volume
Commons 1386-1421
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WEST, Thomas

Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
No
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WEST, John, of Winchester, Hants.

Family and Education
m. by 1390, Joan.Stowe 846, f. 90. The MP is more likely to have been John West the draper than a namesake who, in the 1380s, made frequent appearances in the city court as an attorney (Winchester RO, ct. roll 11-13 Ric. II).
Offices Held

Commons’ bailiff, Winchester Mich. 1386–7; bailiff of the 24, 1390 – 91; alderman of High Street 1394 – 95, 1397 – 98, 1400–1.Stowe 846, ff. 84, 91, 109, 134v; Winchester RO, chamberlains’ accts. 18–19, 21–22 Ric. II.

Main residence: Winchester, Hants.
Author
Volume
Commons 1386-1421
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WEST, John

Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
No
Addresses
Religion
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