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b. c. 1380, 1st s. of William Phelip (d.1407) of Dennington by Juliana, da. of Sir Robert Erpingham† of Erpingham, Norf.; nephew and h. of Sir Thomas Erpingham; KG (d.1428), and er. bro. of Sir John Phelip. m. bef. June 1408, Joan (11 Nov. 1390-12 Mar. 1447), yr. da. and coh. of Thomas, 5th Lord Bardolf, by Amy, da. of Ralph, Lord Cromwell, of Tattershall, Lincs., 1da. Kntd. 8 Apr. 1413; KG Nov. 1418; cr. Lord Bardolf 13 Nov. 1437.De Antiquis Legibus Liber (Cam. Soc. xxxiv), pp. cxlvi-ccii; CP, i. 420-1; PCC 43 Marche; CPL, vi. 354.
Offices Held

Constable of Norwich castle 8 Mar. 1411 – 25 July 1413, 3 Aug. 1413 – d.

Envoy to treat with the French for the surrender of Melun castle 10 Apr. 1420.DKR, xlii. 368.

Capt. of Harfleur 28 July 1421-c. Nov. 1422.Ibid. 415.

Treasurer of Henry V’s household and ex officio treasurer of war 1 Oct. 1421 – 8 Nov. 1422.

J. p. Suff. 7 July 1423–34, 16 July 1438 – d., Norf. 2 Nov. 1429 – Oct. 1431, 19 Nov. 1432 – Mar. 1434, and ex officio, as chief steward of the duchy of Lancaster, in 16 southern counties 1437 – d.

Commr. to raise royal loans, Norf., Surr. July 1426, May 1428, Mar. 1430, Feb. 1434, Feb. 1436, Norf. Nov. 1440; of inquiry, Norf., Suff. Nov. 1427 (concealments), Mar. 1438 (evasion of customs), S. Wales Feb. 1441 (treasons); to take musters, Kent Apr. 1430,C76/112 m. 13. Winchelsea Apr. 1433; of sewers, Lincs. July 1434, Lincs., Northants., Hunts., Cambs. Feb. 1438, Aug. 1439, Jan. 1441, Norf. May 1438; to assess contributions to subsidies, Norf., Suff. Jan. 1436; distribute tax allowances, Norwich May 1437; of oyer and terminer, Suff. May 1438; to guard against unlawful assemblies Aug. 1440.

Chamberlain of Henry VI’s household 1 Mar. 1432 – d.

Member of the King’s Council 8 May 1432 – d.

Constable of Wallingford castle and steward of the honours of Wallingford, St. Valery, the Chiltern hundreds and 16 lordships 4 Jan. – Feb. 1437, jt. holder of the same with William de la Pole, earl of Suffolk, 22 Feb. 1437 – d.

Chief steward of the duchy of Lancaster, south parts 12 May 1437–d.Somerville, Duchy, i. 428.

Parlimentarian
PHELIP, Sir William (c.1380-1441), of Dennington, Suff.
Main residence: Dennington, Suff.
Author
L.S.W.
Volume
Commons 1386-1421
Web Title

PHELIP, Sir William (c.1380-1441)

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