WHITGREVE, Robert (1380-1453), of Burton-near-Stafford.

Teller of the Exchequer 31 Oct. 1415–16 July 1453.PRO List ‘Exchequer Offs.’ 227.

Commr. to take musters, Normandy June, Aug 1418,DKR, xli. 711, 715. Chester Mar. 1428, Dover, Sandwich Apr. 1430, Winchelsea Apr. 1433, June 1435, Dover, Sandwich July 1435, Winchelsea May 1436 (bis), Chester Apr. 1438 (bis), Portsmouth June 1443; of inquiry, Staffs., Herefs., Worcs., Salop, Glos. July 1427 (concealments), Staffs. Feb. 1448 (same); to raise royal loans Mar. 1431, Feb. 1436, Nov. 1440, June 1446, Sept. 1449; make an arrest bef. July 1431;Issues ed. Devon, 413. repay a royal loan (generally) July 1435; supply bows and arrows to local archers, Yorks., Lincs., Notts., Derbys. Dec. 1435, July 1436; of array, Staffs. Aug. 1436; to treat for a subsidy Feb. 1441; distribute a tax allowance June 1445, July 1446.

Escheator, Staffs. 12 Nov. 1427 – 4 Nov. 1428, 26 Nov. 1431 – 5 Nov. 1432, 3 Nov. 1434 – 7 Nov. 1435, 6 Nov. 1438 – 5 Nov. 1439, 4 Nov. 1441–6 Nov. 1442.

Bailiff, Stafford 1 Nov. 1428–9.J.W. Bradley, Stafford Chs. 203; Wm. Salt Lib. Stafford. Chetwynd mss, bdle. 7, no. 27.

Justice itinerant (appointed by Humphrey, earl of Stafford) to hold the great sessions at Newport 12 Feb. 1432.T.B. Pugh, Marcher Ldships. S. Wales, 18, 299.

Receiver of the duchy of Lancaster honour of Tutbury, Staffs. II July 1432 – d.; duchy steward and constable of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffs. 24 Aug. 1437–d.Somerville, Duchy, i. 543, 550.

Parker of Stafford for Humphrey, earl of Stafford c. Mich. 1432–d.Staffs. RO, D641/1/2/59 m. 1.

Custodian of the estates of the abbey of Burton-upon-Trent, Staffs. 20 July 1433–40.

Assessor of a tax, Salop, Derbys., Staffs. Jan. 1436.

J.p. Staffs. 21 Feb. 1439 – d.