Sheriff, Hants 1511 – 12, 1518 – 19, 1522 – 23; commr. subsidy 1512, 1515, 1523, 1524, musters 1512, 1514, Wilts. 1539, various counties 1545, survey, Calais 1535, 1540, coastal defence, Hants 1539, sale of crown lands 1544, 1546, 1554, 1559, benevolence, Hants 1544/45, relief, Hants, London and Household 1550, goods of churches and fraternities, Hants 1553, j.p. Hants 1514 – d., Wilts. 1523 – d., Som. 1531 – d., all counties 1547-d.; Councillor by 1525; jt. (with Thomas Englefield) master, King’s wards 3 Nov. 1526, sole 21 Dec. 1534 – July 1540; steward, bpric. of Winchester by 1529-d.; surveyor-gen. wards’ and widows’ lands and gov. idiots and naturals 14 Jan. 1531; comptroller, the Household May 1532 – Oct. 1537, treasurer Oct. 1537 – Mar. 1530, chamberlain c. May 1543 – Oct. 1545, gt. master by Nov. 1545 – Feb. 1550; jt. (with Cromwell) surveyor, King’s woods by 1533, keeper 23 June 1541; keeper, Pamber forest, Hants Feb. 1536, St. Andrew’s castle, Hamble, Hants July 1547, Alice Holt and Woolmer forests, Hants July 1548, jt. (with s. John) Jan. 1561; trier of petitions in the Lords, Parlts. of 1539, 1542, 1545, 1547, Mar. 1553, Oct. 1553, Nov. 1554, 1555, 1558, 1559; master, ct. wards 26 July 1540, 18 Nov. 1542, ct. wards and liveries 20 Nov. 1542–54; gov. Portsmouth 1542; PC 19 Nov. 1542; ld. pres. Council by Nov. 1545 – Feb. 1550; warden and c.j. forests south of Trent 17 Dec. 1545 – 2 Feb. 1550; custos rot. Hants c. 1547; keeper of the great seal Mar. – Oct. 1547; ld. treasurer 3 Feb. 1550-d.; ld. lt. Hants May 1552, May 1553, May 1559, Nov. 1569, London and adjacent counties 1558, London and Mdx. 1569; capt. I.o.W. and Carisbrooke castle bef. 1560; high steward, Taunton, Som. at d.
PAULET, Sir William (by 1488-1572)