Chamberlain Of London

London. 15 recorded holders. ← all offices

The succession the rolls themselves record for this office, earliest first — a finding aid drawn from the roll text, not an authoritative fasti. Spelling variants of one holder now fold together where the volumes' own printed indexes attest them (“Burghers” and “Burghersh” are one man when the editors say so); the opposite case — one name hiding two men — is proposed from the same indexes and from matched identities, and separates only after human confirmation. Until then a shared name lists as one holder, and the list can be checked against printed succession lists (Fasti / VCH).

1. John Colemore 1234–1235 ×2
   • 1235-01-10 — Mandate to John de Colemere, chamberlain of London, and the good men of Southampton to admit him.
2. Arnold Gerodun 1251
3. John de Gisorz 1254–1255 ×4
   • undated — Mandate to John de Gisorciis, chamberlain of London, to cause these to be publicly read and the said grant to be observed.
4. Matthew Bukerel 1257 ×7
   • 1257-04-12 — with clause for William de Brehuse, so long as he be in the in Wales. for life, for William de Say of Stratfeld to hunt with his own the hare, the fox, the cat …
   • 1257-04-27 — to Bernard Nicholai that of his own wine which he is bringing England in this year he may have 200 tuns quit of the king's prise the ancient prise, to wit, 100 …
5. Matthew Bokerel 1257–1258 ×6
   • 1257-06-07 — The like on 120 tuns of wine, which the said John is bringing from Gascony to London; with mandate accordingly to Thomas Esporun and Matthew Bokerel, chamberlai…
   • 1258-01-09 — the king is bound to John de Sancto Elardo, merchant, in debts, he has granted to him that he shall have 100 tuns of wine he is now bringing from Gascony to Eng…
6. Thomas Asperun 1258 ×3
   • 1258-02-04 — Grant, at the instance of the bishop of Worcester, to Raymond de la Faukenere, merchant, that he shall have, for this time, 50 bales (balas) of wax, which he ha…
7. Peter de Gisorciis 1261–1262 ×10
8. John de Swineford 1263 ×2
9. Walter de Capeles 1268 ×4
10. Poncius de Mora 1272–1277 ×5
    • 1275-11-13 — Mandate to Luke de Luka and his fellows, merchants of Lucca, to pay to the following persons 2314/. 65. 10 ., to wit, to Edmund the king's brother, 833/. 65. 8d…
    • 1275-11-13 — Mandate to Luke de Luka and his fellows, merchants of Lucca, to pay to the following persons 23142. 6s. 10d., to wit, to Edmund the king's brother, 8332. 6s. 8d…
11. Gregory de Rokesle 1275–1277 ×4
    • 1275-11-13 — Mandate to Luke de Luka and his fellows, merchants of Lucca, to pay to the following persons 2314/. 65. 10 ., to wit, to Edmund the king's brother, 833/. 65. 8d…
    • 1275-11-13 — Mandate to Luke de Luka and his fellows, merchants of Lucca, to pay to the following persons 23142. 6s. 10d., to wit, to Edmund the king's brother, 8332. 6s. 8d…
    • 1277-02-06 — Order to deliver Richard de Selveston, John his son, Henry de Selveston, and William Smart, imprisoned at Selveston for trespass of venison, in bail to six men …

Ordered by the first date each holder appears with the office — where a holder is undated they sort last. Dates are the roll entries' own, not tenure dates.
Cite: “chamberlain of London”, Reading the Rolls, https://readingtherolls.com/office/chamberlain-of-london, accessed 2026-07-25. Derived from the printed calendars of the medieval English royal records.