Constable Of Bristol Castle

Bristol Castle. 11 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 de Muscegros 1273–1274 ×3
   • 1273-11-10 — To John de Muscegros, constable of Bristol castle. Order to cause the abbot of Teukebir y] to have the arrears of the appointed alms that he receives from the t…
2. Bartholomew le Jeovene 1275–1276 ×19
   • 1275-07-15 — To Bartholomew le Jevene, constable of Bristol castle. Oxrder to pay to Hugh de Malvern ia], keeper of the forest of Kyngeswode, 73d. daily for the maintenance …
   • 1275-11-24 — The like of the following in the following towns : Roger de Northwode and some other pereon for Canterbury. Robert de Ludham and William Gerebert for Winchester…
   • 1275-12-09 — Mandate to all bailiffs to admit Arnold de Dowaco, the king's gauger, throughout England, or his deputy, to the execution of his office in their bailiwicks, but…
   • 1275-12-24 — Appoiutment, as above, of the abbot of Colchester and Walter de Essex to make a scrutiny of the chests of the chirographers of the Jews in Colchester and Suthbi…
   • 1276-01-21 — Mandate to Bartholomew le Jeovene, constable of Bristol Castle, to give credence to Roger de Mortuo Mari, sent to take measures touching tlie prisoners lately a…
   • 1276-01-21 — Mandate to Bartholomew le Jeovene, constable of Bristol Castle, to give credence to Roger de Mortuo Mari, sent to take measures touching the prisoners lately ar…
   • 1276-04-06 — To Bartholomew le Jeovene, constable of Bristol castle. Whereas the learns that the knights and other prisoners in that castle, murmuring the constable, demand …
   • 1276-07-26 — Notification that de Sancto Fusciano and Thomassinus, the yeomen of Nicholas le have satisfied the king, for the said Nicholas and others his fellows, of Amiens…
3. Peter de la Mare 1276–1290 ×41
   • 1276-11-15 — Protection with clause rogamus, for two years, for tlie lepers' hospital of St. James without Bruges, and the brethren and sisters thereof. jj , Simple protecti…
   • 1276-11-15 — Mandate to Peter de la Mare, constable of Bristol castle, to deliver all the money in his custody to Orlandinus de Podio and his fellows, merchants of Lucca, fu…
   • 1276-11-16 — Order to cause Master Walter de Saundon to have four oak-trunks (robura) for his fuel, of the king's gift. To Peter de la Mare, constable of Bristol castle.
   • 1278-02-25 — mautlato the abbot and convent have paid the same, as Philip de Wiloby lias iicknowlcdgcil before tlie king, he haviog received the same on behalf of the said A…
   • 1278-03-29 — Mandate to Peter de la Mare, constable of Bristol castle, to deliver that bailiwick to him, and pay him his wages.
   • 1278-10-12 — Order to Peter de la Mare, constable of Bristol castle, to have eighty oaks fit in the forest of Dene, to make therewith a chamber in the said and repair other …
   • 1279-11-05 — Mandate to John Sampson and John le Especer, keepers of the exchange of York, to pay, out of the king's moneys in their hands, to Gregory de Rokesle and Orlandi…
   • 1279-11-05 — Mandate to Peter de la Mare, constable of Bristol Castle, and of the king's exchange there, to pay out of the king moneys therein, to Gregory de Rokesle and Orl…
4. Peter atte More 1280 ×2
   • 1280-04-21 — Vacated, because below. Roger de Clifford, justice [of the Forest] this side Trent. Order Peter de Chauvent to have in the forest of Wanberge six oaks fit with …
5. Nicholas Fermbaud 1294–1306 ×36
   • 1294-07-23 — Order to permit the burgesses of Libourne (Leyburn ) to be acquitted of the 4s. that the ordered to be taken from every tun of, wine of Bergerac the Limousin (L…
   • 1296-09-24 — Order to Nicholas Fermbaud, constable of Bristol castle, to deliver Robert de Bardeneye, nephew and heir of Master Thomas de tenant in chief, the lands late of …
   • 1298-05-29 — Nicholas Fermbaud, constable of Bristol castle. The king in of the good service that Richard Siward rendered to him in orders Nicholas to cause Richard, son of …
   • 1299-04-13 — Walter de Gloucfestria , escheator this side Trent. Whereas the learns by inguisition taken by the escheator that the house of Mark at Billeswyk near Bristol is…
   • 1299-09-16 — To Nicholas Fermbaud, constable of Bristol castle. Order to cause 954/. of pollards, which John Wogan, justiciary of Ireland, arrested in Ireland in the hands o…
   • 1300-03-14 — To Nicholas Fermbaud, constable of Bristol castle. Order to cause, immediately upon sight of these letters, suitable and sufficient houses within the castle to …
   • 1300-09-26 — To Nicholas Fermbaud, constable of Bristol castle. Order to receive said Robert de Keth from the sheriff by indenture, and to cause him be kept safely in that c…
   • 1300-11-24 — To Nicholas Fermbaud, constable of Bristol castle. Order, as at another time, not to intermeddle further with the custody of the house of t. Mark, Billeswyk, or…
6. Nicholas Frembaud 1296 ×2
   • 1296-01-29 — Nicholas Frembaud, constable of Bristol castle. Whereas the king . granted to Joan, countess of Gloucester and Hertford, that her the king's grandchildren, may …
   • 1296-07-19 — Order to Nicholas Frembaud, constable of Bristol castle, to take the king's hand the lands late of Thomas de Bardenay, deceased, in chief.
7. Bartholomew de Badelesmere 1308–1319 ×36
   • 1312-01-20 — Order to Bartholomew de Badelesmere, constable of Bristol castle, or his lieutenant, to deliver the castle, town and barton to the said Edmund or to John de Bur…
   • 1313-04-19 — Order to Bartholomew de Badelesmere, constable of Bristol castle and keeper of Bristol, to deliver the same to him or his substitute.
   • 1313-04-29 — Order to Bartholomew de Badelesmere, constable of Bristol castle keeper of the town and barton of Bristol, and to Stephen de la and John de Crek, his attorneys …
   • 1313-05-03 — The like to Bartholomew de Badelesmere, constable of Bristol castle and keeper of the town and barton of Bristol, of the liberty of that town, taken into the ki…
   • 1313-09-23 — To Bartholomew de Badelesmere, constable of Bristol castle, or to him supplies his place. Order to release John de Cheu, clerk, Geoffrey John Wodelok, William d…
   • 1313-09-23 — To the justices in eyre in the county of Kent. Order to adjourn to the end of the eyre the matters touching the men of Lyde and Ingemareys, who assert that they…
   • 1314-06-14 — Bartholomew de Badelesmere, constable of Bristol castle.
   • 1314-06-14 — John de Segrave, keeper of the forest this side Trent, or to him who his place. Order todeliver John de Chaggele, parson of the church Scrayngham, in York priso…
8. Richard Lovel 1321–1322 ×5
   • 1321-08-03 — Richard Lovel, constable of Bristol castle.
   • 1321-08-06 — . 391 the king ordered the abbot of Rammeseye s bailiffs of St. Ives arrest goods of the men and merchants of the power of the countess to value of 350/., and t…
   • 1322-01-15 — Richard Lovel, constable of Bristol castle, or to him who supplies place.
   • 1322-01-15 — To Richard Lovel, constable of Bristol castle, or to him who supplies place. Order to arrest and imprison Humphrey de Bohun, earl of and Essex, Roger de Mortuo …
   • 1322-03-18 — Richard Lovel, constable of Bristol castle, who is coming to the king, is to return to his bailiwick and to execute the premises. By K. The sheriff of Somerset …
9. Richard de Rodeneye 1322 ×2
   • 1322-08-16 — To Richard de Rodeneye, constable of Bristol castle, or to him who his place. Order to release Aymer Pauncefot, a late contrariant, prison in that castle, as he…
   • 1322-09-17 — To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause Peter to have respite until the exchequer of Easter next for the arrears of of the ferm of the bail…
10. Thomas de Gourneye 1328 ×3
    • 1328-12-15 — To Roger de Mortuo Mari, earl of March, justice of Wales. Order to cause Hugh son of Hugh le Despenser, the younger, who is imprisoned in his custody by the kin…
    • 1328-12-18 — To Roger de Mortuo Mari, earl of March, justice of Wales. Order to cause Hugh son of Hugh le Despenser, the younger, who is imprisoned in his custody hy the kin…
11. John de la Ryvere 1338–1340 ×6
    • 1338-07-20 — To the treasurer and chamberlains. Whereas the king has ordained that Edward, duke of Cornwall and earl of Chester, whom he has apyointed keeper of England whil…
    • 1338-08-03 — To Michael Mynot, the king's butler, or to him who supplies his place in the port of Bristol. Order to deliver 8 tuns of the wine in his custody to John de la R…
    • 1340-07-20 — the justiciary of Ireland or to him who supplies his place, to the there and to the treasurer of the exchequer, Dublin. Order not Master Hervey Bagot to interme…
    • 1340-07-20 — the justiciary of Ireland or to him who supplies his place, to the there and to the treasurer of the exchequer, Dublin. Order not Master Hervey Bagot to interme…

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: “constable of Bristol Castle”, Reading the Rolls, https://readingtherolls.com/office/constable-of-bristol-castle, accessed 2026-07-25. Derived from the printed calendars of the medieval English royal records.