Royal record calendars · 1216–1486 Reading the Rolls
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NameActiveFamilyTitlesStatusEntries
John de Sandale 1293-09-29 – 1367-06-05 Sandale → Bishop of Winchester; Chamberlain of Scotland +3 11,823
Hugh le Despenser 1233-01-27 – 1479-03-19 Despenser → Earl of Winchester; Earl of Wyncestre +3 5,405
William le Parker 1251-02-06 – 1484-01-11 Parker → Chaplain; Clerk 4,657
Roger de Mari 1248-02-15 – 1438-05-18 Mari → 3,980
John de Grai 1216-11-27 – 1485-05-08 Grai → 3,203
Henry de Percy 1247-08-30 – 1484-02-24 Percy → Constable of Scardeburgh Castle; Knight +4 3,184
John de Lovetot 1258-08-04 – 1485-05-12 Lovetot → Clerk; Knight 3,006
William de Sutton 1236-04-15 – 1484-01-08 Sutton → Chamberlain of Rading; Chaplain +4 2,842
William de Percy 1247-01-29 – 1441-07-01 Percy → Canon of York; Knight 2,649
Thomas Wake 1307-09-20 – 1485-02-09 Wake → Knight; Lord of Ledel +4 2,609
Walter de Gloucestre 1244-02-16 – 1466-02-15 Gloucestre → Archdeacon of York; Clerk +2 2,518
Thomas le Parker 1290-09-18 – 1482-05-09 Parker → Keeper of Kenyngton Park 2,496
John Wake 1273-07-15 – 1485-04-09 Wake → Clerk; Knight +3 2,297
William Trussel 1246-04-20 – 1484-04-18 Trussel → Constable of Beaumaris Castle; Escheator +3 2,219
John de Courtenay 1242-05-17 – 1485-03-19 Courtenay → Abbot of Tavystok; Parson of Shareston 2,212
William de Shareshull 1307-10-29 – 1417-12-01 Shareshull → Justice; Knight 2,188
John de Warenna 1241-09-25 – 1465-10-24 Warenna → Earl of Surraye; Earl of Surrey Southampton +3 2,120
John Walewayn 1313-07-04 – 1440-05-07 Walewayn → 2,112
Aymer de Valencia 1293-10-16 – 1464-11-08 Valencia → Earl of Pembrocke; Earl of Pembrok +4 2,086
William de Acuto 1234-01-28 – 1482-01-24 Acuto → 2,004
Richard de Percy 1235-03-12 – 1442-12-22 Percy → 1,996
John de Nevill' 1234-04-30 – 1484-10-28 Nevill' → Knight; Lord of Horneby +2 1,960
John de Insula 1267-01-22 – 1470-10-27 Insula → Burgess of Dikemuth; Canon of Molanaisland +3 1,954
John de Stonore 1238-01-27 – 1467-11-22 Stonore → Justice; Knight 1,894
John de Ros 1272-02-23 – 1481-01-18 Ros → Canon of Hereford; Canon of Lantonay Prima +4 1,878
William de Ros 1238-07-18 – 1484-05-01 Ros → Lord of Hamelak 1,876
John de Hastynges 1262-02-27 – 1485-04-09 Hastynges → 1,824
William de Hamelton 1267-12-27 – 1358-10-08 Hamelton → Archdeacon of York; Canon of Wells +4 1,822
Robert le Parker 1266-10-28 – 1475-03-28 Parker → Bailiff 1,732
Richard de Wylughby 1295-04-05 – 1478-07-05 Wylughby → Justice; Knight +1 1,711
William de Clynton 1238-02-06 – 1480-10-21 Clynton → Clerk; Constable of Dover Castle +2 1,709
Geoffrey le Serop 1305-10-20 – 1468-08-30 Serop → 1,630
Edward ITI 1232-10-08 – 1484-03-01 ITI → 1,622
William le Latymer 1252-01-11 – 1478-03-16 Latymer → Chamberlain; Constable of Dovorre Castle +4 1,621
Humphrey de Bohun 1253-10-01 – 1468-11-22 Bohun → Earl of Essex; Earl of Hereford +2 1,598
Bartholomew de Badelesmere 1254-12-11 – 1482-12-05 Badelesmere → Constable of Bristol Castle; Constable of Dover Castle +2 ✓ verified 1,591
Henry de Lacy 1247-08-07 – 1477-05-10 Lacy → Citizen of London; Countess of Lincoln +2 1,570
John de Mowbray 1285-06-16 – 1482-07-14 Mowbray → 1,557
William de Thorp 1238-01-28 – 1482-05-07 Thorp → Knight 1,557
John Bussell 1258-06-28 – 1481-02-15 Bussell → 1,531
Gilbert de Clare 1243-06-29 – 1482-11-15 Clare → Earl of Clare; Earl of Gloucester +1 1,526
Bartholomew de Burgherssh 1300-08-16 – 1393-11-16 Burgherssh → Chamberlain; Constable of Dover Castle +2 1,488
Robert de Clifford 1279-05-07 – 1485-04-28 Clifford → Constable of Notingham Castle; Knight +2 1,482
William de Ayremynne 1300-04-13 – 1406-11-19 Ayremynne → Bishop of Norwich; Canon of York +3 1,482
John de Burton 1254-05-03 – 1483-07-21 Burton → Chaplain; Citizen +4 1,478
John Giffard 1256-05-12 – 1485-05-08 Giffard → 1,469
John Marshall 1259-06-19 – 1485-02-15 Marshall → 1,464
John Market 1262-02-09 – 1481-05-28 Market → 1,461
Ralph de Nevill 1289-10-29 – 1484-03-25 Nevill → Knight; Lord of Raby +1 1,460
William de la Pole 1271-06-20 – 1484-03-08 Pole → Knight of Castel Assheby; Lord of Castell +3 1,434
Robert Walerand 1243-02-04 – 1468-10-29 Walerand → Bailiff of Clarendon; Bailiff of Kaermerdin +3 1,422
John de Burgo 1234-02-26 – 1484-05-01 Burgo → Clerk; Knight +1 1,402
Thomas de Bray 1251-01-12 – 1481-02-19 Bray → 1,365
William de Valencia 1246-10-17 – 1476-06-28 Valencia → Earl of Pembrek; Earl of Pembroch +3 1,347
Henry de Bray 1254-05-03 – 1465-03-09 Bray → Clerk; Constable of Bergeveny Castle +1 1,339
John le Clerk 1236-02-26 – 1484-12-07 Clerk → Burgess of Berwick-upon-tweed; Chaplain +2 1,281
Ralph de Sandwyco 1264-09-16 – 1464-11-23 Sandwyco → Constable of London; Knight 1,264
Robert de Ufford 1238-01-27 – 1442-06-12 Ufford → Earl of Suffolk Suffolk; Earl of Suffork +2 1,263
John de Britannia 1259-06-14 – 1377-06-30 Britannia → Duke of Brittany; Earl of Richemond +4 1,257
John Maunsel 1233-10-20 – 1468-10-29 Maunsel → Chancellor of London; Chancellor of St. Paul's +3 1,250