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John Dorward

· active 1399-11-24 – 1482-02-22 · Dorward family →

⚑ May combine several people — entries span 83 years; separation in progress

“John Dorward” likely stands for several same-named individuals (a father and son, or namesakes). The printed indexes drive the separation; until then all 9 entries stay pooled here.

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1399-11-24 – 1482-02-22Date range

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  1. 1399-11-24 date: inferred auto-linked

    Commitment to John Dorward, by mainprise of Thomas Coggeshale of the county of Essex and Thomas Godeston of the same county, of the keeping of the alien priory of Mersey, co. Essex ; to hold the same from Michaelmas Jast…

  2. 1403-02-05 date: inferred auto-linked

    Commission to Master John Barnet, clerk, Master Thomas Stowe, clerk, Master Alan Newerk, clerk, Thomas Skelton, chivaler, and John Dorward to hear and determine an appeal by William Barry against a judgement of Master Jo…

  3. 1436-01-29 date: inferred auto-linked

    Commission to John earl of Oxford, Henry lord de Bourchier, John Tyrell, knight, Robert Darcy, John Dorward, Thomas Stokdale and the sheriff of Essex, or to not less than two of them ; pursuant to a grant of a subsidy (p…

  4. 1461-06-24 date: inferred auto-linked

    to John, abbot of St. John's, Colchester, the abbots of Walden Holy Cross, Nicholas, prior of Wodebrigge, Masters Thomas archdeacon of Canterbury, William Wolsflete, dean of Stoke, Salet and William Gosselyn, Thomas Wald…

  5. 1461-12-14 date: inferred auto-linked

    for life to John Dorward the elder of the county of Essex, esquire, John Dorward his son, for their good service to the king's father and king, of the office of steward of the king's honour of Reylegh, co. Essex, the sai…

  6. 1462-06-20 date: inferred auto-linked

    Commission to John Lescrop of Bolton, knight, Thomas Cobham, knight, John Say, Nicholas Sharp, Thomas Stutevile, Ralph Cressener and Thomas Bray to enquire into the complaint of John Dorward and William Mulso that, where…

  7. 1466-02-03 date: inferred auto-linked

    Commission to John Dorward, knight, Walter Writell, Clement Spice and Robert Sudbury, to enquire into the complaint of John Twyer son and heir of Philippa sometime the wife of John Twyer the elder, esquire, his father, a…

  8. 1475-01-24 date: inferred auto-linked

    Commission to Roger Ree, knight, Robert Chamberlain, knight, James Tyrell, knight, and John Dorward, knight, to inquire what lands Jobn knight, tenant in chief, held in the counties of Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridge, what…

  9. 1482-02-22 date: inferred auto-linked

    Grant for life to Thomas Fenys, esquire of the body, and Anne his wife, the wife of John Dorward of Bokkyng, co. Essex, esquire, of the and lordship of Polstedhall in Burnham with its members, Norfolk, with advowsons of …

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