18 November 1348
Be it remembered that on 20 January John de Isenden, John Sprot, 'Skynner',
William Ballard and William Scot of Canterbury are appointed to make a search
in the city of Canterbury, in the room of Simon Bertelot, deceased and Robert
Lapyn, Richard de Morton and Peter de Wynterbourn, who cannot attend hereto
for divers reasons.
16 October 1348
Commission to John de Petham, Robert Godwyne, Simon de Bourne and John Orbold,
to search in the city of Canterbury pursuant to an ordinance made by the King
and council in Parliament summoned at York on the morrow of the Ascension, 9
Edward III, touching the export and import of money, in the room of John de
Isenden, John Sprot, 'Skynner', William Ballard and William Scot.
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12 July 1378
Commitment to John Wyleth, William Berton, John Mandour, Thomas Styne, Walter
Stanton, John Ballard and Richard Fitz Symond - by mainprise of John Martyn,
John Copleston, Thomas Reymond and Adam Cridge of the county of Devon - of the
keeping of a certain inn called 'Battesyn' in the parish of St.Martin, Oxford,
which for certain causes was taken into the hand of Edward III by Oliver de
Hornham, late escheator in the county of Oxford.
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7 July 1394
Commitment to Adam Atte Wode - by mainprise of William Audele of the county of
Cambridge and Gregory Ballard of the county of Buckingham - of the keeping of
all of the lands late of John atte Chirche tenant of the king in Chief, to
hold the same from Easter last until the lawful age of Robert, son and heir of
the said John, rendering 40s yearly at the Exchequer by equal portions at
Michaelmas and Easter; with clause touching maintenance of buildings and
support of charges.
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18 October 1415
Order to the escheator in the counties of Kent, Middlesex and Buckingham to
take into the king's hand and keep safely until further order all the lands of
Gregory Ballard held of the king in Chief, was seised in his demesne as of fee
on the day of his death; and to make inquisition touching his lands and heir.
6 April 1428
John Ballard of Radclyf, Nottingham appointed to levy and collect taxes in
Nottingham.
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8 November 1452
Commitment of the county of Kent and the castle of Canterbury to Thomas
Ballard during pleasure, so that he answer at the Exchequer as sheriff and
keeper.
Order to Robert Hoorn, late sheriff, to deliver the county, and castle to
Thomas by indenture.
1 July 1463
Commission to levy and collect tax.
John Scot, knight, Ralph Selyngere, John Guldeford, William Kene, John Isaak,
Thomas Ballard, William Swan, John Dugges, William Culpepir, William Hexstall,
Nicholas Sibill, Robert Martyn; 293l 7s 8 1/2 d in the county of Kent.
4 September 1465
Writ of diem clausit extremum after the death of Thomas Balarde, esquire of
Kent, directed to the escheator of Kent.
18 February 1472
William Wilson - by mainprise of Thomas Delvyk, 'yeoman' and Edmund Ballard,
'yeoman' both of Gaynesborough, co. Nottingham - in the toens of Repon
and Halyfax and in the precincts of the same, co. Yorks, from Easter next for
20 years. [Appointment as approver of the subsidy and alnage of cloths in that
area].
17 October 1498
Writ of diem clausit extremum after the death of Robert Ballard issued to the
escheator of Kent. [Entry annotated as vacated but see IPM].