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The chief bailiff of Hereford was the most senior secular magistrate in the city of Hereford, England, elected by the citizens of the city annually. The role was equivalent to that of a mayor, and was superseded by that title by letters patent issued by Richard II, King of England, on 15 November, 1383. One of the King's knights, Sir John Burley, had petitioned him for this change. There were typically also two under-bailiffs.

List of chief bailiffs of Hereford

Richard Johnson's The Ancient Customs of the City of Hereford (1882) is the only source of a complete list of bailiffs of Hereford. The complete list does not appear on any contemporary documents, and it is unclear where Johnson got his information from. Not all the names survive on court rolls.

Notes

1. John Seym was probably the father of William Seym, MP for Hereford in 1305, 1306, and 1311, who received a pardon on 20 June 1293 "for the death of Giles de Burgillun".
2. ^ The Moniword family were the best known wool merchants in the county. John was MP in 1311, 1318 and 1322, Richard in 1326, and a different John in 1384.
3. ^ Henry Catchpole (Bailiff in 1350 and 1354) was MP for Hereford in 1348, 1351, 1355 and 1357. He had been a wool trader, and died before August 1360. A different Henry Catchpole (Bailiff in 1369 and 1375) was MP for Hereford in 1361, 1366, 1369, 1371, 1378, 1383 and 1386, and Mayor of Hereford between 1384 and 1386. A third Henry Catchpole was MP in 1390.
4. ^ Related to Richard de Orleton, MP for Hereford in 1306, and Adam Orleton, Bishop of Hereford, Worcester, and Winchester. William was MP for Hereford in 1322, 1324.

References

1. ^ "City History". Hereford City Council. Archived from the original on 3 December 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
2. ^ Woodger, L. S. "The House of Commons 1386-1421: Hereford". The History of Parliament. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
3. Johnson, Richard (1882). The Ancient Customs of the City of Hereford. T. Richards. pp. 230–231. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
4. "Chief Bailiffs". Hereford City Council. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
5. Historical Manuscripts Commission (1892). "The Corporation of Hereford: Court Rolls, to 1509". The Manuscripts of Rye and Hereford Corporations, Etc. Thirteenth Report, Appendix: Part IV. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. pp. 292–302. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022 – via British History Online.
6. ^ Williams, W. R. (1896). The Parliamentary History of the County of Hereford 1213-1896. pp. 72–79. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
7. Lloyd, T. H. (1977). The English Wool Trade in the Middle Ages. Cambridge University Press. p. 299. ISBN 978-0-521-01721-3. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
8. Woodger, L. S. "CATCHPOLE, Henry I, of St. Peter's parish, Hereford". History of Parliament. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.

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