Chief Bailiff of Hereford

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 The role was equivalent to that of a mayor, and was superseded by that title by letters patent issued by Richard II, King of England, on 15 November, 1383.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.

DateName1268Richard Bisse1269Adam Swain1270Adam Swain1271Walter le Wanter1272John Seym1273Hugo Seward1274Reginald Moniword1275Richard Moniword1276Richard Moniword1277John de Pyon1278Thomas de Pyon1279John Werrour1280John Catchpol1281John le Gaunter1282Hugo Doreward1283John le Suton1284John le Gaunter1285William Franklyn1286William Goudry1287John le Gaunter1288John le Gaunter1289William Framelyn1290John le Gaunter1291John le Gaunter1292Robert de Dyke1293Robert de Dyke1294Hugo Froue/Troue1295John Suton1296John Moniword1297Hugo Grovey1298William Vomaller1299John de Stretton1300William de Smey1301William de Smey1302Nicholas Iwayn1303Richard Moniword1304Hugh Froue/Troue1307Richard Moniword1308Richard Moniword1309Richard Moniword1310Richard Moniword1311Henry de Orleton1312Richard de Cruse1313Thomas Tope1314William de Orleton1315Richard Thurgin1316Richard Thurgin1317Thomas Tope1318Richard Moniword1319Philip de Werrour1320Richard Moniword1321Philip de Werrour1322William de Orleton1323William de Staunton1324William de Orleton1325John de Lansale1326William HoremanDateName1327Thomas Cope1328Robert de Hompton1329Robert de Hompton1330Robert de Hompton1331Robert de Hompton1332Robert de Hompton1333Robert de Hompton1334John de la Barre1335Thomas Thorpe1336Walter le Catchpole1337Roger Colling1338Walter le Catchpole1339Walter de la Barre1340Walter de la Barre1341Robert de Hompton1342Robert de Hompton1343Nicholas de Bromyard1344Richard Aubrey1345Richard Aubrey1346Nicholas de Bromyard1347Nicholas de Bromyard1348Nicholas de Bromyard1349Richard de Bromyard1350Richard de Bromyard1351Richard Hamond1352Henry Catchpole1353John le Bailiff1354John le Bailiff1355John Field1356Bartholomew le Clerk1357Henry Catchpole1358John le Clerk1359Walter de Ailmeston1360John Field1361Bartholomew le Clerk1362Walter Ailmeston1363Thomas Don1364Walter de Ailmeston1365Richard Elliot1366John Bailiff1367John Blod1368William Colling1369Henry Catchpole1370Richard Elliot1371John Blod1372Richard Elliot1373William Colling1373John Goldsmith1375Henry Catchpole1376William Delamere1377Richard Falke1378Hugh Osborne1379Richard Falke1380Richard Palmer1381Richard Falke1382Richard Falke1383Thomas Benger1384–Mayors of Hereford

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