Pontifex

Common Pleas

Richard Pontifex, of Wyngrave, husbandman or maltman
1426 Hilary Bucks. Richard Pontyfex, of Wyngrave, husbandman
1431 Trinity Bucks. Richard Pontyfex, of Wyngrave, husbandman
1432 Hilary Bucks. Richard or John Pontyfex, of Wyngrave, husbandman
1432 Easter Bucks. Richard Pontyfex, of Wyngrave, husbandman
1435 Trinity Bucks. Richard Pontifex, of Wyngrave, husbandman
1437 Easter Bucks. Richard Pontifex, of Wyngrave, husbandman
1438 Easter Bucks. Richard Pontifex, of Wyngrave, husbandman
1438 Trinity Bucks. Richard Pontifex, of Wyngrave, husbandman
1438 Michaelmas Bucks. Richard Pontifex, of Wyngrave, husbandman
1438 Trinity Bucks. Richard Pontifex, of Wyngrave, husbandman
1441 Easter Bucks. Richard Pontifex, of Wyngrave, husbandman
1441 Trinity Bucks. Richard Pontifex, of Wyngrave, husbandman
1441 Michaelmas Bucks. Richard Pontifex, of Wyngrave, husbandman
1442 Hilary Bucks. Richard Pontifex, trespass at Chedyngdon
1443 Easter London. Richard Pontifex, of Wyngrave, Bucks, maltman
1443 Trinity London. Richard Pontifex, of Wyngrave, Bucks, maltman
1443 Michaelmas London. Richard Pontifex, of Wyngrave, Bucks, maltman
1446 Hilary Middx. Richard Pondeflex, of Wyngrave, husbandman


Richard Pontifex, of Wyngrave, husbandman
1465 Trinity Bucks. Richard Pontifex, of Wyngrave, husbandman


William Ponfex, of Wyngrave, husbandman
1451 Michaelmas Bucks. William Ponfex, of Wyngrave, husbandman

William Pontifex, of Est Ham, Essex, chaplain
1497 Easter Essex. William Bysshop alias Pontifex, of Est Ham, chaplain
1497 Trinity Essex. William Bysshop alias Pontifex, of Est Ham, chaplain
1498 Hilary, Essex. William Bisshop alias Pontifex, of Est Ham, chaplain
1498 Easter, Essex. William Pontifex, of Est Ham, chaplain
1498 Trinity, Essex. William Pontifex, of Est Ham, chaplain
1499 Trinity Essex. William Pontefex alias Bysshop, of Est Ham, chaplain
1503 Michaelmas, Beds. William Pontifex, of Est Ham, Essex, chaplain
1504 Hilary, Beds. William Pontifex, of Est Ham, Essex, chaplain
1504 Michaelmas, Essex. William Pontifex, of Est Ham, clerk
1505 Hilary. Essex. William Pontiffex, of Est Ham, chaplain
1505 Easter. Essex. William Pontifex, of Est Ham, clerk
1505 Trinity, Essex. William Pontyfex, of Est Ham, clerk


John Pontifex of Est Claydon or Bottle Cleydon, carter or husbandman
1489 Trinity Bucks. John Pontifex, of Est Claydon, husbandman
1489 Michaelmas Bucks. John Pontifex, of Est Claydon, husbandman
1498 Trinity 1498. John Ponfex, of Cleydon, husbandman
1504 Michaelmas Bucks. John Pontifex, of Est Claydon, carter
1505 Hilary. Bucks. John Pontifex, of Est Claydon, carter
1505 Hilary. Bucks. John Ponfex, of Claydon, husbandman
1505 Hilary. Bucks. John Pontifex, of Botyll Claydon, husbandman
1505 Easter, Bucks. John Ponfex, of Est Claydon, husbandman
1505 Trinity. Bucks. John Pontifex, of Est Claydon, husbandman
1505 Trinity. Bucks. John Pontifex, of Est Claydon, husbandman, executor of Ralph Pek, clerk
1506 Michaelmas. Nhants. John Pontifex, of Est Claydon, Bucks, husbandman
1506 Michaelmas. Bucks. John Pontifex, of Est Claydon, husbandman
1507 Hilary, Nhants. John Pontifex, of Est Claydon, Bucks, husbandman
1511 Michaelmas, Nhants. John Pontyffex, of Est Cleydon, Bucks, husbandman
1512 Hilary Nhants. John Pontyffex, of Est Cleydon, Bucks, husbandman


William Pontyfex, of Est Cleydon, Bucks, husbandman
1509 Michaelmas, Beds. William Pontyfex, of Est Cleydon, husbandman


Robert Pontyfex, of Est Claydon, Bucks, husbandman or carrier
1505 Trinity. Bucks. Robert Pontefex, of Est Claydon, husbandman
1506 Michaelmas. Bucks. Robert Pontifex, of Est Claydon, husbandman
1510 Michaelmas, Bucks. Robert Pontyfex, of Est Cleydon, husbandman
1511 Hilary, Bucks. Robert Pontyfex, of Est Claydon, husbandman
1511 Michaelmas, Bucks. Robert Pontyfex, of Est Claydon, husbandman
1512 Hilary, Bucks. Robert Pontyfex, of Est Claydon, husbandman or carrier
1512 Hilary Nhants. Robert Pontyfex, of Est Cleydon, Bucks, husbandman
1512 Easter, Bucks. Robert Pontyfex, of Est Claydon
1512 Michaelmas, Bucks. Robert Pontyfex, of Est Claydon, husbandman


John Pontyfex, of Hughenden, Bucks, cook, and Joan his wife
1551 Michaelmas. Bucks. John Pontifex, of Huchenden, cook
1552 Hilary. Bucks. John Pontifex, of Huchenden, cook
1553 Easter. John Pontyfex, of Hughenden, Bucks, and Joan his wife



1426 Hilary/dorses 1283
Bucks. William Manypeny, Abbot of Wouburn Abbey, versus Richard Pontyfex, of Wyngrave, husbandman. Debt.

1431 Trinity/fronts 794
Bucks. William Manypeny, abbot of Wouburn Abbey, versus Thomas Fygeys, of Wyngrave, weaver; Richard Pontyfex, of Wyngrave, husbandman. Debt.

1432 Hilary/fronts 46
Bucks. William Manypeny, abbot of Wouburn Abbey, versus Thomas Fygeys, of Wyngrave, weaver; John (Richard) Pontyfex, of Wyngrave, husbandman. Debt.

1432 Easter/fronts 401
Bucks. William Manypeny, abbot of Wouburn Abbey, versus Thomas Fygeys, of Wyngrave, weaver; Richard Pontyfex, of Wyngrave, husbandman. Debt.

1435 Trinity/dorses 1028
Bucks. Edmund Hampden, esq, versus Richard Pontifex, of Wyngrave, husbandman; Peter Cook, of Wyngrave, husbandman; Michael Gernon, of Wyngrave, husbandman. Debt.

1437 Easter/dorses 1641
Bucks. Richard Pontifex, of Wyngrave, husbandman, summoned to answer John Colyns, vicar of Langeley Abbots, Herts. Debt.

1438 Easter/fronts 410
Bucks. John Hampden, esq; Thomas Durem versus Michael Gernon, of Wyngrave, yeoman; William Haryotes, of Wyngrave, husbandman; Richard Pontifex, of Wyngrave, husbandman; Thomas Holynden, of Leyghton, Beds, husbandman. Debt.

1438 Trinity/fronts 187
Bucks. John Hampden, esq; Thomas Durem versus Michael Gernoun, of Wyngrave, yeoman; William Harryotes, of Wyngrave, husbandman; Richard Pontifex, of Wyngrave, husbandman; Thomas Holynden, of Leyghton, Beds, husbandman. Debt.

1438 Trinity/dorses 1957
Bucks. Thomas atte Nasche, of Upton, versus Richard Pynge, of Wyngrave, husbandman; Richard Pontifex, of Wyngrave, husbandman; Richard Wyngrave, maltman; William Coke, of Ellescote, Princes Rysburgh, husbandman; William Outlade, of Codynton, husbandman. Debt.

1438 Michaelmas/fronts 358
Bucks. Thomas atte Nasshe, of Upton, versus Richard Pynge, of Wyngrave, husbandman; Richard Pontifex, of Wyngrave, husbandman; Richard Cook, of Wyngrave, maltman; William Coker, of Ellescote, Princes Rysburgh, husbandman; William Outlade, of Codynton, husbandman. Debt.

1441 Easter/dorses pt2 428
Bucks. John Colyns, clerk, versus Richard Pontifex, of Wyngrave, husbandman; Thomas Alkyn, of Edlesburgh, husbandman; Thomas Bocher, of Wyngrave, husbandman; Peter Coke, of Wyngrave, husbandman; John Belynden, of Wyngrave, husbandman. Debt.

1441 Trinity/fronts 518
Bucks. John Colyns, clerk, versus Richard Pontifex, of Wyngrave, husbandman; Thomas Alkyn, of Edlesburgh, husbandman; Thomas Bocher, of Wyngrave, husbandman; Peter Coke, of Wyngrave, husbandman. Debt.

1441 Michaelmas/dorses pt1 308
Bucks. John Colyns, clerk, versus Richard Pontifex, of Wyngrave, husbandman; Thomas Alkyn, of Edlesburgh, husbandman; Peter Coke, of Wyngrave, husbandman. Debt.

1442 Hilary/dorses 1716
Bucks. Richard Pontifex, versus John Hickes, of Chedyngdon, husbandman. Trespass: close at Chedyngdon

1443 Easter/fronts 901
London. Henry Belle versus William Salcok, of Edelesburgh, Beds, maltman; Thomas Bette, of Wenge, Bucks, maltman; John Longe, of Magna Messenden, Bucks, husbandman; Richard Pontifex, of Wyngrave, Bucks, maltman; Henry Massy, of Masseworth, Bucks, pulter. Debt.

1443 Trinity/fronts 423
London. Henry Belle versus William Salcok, of Edelesburgh, Beds, maltman; Thomas Bette, of Wenge, Bucks, maltman; John Longe, of Magna Messenden, Bucks, husbandman; Richard Pontifex, of Wyngrave, Bucks, maltman; Henry Massy, of Masseworth, Bucks, pulter. Debt.

1443 Michaelmas/fronts pt3 1477
London. Henry Belle versus William Salcok, of Edelesburgh, Beds, maltman; Thomas Bette, of Wenge, Bucks, maltman; John Longe, of Magna Messenden, Bucks, husbandman; Richard Pontifex, of Wyngrave, Bucks, maltman; Henry Massy, of Masseworth, Bucks, pulter. Debt.

1445 Michaelmas/fronts pt 1 57
Middx. John Stanet versus Ralph Pondeflex, of Wyngrave, Bucks, husbandman; Hogges, of Helpisthorpe, Bucks, husbandman. Debt.

1446 Hilary/fronts 31
Middx. John Stanet versus Richard Pondeflex, of Wyngrave, Bucks, husbandman; Richard, Hogges, of Helpysthorp, Bucks, husbandman; John Clerk, of Breton, Bucks, maltman; John Graunt, of Dunstaple Hoghton, Beds, maltman. Debt.

1451 Michaelmas/fronts 347
Bucks. John Fauconer versus William Ponfex, of Wyngrave, husbandman. Debt

1465 Trinity/fronts 529
Bucks. Michael Garnon versus Richard Pontifex, of Wyngrave, husbandman; John Tomkyn, of Bragenham, husbandman; William Smyth, of Wynslowe, ploughmaker; John Taillour, of Boteley, tile maker; John Elene, of Leyghton Bosard, Beds, tanner. Debt

1489 Trinity/fronts 193
Bucks. Thomas Foweler, esq, versus Thomas Franckeleyn, of Magna Horwode, yeoman; Thomas Collys, of Est Claydon, husbandman; and John Pontifex, of Est Claydon, husbandman. Debt.

1489 Michaelmas/fronts 419
Bucks. Thomas Foweler, esq, versus Thomas Franckeleyn, of Magna Horwode, yeoman; Thomas Collis, of Est Claydon, husbandman; and John Pontifex, of Est Claydon, husbandman. Debt.

1489 Michaelmas/fronts 708
Bucks. Thomas Foweler, esq, versus Thomas Franckeleyn, of Magna Horwode, yeoman; Thomas Collis, of Est Claydon, husbandman; and John Pontifex, of Est Claydon, husbandman. Debt.

1497 Easter/dorses 1067
Essex. William Houghton versus William Bysshop alias Pontifex, of Est Ham, chaplain; and William Samon, of Horndon on the Hill, baker. Debt.

1497 Trinity/dorses 331
Essex. George Houghton versus William Bysshop alias Pontifex, of Est Ham, chaplain; and William Samon or Salmon, of Horndon on the Hill, baker. Debt.

1498 Hilary/fronts 528
Essex. George Houghton, versus William Bisshop alias Pontifex, of Est Ham, chaplain; and William Salmon, of Horndon on the Hill, baker. Debt.

1498 Easter/fronts 791
Essex. Elizabeth Shuldham, abbess of Berkyng, versus William Pontifex, of Est Ham, chaplain; and Thomas Gogge, of Est Ham, laborer. Trespass: fishing.

1498 Trinity/fronts 185
Essex. Elizabeth Shuldham, abbess of Berkyng, versus William Pontifex, of Est Ham, chaplain; and Thomas Gogge, of Est Ham, laborer. Trespass: fishing.

1498 Trinity/dorses 1372
Bucks. John Kendall, prior of Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, versus Richard Marston, of Cleydon, clerk; William, of Sambre, of Cleydon, husbandman; and John Ponfex, of Cleydon, husbandman.

1499 Trinty/dorses 1193
Essex. George Haughton versus William Pontefex alias Bysshop, of Est Ham, chaplain; Richard Lincoln, of Nevestok, smith; and John Bonar, of Mokkyng, miller. Debt.

1503 Michaelmas/fronts 603
Beds. Richard Copcot versus John Yorke, of Hylthorp, Ransbury, Wilts, esq; Thomas Spencer, of Busshe, Herts, collier; Humphrey Wellesborne, of Chepyng Wycombe, Bucks, gent; William Pontifex, of Est Ham, Essex, chaplain; and William Blakwall, of Busshe, Herts, husbandman. Debt.

1504 Hilary/dorses 453
Beds. Richard Copcote versus Thomas Spenser, of Busshe, Herts, collier; William Pontifex, of Est Ham, Essex, chaplain; and William Blakwall, of Busshe, husbandman. Debt.

1504 Michaelmas/dorses 584
Essex. John Glascoke versus William Pontifex, of Est Ham, clerk. Trespass: close.

1504 Michaelmas/dorses 1083
Bucks. John Johnson versus John Pontifex, of Est Claydon, carter; Summyter, John, of Est Claydon, carter; and John Corser, of Est Claydon, carter. Debt.

1504 Michaelmas/dorses 1177
Essec. William Laurauns versus William Pontyffex, of Est Ham, chaplain. Debt.

1505 Hilary/fronts 198
Bucks. John Johnson versus John Pontifex, of Est Claydon, carter; John Sumyter, of Est Claydon, carter; John Corser, of Est Clayton, carter. Plea of debt, 100 shillings from each.

1505 Hilary/fronts 272
Essex. William Pontiffex, of Estham, chaplain, to respond to William Laurence on a plea of debt, 40 shillings.

1505 Hilary/fronts 895
Bucks. Thomas Parker versus William Stevyns, of Est Claydon, husbandman; John Ponfex, of Claydon, husbandman; Henry Cheyny, of Bot Claydon, husbandman; WilliamGorge, of Wynslowe, husbandman; and Richard Buckyngham, of Wolverton, husbandman. Plea of debt.

1505 Hilary/dorses 199
Bucks. John Barbour versus William Suthcote, of Hertwell, husbandman; Robert Glover, of Botyll Cleydon, husbandman; John Ball, of Botyll Cleydon, husbandman; John Pontifex, of Botyll Claydon, husbandman, plea of debt.

1505 Easter/fronts 977
Essex. William Laurence versus William Pontifex, of Est Ham, clerk. Trespass: close.

1505 Easter/dorses 341
Bucks. Thomas Parker versus William Stevyns, of Est Claydon, husbandman; John Ponfex, of Est Claydon, husbandman; William Gorge, of Wynslowe, husbandman; and Richard Bukyngham, of Wolverton, husbandman. Debt.

1505 Trinity/fronts 284
Bucks. William Stevyns, of Est Claydon, husbandman; John Pontifex, of Est Claydon, husbandman; and William George, of Wynslowe, husbandman, outlawed to answer Thomas Parker. Debt.

1505 Trinity/fronts 347
Bucks. John Palmer versus Robert Pontefex, of Est Claydon, husbandman; Thomas Cordewen, of Parva Brykhyll, innholder; Hugh Kygell, of Woughton, husbandman; William Bune, of Woborn, Beds, husbandman; and John Wyllys, of Walton, husbandman. Debt.

1505 Trinity/fronts 1189
Essex. William Laurens versus William Pontyfex, of Est Ham, clerk. Trespass: close.

1505 Trinity/dorses 327
Bucks. Andrew Johnes versus Ralph Pek, clerk, executors of; (Henry Cheyn, of Botel Claydon, husbandman; and John Pontifex, of Est Claydon, husbandman). Debt.

1505 Trinity/dorses 680
Bucks. Thomas Parker versus William Stevyns, of Est Claydon, husbandman; Thomas(?) Ponfex, of Est Claydon, husbandman; and William George, of Wynslowe, husbandman. Debt.

1506 Michaelmas/fronts 604
Nhants. Thomas Barker versus Nicholas Carter, of North Marston, Bucks, husbandman; John Pontifex, of Est Claydon, Bucks, husbandman; and Peter Bigge, of Chorleton, husbandman. Debt.

1506 Michaelmas/dorses 340
Bucks. John Johnson, of London, brewer, versus John Pontifex, of Est Claydon, husbandman; and Robert Pontifex, of Est Claydon, husbandman. Debt.

1507 Hilary/fronts 397
Nhants. Thomas Barker versus Nicholas Carter, of North Merston, Bucks, husbandman; and John Pontifex, of Est Claydon, Bucks, husbandman. Debt.

1507 Hilary/fronts 735
Nhants. Thomas Barker versus Nicholas Carter, of North Marston, Bucks, husbandman; and John Pontifex, of Est Claydon, Bucks, husbandman. Debt.

1509 Michaelmas/fronts 343
Beds. Thomas Frankelyn versus Henry Herryson, of Leyghton Bussard, dyer; William Stokys, of Leyghton Bussard, tanner; William Arnesby, of Leyghton Bussard, shoemaker; Richard Hore, of Suthcote, Bucks, husbandman; and William Pontyfex, of Est Cleydon, husbandman. Debt.

1510 Michaelmas/1241
Bucks. Richard Routhall versus Richard Clobber, of Brykhyll, butcher; Robert Pontyfex, of Est Cleydon, husbandman; amd John Sompner, of Addyngton, husbandman. Debt.

1511 Hilary/fronts 64
Bucks. Thomas Frankleyn versus Robert Pontyfex, of Est Cleydon, husbandman; Richard Hoore, of Suthcote, husbandman; Henry Henryson, of Leighton Bosard, Beds, dyer. Debt.

1511 Michaelmas/fronts 1207
Bucks. Richard Routhall versus Richard Clobber, of Magna Brykhyll, butcher; Robert Pontyfex, of Est Claydon, husbandman; and John Sompner, of Addyngton, husbandman. Debt.

1511 Michaelmas/dorses 503
Nhants. Thomas Barker, gent versus John Hygens, of Yerdeley, Worcs, carpenter; John Estwode, of Yerdeley, weaver; John Pontyffex, of Est Cleydon, Bucks, husbandman; William Frere, of Aynho, husbandman; and Robert Pontyfex, of Est Cleydon, husbandman. Debt.

1512 Hilary/dorses 326
Bucks. William Bystake versus Robert Pontyfex, of Est Claydon, husbandman or carrier. Debt

1512 Hilary/dorses 386
Nhants. Thomas Berker, gent versus John Pontyffex, of Est Cleydon, Bucks, husbandman; William Frere, of Aynho, husbandman; and Robert Pontyfex, of Est Cleydon, husbandman. Debt.

1512 Easter/dorses 115
Bucks. Thomas Frankleyn versus Robert Pontyfex, of Est Claydon; Richard Hoore, of Southcoote, husbandman; Henry Harryson, of Leighton Bozard, Beds, dyar; Thomas Pycher, of Hethe, Leighton Bozard, husbandman. Debt.

1512 Michaelmas/dorses a 518
Bucks. Thomas Frankeleyn, and Thomas Palmer versus Robert Pontifex, of Est Claydon, husbandman; Richard Hore, of Southcote, husbandman; and Thomas Pycher, of Hethe, Leyghton Boxard, Beds, husbandman. Debt.

1551 Michaelmas/fronts a 944
Bucks. Thomas Tirry and Isabel his wife versus John Hawke, of Huchendon, smith; Christopher West, of Magna Marlow, husbandman; and John Pontifex of Huchendon, cook, on a plea of defamation. "Thomas Tirry and Isabel his wife have beaten, dispatched and killed one William Asshewell, their boy."

1552 Easter/fronts 363
Bucks. Thomas Wydmer, senior, versus John Pontifex, of Huchenden, cook; Richard Hawes, of Huchenden, husbandman; and Geoffrey Trye, of Huchenden, carpenter, on a plea of trespass: close at Hunchenden.

1553 Easter/dorses a 1481
Bucks. John Pontyfex and Joan his wife versus Geoffrey Trye, of Hydgyndon, carpenter, on a plea of trespass:close at Hydgyndon (Hughenden).