John Farnfold

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John Farnfold was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Bramber and Steyning in 1399. [1] The subject was a resident of the 'rape of Bramber', [2] a Sussex tax collector and rented woodlands from the FitzAlan family. [3]

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References

  1. "FARNFOLD, John". The History Of Parliament online. The History of Parliament Trust 1964-2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  2. Baggs, A P, C R J Currie, C R Elrington, S M Keeling, and A M Rowland. "Bramber." A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 6 Part 1, Bramber Rape (Southern Part). Ed. T P Hudson. London: Victoria County History, 1980. 200-214. British History Online. Web. 15 May 2021. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/sussex/vol6/pt1/pp200-214.
  3. L. S. Woodger. "Member Biographies: Farnfold, John." Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1386-1421, ed. J.S. Roskell, L. Clark, C. Rawcliffe., Woodbridge, Suffolk, England.: Boydell and Brewer. 1993 History of Parliament website Retrieved 15 May 2021.