Gilbert Debenham (died 1481) explained

Gilbert Debenham (1405 - 10 May 1481^[1]). He was connected to the Duke of Norfolk. He was described in 1444 as 'that able and unscrupulous villain.'^{[2] [3]} In 1427, he was Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk. He was the Member of Parliament for Suffolk in 1427, 1432, 1437, 1442, 1449 and 1453-4 and for Ipswich 1450–1.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: History of Parliament ... 1439-1509: Biographies of the Members of the Commons House . 1936 . H.M. Stationery Office .
2. Book: The Paston Family in the Fifteenth Century: Volume 1, the First Phase . 978-0-521-52027-0 . 16 May 2002 . Cambridge University Press .
3. W.I. Howard ‘Gilbert Debenham, a Medieval Rascal in Real Life’, History, xiii. 300-14
4. Book: History of Parliament ... 1439-1509: Biographies of the Members of the Commons House . 1936 . H.M. Stationery Office .