Richard Rich (Sheriff of London)
Richard Rich (died 1463–4) was a London mercer (dealer in textiles), and Sheriff of that city in 1441. Early life. Rich was the son of Richard Rich of London, esquire, who died in 1447-8 seised of lands in Springfield, Little Waltham, Great Leighs, Terling and Boreham in Essex. Marriage and issue. Rich married a wife named Catherine, whose surname is unknown. Some say she was called Catherine Cutlery, and to have lived 1407–1448, but some also say that was the name of Rich's mother. By Catherine he had two sons and three daughters : Death. Rich died 1463-4 and was buried in the church of St Lawrence Jewry, London. His will, dated 20 April 1463 and proved 16 August 1464, shows that he died possessed of large estates in Middlesex and Hertfordshire, and was wealthy enough to found five almshouses in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire. References. Notes Bibliography