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John was a distinguished man. He held various offices of trust and honor; he was on the commissions of Peace for Worchestershire in 1404-1405; Vice-Comez, described as being of Washbourne in Overbury; Knight of the Shire 1404; Encheater. His tomb is the older of four which were formerly in the chancel of the Wichenford Church, and is described by Thomas Abington to whom much of the knowledge of the Washbourne Family is due, was written before the date of 1633. Habington's death "In the north of the Chauncell is an ancient Tomb of Alabaster on the ground a man armed all savings head, under which Leythe hys helmet with a wreath, and there on a flame of a flyer within a band mantled and doubled at hys ryght hand his wyfe witha little dog at her feet. Between them Washburn arms empalling a Cheuson (Cheneon)."