List of Custos Brevium of The Court of Common Pleas
| Term as Custos Brevium | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 September 1501 – 23 April 1509 | Richard Decons |
| 2 June 1506–July 1521 | Richard Decons and Thomas Bonham |
| July 1521–18 June 1532 | Thomas Bonham |
| 24 June 1532 – 11 April 1548 | John Wellysbourne |
| 6 May 1548 – 27 January 1562 | William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley |
| 27 January 1562 – 12 March 1591 | John Lennard |
| 2 February 1562 – 20 April 1586 | Thomas Cecil |
| 22 April 1586–1629 | Thomas Spencer and Richard Spencer |
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