FLORE, Roger (d.1427), of Oakham, Rutland.

Family and Education

s. and h. of William Flore† (d.c.1405/6) of Oakham, prob. by his w. Ellen. m. (1) by Sept. 1398, Katherine, da. and h. of William Dalby (d.1405) of Oakham, at least 4s. inc. Thomas*, 3da.; (2) by Jan. 1412, Cecily, da. of John Samon (d.1416) of Nottingham by his w. Agnes, at least 2s. 1da. The identity of his 2nd w. is established by his own will of 1424, where her mother is named as Agnes Samon, and the bequest in the will of John Samon of ten marks to the marriage of Agnes, daughter of Roger Flore of Oakham: Fifty Earliest Eng. Wills (EETS, lxxviii), 58; Borthwick Inst., Univ. of York, Abps. Regs. 18 (Bowet), ff. 364-5.

Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. elections, Rutland 1407, 1420, 1421 (May), 1423, 1425, 1426.

Coroner, Rutland by May 1391.

J.p. Rutland 12 Nov. 1397–9, 16 May 1401 – Dec. 1416; ex officio (as steward of the duchy of Lancaster, north parts), Derbys., Leics., Lincs., Northants., Northumb., Notts., Rutland, Staffs., Westmld., Yorks. 1 Dec. 1416 – d.

Keeper of the park of Flitteris in the forest of Leighfield and the warrens of the lordship of Oakham for Edward, earl of Rutland, 1 Nov. 1399 – d.

Commr. Rutland, Northants., Lincs., Leics. Dec. 1399 – July 1426; of gaol delivery, Oakham Oct. 1412, Oct. 1413, June 1418, Oakham castle June 1422. C66/391, m. 5d; 401, m. 22d; 406, m. 16d.

Steward, abbot of Westminster at Oakham by 1400. Agrarian Hist. of Eng. and Wales, 1348–1500, ed. Miller, 375.

Verderer, royal forest of Rutland to 19 Aug. 1401, Rockingham forest, Northants. bef. 1415 – d.

Escheator, Rutland 1 Dec. 1405 – 9 Nov. 1406, Rutland and Northants. 12 Nov. 1414 – 14 Dec. 1415.

Sheriff, Rutland Mich. 1407 – 15 Nov. 1408, 3 Nov. 1412 – 6 Nov. 1413.

Mayor, staple of Calais by May 1411–? Foedera ed. Rymer (orig. edn.), viii. 681.

Ambassador to treat for truce with king of France and duke of Burgundy May 1411. Ibid.

Searcher of ships at Plymouth and Fowey, Cornw. 9 Feb. 1412 – Mar. 1413.

Speaker 1416 (Oct.), 1417, 1419, 1422.

Steward of the duchy of Lancaster, north parts, 1 Dec. 1416 – d.; chief steward of the duchy estates in Lancs. and Cheshire 22 Feb. 1417 – 9 July 1425, for Hen. V’s feoffees in Lancs. 1422 – 23.

Justice of the great sessions, lordship of Cantreff Selyff c. 1422 – 24.

Parlty. proxy for abbot of Croyland, Lincs. 1425, 1426. SC10/48/2383, 2390.

Parlimentarian

FLORE, Roger (d.1427), of Oakham, Rutland.

Main residence: Oakham, Rutland.

Author

S.J.P.

Volume

Commons 1422-1461

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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