OGLE, Sir Robert II (c.1406-69), of Ogle and Norham, Northumb.

Family and Education

b. c. 1406, s. and h. of Sir Robert Ogle I*; bro. of John*. m. bef. 1424, Isabel (d.1478), da. of Alexander Kirkby (d.v.p. c.1402) by his w. Isabel, da. of Sir Thomas Tunstall of Thurland, Lancs., and gdda. and h. of Sir Richard Kirkby (d.c.1425) of Kirkby Ireleth, Lancs., 4s. (1 d.v.p), 1da. H.A. Ogle, Ogle and Bothal, 49-50; W.P. Hedley, Northumb. Fams. i. 141-8; CP, x. 29-31; VCH Lancs. viii. 394. Kntd. by 19 Feb. 1434; PPC, iv. 204. summ. as Lord Ogle 1461, 1463, 1467, [1469].

Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. elections, Northumb. 1447, 1450, 1453, 1460.

Keeper of the town and castle of Berwick-upon-Tweed 19 Feb. 1434 – 15 Nov. 1436; jt. keeper and warden of the east march with Sir Ralph Gray (d.1443) 1 Apr. 1438–40; jt. keeper with Gray of Roxburgh castle 1 Apr. 1438 – 14 Sept. 1444, with (Sir) Ralph Gray II* c. Apr. 1449 – 1 Mar. 1452, Feb. 1459 – Aug. 1460; warden of the east march 16 Mar.-31 July 1461. EHR, lxxii. 614; Rot. Scot. ed. Macpherson etc., ii. 304, 313, 401; E101/69/1/279.

Envoy to Scotland Mar. 1434, Oct. 1459, Nov. 1461, Apr., June 1464, June, Nov. 1465, Oct. 1466. Rot. Scot. ii. 286, 392, 404, 410, 414, 417, 418, 419, 420.

Commr. of array, Northumb. July 1434, Apr. 1438, C47/22/11/48. Nov. 1461; to grant safe conducts to Scotland Apr. 1437; of inquiry, Northumb. Mar. 1439 (depredations by the Scots), Feb. 1447 (repairs at Roxburgh castle), Newcastle-upon-Tyne Feb. 1448 (concealments), Northumb. Nov. 1454 (smuggling), Norhamshire, Islandshire Jan. 1454 (concealments), Feb. 1454 (felonies); weirs, Northumb. May 1445, co. Durham May 1451; to assign archers, Northumb. Dec. 1457; of oyer and terminer Nov. 1462; arrest May 1461, Jan. 1466.

Constable of the bp. of Durham’s castle of Norham 24 Aug. 1436 – d. steward of the bp.’s borough of Holy Island by 30 Sept. 1466 – d.

J.p. Northumb. 18 July 1437 – 25 June 1460, 10 Dec. 1461 – d., the bp. of Durham’s liberty of Norhamshire and Islandshire 8 Jan. 1438 – d., co. Durham and in the bp.’s liberty of Sadbergh 1 May 1438 – 18 July 1441.

Sheriff and escheator of the bp. of Durham’s liberty of Norhamshire and Islandshire 4 Oct. 1437 – d., co. Durham and the bp.’s liberty of Sadbergh 8 Jan. – 1 Oct. 1438.

Sheriff, Northumb. 7 Nov. 1437 – 3 Nov. 1438.

Conservator of truce with Scotland Mar., May 1438, Oct. 1449, Sept. 1451, May 1453, June 1457, July 1459. Rot. Scot. ii. 303, 310, 340, 353, 366, 383, 397.

Constable and steward of the lordships and castles belonging to Henry Percy, late earl of Northumberland 8 Aug. 1461–1 Aug. 1464. CPR, 1461–7, pp. 44, 340.

Parlimentarian

OGLE, Sir Robert II (c.1406-69), of Ogle and Norham, Northumb.

Main residences: Ogle; Norham, Northumb.

Author

D.I.G.

Volume

Commons 1422-1461

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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