ROOS, John (d.?1461), of Laxton, Notts.

Family and Education

s. and h. of Robert Roos of North Deighton and Steeton, Yorks. Care must to taken to distinguish the MP from his contemporary of Routh in E. Riding: Test. Ebor. ii (Surtees Soc. xxx), 159-60. The biography in HP Biogs. ed. Wedgwood and Holt, 725-6, conflates him with John Rous of Ragley, Warws. m. by June 1433, CIPM, xxiv. 42-44; Notts. IPM (Thoroton Soc. iv), 195. Isabel (c.1408-aft.1484), da. of Miles Etton (d.v.p. bef. Nov. 1431); gdda. of Sir John Etton† (d.1433) of Gilling, Yorks., by his 1st w. Katherine, gdda. and coh. of Sir Adam Everingham (d.1388) of Laxton, at least 3s.

Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. elections, Notts. 1447, 1450.

Escheator, Notts. and Derbys. 4 Nov. 1443–4.

Commr. of inquiry, Notts. Jan. 1449 (lands of (Sir) Hugh Willoughby*), C139/135/37. Feb. 1450 (riots of William Meryng), May 1454 (enclosure by John Strelley*); to distribute allowance on tax Aug. 1449; of arrest July 1455 (defaulting collectors of fifteenth and tenth), E159/231, commissiones Trin. July 1458 (William and Thomas Meryng); ?array, Yorks. (W. Riding) May 1461.

Parlimentarian

ROOS, John (d.?1461), of Laxton, Notts.

Main residence: Laxton, Notts.

Author

S.J.P.

Volume

Commons 1422-1461

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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