ROUS, Reynold (d.1464), of Dennington, Suff.

Family and Education

s. and h. of Robert Rous of Dennington by Margaret, da. and h. of Richard Roys of North Walsham, Norf. Vis. Suff. ii (Harl. Soc. n.s. iii), 252. m. ?by Feb. 1452, Rous was associated with his brother-in-law, John Denston, by this date, while Henry, his est. s. by Elizabeth, was under the age of 24 in Apr. 1464: CCR, 1447-54, p. 265; PCC 12 Godyn (PROB11/5, ff. 89-90v). Elizabeth, da. and event. h. of William Denston (d.1434) of Denston, Suff., Vis. Suff. ii. 252. The Rous pedigree refers to Elizabeth Rous as William Denston’s heir, but she cannot have become so until after the death of her brother, John, who was still alive in 1456 but dead by Jan. 1463: CP25(1)/224/119/15; CFR, xx. 66. 7s. 2da. PCC 12 Godyn.

Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. election, Suff. 1435.

Steward, duchy of Lancaster lands once appurtenant to earldom of Hertford in Norf., Suff. and Cambs. 10 May 1438–?d.; receiver of same 10 May 1438–?Mar. 1453. R. Somerville, Duchy, i. 594, 596.

J.p. Suff. 6 Apr. (q.)-Nov. 1439, 28 Nov. 1439 – May 1440, 4 May 1440 (q.)-Jan. 1459, 14 Jan. – June 1459, 20 Aug. 1459 (q.)-Mar. 1460, 4 July 1461 (q.)-d.

Commr. of inquiry, Suff. July 1439 (petition of Sir William Wolf* and Maurice Lovell), Feb. 1448 (concealments), Feb. 1451 (treasons), Norf., Suff. Dec. 1459 (spoil of a Scottish ship), Feb. 1463 (trespasses and oppressions committed by John Strange*), Cambs., Herts., Lincs., Norf., Oxon., Suff. July 1463 (lands of William, Viscount Beaumont); gaol delivery, Bury St. Edmunds July 1439, Apr., Nov. 1445, May 1446, Feb. 1451, Ipswich Feb. 1442, Oct. 1449 (q.), Feb. 1450, Dec. 1451, Feb. 1452 (q.), Feb. (q.), Oct. 1454, Oct. 1455, Oct. 1457, Sept. 1458 (q.), Mar., Oct. 1459, Aug. 1460 (q.), May (q.), Oct. 1461 (q.), Oct. 1462 (q.), Melton Oct. 1446 (q.); C66/443, m. 10d; 451, m. 15d; 459, m. 11d; 461, m. 29d; 463, m. 26d; 470, m. 10d; 471, m. 14d; 472, m. 18d; 474, mm. 16d, 24d; 478, m. 21d; 479, m. 20d; 481, m. 24d; 484, m. 13d; 486, mm. 5d, 21d; 488, m.19d; 489, m. 10d; 492, mm. 3d, 14d; 500, m. 22d. oyer and terminer, Suff. Dec. 1447 (riots instigated by Sir Robert Wingfield* and others); sewers Nov. 1452, May 1458 (from Minsmere harbour to Yoxford bridge); to take an assize of novel disseisin Mar. 1453; C66/476, m. 16d. organize coastal watches Nov. 1456; assign archers Dec. 1457; of array Dec. 1459, Feb. 1460; to assess tax July 1463.

Parlimentarian

ROUS, Reynold (d.1464), of Dennington, Suff.

Main residence: Dennington, Suff.

Rouse

Author

C.E.M.

Volume

Commons 1422-1461

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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