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MERYNG, Sir William (d.1449), of Meering, Notts.

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s. and h. of Alexander Meryng (fl.1418) of Meering by his w. Agnes (fl.1409), wid. of John Burdet of Thrussington, Leics. m. (1) by Feb. 1413, Millicent (d. 27 Sept. 1419), da. of Thomas Bekering (1362-86) of Laxton, Notts., She is generally said to have been the da. of Sir John Bekering (1337-76), but, on chronological grounds, it is more likely that she was Sir John’s gdda.: CIPM, xv. 892; xvi. 516-18. wid. of Nicholas Burdon† (d.1403) of Maplebeck, Notts. and Sir John Markham (d.1409) of East Markham, Notts., 2s. 1da.; (2) Alice (fl.1449). Kntd. by June 1417.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Notts. 1413 (May), 1423, 1426, 1429.

Commr. Rouen, Evreux, Mantes, Pontoise, Bosquevillers, Gisors, Derbys., Lincs., Notts., Yorks. Aug. 1418 – June 1446.

J.p. Notts. 16 July – Nov. 1432, 27 Nov. 1433 – Mar. 1449.

Sheriff, Notts. and Derbys. 5 Nov. 1432–3, 3 Nov. 1438 – 5 Nov. 1439.

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MERYNG, Sir William (d.1449), of Meering, Notts.
Main residence: Meering, Notts.
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MERSTON, Thomas, of Wycombe, Bucks.

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prob. s. of John Merston of Wycombe. m. bef. 1425, Joan, at least 2s.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Chipping Wycombe 1413 (May), 1414 (Nov.), 1417, 1422, 1423, 1425, 1427, 1429, 1431, 1432, 1433, 1435, 1437, 1449 (Feb.), 1450, Bucks. [1429], 1432.

Mayor, Wycombe Mich. 1414–16, 1431 – 32, 1440 – 41.

Tax collector, Bucks. Nov. 1419.

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MERSTON, Thomas, of Wycombe, Bucks.
Main residence: Wycombe, Bucks.
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C.E.M.
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MERSTON, Ralph, of Worcester.

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Attestor, parlty. elections, Worcs. 1414 (Nov.), 1432. Combined returns for Worcs. and Worcester..

Bailiff, Worcester Mich. 1416–17.

Tax collector, Worcester Dec. 1417, Apr. 1428.

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MERSTON, Ralph, of Worcester.
Main residence: Worcester.
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C.E.M.
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MERES, Thomas, of Kirton-in-Holland and Aubourn, Lincs.

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m. (1) 1s. 1da.; (2) Margaret Everingham (fl.1472), Heraldic evidence shows that she was an Everingham: Lincs. Church Notes (Lincoln Rec. Soc. i), 218. Her precise parentage is unknown, but she can tentatively be identified as a da. of Sir John Everingham (d.c.1434) of Birkin, Yorks., and sis. of Thomas* and Henry*: T. Blore, Rutland, 176. She was alive as late as 1472 when a nun in the Gilbertine priory of Sempringham: Bodl. Dodsworth mss, 66, f. 73v; CP40/823, rot. 58d; Blore, 176. wid. of Sir William Armine (d.1416/17) of Osgodby, Lincs., and Geoffrey Paynell*. Dist. 1430, 1439.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Lincs. 1422, 1425, 1450, 1453.

Commr. of inquiry, Lincs. July 1426, Feb. 1431 (wastes in Somerton castle), July 1439 (customs offences and concealments of Crown’s feudal dues), July 1445 (customs offences), Feb. 1448 (customs offences and concealments of Crown’s feudal dues), May 1455 (shipwreck), Feb. 1458 (lands of Thomas, Lord Dacre); oyer and terminer Dec. 1430 (complaint of Sir William Bonville*); to assess subsidy, Kesteven Apr. 1431, Lincs. Jan. 1436, Holland, Kesteven Aug. 1450; of sewers, Kesteven Nov. 1432, Cambs., Hunts., Lincs., Northants. Feb. 1438, Cambs., Hunts., Lincs., Norf., Northants. Aug. 1439, Jan. 1441, Lincs. Nov. 1441, July 1448, Holland, Kesteven July 1448, Lindsey, Holland Feb. 1453; to distribute tax allowance, Lincs. Dec. 1433, Jan. 1436, May 1437, Mar. 1442; list persons to take the oath against maintenance Jan. 1434; administer the same May 1434; of array, Holland, Kesteven Jan. 1436, Holland Sept. 1457, Holland, Kesteven Sept. 1458, Kesteven Feb. 1459, Holland, Kesteven May 1461; to raise loans, Lincs. Mar. 1439, Mar. 1442, ?Mar. 1443, PPC, v. 414. Sept. 1449; assign archers Dec. 1457.

Escheator, Lincs. 4 Nov. 1428 – 12 Feb. 1430, 5 Nov. 1433–3 Nov. 1434. E153/1129, 2371.

J.p. Kesteven 16 Feb. 1430 – Mar. 1437, 12 Jan. 1439 – Nov. 1458, 28 July – Nov. 1460, Holland 28 Feb. 1448-June 1461. His activity as a j.p. appears to have diminished over time. Between Apr. 1430 and Apr. 1433 he sat on as many as ten of the 27 days on which the Kesteven j.p.s sat, but in the 1440s and 1450s he appeared only occasionally: E101/569/40.

Sheriff, Lincs. 8 Nov. 1436 – 7 Nov. 1437, 4 Nov. 1446 – 9 Nov. 1447.

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MERES, Thomas, of Kirton-in-Holland and Aubourn, Lincs.
Main residences: Kirton-in-Holland; Aubourn, Lincs.
Meeres, Meers, Meerys, Merys, Meyres
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S.J.P.
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MEREDITH, Morgan, of St. Nicholas at Wade and Petham, Kent.

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s. of Meredith of Carmarthen, Wales. I.e. ap Maredudd. Our MP was named using his patronymic in the Household accounts in 1450-1: E101/410/6, f. 40. m. Joan. CP25(1)/115/319/635.
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Attestor, parlty. election, Kent 1460.

Forester of Cefn Gorath forest in Kidwelly, S. Wales 4 June 1439–?6 Nov. 1449. DL42/18, f. 114; R.A. Griffiths, Principality of Wales, i. 561.

Keeper of the royal armouries in S. Wales 16 Mar. 1442 – 6 Nov. 1449; jt. (with John Roger III*) 25 July 1453-c.1461. CPR, 1441–6, p. 65; 1452–61, p. 106.

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MEREDITH, Morgan, of St. Nicholas at Wade and Petham, Kent.
Main residences: St. Nicholas at Wade; Petham, Kent.
Author
D.I.G.
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MERCHAM, John, of Wallingford, Berks.

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Attestor, parlty. elections, Wallingford 1413 (May), 1420, 1426, 1431, 1432, 1435, 1437.

Alderman, Wallingford Mich. 1420–1.

Tax collector, Berks. Sept. 1432.

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MERCHAM, John, of Wallingford, Berks.
Main residence: Wallingford, Berks.
Author
L.S.C.
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MERBURY, John (d.1438), of Weobley, Herefs.

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prob. yr. s. of Sir Thomas Merbury of Marbury, Cheshire; yr. bro. of Nicholas Merbury† (d.1421), of Braybrooke, Northants. m. (1) by 1400, Alice (d.c. Apr. 1415), da. and h. of Sir John Pembridge of Pembridge, Herefs., wid. of Edmund de la Bere and Thomas Oldcastle† (d.1398/9) of Eyton, Herefs., 1da.; (2) by 1417, Agnes (1371-3 Feb. 1436), da. and h. of Thomas Crophill, wid. of Sir Walter Devereux† (d.1402) of Weobley and John Parr (d.1408) of Kirkby Kendal, Westmld., 1da. Dist. 1411, 1430.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Herefs. 1410, 1413 (May), 1417, 1429, 1431.

Chamberlain and receiver, S. Wales 18 Mar. 1400 – 10 June 1421.

Commr. Carm., Herefs., Pemb., w. Midlands June 1403 – Feb. 1436; of gaol delivery, Hereford castle Oct. 1418; inquiry, Herefs. Dec. 1418 (suspected adherents of Sir John Oldcastle†); EHR, lv. 432–8. to raise troops or subsidy, duchy of Lancaster lordships, Wales, Herefs. Jan. 1420; to muster and produce troops Feb. 1420. C66/401, m. 18d; DL42/17, ff. 238–9.

J.p. Herefs. 27 Apr. 1404 – d.

Sheriff, Herefs. 22 Nov. 1405 – 5 Nov. 1406, 10 Nov. 1414 – 1 Dec. 1415, 23 Nov. 1419 – 7 Jan. 1421, 1 May 1422 – 14 Feb. 1423, 15 Jan. – 12 Dec. 1426, 10 Feb. – 5 Nov. 1430, 3 Nov. 1434 – 7 Nov. 1435.

Steward, temporalities of Robert Mascall, bp. of Hereford, in Herefs. and Glos. June 1409 – ?Dec. 1416; episcopal lands of Stephen Patrington, bp. of St. David’s, Aug. 1415-Dec. 1417. Reg. Mascall (Canterbury and York Soc. xxi), 70; R.A. Griffiths, Principality of Wales, i. 133.

Dep. justiciar, S. Wales Mich. 1411–13; justiciar 10 June 1421 – 17 Nov. 1423.

Steward of duchy of Lancaster in Brecon Feb. 1414–20, Kidwelly 15 Feb. 1417 – June 1423.

Escheator, Herefs. and adjacent march 8 Dec. 1416 – 30 Nov. 1417.

Justice itinerant, duchy of Lancaster ldships. in S. Wales June 1425. DL42/18, ff. 198v-99.

Forester of Cantref Selyf, Brec. bef. July 1426.

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MERBURY, John (d.1438), of Weobley, Herefs.
Main residence: Weobley, Herefs.
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S.J.P.
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MENWENICK, William (d.?1478), of Lostwithiel and Menwenick in Trewen, Cornw.

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?s. of Robert Menwenick and gt.gds. of Roger Menwenick† of Menwenick. J.S. Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 318. Vivian himself was unsure about the exact descent and the number of generations intervening between Roger and William. educ. adm. L. Inn 1446-7. L. Inn Adm. i. 10. m. 1s. Ibid.; C1/175/29-31; 213/41.
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Attestor, parlty. election, Lostwithiel 1467.

Attorney-general of Thomas Courtenay, earl of Devon, as steward of the duchy of Cornw. c.1441–1452. SC6/1291/2/59/19.

Escheator, Devon and Cornw. 4 Nov. 1443 – 6 Nov. 1444.

Sheriff’s officer, Cornw. Nov. 1444–6; CP40/738, rots. 117d, 313; 739, rot. 415d. receiver of writs in the ct. of KB for John Trevelyan*, sheriff of Cornw. Nov. 1448–9. KB27/750, att. rot. 2.

Escheator or coal-gatherer, L. Inn, 1457–8. L.Inn Black Bks. i. 31.

Mayor, Lostwithiel 1457–9, C241/241/5; CP40/799, rot. 215. 1466–7. C219/17/1/20.

Commr. to hold an assession ct. of the duchy of Cornw. July 1462; of inquiry, Cornw. Nov. 1464 (Hungerford estates), C254/150/18. Oct. 1470 (felonies); gaol delivery, Launceston Aug. 1470, Dec. 1473 (q.), Apr. 1477 (q.); C66/526, m. 6d; 532, m. 14d; 540, m. 8d. [oyer and terminer, Cornw. Oct. 1470]. Vacated.

Steward of the duchy of Cornw. manor of Trematon by c.1466. Stonor Letters, i (Cam. Soc. ser. 3, xxix), 77–78.

J.p.q. Cornw. 11 Aug. 1466-July 1478. KB27/830, rex rot. 29.

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MENWENICK, William (d.?1478), of Lostwithiel and Menwenick in Trewen, Cornw.
Main residences: Lostwithiel; Menwenick in Trewen, Cornw.
Menewynnek, Menwennyk, Menwhenek, Menwynnycke, Meywynek
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H.W.K.
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Commons 1422-1461
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MELTON, Sir John (c.1407-74), of Aston and Kilham and Swine, Yorks.

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b. c.1407, s. and h. of Sir John Melton (c.1377-1455) of Aston by Margaret, da. of Roger, Lord Clifford (d.1389), and Maud (d.1403), da. of Thomas Beauchamp, earl of Warwick. Yorks. Arch. Jnl. xviii. 364. m. (1) Elizabeth, da. and coh. of Sir Robert Hilton*, at least 1s. 1da.; (2) aft. 1455, Cecily (d. 6 Mar. 1484), C141/6/18. da. of Randle Mainwaring (d.1456) of Peover, Cheshire, by Margery, da. of Hugh Venables of Kinderton, Cheshire; wid. of Thomas Fouleshurst* and John Curson*, s.p. CP, viii, 255. Dist. 1439; Kntd. by 12 Feb. 1450.
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Lt. of John Talbot, earl of Shrewsbury, capt. of Rouen by 12 Feb. 1442-bef. 28 Dec. 1444. A.E. Curry, ‘Military Organization in Lancastrian Normandy’ (Council for National Academic Awards Ph.D. thesis, 1985), ii. p. cxxix.

Commr. of sewers, Yorks. (E. Riding) Feb. 1450, Nov. 1458; inquiry Mar. 1450 (the levy of excessive parliamentary wages), Aug. 1450 (seizure of Dutch ship), Essex, Glos., Lincs., Mdx., Norf., Northumb., Suff., Yorks. Aug. 1451 (unlicensed trade with Denmark), York, Kingston-upon-Hull May 1453 (seizure of German ship), Yorks. (W. Riding) May 1460 (lands of attainted Yorkists), Plumpton Corresp.(Cam. Soc. iv), p. lxvi. Mar. 1463 (insurrections); to defend the realm, Yorks. (E. Riding) June 1454; assign archers, Yorks. Dec. 1457; of array, Yorks. (E. Riding) Dec. 1459, Yorks. (W. Riding) May 1461, Yorks. Nov. 1461; arrest, Yorks. (E. Riding) May 1461, Yorks. Feb. 1462 (Richard Gaitford); gaol delivery, Beverley, Kingston-upon-Hull June 1461; C66/492, m. 14d. to distribute allowance on tax, June 1468.

J.p. Yorks. (E. Riding) 12 July 1451 – Dec. 1459, 25 June – Aug. 1460, 28 May 1461-Dec. 1472. The patent roll records him on a W. Riding peace commission of 13 July 1452, but this was clearly a scribal error for the E. Riding: CPR, 1446–52, p. 598; C66/474, m. 26d.

Sheriff, Yorks. 5 Nov. 1453 – 4 Nov. 1454, 7 Nov. 1460 – 6 Mar. 1461.

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MELTON, Sir John (c.1407-74), of Aston and Kilham and Swine, Yorks.
Main residences: Aston; Kilham; Swine, Yorks.
Meelton
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J.S.M.
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Commons 1422-1461
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