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MORTIMER, John (d.1446), of Grendon, Northants. and Stoke Goldington, Bucks.
Family and Education
m. by Easter 1407, Agnes (d. by 1446), at least 1s. 2da.CP25(1)178/91/59; Mon. Brasses ed. Mill Stephenson, 384; Early Lincoln Wills ed. Gibbons, 187.
Offices Held
Escheator, Rutland and Northants. 14 Dec. 1415–8 Dec. 1416.
Verderer of the royal forest of Rockingham, Northants. to 3 Feb 1433.
Forester of the royal forest of Salcey, Northants. to 28 Nov. 1440; verderer to d.
Main residences: Grendon, Northants.; Stoke Goldington, Bucks.
Mortymer
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This MP can easily be confused with his namesake and contemporary, Sir John Mortimer of Hatfield in Hertfordshire, especially before 1417, when the latter was knighted. Mortimer was captured by the French in 1406, and subsequently played a prominent part in both the Agincourt campaign and Henry V’s second invasion of Normandy. He suffered a dramatic reversal of fortunes in 1422, however, being charged with treason and executed two years later (E101/69/2/310; E404/21/73, 32/275; N.H. Nicolas, Agincourt, 103n, 382; CPR, 1416-22, pp. 74, 141; DKR, xli. 715, 765, 782; xliv. 547, 563, 566, 587; E. Powell, Kingship, Law and Society, 256-8; Issues ed. Devon, 373, 377, 384).
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MORTIMER, John (-d.1446)
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MORTIMER, Hugh (d.1416), of Weldon, Northants.
Family and Education
s. of Sir Thomas MortimerIt is not known whether this was the same Sir Thomas Mortimer as he who m. Agnes, da. of Michael, Lord Poynings, and wid. of William, Lord Bardolf, and suffered attainder and exile by judgement of the Parliament of 1397 (Sept.), of which Hugh was a Member. Sir Thomas’s considerable estates in six counties were all held jure uxoris. He died bef. Nov. 1399: CFR, xi. 234, 259; CPR, 1396-9, pp. 353, 548-9; 1399-1401, p. 60; CP, i. 419. by his w. Sarah. m. (1) Margaret,She was not the Margaret who was the wid. of Sir Henry Scrope of Bolton, as given in Reg. Chichele, ii. 666, for she had been married to Sir Hugh Mortimer (d.1372) of Chelmarsh: VCH Beds. ii. 235; CP, xi. 538. 1s. (prob. d.v.p.), 1da.; (2) between Aug. 1409 and Feb. 1410, Isabel (c.1382-4 Sept. 1442), er. da. and coh. of John Frome of Buckingham, Bucks. and Woodlands, Dorset, wid of Bernard Missenden of Great Missenden, Bucks.
Offices Held
Commr. of arrest, Lincs. Jan. 1400; sewers Aug. 1408; oyer and terminer, Herts. Nov. 1409, Beds. Nov. 1414; to examine indictments, Northants. Nov. 1409; of inquiry, Beds., Bucks. Jan. 1414 (lollards); to govern the marches of Wales, Herefs., Glos. June 1415.
Constable of Cardigan castle by Dec. 1402 – 26 Oct. 1403, Mich. 1408–9.
Chamberlain to Henry, prince of Wales, by June 1403-aft. Sept. 1411.
Ambassador to France 5 Oct.-c. Dec. 1406, 11 June – July 1407, Aug.-? Oct. 1408, 15 May – aft.Sept. 1409, Burgundy 1 Sept.-c. Nov. 1411, France 28 Jan.-Mar. Burgundy 4 June-c. July 1414, c. Mar. 1416.
J.p. Northants. 30 Oct. 1409 – Feb. 1412, Worcs. 16 Feb. 1410 – d., Bucks. 18 Feb. 1412 – d.
Chamberlain, duchy of Lancaster 10 Apr. 1413–d.
Treasurer of the Exchequer 10 Jan. – 17 Apr. 1416.
Justice, Queen Joan’s forest of Rockingham 26 Feb. 1416 – d.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Weldon, Northants.
Notes
The MP should not be confused with Sir Hugh Mortimer of Chelmarsh, Salop, and Luton, Beds., who held lands in Magor, Mon., on the other side of the Severn from Glos. Sir Hugh was the yr. s. of Sir Henry Mortimer (d.1369), by Elizabeth, da. and h. of Sir Philip ap Rees of Talgarth, Herefs., and Shifnal, Salop; gds. of Sir Hugh Mortimer† (d.1372), and bro. and h. of William, an idiot, who died in 1391. His patrimony included four manors in Salop and substantial properties in Beds., altogether estimated to be worth over pound;98 p.a. His mother’s inheritance remained in the possession of her 2nd husband, Sir Adam Peshale* (d.1419). In Aug. 1394 Mortimer went to Ireland in the retinue of the lieutenant, his distant kinsman Roger, earl of March, and he was knighted not long afterwards. He was killed fighting on the King’s side at the battle of Shrewsbury on 21 July 1403, leaving a widow, Petronilla (d. 20 Sept. 1422), but no issue.
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Commons 1386-1421
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MORTIMER, Hugh (-d.1416)
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MORRIS, Edmund, of Kingsland, Herefs.
Family and Education
?1s. John.
Offices Held
Alnager, Herefs. Apr. 1408 – Feb. 1417, Salop Sept. 1422–43.
Commr. of inquiry, Herefs. May 1414 (breach of the 1390 statute relating to leather workers and tanners), Herefs. and the adjacent march of Wales June 1426 (q. estates late of Edmund, earl of March), July 1426 (q. treasons and felonies), July 1428 (concealed crown income), Dec. 1435 (q.), Sept. 1448 (breach of the statute of labourers); oyer and terminer, Caen Jan. 1418
J.p. Herefs. 20 July 1424 – Dec. 1427, 12 Feb. 1443-c.1453.
Escheator, Herefs. and the march 17 Dec. 1426–12 Nov. 1427.
Supervisor of a royal grant of murage, Hereford 8 July 1429–32.
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Main residence: Kingsland, Herefs.
Morice, Moris, Morys, Moryse
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MORRIS, Edmund
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MORLEY, John, of Wennington, Lancs.
Family and Education
prob. s. of William Morley of Mearley by his w. Joan, da. and coh. of Gilbert Wennington (d.1345) of Wennington. m. Anne, prob. sis. of John Booth I and Henry Booth, at least 1s.VCH Lancs. viii. 207; Chetham Soc. n.s. xciii. 71-72. The pedigree given by J. Foster, Lancs. Peds. sub Morley, is largely unreliable.
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Commr. to prevent the spread of treasonous rumours, Lancs. May 1402; of inquiry, Yorks. Mar. 1406 (defections to the northern rebels); array July 1410, Lancs. Apr. 1418, Mar. 1430, Mar. 1431.
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Main residence: Wennington, Lancs.
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MORLEY, John
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MOREWELL, Sir Thomas (d.1395/6), of Little Hadham and Bishop’s Stortford, Herts.
Family and Education
m. by 1386, Alice (d. by 1422), sis. and coh. of Sir Walter Lee (d.1395) of Albury, Herts., wid. of William Baud of Little Hadham and Corringham, Essex, ?1s. Kntd. by May 1379.Herts. RO, M158, 160-2, 196; H. Chauncy, Herts. i. 279, 291-2; VCH Herts. iv. 5; CCR, 1377-81, p. 245; CPR, 1377-81, p. 614; Trans. Essex Arch. Soc. n.s. x. 161-3, 167; W. Minet, Hadham Hall, 119-24.
Offices Held
Commr. of oyer and terminet, Herts. May 1379 (disorder at John, duke of Brittany’s manor of Cheshunt); to suppress the rebels of 1381, Mar., Dec. 1382; of array Apr. 1385, Mar. 1392; to arrest persons attempting to impugn the King’s right to present to the treasurership of St. Paul’s cathedral Sept. 1388, Jan. 1391.
Surveyor of a tax, Herts. Dec. 1380.
J.p. Herts. 14 Dec. 1381 – July 1389, 28 June – Dec. 1390, 27 Nov. 1391-Mar. 1397.
Chamberlain to Richard II’s mother, Joan of Kent, by 16 Oct. 1383-Aug. 1385.
Main residences: Little Hadham; Bishop's Stortford, Herts.
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MOREWELL, Sir Thomas (-d.1395/6)
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