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BLOUNT, Sir Walter (d.1403), of Barton Blount, Derbys.

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3rd s. of Sir John Blount (d.1358) of Sodington, Worcs. by his 1st w. Iseult, da. and h. of Thomas Mountjoy of Derbys.; yr. bro. of John Blount II. m. by 1374, Sancha (d.1418/19), da. of Diego Gomez of Toledo, principal sec. of the province of Toledo, by his w. Ines de Ayala, 5s. inc. Thomas II (1s. d.v.p.), 2da. Kntd. by Mar. 1372.A. Croke, Fam. Croke, ii. 170-81, 189, 193-4; CIPM, x. no. 431; JUST 1/1488, rot. 43v, 63; CP, ix. 329-34; Reg. Gaunt 1371-5, no. 913.

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Constable, Tutbury castle in the duchy of Lancaster, Staffs. 8 Jan. 1373 – d.; master forester, Needwood Chase, Staffs. 9 Feb. 1380 – 31 July 1383, by 7 Apr. 1402–d.Somerville, Duchy, i. 381, 382, 541, 546.

Ambassador to treat with the envoys of Henry II of Castile and Leon regarding John of Gaunt’s claim to the throne 31 July 1378 – 15 May 1379; to treat for peace with Henry III of Castile and Leon 17 Apr. 1393; to announce the accession of Henry IV of England at the courts of Portugal and Aragon 2 Feb. 1400.E101/318/15; Rot. Gasc. et Franc. ed. Carte, ii. 167; PPC, i. 111; J.H. Wylie, Hen. IV, i. 90.

J.p. Staffs. 26 May 1380 – July 1389, Derbys. 6 Dec. 1387-July 1389.

Commr. to make arrests, Derbys. July 1384 (raiders from Cheshire), Feb. 1388 (persons attacking the property of John of Gaunt); of inquiry, Staffs. Nov. 1384 (illicit market at Burton-upon-Trent); oyer and terminer Feb. 1385 (rape of Elizabeth Colmon); array Apr. 1385, Mar. 1392; to take oaths in support of the Lords Appellant Mar. 1388; repair Tutbury castle Jan. 1400.

Chamberlain of the household of John of Gaunt c. Mich. 1392-Feb. 1399.Somerville, 364; Test. Vetusta ed. Nicholas, i. 142–3; S.K. Walker, ‘John of Gaunt and his retainers, 1361–99’ (Oxf. Univ. D.Phil. thesis, 1986), 290.

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BLOUNT, Sir Walter (d.1403), of Barton Blount, Derbys.

Main residence: Barton Blount, Derbys.

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Commons 1386-1421

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BLOUNT, Sir Walter (-d.1403)

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Oxford 1644

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BLOUNT, Sir Thomas (exec.1400), of Laverstock, Wilts.

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b. aft. 1348, s. of Sir Thomas Blount† (c.1321-c.1407), of Compton Valence, Dorset and Kingston Blount, Oxon. by Joan, da. of Sir Edmund Hakluyt† of Longford, Herefs., and wid. of Reynold Fitzherbert of Midsomer Norton, Som. m. (1) between Feb. and Nov. 1387, Isabel, da. of John, 2nd Lord Botetourt, wid. of Sir Hugh Segrave of Kempston, Beds.; (2) by Oct. 1394, Joan (b.c.1344), da. of Joan Wodefeld, niece and h. of John Tudworth of Laverstock, wid. of Sir Hugh Cheyne†, s.p. Kntd. by Mar. 1374.Misc. Gen. et. Her. (ser. 5), vii. 73-83, 319-20; CPL, iv. 495; CIPM, xi. 207; xvi. 425, 818-20.

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Commr. of arrest, Hants Aug. 1382; to muster retinues going to Calais Apr. 1386.Rot. Gasc. et Franc. ed. Carte, ii. 152.

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BLOUNT, Sir Thomas (exec.1400), of Laverstock, Wilts.

Main residence: Laverstock, Wilts.

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L.S.W.

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Commons 1386-1421

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BLOUNT, Sir Thomas (exec.1400)

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BLOUNT, Thomas II (c.1383-1456), of Barton Blount, Derbys.

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b.c. 1383, 3rd s. and event. h. of Sir Walter Blount. m. (1) Margaret, da. of Sir Thomas Gresley, 2s. Walter† and Thomas†, 3da.; (2) by Jan. 1436, Elizabeth (d.c.1466), wid. of Sir John Wilcotes (d.c.1429), 2nd s. and event. h. of William Wilcotes. Kntd. between July 1423 and July 1424.Wm. Salt Arch. Soc. n.s. i. 53-54, 240; iii. 128-9, 133, 136-7; CPL, v. 66-67; A. Croke, Fam. Croke, ii. ped. no. 12; CPR, 1422-9, p. 561; VCH Glos. viii. 84, VCH Oxon. v. 161; SC6/12722/5. Blount’s second wife is said (Berks. Bucks. and Oxon. Arch. Jnl. n.s. iii. 100-1) to have been the daughter of John Danvers by his second marriage, to Joan Bruley, but this is most unlikely on chronological grounds.

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Commr. of array, Derbys. Mar. 1419; to raise a royal loan, Leics. July 1426, May 1428, Derbys. Feb. 1436, Mar. 1439, Nov. 1440, Mar. 1442, Sept. 1449; treat for the payment of a subsidy Feb. 1441; of gaol delivery, Worcester castle Feb. 1450.

Collector of a tax, Derbys. Nov. 1419, Aug. 1450; assessor of a tax Jan. 1436.

J.p. Derbys. 12 Feb. 1422 – June 1431, Apr. 1439 – d.

Treasurer of Normandy by 23 Mar. 1429-bef. 22 Apr. 1433.Egerton Chs. 157, 167.

Dep. steward of the duchy of Lancaster lordship of Tutbury to Humphrey, earl of Stafford, 11 Feb. 1438–25 May 1443.Somerville, Duchy, i. 540.

Sheriff, Staffs. 6 Nov. 1444 – 4 Nov. 1445, 4 Nov. 1446–9 Nov. 1447.

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BLOUNT, Thomas II (c.1383-1456), of Barton Blount, Derbys.

Main residence: Barton Blount, Derbys.

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C.R.

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Commons 1386-1421

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BLOUNT, Thomas II (c.1383-1456)

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Oxford 1644

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BLOUNT, Thomas I (d.1441), of Temple Street, Bristol.

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?s. of John Blount of Bristol. bef. Feb. 1408Bailiff of Bristol 1368–70: Trans. Bristol and Glos. Arch. Soc. xxvi. 127. m. (1), Alice, da. of William Norton of Bristol; (2) Margaret. Bristol Wills (Bristol and Glos. Arch. Soc. 1886), 82, 129.

Bailiff, Bristol Mich. 1393–4; sheriff 8 Oct. 1399 – 1 Oct. 1401; mayor Mich. 1407–8, 1416–17.Trans. Bristol and Glos. Arch. Soc. xxvi. 129–30; C267/5, nos. 39, 44.

Constable of the Bristol Staple 28 Sept. 1402 – 26 Sept. 1407, by May 1438.C267/5, nos. 36–39, 58.

Commr. of inquiry, Bristol May 1400 (treason and insurrection) Aug. 1400 (maladministration of St. Lawrence’s hospital) June 1406 (concealed royal income) July 1421 (property of the college of Calendars); to raise loans June 1406; take musters June 1430; assess a grant Apr. 1431.

Collector of tunnage and poundage, Bristol 24 Mar. 1401–15 Apr. 1402.

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BLOUNT, Thomas I (d.1441), of Temple Street, Bristol.

Main residence: Temple Street, Bristol.

Author

L.S.W.

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Commons 1386-1421

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BLOUNT, Thomas I (-d.1441)

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