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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.
Offices Held

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.

Parlimentarian
BLOUNT, Sir Walter (d.1403), of Barton Blount, Derbys.
Main residence: Barton Blount, Derbys.
Author
C.R.
Volume
Commons 1386-1421
Web Title

BLOUNT, Sir Walter (-d.1403)

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