MERBURY, Nicholas (d 1421), of Braybrooke, Northants.

Family and Education

prob. s. of Sir Thomas Merbury; er. bro. of John. m. Sept. 1411, Margaret (d. 2 June 1421), wid. of Edward, 6th Lord Latimer (1346-1411), of Braybrooke, s.p.CPR, 1408-13, pp. 308, 371; J. Bridges, Northants. ii. 12; CP, ii. 454-7; CCR, 1402-5, p. 306; CFR, xv. 10; C139/63/28.

Offices Held

J.p. Northants. 18 Feb. 1412 – Oct. 1417.

Commr. of inquiry, Northants. Feb., May 1413 (assaults on the men of Great Bowden); to make arrests Jan. 1414 (lollards still at large), Feb. 1414; recruit workmen to prepare the royal ordnance for war Sept. 1414; take ships for the passage of the royal artillery to Normandy Nov. 1417; take musters, Normandy Jan., Aug. 1418, July, Aug., Oct. 1419, June 1420, Paris Dec. 1420; raise a royal loan, Northants. Apr. 1421.Rot. Normanniae ed. Hardy, 359; DKR, xli. 715; xlii. 322, 324, 328, 389, 393.

Master of the royal ordnance by 22 Sept. 1414–d.E101/407/1; E404/40/186.

Usher of the King’s chamber by 24 July 1415.Foedera ed. Rymer (Hague edn.), iv (2), 139.

Keeper of the royal park and warren at Moulton, Northants. 8 Mar. 1417 – d.

Chief butler of England 16 Mar. 1418–d.Rot. Normanniae, 284.

Chirographer of the common pleas 7 Nov. 1420–d.DKR, xlii. 381.

Keeper of the King’s jewels and privy purse 11 May 1421 – d.

Bailiff of the royal forest of Cliffe, Northants. by d.

Parlimentarian

MERBURY, Nicholas (d 1421), of Braybrooke, Northants.

Main residence: Braybrooke, Northants.

Author

C.R.

Volume

Commons 1386-1421

Web Title

MERBURY, Nicholas (-d.1421)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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