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MORTIMER, Hugh (d.1416), of Weldon, Northants.

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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.
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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.R.A. Griffiths, Principality of Wales, i. 212–13.

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.Somerville, Duchy, i. 417.

Treasurer of the Exchequer 10 Jan. – 17 Apr. 1416.

Justice, Queen Joan’s forest of Rockingham 26 Feb. 1416 – d.

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MORTIMER, Hugh (d.1416), of Weldon, Northants.
Main residence: Weldon, Northants.
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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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MORTIMER, Hugh (-d.1416)

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MORRIS, Edmund, of Kingsland, Herefs.

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?1s. John.
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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. 1418C64/8 m. 15. (q.), Card. Feb. 1431; to assess a royal aid, Herefs. Apr 1431; of gaol delivery, Hereford castle Apr. 1444, Nov. 1446; to take into royal possession the estates of Henry, late duke of Warwick, Herefs. and the marches of Wales July 1445.

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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MORRIS, Edmund, of Kingsland, Herefs.
Main residence: Kingsland, Herefs.
Morice, Moris, Morys, Moryse
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MORRIS, Edmund

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MORLEY, John, of Wennington, Lancs.

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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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MORLEY, John
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.

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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.
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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.

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MOREWELL, Sir Thomas (d.1395/6), of Little Hadham and Bishop’s Stortford, Herts.
Main residences: Little Hadham; Bishop's Stortford, Herts.
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MOREWELL, Sir Thomas (-d.1395/6)

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MORESOM, John, of Scarborough, Yorks.

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prob. s. of John Moresom (d.1405) of Scarborough by his 1st w. Isabel. m. by Sept. 1390 Alice, prob. da. of Robert Rottese of Scarborough (d. Sept. 1390) by his w. Amote.Borthwick Inst. York, York registry wills i. f. 13; iii. ff. 234v-5.
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MORESOM, John, of Scarborough, Yorks.
Main residence: Scarborough, Yorks.
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It has been argued that John of Gaunt, duke of Lancaster, intervened in the Scarborough elections of 1378 to have an esquire of his named John Moresom returned to Parliament (EHR, xlv. 624-5). As the local sources make plain, however, we are dealing with a completely different individual.

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