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LEEK, Simon, of Leake and Cotham, Notts.

Submitted by legacy on
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s. and h. of Sir John Leek. m. by Jan. 1405, Joan, poss. da. of Sir John Talbot (b.c.1335) of Swannington, Leics., wid. of Sir Thomas Mallory, 4da.CP25(1)186/37/16, 33; R. Thoroton, Notts. ed. Throsby, i. 320; Mon. Brasses ed. Mill Stephenson, 397, 437; Vis. Notts. 14; CIPM, xiv. no. 130.
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Escheator, Notts. and Derbys. 10 Nov. 1413–12 Nov. 1414.

Commr. of inquiry, Notts., Derbys. Jan. 1414 (lollards at large), Apr. 1414, Dec. 1422 (illegal salmon fishing); array, Notts. May 1415, Oct. 1417, Apr. 1418; to raise royal loans Nov. 1419.

Sheriff, Notts. and Derbys. 1 Dec. 1415–30 Nov. 1416.

Collector of a royal loan, Notts. Jan. 1420.

J.p. Notts. 8 July 1420–9.

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LEEK, Simon, of Leake and Cotham, Notts.
Main residences: Leake; Cotham, Notts.
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LEEK, Sir John (d.c.1415), of Leake and Cotham, Notts.

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s. and h. of Sir Simon Leek (d.c.1383) of Leake by his w. Margaret Vaux; bro. of William Leek. m. Isabel (d. by Sept. 1417), da. and coh. of John Towers of Somerby, Lincs., at least 1s. Simon. Kntd. by May 1380.CP25(1)186/37/16; CFR, ix. 317, 326; xiv. 195; CCR, 1413-19, p. 271; Rot. Gasc. et Franc. ed. Carte, ii. 132; Vis. Notts. 14; CPL, iii. 456.
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Sheriff, Notts. and Derbys. 24 Nov. 1382 – 1 Nov. 1383, 18 Nov. 1386–7, 18 Oct. 1392 – 7 Nov. 1393, 27 Aug. 1399- 24 Nov. 1400.

Commr. to suppress the insurgents of 1381, Notts. Dec. 1382; of array Oct. 1384,Rot. Scot. ed. Macpherson etc. ii. 68. June 1386, Mar. 1392; to make an arrest Jan. 1387; confiscate lollard texts Mar. 1388 of inquiry Nov. 1388 (wastes at Blyth priory), Mar. 1389 (disorder at Lenton priory), Dec. 1391 (blockage of the river Trent), July 1393 (use of fraudulent weights by merchants), Notts., Yorks. Oct. 1393 (illicit salmon fishing), Notts., Lincs. June 1400 (goods of the late Sir John Bussy), Derbys. July 1401 (possessions of the late earl of Kent), Notts. Mar. 1401 (infringement of franchises at Nottingham), Mar. 1406 (desertions to northern rebels), June 1406 (wastes and evasions); to take custody of a royal ward Nov. 1388; survey the possessions of the principal Lords Appellant of 1388, Notts., Derbys. Oct. 1397; enforce the statute of weirs, Notts. June 1398; of oyer and terminer Mar. 1401 (disorder at Dunham); to proclaim the King’s intention of ruling justly May 1402; of kiddles, Notts., Lincs. July 1403; to raise a royal loan, Notts., Derbys. June 1406.

J.p. Notts. 24 Dec. 1390 – Nov. 1399, 16 May 1401 – d.

Verderer, Sherwood forest, Notts. to 20 Nov. 1396.

Collector of an aid on the marriage of Princess Blanche Dec. 1401.

Keeper of temporalities of the abpric. of York 11 June – 8 Aug. 1405.

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LEEK, Sir John (d.c.1415), of Leake and Cotham, Notts.
Main residences: Leake; Cotham, Notts.
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LEEK, Sir John (-d. c.1415)

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LEEK, John (d.c.1449), of Hickling, Notts. and Sutton-in-the-Dale, Derbys.

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s. and h. of Ralph Leek. m. by Nov. 1403, Alice (c.1380-1459), da. and coh. of John Grey (d.1403) of Sutton-in-the-Dale and Hickling by his w. Emily (d.1435), 1s.C139/175/18; CP25(1)186/37/38, 38/10; CFR, xii. 237-8; xvi. 232-3.
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Verderer, Sherwood forest, Notts. bef. 8 Feb. 1401.

Commr. to raise a royal loan, Derbys. Nov. 1419.

Collector of a royal loan, Derbys. Jan. 1420, of a tax Sept. 1431.

J.p. Derbys. 12 Feb. 1422 – July 1429.

Coroner, Notts. bef. 1 July 1435-aft. 21 Nov. 1447.

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LEEK, John (d.c.1449), of Hickling, Notts. and Sutton-in-the-Dale, Derbys.
Main residences: Hickling, Notts.; Sutton-in-the-Dale, Derbys.
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LEE, William II (d.c.1442), of Podmore and Aston, Staffs.

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m. Maud, poss. da. and coh. of John Rickhill (d.1432) of Islingham, Kent, 1s.Wm. Salt Arch. Soc. xi. 233; n.s. xii. 114; Arch. Cant. xxxii. 55-70.
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Commr. of oyer and terminer, Warws. July 1406, Staffs. Nov. 1436, Jan. 1439; inquiry Apr. 1419 (lands held by a tenant of the earl of Stafford), Dec. 1420 (lands of Thomas Swynnerton, an outlaw), Jan. 1439 (hoarding of grain); to raise loans Jan. 1420; assess a grant Apr. 1431; distribute tax allowances Jan. 1436; of gaol delivery, Stafford Nov. 1439.

Escheator, Staffs. 7 Nov. 1409 – 29 Nov. 1410, 5 Nov. 1430–26 Nov. 1431.

J.p. Staffs. 6 July 1415–20, 12 Feb. 1422-Nov. 1442.

Dep. justiciar, S. Wales by 18 Jan. 1424-c. June 1438.R.A. Griffiths, Principality of Wales, i. 138.

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LEE, William
Main residences: Podmore; Aston, Staffs.
Notes

It is often impossible to distinguish the subject of this biography from other contemporaries of the same name, most notably William Lee I*. For this reason only those references directly attributable to the MP have been used here.

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LEE, William I (d.1425), of Boninghall, Salop and Knightley, Staffs.

Submitted by legacy on
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m. (2) by 1400, Joan (d. 7 Nov. 1451), da. and h. of Roger Peshale by Joan, da. and h. of John Knightley of Knightley, coh. of the Shareshull estates, s.p.
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?Coroner, Salop by Nov. 1381-Apr. 1390.

Commr. of arrest, Salop Nov. 1387; inquiry, Herefs. Jan. 1403 (murder), Salop Mar. 1408 (concealment of John Darras’s goods), Nov. 1409 (ownership of Farlow) June 1413 (rights in Morfe forest), Jan. 1414 (lollards), Leics. Nov. 1417 (wastes on estates of a royal ward), Salop May 1419, Staffs. July 1419 (concealments); oyer and terminer, Salop Feb. 1410; to raise royal loans, Staffs. Nov. 1419, Jan. 1420.

Tax collector, Salop Mar. 1388.

Escheator, Salop and the adjacent march 8 Nov. 1401 – 29 Nov. 1402, Staffs. 23 Nov. 1419–16 Nov. 1420.

J.p. Salop 10 Feb. 1416 – Dec. 1420, 12 Feb. 1422-c.1423.

Jt. keeper of the temporalities of the see of Coventry and Lichfield 15 Feb. – 20 July 1420.

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LEE, William I (d.1425), of Boninghall, Salop and Knightley, Staffs.
Main residences: Boninghall, Salop; Knightley, Staffs.
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LEE, William I (-d.1425)

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