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LAURENCE, John, of Poulton, Lancs.

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yr. s. of Edmund Laurence; bro. of Robert. m. (1) by Aug. 1399, Alice; (2) by June 1401, Margery.CPL, v. 225; Chetham Soc. n.s. lxxxvii. 111, 115; xciii. 66. This Member is not to be confused with his contemporary and namesake, John Laurence of Mobberley in Cheshire. The latter was bailiff and beadle of Bucklow hundred during the early 15th century; and it was probably he who was made receiver of Ogmore in Wales for the duchy of Lancaster in 1419 (DKR, xxxvii (2), 438-9, 513; CPR, 1422-9, p. 44; DL42/17 (3), f. 28).
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Steward of St. Mary’s priory, Lancaster c. 1400 – d.

Collector of a tax, Lancs. Nov. 1404, Nov. 1407.DKR, xl. 532.

Commr. of array, Lancs. Aug. 1405, Apr. 1408; inquiry June 1418 (estates of John, Lord Harington).Chetham Soc. n.s. xcvi. 141.

Coroner, Lancs. bet. June 1440-aft. Apr. 1422.Ibid. 140; DKR, xxxiii. 10.

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LAURENCE, John, of Poulton, Lancs.
Main residence: Poulton, Lancs.
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LAURENCE, John

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LANGTON, William, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumb.

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Constable of the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Staple 14 Dec. 1401–2.C26/7/37.

Sheriff, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Mich. 1404–6; mayor 1408 – 10, 1411–12.Surtees Soc. cxxxvii. 64–65, 158; clxiv. 111.

Collector of pontage and pavage, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 4 Feb. 1406–11.

Commr. of inquiry, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Jan. 1412 (liability for taxation), Apr. 1412 (concealments).

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LANGTON, William, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumb.
Main residence: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumb.
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LANGTON, William

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LANGTON, Sir John (c.1387-1459), of Mowthorpe and Farnley, Yorks.

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b. c.1387, s. of John Langton (d. by 1413) of Mowthorpe by his w. Joan, da. of Sir Robert Neville. m. by Mar. 1408, Euphemia (d.1463), 5s. (1 d.v.p.) 2da. Kntd. by Dec. 1420.CP, v. 203-4; Test. Ebor. i. 404-5; ii. 258-60, 277-9; VCH Yorks. (N. Riding), ii. 204; VCH City of York, 70-71; CPL, vi. 145; CPR, 1413-16, p. 55.
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Commr. of array, Yorks. (W. Riding) Mar. 1419; to escort Scottish hostages Feb. 1426, June 1429; make arrests Dec. 1428.

Sheriff, Yorks. by 16 June 1424–15 Jan. 1426.PRO, List ‘Sheriffs’, 162 gives Sir John’s date of appointment as 6 Nov. 1424, but he was clearly in office by 16 June of that year (CCR, 1422–9, p. 182).

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LANGTON, Sir John (c.1387-1459), of Mowthorpe and Farnley, Yorks.
Main residences: Mowthorpe; Farnley, Yorks.
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LANGTON, Sir John (c.1387-1459)

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LANGHAM, Robert, of Wymondham and Gopsall, Leics.

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s. of Thomas Langham of Wymondham. m. bef. June 1386, Felicity, 1s.
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Commr. to seize heretical writings, Leics. May 1388; of weirs June 1398; to collect an aid Dec. 1401.

J.p. Leics. 15 July – Nov. 1389, 12 Nov. 1397–9.

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LANGHAM, Robert, of Wymondham and Gopsall, Leics.
Main residences: Wymondham; Gopsall, Leics.
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LANGHAM, Robert

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