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.
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.
Treasurer of the Exchequer 10 Jan. – 17 Apr. 1416.
Justice, Queen Joan’s forest of Rockingham 26 Feb. 1416 – d.
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.
MORTIMER, Hugh (-d.1416)