Chief justice of the King's Bench and legal writer. Born before the beginning of the fifteenth century. Educated at Exeter College, Oxford. A 'gubernator' of Lincoln's Inn, 1425, 1426, and 1429. Received the degree of serjeant-at-law, 1429 or 1430. Fought on the Lancastrian side during the Wars of the Roses. Fought at the Battles of Towton (29 March 1471) and Tewkesbury (4 May 1471). Attainted after Towton but pardoned after Tewkesbury. (Source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900. 20:42-45.)
Contributor: Eileen Cunningham (47612450)
Contributor: Eileen Cunningham (47612450)
Chief justice of the King's Bench and legal writer. Born before the beginning of the fifteenth century. Educated at Exeter College, Oxford. A 'gubernator' of Lincoln's Inn, 1425, 1426, and 1429. Received the degree of serjeant-at-law, 1429 or 1430. Fought on the Lancastrian side during the Wars of the Roses. Fought at the Battles of Towton (29 March 1471) and Tewkesbury (4 May 1471). Attainted after Towton but pardoned after Tewkesbury. (Source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900. 20:42-45.)
Contributor: Eileen Cunningham (47612450)
Contributor: Eileen Cunningham (47612450)
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