Roger de Scales, 4th Baron Scales

Roger de Scales
Born 1354
Died 1387
Allegiance England

Lord Roger de Scales (1354–1387) was one of the 'eminent persons' forced by the rebels to march with them upon the insurrection of Jack Straw. He was a Commissioner of the Peace for Cambridgeshire and Norfolk for many of the years between 1373 and 1386.[1] He was summoned to Parliament from 1376 until his death in 1386.[2] He attended the Coronation of Richard II in 1377.[3]

Residences

Roger's main residence was at Rivenhall in Essex. He also held Haselingfeld in Cambridgeshire[4] and gained Shaldford in Essex and lands in Kent through his marriage.

Family

Roger married Joane,[1] daughter of, Sir John de Northwoode. They had the following children:-

Joane later remarried to Sir Edmund de Thorpe, Jnr., without license.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Patent Rolls
  2. ^ Philip Morant, The History and Antiquities of the County of Essex
  3. ^ House of Lords, Supplemental Case of the House of Lords 1857
  4. ^ Feudal Aids 1284-1431
Peerage of England
Preceded by
Robert de Scales, 3rd Baron Scales		 Baron Scales
1369–1387		 Succeeded by
Robert de Scales, 5th Baron Scales