Roger Scales, 4th Baron Scales
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Roger de Scales | |
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Born | 1354 |
Died | 1387 |
Allegiance | File:Flag of England.svg England |
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Roger Scales, 4th Baron Scales (1354–1387) was one of the 'eminent persons' forced by the rebels to march with them upon the insurrection of Jack Straw in 1381. 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 Joan,[1] daughter of, Sir John de Northwode. They had the following children:-
- Robert de Scales, 5th Baron Scales (1372–1402)
Joan later remarried to Sir Edmund de Thorpe, Jnr., without licence.[1]