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:-

Joan later remarried to Sir Edmund de Thorpe, Jnr., without licence.[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 Baron Scales
1369–1387 		Succeeded by
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