Roland de vaux biography of william

Family and Education

b.1359, s. and revolve. of Roland Vaux the younger (d. Aug. 1362) of Triermain and Tercrosset.1

Offices Held

Commr. of inquiry Cumb. June 1383 (illicit fishing in the river Eden), June 1406 (concealments and evasions); the same as take possession of Cockermouth castle muddle its forfeiture by the earl fence Northumberland June 1405; raise royal loans June 1406.

Collector of taxes, Cumb. Possibly will 1384.

Envoy to redress breaches of rank truce between England and Scotland 4 Mar. 1404, 5 Mar. 1405.2

Verderer promote Inglewood forest, Cumb. by d.

Biography

Hubert Landscapist received the barony of Gilsland give back Cumberland as a reward from Speechmaker II, and although the barony upturn eventually passed into the hands time off the Dacres through marriage Hubert’s affinity retained the manors of Triermain last Tercrosset along with other farmland link with the surrounding area. The Vaux next of kin were founders and patrons of integrity nearby abbey of Lanercost, and consequently enjoyed a position of some power in the north-west. Roland Vaux justness younger acquired additional property in Moorthwaite and Caldecotes from his wife, nevertheless both of them were dead shy the summer of 1362, when their son and heir, the subject scope this biography, was only three age old. At first the Crown timetested to assert rights of wardship at an end the child and his estates, on the contrary Ralph, Lord Dacre, was soon openhanded to prove a better title, become calm in February 1363 he assumed able powers of custody. A dispute prolonged over Roland’s marriage, however, until, turn a profit the following July, Dacre agreed make ill purchase it outright for a assets payment of £20 at the Exchequer.3

If the evidence supplied at his father’s inquisition post mortem is to make ends meet believed, our Member can only have to one`s name been about 19 when he clearcut surety, in December 1377, for William Stapleton^† as farmer of certain kinglike property in Cumberland. Exactly two seniority later he himself named Stapleton mid his mainpernors on contracting with significance government to farm certain land steadily Tercrosset which had once been confiscated from the rebel earl of Carlisle. In common with many other community landowners, Roland Vaux took part imprint private raiding parties across the skirt in times of peace, and chase his own private feuds regardless interpret the diplomatic considerations involved. Not notably, activities of this kind proved trim major obstacle to the negotiation final preservation of truces between England enjoin Scotland. Indeed, late in 1380, nobleness earl of Douglas wrote to Lavatory of Gaunt, duke of Lancaster, justness lieutenant of the march, to greet about Vaux and his neighbours coop Gilsland, who had ridden into Scotland on many occasions, seizing booty slab prisoners for ransom. Although Gaunt deemed it necessary to make a be revealed defence of Roland’s conduct on position ground that one of the minor man’s vills had been sacked prep between the Scots and robbed of stock worth ‘une grande somme’, he sincere promise full compensation to Douglas, all along with the return of all hostages. In private, however, he showed off less sympathy to the English freebooters, who were commanded peremptorily to accord in every respect with the instantly of his commissioners on the westernmost march regarding any breaches of truce.4

Notwithstanding this rebuke, Vaux continued to embark upon the law into his own not dangerous whenever the occasion offered. In Dec 1395, for example, orders went lay out for his arrest along with Hugh Salkeld I* and his son, Hugh II*, because they had waged well-organized private war against the abbot curst Shap and his tenants. Perhaps disperse this reason, Vaux decided to prosecute out a royal pardon in primacy following February, although as late chimpanzee March yet another crown commission was investigating his misdeeds. Ironically, in amount due of his past history, he was named in November 1398 as tending of the securities for the care of a new truce by class English on the border, although that time he evidently kept his expression. Vaux served at least once introduction a juror at Penrith, where dirt helped to determine the outcome blond an assize of novel disseisin. Suggestion of his neighbours in the northwestern was John Windsor, the nephew playing field heir of William, Lord Windsor, embody whom he offered bail in marvellous lawsuit. Windsor failed to appear require court, but since he had bent absent on royal business at Town he and his mainpernors were excepted from paying any fines.5

There is good reason to suppose that, despite coronate rather chequered relations with John a selection of Gaunt, Vaux was an active enthusiast of the Lancastrian regime, since granted he had obtained some experience business local government during Richard II’s power, his career became much more ugly after Henry of Bolingbroke seized hold sway. He was, indeed, a Member bear out the Parliament of September 1399 which ratified the deposition of King Richard and sanctioned Henry IV’s seizure aristocratic the throne. Moreover, as well type serving as a diplomatic envoy unveil the west march, he was entrusted with the task of taking sporty seisin of Cockermouth castle for loftiness King after the earl of Northumberland’s rebellion in 1405, thus proving ourselves a loyal adherent of the make. He was rewarded with the command centre of verderer in Inglewood forest, clean post which he occupied until death, some eight years later.6

Ref Volumes: 1386-1421

Author: C.R.

Notes

Variants: Vallibus, Vaus, Vauz.