Person:John Scrope (12)

Watchers
Sir John Scrope, 4th Lord Scrope of Masham and Upsal
b.Abt 1388
d.15 Nov 1455
Parents and Siblings
(edit)
m.
  1. Henry Scrope, 3rd Baron Scrope of MashamAbt 1370 - 1415
  2. Geoffrey Scrope
  3. Sir John Scrope, 4th Lord Scrope of Masham and UpsalAbt 1388 - 1455
  4. William Scrope
  5. Stephen Scrope
  6. Maud Scrope
Spouse and Children
(edit)
  • H.  Sir John Scrope, 4th Lord Scrope of Masham and UpsalAbt 1388 - 1455
  • W.  Elizabeth Greystoke (add)
m.
Spouse and Children
(edit)
  • H.  Sir John Scrope, 4th Lord Scrope of Masham and UpsalAbt 1388 - 1455
  • W.  Elizabeth Chaworth - 1466
m.
  1. John Scrope
Add another spouse & children
Facts and Events
Name[2] Sir John Scrope, 4th Lord Scrope of Masham and Upsal
Gender Male
Birth[3] Abt 1388
Marriage to Elizabeth Greystoke (add)
Marriage to Elizabeth Chaworth
Other[2] 1428 ambassador to the King of Spain and the King of the Romans
Other[3] From 1432 to 1433 Lord High Treasurer
Death[1] 15 Nov 1455
Burial[1] York Minster, York, Yorkshire, England
Reference Number? Q6257142?


the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

John Scrope, 4th Baron Scrope of Masham (c.1388 – 15 November 1455) was an English peer, Privy Councillor and Treasurer of England.

He was the fourth son of Stephen le Scrope, 2nd Baron Scrope of Masham and Margery, daughter of John Welles, 4th Baron Welles. He inherited his title in 1415 when his elder brother Henry Scrope, 3rd Baron Scrope of Masham was executed for his part in the Southampton Plot.

In 1424 he was knighted, made a Privy Councillor and appointed to Commissions of the Peace of Essex, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire. He was on the Council of Regency for the young Henry VI. In 1426 he had the attainder on his title reversed, bought back the Scrope lands confiscated (and granted to other knights in the meantime) following his brother's execution, and was summoned (restored to the Barony) to the House of Lords.[1]

In 1428 he acted as an Ambassador to the Pope, the King of Spain and the Holy Roman Empire, and then to Scotland in 1429. In 1432 he was appointed Lord High Treasurer of England (until 1433). Scrope's tenure as Lord High Treasurer occurred during the Great Bullion Famine and the beginning of the Great Slump in England. He again acted as ambassador, to the Grand Master of the Order of St John of Jerusalem in Rhodes in 1435 and the Archbishop of Cologne in 1439.

He died 15 November 1455 and was buried in the Scrope Chapel in York Minster. He had married twice; firstly Maud Greystoke, daughter of Sir John Greystoke and secondly Elizabeth Chaworth, the daughter of Sir Thomas Chaworth, of Wiverton, Nottinghamshire, with whom he had three sons and five daughters. he was succeeded by his third son Thomas, later 5th Baron Scrope.[1]

This page uses content from the English Wikipedia. The original content was at John Scrope, 4th Baron Scrope of Masham. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with WeRelate, the content of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Raine, James, and John William Clay. Testamenta eboracensia, or Wills registered at York: illustrative of the history, manners, language, statistics, etc., of the province of York, from the year MCCC downwards. (London: J.B. Nichols, 1836-1902)
    Vol. 3, p. 35.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Raine, James, and John William Clay. Testamenta eboracensia, or Wills registered at York: illustrative of the history, manners, language, statistics, etc., of the province of York, from the year MCCC downwards. (London: J.B. Nichols, 1836-1902)
    Vol.2, pp.184-193.

    His will is given here.

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 John Scrope, 4th Baron Scrope of Masham, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
Retrieved from "https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:John_Scrope_%2812%29"