Welles, John (1447 - 1498/9)

Biographical Overview

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Titles - 3
Properties - 5
Total events naming patron - 1
Troupes - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 4
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Born / Died

Birth Date: after 1447-04
Death Date: 1499-02-09

Notes

Took part in the Duke of Buckingham's rebellion against Richard III; property seized 13 Aug. 1483; fled to Brittany Oct. 1483; attainted Jan.--Feb. 1483/4; restored to Welles lands by Feb. 1485/6

Primary Title

10th Baron Welles
1st Viscount Welles

Titles

  • 10th Baron Welles
    Assumed 1485-11 (attainder reversed between this month and Dec. 1485)
    Vacated 1498/9-02-04
  • 1st Viscount Welles
    Assumed 1485-11 (created to title between this date and 8 Feb. 1485/6)
    Vacated 1498/9-02-09
  • Knight of the Garter
    Assumed Circa 1486-04 (date nominated; installed 19 July 1489)
    Vacated 1498/9-02-09

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Constable, Lincolnshire 1485-10-10 n.d.
Constable and Steward, Northamptonshire 1485-10-15 1498/9-02-9 For life
JP, Lincolnshire 1485 1498
JP, Northamptonshire 1485 1496
JP, Essex 1485 1498
Master of the Game, Northamptonshire 1485-10-15 1498/9-02-9 For life
Steward, Yorkshire 1485-10-15 n.d. Granted office during the minority of Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham (b 1477/8)
Steward of Lands, Lincolnshire 1485-10-10 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Herefordshire 1486 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, London 1486 n.d.
JP, Rutland 1486 1497
Commissioner of Musters, Rutland 1489 n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, Lincolnshire 1489 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, York 1489 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Yorkshire 1489 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Essex 1491 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, London 1491 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Surrey 1491 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Sussex 1495 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Northamptonshire 1495 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Derbyshire 1495 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Warwickshire 1495 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Nottinghamshire 1495 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Leicestershire 1495 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Rutland 1495 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Lincolnshire 1495 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Lincolnshire 1496 n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, Lincolnshire 1496 n.d.
Master of Game, King's Parks, Lincolnshire 1585-10-15 1498/9-02-9 For life
Steward, Lincolnshire 1585-10-15 1498/9-02-9 For life

General Lands Note

Granted lands forfeited by Lord Lovel and others 12 May 1488

Lands

  • Lincolnshire
  • England-Wales border
  • Monmouthshire: Caerleon and Usk Castles
    Acquired: 1490-08-11
    Divested: 1498/9-02-09
    Granted for life
  • Northamptonshire
  • Shropshire

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1491-1491 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Lord Welles' Minstrel

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Welles' Minstrel Welles, John (1447 - 1499) Entertainers/Minstrels 1

Bibliographic Sources

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Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edward IV, Edward V, Richard III [1476–85]. London: HMSO, 1901.
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Henry VII [1485–1509]. 2 vols. London: HMSO, 1914–16.
The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)