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Burley, Simon (1336 - 1388)

Born / Died

Birth Date: 1336
Death Date: 1388-05-05

Notes

Imprisoned in Nottingham Castle 20 Dec. 1387 or 4 Jan. 1387/8; imprisoned in the Tower 23 March 1387/8; condemned in parliament and beheaded

Parents

Primary Title

  • Knight

Titles

  • Knight
    Assumed: 1374-10-06
    Vacated: 1388-05-05
  • Knight of the Garter
    Assumed: 1381-05-28
    Vacated: 1388-05-05

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Keeper, Kent -05 -5
Tutor to Richard, son of Edward, Prince of Wales, England 1372
Chamberlain, House of Richard, Prince of Wales, England 1376
Master of the Falcons and Keeper of the Mews, England 1377 -7 -16 1388 -05 -5 For life
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household, England 1382 -7 -23 1388 -05 -5 Appointed to office for life 18 Aug. 1382
Constable, Kent 1383/4 -1 -5 1387/8 -01 -3
Warden, Kent 1383/4 -1 -5 1387/8 -01 -3 Cinque Ports also in Sussex
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Kent 1384 1385
JP, Kent 1384 1388
Keeper, Surrey 1384 -5 -8
Commissioner of Array, Kent 1385 1386
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, London 1385 1386
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Kent 1386 Cinque Ports in Sussex
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Kent 1387

Details of Properties

Residence

  • London (city-county)

Lands

  • Kent
  • London (city-county)
  • Surrey

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Abbot's Hall, Boxley, near Maidstone, Kent Sir Simon Burley's Minstrel

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Sir Simon Burley's Minstrel Burley, Simon (1336 - 1388) Entertainers/Minstrels 1

Bibliographic Sources