Nicholas de Ludelowe

http://www.ludlowfamilyresearch.co.uk/potted-history/

From the family website There is a great deal known about Nicholas de Ludlow because he was wool merchant to Edward I but it is not clear whether he was married twice or whether there were two Nicholas de Ludlow at the same time.

• Wool merchant for Edward son of Henry III. Documented in Open and Close Rolls
• 1256 Nicholas de Ludlow and his wife Margery had three sons, Laurence, John and Thomas. Wool Merchant for Edward, son of Henry III. Bruguess of Shrewsbury in 1265. Died 1278. Lived in and operated from Shrewsbury. At the time was considered the greatest and most famous merchant of the day.Ref: Ludlow Pedigree and the Wool Trade by Eileen Power
• 1265 Burgess of Shrewsbury
• 22 Jun 1272, Reading, Licence to trade wool,
• 25 Jul 1272, Waltham. Licence to trade wool,
• 17 May 1273, London. Licence to trade wool,
• 1273 Nicholas Ludlow of Shrewsbury licensed to export 273 sacks of wool. Claims for compensation for losses due to Flemish piracy 1900 pounds. Highet claim by a London merchant 273 pounds.
• 6 Aug 1273, London. Licence to trade wool,
• 30 May 1274, Westminster. Licence to trade in wool and other goods,
• 1275 Court Order to the Sheriff of Salop (Shropshire)
• 1276. Court appointed special proctor for the King
• 26 Jan 1277, Worcester. Mandate to receive a payment,
• 30 May 1277, Windsor. Licence
• 28 Nov 1277 Montgomery, Wales. Court executing his duty as special proctor for the King
• Feb 1278.Licence to receive payment,
• 20 Aug 1279 Patent Rolls refer to Lawrence de Ludlow as the son of Nicholas de Ludlow, sometime burgess of Shrewsbury, deceased, and executor of Nicholas' will. The entry goes on to refer to other children of the deceased and of Idonia his relict. Some of the property covered by the will is being held in Ypres, so the deceased must have been a merchant.
• 18 Aug 1286 The Close Rolls, show the abbot of Bruern owing Laurence de Ludelawe, John de Ludelawe and Thomas de Ludelawe, sons of Nicholas de Ludelawe, deceased, begotten on the body of Marjery, late the wife of Nicholas 2,178 marks.

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References

[1] Descendants of Nicholas De Ludlow

[2] Public Records Office, The Calendar of Patent Rolls (HMSO (1913 etc.)), 1272-1281 p. 13, 23, 24, 24.

[3] P.R.O., Calendar of Chancery Rolls - Supp. Close Rolls, Welsh Rolls, Scutage Rolls (HSMO), 1277-1326, pp. 1-2.

[4] PP.R.O, The Calendar of Patent Rolls (HMSO (1913 etc.)), 1266-1272 p. 688 and 689.