Sir John Scrope, 4th Baron Scrope of Masham

John Scrope, 4th Baron Scrope of Masham

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 Lord 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.[1]

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 King of The Romans, and then to Scotland in 1429. In 1432 he was appointed Lord High Treasurer of England (until 1433). 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]

From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Scrope,_4th_Baron_Scrope_of_Masham

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• Sir John Scrope, 4th Lord Scrope of Masham, Treasurer of England1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19
• M, #15271, b. circa 1388, d. 15 November 1455
• Father Sir Stephen le Scrope, 2nd Lord Scrope of Masham2,20,11,21 b. b 1351, d. 25 Jan 1406
• Mother Margery Welles2,20,11,21 d. 29 May 1422
• Sir John Scrope, 4th Lord Scrope of Masham, Treasurer of England Ambassador to Spain and Scotland. He was born circa 1388 at of Upsal, Yorkshire, England; Age 30 in 1418.22,5,11,17 He married Maud Greystoke, daughter of Sir John Greystoke, 4th Baron Greystoke, Governor of Roxburgh Castle and Elizabeth Ferrers, circa 1410; No issue.22,23 Sir John Scrope, 4th Lord Scrope of Masham, Treasurer of England married Elizabeth Chaworth, daughter of Sir Thomas Chaworth, Sheriff of Nottingham, Lincolnshire, & Derbyshire and Nichole Braybrooke, before 24 August 1418; They had 3 sons (Henry; John, Esq; & Sir Thomas, 5th Lord Scrope of Masham) and 4 daughters (Eleanor, wife of Richard Darcy, & of William Claxton, Esq; Anne; Elizabeth; & Elizabeth, wife of Sir Henry le Scrope, 4th Lord Scrope of Bolton).22,3,5,6,7,10,11,12,14,17,18 Sir John Scrope, 4th Lord Scrope of Masham, Treasurer of England left a will on 1 July 1451.5,11,17 He wrote a codicil on 18 March 1454.5,11,17 He died on 15 November 1455; Buried in the Scrope Chapel, York Cathedral, York, Yorkshire.22,5,11,17 His estate was probated on 18 November 1455.5,11,17
• Family 1 Maud Greystoke b. c 1408, d. b 24 Aug 1418
• Family 2 Elizabeth Chaworth b. c 1400, d. b 12 Mar 1466
• Children
  • John le Scrope, Esq.22 d. 18 Sep 1452
  • Eleanor le Scrope+24,25,26,3,11,14,17
  • Henry le Scrope b. c 1419
  • Elizabeth le Scrope+22,27,4,5,7,8,9,11,13,15,16,17,18,19 b. c 1420, d. 10 May 1504
  • Sir Thomas le Scrope, 5th Lord Scrope of Masham+2,5,11,17 b. c 1430, d. 1475
• Citations
• 1.[S4052] Unknown author, The Complete Peerage, by Cokayne, Vol. XI, p. 566-568; Lineage and Ancestry of HRH Prince Charles by Paget, Vol. II, p. 433; Plantagenet Ancestry of 17th Century Colonists, by David Faris, p. 249.
• 2.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 254-255.
• 3.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 4.
• 4.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 477.
• 5.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 11.
• 6.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 26.
• 7.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 198-199.
• 8.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 353-354.
• 9.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 426-427.
• 10.[S6] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 379.
• 11.[S6] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 618-619.
• 12.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 516.
• 13.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 96.
• 14.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, p. 541.
• 15.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 529.
• 16.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 527-528.
• 17.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 603.
• 18.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. V, p. 167.
• 19.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. V, p. 379-380.
• 20.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 9-10.
• 21.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 601-602.
• 22.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 254.
• 23.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 363.
• 24.[S11581] Burke's Dormant & Extinct Peerages, p. 482.
• 25.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 255.
• 26.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 441.
• 27.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 645.
• From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p508.htm#i...
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• John Scrope, Lord Scrope (of Upsal)1
• M, #342424
• Last Edited=15 Mar 2009
• John Scrope, Lord Scrope (of Upsal) gained the title of Lord Scrope, of Upsal.
• Child of John Scrope, Lord Scrope (of Upsal)
  • 1.Eleanor le Scrope+1
• Citations
• 1.[S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1027. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
• From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p34243.htm#i342424
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• John SCROPE (4° B. Scrope of Masham)
• Born: 1378
• Died: 15 Nov 1455
• Notes: had his Barony restored in 1426. He bought back the Scrope lands confiscated following his predecessor's execution. Ambassador to the King of Spain and then to the King of the Romans. Served in the Wars in France after 1429. He became Treasurer in 1432.
• Father: Stephen SCROPE (2° B. Scrope of Masham)
• Mother: Margery De WELLES (B. Scrope of Masham)
• Married: Elizabeth CHAWORTH (B. Scrope of Masham)
• Children:
  • 1. Elizabeth SCROPE (B. Scrope of Bolton)
  • 2. Thomas SCROPE (5° B. Scrope of Masham)
  • 3. John SCROPE
  • 4. Anne SCROPE (b. 1412)
  • 5. Henry SCROPE (b. 1404)
  • 6. Eleanor SCROPE
  • 7. Magistrix SCROPE
• From: http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/SCROPE.htm#John SCROPE (4° B. Scrope of Masham)
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John Scrope had his Barony restored in 1426. He bought back the Scrope lands confiscated following his predecessor's execution. Ambassador to the King of Spain and then to the King of the Romans. Served in the Wars in France after 1429. He became Treasurer in 1432.

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"Barons Scrope of Masham
Henry Scrope, 1st Baron Scrope of Masham (1312–1391) first cousin of 1st Baron Scrope of Bolton.
Stephen Scrope, 2nd Baron Scrope of Masham (c. 1345–1406)
Henry Scrope, 3rd Baron Scrope of Masham KG (c. 1373–1415) attainted and his peerage forfeited to the Crown in 1415.
John Scrope, 4th Baron Scrope of Masham (d. 1455) obtained a reversal of his brother's attainder and was summoned to Parliament from 1426.
Thomas Scrope, 5th Baron Scrope of Masham (c. 1428–1475)
Thomas Scrope, 6th Baron Scrope of Masham (c. 1459–1493)
Alice Scrope, 7th Baroness Scrope of Masham (d. 1502
Elizabeth Scrope, 8th Baroness Scrope of Masham (d. aft. 1502)
Henry Scrope, 9th Baron Scrope of Masham (d. c. 1512)
Ralph Scrope, 10th Baron Scrope of Masham (d. 1515)
Geoffrey Scrope, 11th Baron Scrope of Masham (d. 1517) On the death of the 10th Baron Scrope of Masham the Barony of Scrope of Masham fell into abeyance between his three sisters and their descendants."
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