Roger de Kirton (died 7 December 1383) (alias de Kirketon / Roger de Meres / Meeres) of Kirton Meres in Lincolnshire, was a King's Sergeant 1367, and a Justice of the Common Pleas (27 November 1371 – 1380[2]).[3][4] Arms: Gules, a fess between three water bougets ermine, as shown in a stained glass window (c.1570) formerly at Beaupré Hall in Norfolk, now in the Victoria and Albert Museum.[5]
References
- ^ Edward Deacon, The descent of the family of Deacon of Elstowe and London, with some genealogical, biographical and topographical notes, and sketches of allied families including Reynes of Clifton, and Meres of Kirton, p.18 [1]
- ^ Sainty, John, The Judges of England 1272 -1990: a list of judges of the superior courts, Oxford, 1993, p.66
- ^ Foss, Judges of England: "Roger de Meres was of a Lincolnshire family, established at Kirketon in the district of Holland"
- ^ Edward Deacon, The descent of the family of Deacon of Elstowe and London, with some genealogical, biographical and topographical notes, and sketches of allied families including Reynes of Clifton, and Meres of Kirton, p.18 [2]
- ^ see imageFile:BeaupréImpalingMeeres BeaupréHall Norfolk.xcfFile:Wikimania 2014 - Victoria and Albert Museum - Stained glass panels - Beaupré Hall222166.jpg
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