William le Latimer, Corby

Of Scampston, York. He was Sheriff of Yorkshire July 1254, 1258-1260, and 1266-1267. He apparently died in 1268, when his goods were inherited by his son. He was a trusted agent of Henry III.

LATIMER (of Corby) William le Latimer, of Scampston in the East Riding of Yorks, comes into prominence as a royal officer about the middle of the reign of Henry III.(f460) He was Sheriff of Yorkshire from July 1254, being reappointed in 1258, and continuing till May 1260. He was appointed again in May 1266, and appears to have acted till Christmas 1267, though in Michaelmas 1267 his son William was his deputy.(g469) He was appointed escheator north of Trent 14 Nov. 1258.(h460) He may be the William le Latimer who in 1242 was sued by the Prior of Pontefract concerning a holding in Dodsworth,(i460) and the William who in 1251/2 had a dispute with the parson of Donnington about pasture right in Silkstone.(j460) In Jan. 1252/3 William _de_ Latimer and his heirs had a charter of free warren in their manor of Scampston, and a weekly market and yearly fair there;(a461) and in Nov. 1259 a similar grant for Helpringham, co. Lincoln.(b461) In Jan. 1257/8 he was summoned for military service.(c461) In 1259, for a fine of 1,200 marks, he obtained the custody of the lands and heirs of Hugh de Morewick.(d461) From 1260 onwards he appears to have enjoyed the King's special favour.(e461) In Aug. of that year he was one of the King's messengers to the King and Queen of Scotland bearing an invitation to them to return with the messengers on a visit to Henry III, and in Sep., as the King's knight, he took oath on the King's soul that if the Queen was pregnant she should be taken back to Scotland whenever the King of Scots wished, and if she gave birth to a child in England that she and the child should return to Scotland without hindrance(f461). In Nov. 1260 he was abroad on the King's business, and again in Nov.1262, being described as a knight.(461) In Oct. 1263 he and another were authorised to compromise in the King's name with Louis IX of France touching all contentions between the King and his nobles,(i461) and was one of the King's party at the award of Louis 23 Jan. 1263/4.(j461) He appears to have been living 8 Nov. 1268, when William le Latimer the younger is mentioned, but d. before 22 Nov. 1268, when the escheators were ordered to give up to William, his son and heir, all the father's goods in the King's hand on account of his debts while Sheriff of York, on giving bail to be answerable to the King.(k461) The name of his wife has not been ascertained. [Ref: CP VII:460-1]

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