Sir John Scott (or Scot) was Warden of the Cinque Ports. Sir John was born at his family home of Scott's Hall at Brabourne in Kent, England (although at least one source reports that he was born at Smeeth instead). He was the grandfather of Sir William Scott. during his life he acquired the manor and castle of Wilderton and Molash in Kent and the manor of Old Swinford and Snodsbury in Worcestershire, all granted to him by King Edward IV for his distinguished service to the Yorkist cause.

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  • Sir John Scott (or Scot) was Warden of the Cinque Ports. Sir John was born at his family home of Scott's Hall at Brabourne in Kent, England (although at least one source reports that he was born at Smeeth instead). He was the grandfather of Sir William Scott. during his life he acquired the manor and castle of Wilderton and Molash in Kent and the manor of Old Swinford and Snodsbury in Worcestershire, all granted to him by King Edward IV for his distinguished service to the Yorkist cause. Scott was High Sheriff of Kent (1460), and was knighted in 1461, the same year he became Comptroller of the Household of King Edward IV of England. He also served as Chamberlain to Edward, Prince of Wales, and was Member of Parliament for Kent in 1467. As Ambassador to Burgundy, he was one of the negotiators of a treaty of commerce in 1467 and of the marriage treaty of Margaret, Duchess of Burgundy, and was also later engaged in diplomatic relations with the Hanseatic League. In 1471 he was sent to France to arrest Warwick the Kingmaker, and was appointed to succeed Warwick as Lieutenant or Governor of Dover Castle, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports and Marshal of Calais. Sir John married Agnes de Beaufitz "of the Grange, Gillingham" in Kent. He predeceased her at Brabourne and was buried, per his instruction, in the north wall of the chancel at the parish church at Brabourne. Agnes died by July 4, 1487, and was also buried at the Brabourne parish church. Her will is dated March 25. An uncle, also one Sir John Scot of Scott's Hall, born at Brabourne, had been Lieutenant of Dover Castle from 1399 to his death in 1413. He had also served as Member of Parliament for Hythe in Kent from 1384.
  • John Scott lub Scot, angielski szlachcic związny z Domem Yorków. Podczas swojej kariery politycznej był szeryfem hrabstwa Kent, kontrolerem dworu króla Edwarda IV, szambelanem następcy tronu, ambasadorem na dworze burgundzkim, a od 1471 r. konstablem zamku Dover i Lordem Strażnikiem Pięciu Portów. Możliwe, że od 1467 r. zasiadał w Izbie Gmin jako reprezentant hrabstwa Brabourne lub jednego z sąsiednich kentyjskich okręgów wyborczych. John Scott był żonaty z Agnes de Beaufitz. Miał z nią dzieci. Jego wnukiem był William Scott of Scott's Hall, który również był Lordem Strażnikiem Pięciu Portów. Sir John Scott zmarł w 1485 r. i zgodnie ze swoją wolą został pochowany w północnej ścianie kościoła w Brabourne. Żona przeżyła go o dwa lata i zmarła 4 lipca 1487 r.
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  • John Scott
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  • 1471–1485
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  • Sir John Scott (or Scot) was Warden of the Cinque Ports. Sir John was born at his family home of Scott's Hall at Brabourne in Kent, England (although at least one source reports that he was born at Smeeth instead). He was the grandfather of Sir William Scott. during his life he acquired the manor and castle of Wilderton and Molash in Kent and the manor of Old Swinford and Snodsbury in Worcestershire, all granted to him by King Edward IV for his distinguished service to the Yorkist cause.
  • John Scott lub Scot, angielski szlachcic związny z Domem Yorków. Podczas swojej kariery politycznej był szeryfem hrabstwa Kent, kontrolerem dworu króla Edwarda IV, szambelanem następcy tronu, ambasadorem na dworze burgundzkim, a od 1471 r. konstablem zamku Dover i Lordem Strażnikiem Pięciu Portów. Możliwe, że od 1467 r. zasiadał w Izbie Gmin jako reprezentant hrabstwa Brabourne lub jednego z sąsiednich kentyjskich okręgów wyborczych. John Scott był żonaty z Agnes de Beaufitz.
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  • John Scott of Scott's Hall
  • John Scott of Scott's Hall
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