1406 RALPH de HUMBERSTON,
(73)
(Merchant).
Perhaps a son of William de Humberston, mayor in 1389. He was born about 1370, was again mayor 1414, 1421, 1429, and M.P. for Leic. 1411. According to a De Banco roll (No. 695) he was party to a suit in 1434. He died about 1440.
A.D. 1407 HA great plague in England: it destroyed 30,000 people in London, and multitudes in other places" (Private list of Mayors).
1414 RALPH de HUMBERSTON. (2)
A.D. 1414 "October 25 King Henry the Fifth began his march till he came to Agincourt, in Picardy. There he fought four memorable battles, called by that name, in which the French were 60,000, the English 15,000; so the French noblemen, knights, esquires, 1,000; and as many privates as exceeded the number of the conquerors. So the king ordered them to be killed, lest they rebelled. Of the English were slain only four of note-Duke of York, Earl of Suffolk, and two knights and 500 common soldiers: some say but 28." (Private list of Mayors).
1421 RALPH de HUMBERSTON. (3)
(King Henry V died 31 August 1422. His son and successor, Henry VI, was crowned 6 November 1429).
1421. "A Parliament was holden in Leicester where in 110 priories were suppressed for speaking ill of the king's conquests in France," (Rev. Mr. Topp's book of Mayors, quoted by Throsby).
1429 RALPH de .HUMBERSTON. (4)
