Talk:John Fortescue (judge)

Nice little article!
Well done. Basket Feudalist 19:54, 14 January 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by You Can Act Like A Man (talk • contribs)

History of Parliament Biog.
The History of Parliament biog of "John Fortescue (d.1479)" states he was an MP several times as well as being Lord Chief Justice. Is this correct? If so the WP article makes no mention. However, the Heraldic Visitation of Devon, 1895, p.353, states that it was his 1st cousin John Fortescue of Wimpstone who was the MP for "Totnes, Tavistock & Plympton". The latter founded the Fortescue family of Preston, Devon by marriage to Jane Preston, heiress of that place. Very confusing. (Lobsterthermidor (talk) 17:02, 23 April 2013 (UTC))
 * Hmmm, not sure! Other sources like Foss (cited in the article) say nothing about Fortescue having been a Member of Parliament. Is it possible that the author of the article appearing on the History of Parliament website got him confused with his cousin? — SMUconlaw (talk) 08:34, 7 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your response. The History of Parliament series is highly authoritative, having been commissioned by the English House of Commons. The Heraldic Visitations, p.353 calls Sir John of Ebrington "Lord Chief Justice of England", whilst the HoP article calls him "CjKB 1442-1461" (Chief Justice of the King's Bench?). The Visitations text on JF of "Wymston" (shown as 1st cousin to Sir John of Ebrington) is not from the original manuscripts (not in italics), thus is an addition made by Vivian, the editor of the 1895 edition. In my experience most judges of this era were also MP's, so it would seem the MP was the same person as the subject of this article, and Vivian was confused. However, in view of the confusion perhaps it wouldn't hurt to mention the confused sources within the article itself. I wonder if the inscription on the judge's monument in Ebrington Church migh help? I do not have access to it. (Lobsterthermidor (talk) 14:45, 8 December 2013 (UTC))
 * Sure, that's a good idea. I don't have time at the moment to work on the article, but if you would like to, go ahead and update the article with the information. — SMUconlaw (talk) 09:47, 27 December 2013 (UTC)

Henry VIII in 1616??
"...did not appear in print until 1616 in the reign of Henry VIII" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.68.221.60 (talk) 16:33, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks for spotting the error. I've corrected it. — SMUconlaw (talk) 17:23, 1 January 2014 (UTC)