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John Wase

Male Abt 1470 - Aft 1533  (> 64 years)


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  • Name John Wase 
    Birth Abt 1470  [1
    Gender Male 
    Residence Leicester, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation Merchant of the Staple 
    Death Aft 1533  [2
    Notes 


    • MERCHANTS of the STAPLE

      The trade and industry of north western Europe in the Middle Ages was based on wool. The best wool was produced in the Cistercian abbeys of Yorkshire and in the Cotswolds, in western England. By the 12th century, raw English and Welsh wool was being widely exported, mostly to Flanders. Flanders seems to have been a cloth making area since Roman times. In Bruges (the name means " landing place " ), Ghent, and Leper, the wool was turned into high-quality cloth. It was then resold in the markets of Europe and the Mediterranean. By the I5th century, Bruges was part of the Duchy of Burgundy. Its cloth trade was on the decline.

      Once the English kings realised the high value of wool, they decided to make certain towns official centres for the sale of wool and other staple goods, such as hides, lead, and tin. The tax on goods like these became a major source of income. When overseas sales were concentrated in one town, the king could easily organise and collect the tax. In the 14th century, the MERCHANTS OF THE STAPLE " became an official company. Usually, only members of this company could legally sell wool to foreigners. The Staple was variously fixed at several towns: St. Omer, Antwerp, and from 1340 to 1353, Bruges. Political trouble in Flanders, plus the conquest of Calais in 1347, led to the main wool Staple being fixed in CALAIS from 1363 lost Calais in 1558. The Scottish Staple remained in Bruges from1359 to 1498.By taxing wool at its point of export, clamping down on the import of cloth, and taxing its export lightly, the Crown encouraged the growth of the native cloth industry. Rural labour was cheaper and less likely to be organised in guilds, so cloth making moved from the towns into the country areas. Eventually there were at least 14 Staple Towns in England most in East Anglia.

      Fine : Oct Trinity Henry VIII 1533

      Between John Porte and Elizabeth his wife plaintiffs and John Ware and Alice his wife deforciants of 3 Messuages 3 gardens 70 Acres of land 10 of meadow and 4 of pasture in Rotherby. Grant to Elisabeth for her life and after her death the property will wholly revert to the heirs of the body of Richard the son of John Ware and Alice for ever in default to the said Alice and her rightful heirs. Consideration 80 silver marks.
    Person ID I7051  bolstridge
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2023 

    Father John Wase,   b. Abt 1450, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. UNKNOWN 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Unknown UNKNOWN,   b. Abt 1450 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage UNKNOWN 
    Family ID F2240  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alice Bailey,   b. Abt 1475, Rotherby, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1533 (Age > 59 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1495  [3
    Children 
    +1. Richard Wase,   b. Abt 1500, Leicester, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    Family ID F184  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2023 

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    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Leicester, Leicestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Richard Wase - Abt 1500 - Leicester, Leicestershire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S640] Harlien Record Society, Visitation of the County of Leicester 1619, WAZE.
      Johannes Wase de Leicest' Merchant of the Staple =
      Alicia filia et haer. Joh'is Bailey de Rotherby in Com' Leic. relicta Will'mi Hill de Leicest' mercator Calitiae

    2. [S281] George Farnham, Leicestershire Medieval Village Notes, (Name: Leicestershire Archeological Society;), Vol 3 Rotherby.
      Party to Fine in 1533

    3. [S640] Harlien Record Society, Visitation of the County of Leicester 1619, Wase.
      Johannes Wase de Leicest' Merchant of the Staple =
      Alicia filia et haer. Joh'is Bailey de Rotherby in Com' Leic. relicta Will'mi Hill de Leicest' mercator Calitiae