John de Northampton

Also known as: Iohn de Comberton / Iohn de Northampton · Family: London · Role: lord mayor of London · First appears: Richard II 23

Life events

1382 · An enactment barred fishmongers and other victuallers from becoming mayors of London.(Richard II 23 · 📍 London)
- “In this parlement, the maior of London, with a great part of the commoners of the citie, vpon suggestion by them made against the fishmongers, for vsing great deceit in vttering of their fishes, obteined to haue it inacted, that from thencefoorth, none of that companie, nor anie of the vinteners, butchers, grossers, or other that sold anie prouision of vittels, should be admitted maior of the citie;”
c. 1382 · John Philpot was removed from London’s civic bench and excluded from its secret council.(Richard II 23 · 📍 London)
- With: John Philpot
- “And bicause it was knowne well inough of what authoritie sir Iohn Philpot knight was within the citie, and that he fauoured those whome the lord maior the said Iohn de Northampton fauoured not, he was put off from the bench, and might not sit with them that were of the secret councell in the cities affaires,”
1384 · Nicholas Brembre was chosen to succeed John de Northampton as mayor.(Richard II 27 · 📍 London)
- With: Nicholas Brembre
- “sir Nicholas Brambre knight that was chosen to succéed the said Iohn de Northampton”

rivals with John Philpot (John Philpot supported people opposed by John de Northampton.) “And bicause it was knowne well inough of what authoritie sir Iohn Philpot knight was within the citie, and that he fauoured those whome the lord maior the said Iohn de Northampton fauoured not, he was put off from the bench”

rivals with Nicholas Brembre “such as fauoured the late maior Iohn de Northampton, otherwise called Iohn de Comberton, stood against sir Nicholas Brambre knight that was chosen to succéed the said Iohn de Northampton”

Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.