Francis North, 1st Baron Guilford was an English politician and judge. He was the third son of Dudley North, 4th Baron North, and his wife Anne Montagu, daughter of Sir Charles Montagu of Boughton Hou
Portrait by John Riley, c. 1682
Wroxton Abbey, North's country seat
George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys was a Welsh judge and politician. He became notable during the reign of King James II, rising to the position of Lord Chancellor. His conduct as a judge was to enfo
Francis North, 1st Baron Guilford
…arms at the Oxford Parliament) was considered by many to be flimsy, and the charge had already been thrown out by a grand jury. Guilford was hostile to Lord Jeffreys, and regarded the future Lord Chief Justice, Sir Robert Wright, as utterly unfit for any judicial office; he was well qualified to assess Wright's…
Portrait of Judge Jeffreys by John Michael Wright, 1675
Portrait of Judge George Jeffreys, First Baron of Wem
George Jeffreys was named Lord Chancellor and created Baron Jeffreys of Wem in 1685. Portrait in peer's robes.
St Mary Aldermanbury in 1904