Thomas de Rokeby (died 1356)
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Sir Thomas de Rokeby was a soldier and senior Crown official in fourteenth-century England and Ireland, who served as Justiciar of Ireland. He was appointed to that office to restore law and order to
Kilkea Castle, Rokeby's Irish stronghold, where he died in 1356
Squire
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In the Middle Ages, a squire was the shield- or armour-bearer of a knight. Boys served a knight as an attendant, doing simple but important tasks, such as saddling a horse and caring for the knight's
Thomas de Rokeby (died 1356)
…first came to public attention in 1327 when, after his return from prison in Scotland, he received the thanks of the new King Edward III for being the squire who had first pointed out the approach of the Scots army during the invasion of the previous July. As a reward, he was knighted and given lands worth…
Wolfram von Eschenbach and his squire (Codex Manesse, 14th century)
The Squire - Ellesmere Chaucer