William of Wykeham but he was pardoned by the new king Richard II in July 1377, weeks after Edward III died. (Richard was the son of Edward, the Black Prince, who had died in June 1376, a year before his father.) Under Richard II, William resumed his position as a royal councillor. Although he took the side of the Lords Appellant in their disputes with the king in 1388, he also managed to maintain good relations with the king, and served as Chancellor again from May 1389 to September 1391. After years of supporting poor scholars at Oxford University, he founded New College,
Richard Weston (died 1681) ... for my part I know no representative of the nation but the king.’ The crime with which he was charged was that his words were ‘scandalous to the reformation, and tending to raise discord.’ Parliament was dissolved before the impeachment was brought in and he died before the next parliament proceeded to the business. Weston died in Chancery Lane and was buried at Hackney on 26 March 1681. Weston married Frances Manwood, daughter of Sir George Marwood of Little Buskby. Richard Weston (died 1681) Richard Weston (1620 – 23 March 1681) was an English judge and politician who sat