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46-655: Hugh Hastings may refer to: Hugh Hastings (soldier, died 1347) (c.1310–1347), English administrator and soldier Hugh Hastings (soldier, died 1369) , English soldier and noble who fought in the Hundred Years' War, son of the above Hugh Hastings (soldier, died 1386) , English soldier and noble who fought in the Hundred Years' War, son of the above Hugh Hastings (playwright) (1917–2004), Australian writer and World War II naval veteran See also [ edit ] Hugh Hastings Romilly (1856–1892), British explorer in

92-458: A High Court judge opening ceremony, proclamation of a new sovereign, and acting as a returning officer in county constituencies during elections. Theoretical responsibilities include the well-being and protection of High Court judges, and attending them in court; and the maintenance of the loyalty of subjects to the Crown. However, most of the high sheriff's work is delegated (for example,

138-744: A parchment by the King's Remembrancer . Eligibility for nomination and appointment as high sheriff under the Sheriffs Act 1887 excludes peers of Parliament, members of the House of Commons, commissioners or officers of His Majesty's Revenue and Customs , officers of the Post Office and officers of the Navy, Army or Royal Air Force on full pay, clergymen (whether beneficed or not) and barristers or solicitors in actual practice. The practice of pricking

184-885: A Sunday, by any two or more of the Chancellor of the Exchequer , the Lord President of the Council , and the Lord Chief Justice of England ; other members of the Privy Council ; and any two or more judges of the High Court . These amendments were in 1998, the Chancellor of the Exchequer was granted full entitlement, not merely conditional entitlement, if there is no Lord High Treasurer – since

230-583: A daughter, Maud. Margery outlived him, dying on 8 August 1349. Margery was a granddaughter of Jordan Foliot and co-heir with her younger brother Richard of the manors of Elsing and Weasenham in Norfolk and other property in Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire. It was through Margery that Hugh acquired these holdings and from his mother that he inherited the manor of Monewdon in Suffolk and a moiety of

276-417: A prick and a signature from Queen Victoria as Prince Albert asked him when the custom began. The High Sheriffs' Association argues pricking vellum ensured that the record could not be altered. Given that holders of the office often had to bear large costs and implement unpopular policies altering the choice of the monarch must sometimes have been tempting. The declaration a person must make before taking

322-598: A yearly tenure of office. The appointments and duties of the sheriffs in England and Wales were redefined by the Sheriffs Act 1887 . Under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972 , on 1 April 1974, the office previously known as sheriff was retitled high sheriff . The serving high sheriff submits a list of names of possible future high sheriffs to a tribunal which chooses three names to put to

368-423: Is "one of the most celebrated of all English brasses". Hugh was the second son of John Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings , by his second wife, Isabel, a daughter of Hugh Despenser, Earl of Winchester . By 18 May 1330, he was married to Margery Foliot, who was born around 1312 and was a ward in his mother's house from 1325 until their marriage. With Margery, he had two sons, John (c.1328–1393) and Hugh (died 1369) , and

414-544: Is a judge sitting in a sheriff court . The word sheriff is a contraction of the term shire reeve . The term, from the Old English scīrgerefa , designated a royal official responsible for keeping the peace (a reeve ) throughout a shire or county on behalf of the king. The term was preserved in England notwithstanding the Norman Conquest . English historians have offered varying estimates as to when

460-650: Is an ancient custom used to appoint the high sheriffs of England and Wales. In February or March of each year, two parchments prepared the previous November are presented to the Sovereign at a meeting of the Privy Council. A further parchment is drawn up in November for Cornwall and presented to the Duke of Cornwall (or to the sovereign when there is no such duke). Certain eligible persons (High Court judges and

506-598: Is appointed by the Duke of Cornwall (currently the Prince of Wales ) and for Merseyside , Greater Manchester and Lancashire , where they are appointed by the monarch in the right of the Duchy of Lancaster . In England and Wales the office's civil (civil judgement) enforcement powers exist but are not exercised by convention . The website of the High Sheriffs’ Association of England and Wales stated in 2021 that

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552-576: Is believed to make references to the future Order of the Garter which was established by the king in 1348, shortly after Hugh's death. St George, The Order's patron saint, appears at the top of the brass killing the Dragon, and a pennon displaying the saint appears on the lances of three of the mourners, namely the Earl of Lancaster, the Earl of Warwick and Lord Stafford, who together with the king formed four of

598-603: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Hugh Hastings (soldier, died 1347) Sir Hugh Hastings I ( c. 1310–1347) was an English administrator and soldier. He fought for Edward III in the first phases of the Second War of Scottish Independence and the Hundred Years' War . His largely surviving monumental brass in Elsing Church in Norfolk

644-515: The Duchy of Cornwall Office. The High Sheriff of Durham was appointed by the Prince-Bishop of Durham until 1836, when the jurisdiction of the county palatine became vested in the Crown. Since then the high sheriffs of Durham have been appointed in the same way as other high sheriffs in England and Wales. After an act of Parliament in 1535/6 ended the palatine status of the Isle,

690-566: The High Sheriff of Greater Manchester and High Sheriff of Merseyside also come under the jurisdiction of the Duchy of Lancaster . As with other counties in England, three names are nominated to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster for Lancashire appointments; the chancellor presents these to the monarch with his recommendation in a private audience. New appointments are usually announced during Hilary . The nomination of sheriffs in

736-557: The 1926 act, but in 1945 was retained and renamed sheriff . The position of high sheriff in the United States generally denotes the superior sheriff in a state , or the head of a statewide sheriff's department. Such a position exists in Rhode Island (executive high sheriff), and Hawaii . In New Hampshire , the ten high sheriffs are the senior law enforcement officers of each county , and have police powers throughout

782-557: The Earl of Derby. According to the French chronicler Jean Froissart , Hugh was present for Derby's victory in the battle of Auberoche on 21 October 1345. It is known, however, that the Earl of Pembroke missed the battle and so it is possible that Froissart is mistaken in placing Hugh there. Hugh appears to have returned to England before the Siege of Aiguillon , which lasted from April to August 1346 and resulted in England retaining control of

828-524: The Order's 26 Founder Knights. "One may speculate, therefore, that the figures with St. George's pennons may have been members of a proto-order or association, which also included Hastings, and eventually became the Order of the Garter." High sheriff The office existed in the Irish Free State , but was abolished in 1926. In England and Wales , the offices of high sheriff were created at

874-514: The Pacific [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hugh_Hastings&oldid=1255189906 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

920-500: The Privy Council) nominate candidates for each county shrievalty , one of whom is chosen for each by the sovereign. In practice, the first name on the list is nowadays always the one chosen; the second and third names tend to become sheriffs in succeeding years, barring incapacity or death. The sovereign signifies assent by pricking (i.e., piercing) the document with a silver bodkin by the relevant name for each county, and signs

966-492: The bishop remained custos rotulorum and appointed a chief bailiff for life to perform the functions of high sheriff within the liberty. The right to nominate and select high sheriffs in Lancashire is vested in the monarch in right of the Duchy of Lancaster . Before 1974, this right applied only to the High Sheriff of Lancashire , but since the administrative changes of the Local Government Act 1972 (effective 1974),

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1012-645: The castle. The highest military post in which Hugh served was that of king's captain and lieutenant in Flanders , to which he was appointed on 20 June 1346. In his capacity as Edward's Flemish lieutenant he mounted an attack on France's northern border as a diversion during the king's invasion of Normandy in July. Hugh recruited an army from the Flemish towns and with his own retinue of 250, mostly archers, laid siege to Béthune . His Flemish army proved undisciplined and

1058-512: The city of London to elect the sheriffs of London" . The sheriffs of London also served as sheriffs for Middlesex until 1889 when the office of High Sheriff of Middlesex was created. The Duchy of Cornwall's first charter in 1337 states that the Shrievalty of Cornwall , the right to appoint the sheriff for the county, is vested in the Duke of Cornwall . Two further charters, dated 18 March 1337 and 3 January 1338, state that no sheriff of

1104-726: The counties of Wales was first vested by statute in the Council of Wales and the Marches and the Welsh justices under Henry VIII . With the abolition of the Council in 1689, the power of nomination was transferred to the justices of the Court of Great Sessions in Wales . When this court was abolished in 1830, its rights were in turn transferred to the courts of King's Bench , Exchequer , and Commons Pleas . Finally, by an act of Parliament of 1845,

1150-727: The court. These Officers act in the name of the Sheriff in accordance with directions given them and the law. They include bailiffs, Deputy Sheriffs, fee-for-service Deputy Sheriffs, and all other employees and staff of the High Sheriff. Sheriff's Officers have both the power and the duty to carry out orders of the Court. They are peace officers under the Criminal Code of Canada and have all the powers and protection of law enforcement officers. The Sheriffs (Ireland) Act 1920 restricted

1196-411: The direction of the Local Government Act 1972 incepting on 1 April 1974. The purpose was to distinguish sheriffs of counties proper from sheriffs of cities and boroughs designated counties corporate . The office is now an unpaid privilege with ceremonial duties, the sheriffs being appointed annually by the Crown through a warrant from the Privy Council except for Cornwall , where the high sheriff

1242-599: The duties of the high sheriff to summoning of the county grand jury and attending the judge at assizes . The office continues to exist in Northern Ireland . In the Irish Free State the Courts of Justice Act 1924 abolished the grand jury and the assizes; and the office of high sheriff was formally abolished by the Court Officers Act 1926. The office of under-sheriff was due to be phased out under

1288-541: The historic county palatine of Lancaster , since 1 April 1974: Lancashire , Greater Manchester , and Merseyside . The practice is believed to date back to a year in the reign of Elizabeth I , when, lacking a pen, she decided to use her bodkin to mark the name instead. By contrast, Lord Campbell stated, perhaps without the intention of publication, in February 1847, "[it began] in ancient times, sir, when sovereigns did not know how to write their names." while acquiring

1334-591: The king shall enter Cornwall to execute the king's writ . The High Sheriff of Cornwall swears to serve both the reigning monarch and Duke of Cornwall (i.e., the crown prince ). When there is no Duke of Cornwall, the Duchy Council still sits, but under the trusteeship of the English (since 1707, British) monarch. Only as Duchy Trustee can the monarch appoint the Sheriff of Cornwall. Nomination and appointment generally takes place during Hilary , and announced via

1380-575: The king's army to Antwerp in the Duchy of Brabant . He took part in the naval campaign in the English Channel and was present at the battle of Sluys on 24 June 1340. In 1342–43, he served in the comitiva (retinue) of the Earl of Pembroke during the Breton campaign . He was serving under the Earl of Pembroke again during the Aquitanian campaign of 1345 , under the ultimate leadership of

1426-503: The local police now protect judges and courts) so that in effect the post of high sheriff is essentially ceremonial. The high sheriff was traditionally responsible for the maintenance of law and order within the county, although most of these duties are now delegated to the police. As a result of its close links with law and order the position is frequently awarded to people with an association with law enforcement (former police officers, lawyers , magistrates , judges ). The high sheriff

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1472-538: The manor of Sutton Scotney in Hampshire upon her death in December 1334. He received livery for his inheritance on 28 March 1335. Hugh held several manors from Henry of Grosmont, Earl of Derby . Shortly before 1342, Hugh acquired a life interest in the manor of Oswardbek in Nottinghamshire from Laurence Hastings, Earl of Pembroke , his nephew. These two earls were the principal lords under which Hugh served in

1518-570: The nomination and appointment of sheriffs in Wales was made identical to that in England. In Newfoundland and Labrador , the High Sheriff of Newfoundland and Labrador is primarily responsible for providing administrative and enforcement services to the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and the Provincial Courts . The Office of the High Sheriff administers the jury system, provides court security and executes orders and decisions of

1564-587: The office of high sheriff is contained in the second schedule of the Sheriffs Act 1887. Additional words are inserted in the case of the Duchy of Cornwall; for example, the declaration includes: "do solemnly declare that I will well and truly serve the King’s Majesty and also his Royal Highness the Duke of Cornwall". Contemporary high sheriffs have few genuine responsibilities and their functions are largely representational, which include attendance at royal visits and

1610-552: The office of the sheriff was established. According to historian George Molyneaux, "the late tenth century is a very plausible period for the introduction of sheriffs, especially in the south." The office reached the height of its power under the Norman kings. While the sheriffs originally had been men of great standing at court, the 13th century saw a process whereby the office devolved on significant men within each county, usually landowners. The Provisions of Oxford (1258) established

1656-508: The parchment when complete. The parchment for the Duchy of Lancaster is known as the Lites , and the ceremony of selection known as Pricking the Lites . The term lites , meaning list , was once reserved for Yorkshire ; the date at which the name was transferred to Lancashire is unknown. The Lites is used for the three shrieval counties that fall wholly or partially within the boundaries of

1702-516: The resisters and commit them to prison, and every such resister shall be guilty of a misdemeanor . There are two sheriffs of the City of London , elected annually by the City of London liverymen ; their function is similar, but not equivalent to that of high sheriff, since the Sheriffs Act 1887 contains the saving "Nothing in this Act shall affect the privilege of the mayor, commonalty, and citizens of

1748-526: The role was a "non-political Royal appointment", for one year, and unpaid. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland the high sheriff (or in the City of London the sheriffs) are theoretically the sovereign's judicial representative in the county, while the lord-lieutenant is the sovereign's personal and military representative. Their jurisdictions, the shrieval counties , are the ceremonial counties . The post contrasts with that of sheriff in Scotland, who

1794-590: The siege of Calais and returned to England. Perhaps he was already ill from conditions in the camp. He drew up his last will and testament at Old Ford in Middlesex on 22 July 1347. A week later he was dead. He was entombed in the chancel of St Mary's Church , which he had built in Elsing. His tomb was opened by archaeologists in September 1978. Hugh was shown to have been about 5 feet 10 inches tall at his death. He

1840-586: The siege was abandoned in failure before the end of August. Hugh missed the great English victory at the battle of Crécy on 26 August 1346, but with the lifting of the Béthune siege he joined the siege of Calais , begun on 4 September, with his men-at-arms and some archers. He was still in the siege camp when he was appointed seneschal of Gascony in May 1347. Having been appointed for service in Gascony, Hugh left

1886-475: The sovereign. The nomination is made on 12 November every year and the term of office runs from 25 March, Lady Day , which was the first day of the year until 1751. No person may be appointed twice in three years unless there is no other suitable person in the county. The Sheriffs Act 1887 (as amended) provides that sheriffs should be nominated on 12 November ( Martinmas ), or the Monday following if it falls on

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1932-604: The treasurership is by constitutional convention always placed into commission, and in 2006 the Lord Chancellor was removed as a nominating officer through the operation of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 . These officers nominate three candidates for each county in England and Wales (with the exception of Cornwall , Merseyside , Greater Manchester and Lancashire ), which are enrolled on

1978-520: The wars with France. Although he was never a high sheriff or knight of the shire , Hugh's capabilities were appreciated by Edward III. He served regularly on commissions of oyer and terminer and was appointed justice of the peace for the West Riding of Yorkshire on 8 November 1338. Hugh was summoned to attend the Great Council that met at Westminster Abbey on 29 April 1342. He

2024-1162: Was buried wearing either a wig or a hat made of cow hair. There was evidence of injuries sustained in warfare: damaged incisors from a blow to the jaw and osteoarthritis in the shoulder and elbow. The surviving nearly life-size monumental brass effigy on Hugh's ledger stone is "one of the most celebrated of all English brasses". Hugh is portrayed as a knight dressed in full armour, flanked by eight much smaller "mourner" or "weeper" figures (two now missing) each displaying his own coat of arms on tunic and / or shield, and representing men under whom Hugh had served, but who were not necessarily present at his funeral. At his right hand (viewer's left), top to bottom, are: King Edward III; Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick , later KG; Hugh le Despenser, 1st Baron le Despenser (missing); Roger Grey, 1st Baron Grey of Ruthin ; At his left hand (viewer's right), top to bottom, are: Henry of Grosmont, 4th Earl of Lancaster (later KG and 1st Duke of Lancaster); Laurence Hastings, 1st Earl of Pembroke (missing); Ralph Stafford, 2nd Baron Stafford (later KG and Earl of Stafford); Amauri de St Amand, 2nd Baron Amand . It

2070-553: Was one of only 106 laymen summoned to that council. In the mid-1340s, he served as steward of the household of Edward's queen, Philippa of Hainaut . Neither of these appointments could have been made without the approval of Edward III. In early May 1347, Hugh was appointed seneschal of Gascony and assigned a retinue of fifty men-at-arms and eighty archers for the task. He died before he could take up his new post. Hugh can be traced soldiering in Scotland every year from 1335 to 1338. In July 1338, Hugh sailed from Orwell with

2116-480: Was originally allowed to kill suspects resisting arrest; this was still legal in the 17th century. Edward Coke noted that when the high sheriff employed constables to assist in his duties the law was also extended to them. Under the provisions of the Sheriffs Act 1887 , if a sheriff finds any resistance in the execution of a writ he shall "take with him the power of the county" (known as posse comitatus ), and shall go in proper person to do execution, and may arrest

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