Diary of Edward VI. 22 Mar 1551. Sir Antony Browne (age 22) sent to the Mete for heriag masse⁵, with

Note 5. "March xix. This daie sergeant Morgan (age 40) was before the counsaill for heareing masse att Sainct Jones, in the ladie Maries house, ij. or iij. daies past; and not being able to excuse himselfe, bicause that being a learned man he shulde give so yll an example to others, he was comytted to the Fleete [Map]." — "March xxij. This daie sir Anthony Browne, knight, was examined before the counsaill, wheather he had of late hearde any masse or not. Whereunto he answered that indede twiese or thries at the New-hall and once at Rumforde, nowe as my ladie Marie was comeing hither about x. dales past, he had hearde masse: whiche being considered as a notable ill example, was thought requisite to be corrected. And therefore he was comitted to the Fleete [Map].'' (Council Book.) "Item the xxij day of Marche was Palme sonday, and on that daye were put into the Fleete dy vers gentlemen, as sir Antoni Browne, mr. [Morgan] sargant of the lawe, wyth dyvers other, for herynge of masse in my lady Mary's curte at sent Jones [Clerkenwell]." (Chronicle of the Grey Friars of London, p. 69.) "Male iiij. This dale sir Anthony Browne (age 22), knight, and Serjeant Morgan were brought before the counsaill, and upon their submission and knowledge of their offences, with warning to beware howe thei erred agayn, thei were dischardged, and set at libertie" (Council Book.) Sir Anthony Browne (age 22) was afterwards made viscount Montague and a knight of the Garter by queen Mary: and the Serjeant became a judge of the queen's bench. (See Machyn's Diary, p. 366.)

In Oct 1553 Francis Morgan (age 42) was elected MP Northampton.

In Apr 1554 Francis Morgan (age 43) was elected MP Northampton.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 06 Sep 1558. The vj day of September was bered juge Morgan (deceased) in Northamtunshyre, with cotte armur, penon of armes, and a hersse of iiij branchys, and iiij dosen pensels, and vij dosen skochyons, and iiij dosen torchys, and iiij baners of emages; and mony mornars; and a grett dolle of money, and mett [meat]; and master Lanckostur the harold.

Note. P. 172. Funeral of judge Morgan. Francis Morgan, judge of the queen's bench, died on the 29th Aug. 1558. His burial was at Heyford, co. Northampton; where a monument with effigies still remains. See it described, and the epitaph, in Baker's Northamptonshire, i. 188; Bridges's Northamptonshire, i. 523: see also his pedigree in Baker, i. 184.