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• Died: Before 1452

  Research Notes:

After the death of Andrew Borlas in or about 1414, his widow Amicia married, secondly, John Botreaux of Botreaux-Mesek. By Andrew she left a son and heir, Mark Borlas, whom we hear of first in an Exchequer Roll (2 Hen. V.) when one Richard Borlas was called on in error by the Sheriff to account £or the lands of the deceased Andrew. This Richard was the son of a John Borlas, who was probably a younger son of Noel, in which case he would be Mark's first cousin. He had two brothers, Thomas and John, the latter of whom was probably the ancestor of a branch of the Borlases, settled at St. Austell and Padstow. The name of Mark Borlas occurs several times in contemporary rolls, in which he is variously described as of "Borlas Frank, and Fowy, Gentilman." In 1432-3 he was a member of Parliament for Helston. He married Alice (Moyle ?) who, after his death, which occurred prior to 1452, married William Benalva. In the Coram Rege Rolls (1452-3), we find a suit instituted by this William Benalva against Thomas Payn and Joan his wife, and against Edith who was the wife of John Thomas, in respect of dower due to his wife as the widow of Mark. Johanna and Edith were Mark's daughters, perhaps by a former wife, and he had given them, as marriage portions, certain estates in Langorthowe and Fowey, a third part of which it was successfully contended belonged to their father's widow. Besides these two daughters, Mark Borlas had at least two sons, John Borlas, or Burlas, of" Borlas Frank et Fowy," and Roger Borlas of Borlas Frank," Gentilman," who, together with Thomas Borlas of Borlas Burgys ... appears as defendant in a case of trespass in the 33rd year of Hen. VI. ¹

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MP for Helston 2 Hen. VI [1423/4] ²