▁his ▁majority ▁( at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 1 ) ▁between ▁ 1 4 3 4 ▁and ▁ 1 4 3 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁kn ight ed ▁before ▁ 8 ▁October ▁ 1 4 4 1 , ▁became ▁a ▁professional ▁soldier , ▁and ▁served ▁under ▁Henry ▁Be auch amp , ▁ 1 st ▁Duke ▁of ▁War wick — but ▁all ▁dates ▁are ▁vague , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁known ▁how ▁he ▁became ▁distinguished . ▁He ▁acted ▁as ▁an ▁elect or ▁in ▁North am pt ons hire ▁but , ▁in ▁ 1 4 4 3 , ▁he ▁and ▁accomp lice ▁E ust ace ▁Bar nab y ▁were ▁accused ▁of ▁attack ing , ▁kid n apping , ▁and ▁ste aling ▁ 4 0 ▁pounds ' ▁worth ▁of ▁goods ▁from ▁Thomas ▁S my the , ▁though ▁nothing ▁came ▁of ▁this ▁charge . ▁He ▁married ▁a ▁woman ▁named ▁Elizabeth ▁Wal sh , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁son , ▁named ▁Robert , ▁and ▁possibly ▁one ▁or ▁two ▁other ▁children . ▁The ▁same ▁year , ▁Mal ory ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁Parliament , ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁kn ight ▁of ▁the ▁sh ire ▁for ▁War wick shire ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁ 1 4 4 3 , ▁and ▁being ▁appointed ▁to ▁a ▁royal ▁commission ▁charged ▁with ▁the ▁distribution ▁of ▁money ▁to ▁imp over ished ▁towns ▁in ▁War wick shire . ▁Despite ▁the ▁criminal ▁charges ▁against ▁him , ▁he ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁remained ▁in ▁good ▁standing ▁with ▁his ▁pe ers . ▁In ▁ 1 4 4 9