, ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Buck ingham ' s ▁safe ▁seat ▁of ▁Great ▁Bed w yn . ▁ ▁Mal ory ' s ▁status ▁changed ▁ab rupt ly ▁in ▁ 1 4 5 1 ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁accused ▁of ▁amb ushing ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Buck ingham , ▁Hum ph rey ▁Staff ord , ▁a ▁prominent ▁Lan cast rian ▁in ▁the ▁Wars ▁of ▁the ▁Ros es , ▁along ▁with ▁ 2 6 ▁other ▁men ▁som etime ▁in ▁ 1 4 5 0 . ▁The ▁accus ation ▁was ▁never ▁proved . ▁Later ▁in ▁ 1 4 5 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁accused ▁of ▁ext ort ing ▁ 1 0 0 ▁sh ill ings ▁from ▁Margaret ▁King ▁and ▁William ▁H ales ▁of ▁Mon ks ▁Kir by , ▁and ▁then ▁of ▁comm itting ▁the ▁same ▁crime ▁against ▁John ▁My l ner ▁for ▁ 2 0 ▁sh ill ings . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁accused ▁of ▁breaking ▁into ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁Hugh ▁S my th ▁of ▁Mon ks ▁Kir by ▁in ▁ 1 4 5 0 , ▁ste aling ▁ 4 0 ▁pounds ' ▁worth ▁of ▁goods ▁and ▁rap ing ▁S my th ' s ▁wife , ▁and ▁with ▁attack ing ▁her ▁again ▁in ▁Cov entry ▁eight ▁weeks ▁later . ▁At ▁this ▁period , ▁however , ▁a ▁charge ▁of ▁ra pe ▁could ▁also ▁apply ▁to ▁cons ens ual ▁sex ▁with ▁a ▁married ▁woman ▁whose ▁husband ▁had ▁not ▁agreed ▁to ▁the ▁l ia ison . ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁March ▁ 1 4 5