▁on ▁a ▁will ▁made ▁at ▁Pap worth ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁September ▁ 1 4 6 9 ▁and ▁proved ▁at ▁Lamb eth ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁October ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁This ▁identification ▁was ▁taken ▁seriously ▁for ▁some ▁time ▁by ▁edit ors ▁of ▁Mal ory , ▁including ▁Alfred ▁W . ▁Pol l ard , ▁the ▁noted ▁bibli ograph er , ▁who ▁included ▁it ▁in ▁his ▁edition ▁of ▁Mal ory ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 . ▁ ▁This ▁Thomas ▁Mal ory ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 6 ▁December ▁ 1 4 2 5 ▁at ▁Mor eton ▁Cor bet ▁Castle , ▁Sh ro pshire , ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁of ▁Sir ▁William ▁Mall ory , ▁member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁Camb rid ges hire , ▁who ▁had ▁married ▁Margaret , ▁the ▁wid ow ▁of ▁Robert ▁Cor bet ▁of ▁Mor eton ▁Cor bet . ▁Thomas ▁inherited ▁his ▁father ' s ▁est ates ▁in ▁ 1 4 2 5 ▁and ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁w ard ship ▁of ▁the ▁King , ▁initially ▁as ▁a ▁minor , ▁but ▁later ▁( for ▁reasons ▁unknown ) ▁remaining ▁there ▁until ▁within ▁four ▁months ▁of ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 4 6 9 . ▁Nothing ▁else ▁is ▁known ▁of ▁him , ▁apart ▁from ▁one ▁peculiar ▁incident ▁discovered ▁by ▁William ▁Matt he ws . ▁A ▁collection ▁of ▁Ch anc ery ▁proceed ings ▁includes ▁a ▁pet ition ▁brought ▁against ▁Mal ory ▁by ▁Richard ▁K yd , ▁par son ▁of ▁Pap worth , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁Mal ory ▁amb ushed ▁him ▁on ▁a ▁November ▁evening