MASTER NEGATIVE NO. 92-80635 MICROFILMED 1992 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES/NEW YORK ')') as pan of the . . Foundations of Western Civilization Preservation Project Lunded by the NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES Reproductions may not be made without permission from Columbia University Library COPYRIGHT STATEMENT The copyright law of the United States - Title 17, United States Code ~ concerns the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material... Columbia University Library reserves the right to refuse to accept a copy order if, in its judgement, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of the copyright law. AUTHOR: ORRIDGE, B[ENJAMIN] BROGDEN TITLE : ILLUSTRATIONS OF JACK CADE'S REBELLION PLACE: LONDON DATE: 1869 Master Negative # COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES PRESERVATION DEPARTMENT BiBLIGGRAPHIC MICROFORM TARGET Original Material as Filmed - Existing Bibliographic Record \ ■ -\m .. 1942.04 Or? Orridge, Benjamin Brogden, 1814-1870. Jllustrations of Jack Cade's rebellion, from rosoarclics in the Qnildliall records; toKotlier with some newly-found letters of Lord Bacon, &c. By B. Broaden Orridge, f. g. s. To which are added contributions by AV. Durrant Cooper, i\ s. A., on the risino; of Cade and his followers in Kent and Sussex. London, J. C. Hotten, 18G9. -xi, 99 p. incl. gcncal. tab. pi., port., fold, gencal. tab. 27'"*. CoNTKNTs.— Orridge. B. B. Alderman Philip Malpas and Alderman Sir Thomas Cooke, k. b. ifrom Transactions of the London and Middlesex ar- ch;cological society, v. 3, p. 285-307j— Cooper. W. I). John Cade's followers in Kent [from Arch.Tologia cantiana. v. 7, p. 233-271 1— Cooper. W. I). John Cade's followers in Snssex i revised from Sussex arch.eological collections, V. 18, p. 17-36i— Appendix ifrom the copies of letters in the Guildhall, etc.i 1. Cade's rebellion. 1450. ^^ 2. Cooke, Sir Thomas, d. 1478. 3. 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"' !^ ILLUSTRATIONS OP JACK CADE'S REBELLION FROM RESEARCHES IN THE GUILDHALL RECORDS TOGETHER WITH SOME KEWLY-FOUND LETTERS OF LORD BACON, &c. BY B. BROGDEN OREIDGE, F.G.S. • TO W ,HICH ARE ADDED COXTRIBUTIOXS BV W. DURRANI COOPER, F.S.A., ON THE RISING OF CADE AND HIS FOLLOWEKS IN KENT AND SUSSEX. LONDON: JOHN CA^IDEN HOTTEN, 74 and 75, PICCADILLY. 18G9. Price to Subscribers, One Guinea. # ■^ TO THE Or T 'I '} f k K I fi? » . ■- c^ '^ RIGHT HON. WILLIAM-PAGE BARON HATHERLEY, LORD HIGH CHANCELLOR OF ENGLAND. My Lord, Some thirty-five years ago, ^Ir. Basil Montagu, in the preface to his " Life of Bacon," recorded his thanks to " his dear friend Mr. WilHam Wood " for "• encouragement during the progress of the work," and " for his admirable translation of the Novum Oro;anum." The University of Oxford marked her approval of that trans- lation, by the use of it on the part of her students. Your Lordship's appreciation, thus evidenced, of the most illustrious of your predecessors, indeed the very fact of your being the translator alluded to, is I am sure not generally known to your fellow-countrvmen. I trust I shall stand excused of presumption if I point to the fact in dedicating this volume to your Lordship. I have the honour to be, Your Lordship's obedient servant, B. BROGDEN ORRIDGE. ij3 C3 109561 'I PREFACE. I i m v.. It is perhaps not generally known that Lord Bacon and Robert Cecil (Lord SalisbiuT) were descended from Jack Cade's London agent. The information in these pages relative to the memorable insurrection under Cade's leadership was only made public for the first time last year. My own researches amono^st the Guildhall Records were notified in the Transac- tions of the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society. The labours of Mr. Durrant Cooper, F.S.A., amongst the State Records were inserted in the Trans- actions of the Archaeological Societies of Kent and Sussex. It appeared to me, that the facts thus acquired merited preservation in a distinct form, and with Mr. Durrant Cooper's assent I determined on re- printing them together. Why Thomas Cooke, draper, a young citizen from Suffolk, should have been selected as the London agent for a great rebellion we can only conjecture. It was probably due to a native vigour and resolu- VI PREFACE. i PREFACE. Vll tion of character, which won attention at a critical moment, when the services of such a man were specially needed by the Yorkist faction. Amonor the descendants of this eminent citizen we find not only such illustrious men as Francis Bacon and Robert Cecil, but the names also of a multitude of departed worthies who have won a notable position in our national annals. Amongst living men some of these descendants occupy the highest rank in the Peerage ; others have made their mark in the House of Commons. I have printed some letters of Lord Bacon that I found among the correspondence at Guildhall. Two of these letters refer to a claim of King James the Eirst to nominate the Bailiff of Ossulston hundred. I pointed out the existence of these letters to the learned Town Clerk of London, who informed me that no such officer was now appointed by the Cor- poration, nor had any such appointment been made in his memory. I called the attention of my learned friend Mr. AV. II. Black, P.S.A., late Assistant- Keeper of the Public Becords, to Lord Bacon's letters on the subject, and he was good enough to favour me with a reply as follows : — The county of Middlesex was granted to tlie citizens of Lon- don by King John's third Charter, dated 5 July, in his first year, r 1 by the name of the " Sheriffwick of London and Middlesex, with all the customs and things to the Sheriffwick belonging, witlun the city and without, by land and by water, for the annual fee- farm rent of 300/. payable half-yearly." This was not a new grant, but a confirmation of what had been enjoyed " in antient times," and it was made to the citizens and their heirs. Hence the bailicwick of the hundred, and especially of the hundred of Ossulston, within which the city is locally situate (though not a part thereof), must have been an appurtenance or right of the shrievalty, and the Crown would have no right of appointment. The Crown could only exercise rights over its own demesnes in the county. See a translation of the Charter in Maitland. i. 74, 75, edit. 1772. I have not the original Latin before me, but I well re- member copying the original at Guildhall in 1833. W. H. Black. It will be observed that Lord Bacon's opinion on this claim is uncalled-for and evasive. It appears as though the mere contact with such a king as James the Pirst was detrimental to the nobler part of Bacon's nature. Lord Macaulay remarks that " the indignation excited by the claims James put forward, and the scorn excited by his concessions, went on frrowimx tosjether. Bv his fondness for worthless minions, and by the sanction he gave to their tyranny, he kept discontent constantly alive. It was no light thing, that, on the very eve of the decisive struggle between our kings and their parliaments, Vlll PREFACE. royalty should be exhibited to the world stammering, slobbering, shedding' unmanly tears, trembling at a drawn sword, and talking in the style alternately of a buffoon and of a pedagogue." As an Englisbman, I truly wish that Lord Macau- lay had seen the Guildhall letters. Certainly the lano-uaore of Kim? James the First to the shrewd monev makincT traders of London, imbued at the time with puritanical feelings, was the extreme of folly, and affords a striking contrast to the strong will and determination of purpose of the great Elizabeth. Writing of her, Eobert Cecil said that " she was more than a man, and in truth sometimes less than a woman." It Avould be extremely interesting to get at the real opinion of this astute minister respecting James the Eirst. B. B. O. 33, St. John's Wood Park, Ortober Ut, 18G9. .H CONTENTS. Neglect of Records of Corporation of London — Lord Bacon — Robert Cecil — The Bacon Family — Nicholas Bacon, painter — Richard Bacon, common councilman — Alderman William Bacon — Alderman James Bacon — Nicholas Bacon, mercer, 1400 — Nicholas Bacon, mercer, 1540 and 1562— Phili]. Malpas, sheriff 1439, M.P. for London 1441 — Returned for the office of Alderman by Lime Street Ward, 1448 — Rejected by the Court of Aldermen, but ultimately elected through the interposition of Henry VI. — In 1450 Maljias removed from his office on the approach of Jack Cade — Thomas Cooke, warden of the Drapers' Company in 1439, when they obtained a charter of incorporation — Appointed Cade's London agent in 1450 — Dr. Hook's account of .lack Cade — Cade admitted into the City by the Common Council — Alderman Robert Home committed for opposing Cade — Honie and Malpas attacked by Cade — Thomas Cooke married to Philip Malpas's daughter — His son, I'hilip Cooke, born in 1461— Malpas captured by Co- lumpne — The pardons of Cade and his followers — The will of Philip Malpas appoints his son-in-law Sir Ralph Jocelyn and Thomas Fermory his executors — Allusions to Thomas Cooke in the will — In 1456 Cooke appointed alderman of Vintry Ward — Mayor in 1462-3 — Made Knight of the Bath — In 1467 began to build Gidea Hall, near Romford — Tyranny of Edward IV. — Cooke tried for ' high treason and acquitted — In 1469 Cooke reinstated as alderman— His efforts to obtain redress in 1470 — His character as a member of the House of Commons — Return of Edward IV. — Cooke's flight — His capture — PAGE i CONTENTS. XI I'AGK CONTENTS The Duke of Buckinglmui's speech in Giuldhall fur the Duke of Gloucester-His allusion to Sir Thomas Cooke's >vrongs-Cooke's death in U78-lIis will-Sir Anthony Cooke, great-grandson of Sir Thomas Cooke- Father of Lady Durghley and Lady Bacon-Ai.points Lord Bnrgh- ley and Sir Nicholas Bacon his executors-Pedigree of the Cooke family ..••••' PAGK 1 to 2:3 .I.l.n Cade's followers in Kent-Their nan^es-Transition o the names of occupations-Errors of Holinshed-Detad of negociations with Cade in St. Margaret's Southwark- Vccurate muster lists-Not a disorganized mob : the men being smnmoned by the Parish Constables-Discontent ot the Kentish people-Cade joined by contingents from Sussex, Surrey, mul Essex-Compluints of the Commons of Kent -Cade complains of the insufficiency of the pardons- Attacks Queeuborough Castle unsuccessfully -The Kings proclamation -Offers a reward for capturing Cade- Mexander Iden, sheriff of Kent, and others capture Cade -On 15th July, 1450, Iden and his aiders brought the dead body of Cade to the Council-Their reward by the King-iaen rewarded for capturing Robert Spence-List of ..oods taken from Cade and sold by the King-Malpas purchases goods of which he had been robbed-Green box labelled "Cade otherwise Mortimer "-Pumshment ,.f Cade's adherents-The name of Cade-ln 14o2 (two years afterwards) a further act of attainder passed^ Robert Poynings, Cade's carver and sewer-Wnt in Hob to seize Poynings possessions and those of his brother and^ ^^ _^ fi'iends •••■**" The part taken by Sussex in Cade's rising-Musters levied by constables-Murder of the bishop-Landing of the French _ Unpopularity of Lord Say and Sele-The Abbot of Battle and the Prior of Lewes sanction the movement- Cade enters London-Commission of Oyer and Terminer -Trials for treason at Guildhall-Execution of Lord de Sayc-Fight with the citizens: Mathew Gouche and I Alderman Sutton killed -Recital of Cade's pardon-He is therein called "John Mortimer "-Names of Sussex 71 to 82 followers \ppeudix-Mr. Francis Bacon to the Lord Mayor-Sir Francis Bacon and Sir Henry Yelverton to the Lord Mayor-Sir Francis Bacon to the Lord Mayor-The same to the same-The same to the same-Lord Bacon to the Lord Mavor-The same to the same-Lord Bacon and others to the Lord Mayor-Alderman Sir Ralph Jocelyn K.B.— Lord Bacon's arms and extract from will -Connection of Lord Bacon's family with the Corporation of London-Sir Anthony Cooke-Mildred Lady Burghley -Lady Bacon-Lady Russell -Lady KiHigrew-Lady Rowlett-Fabyan's character of Sir Thomas Cooke-Ben Jonson s character of Lord Bacon-" The Times" on the Marquis of Salisbury-Monument to William Cooke m^ the church of St. Martin.in-the-Fields . . • 83 to 9/ \ i / ALDEEMAN PHILIP MALPAS AND ALDEEMAN SIE THOMAS COOKE, K.B. \ The archives of the little town of Stratford-on-Avon have been closely scrutinized with the view of eliciting any circum- stance that is linked with the name, or has a bearing on the family connections, of Shakespeare. But it is doubtful whether the records of the Corporation of London have ever been exa- mined with the same energetic interest in reference to either of Shakespeare's great contemporaries, the illustrious author of Inductive Science^ or his cousin, the renowned statesman Robert Cecil. The name of Bacon is one of great antiquity in the city of London, and frequ{?ntly occurs in many of the most ancient of the records belonging to the Corporation. Among others, in 1284, we find that Nicholas Bacon, painter, acknowledged that he was bound to Hugh Motun, City Chamberlain, in the sum of twenty shillings for ciniple, vermilion, canvas, varnish and verdi- gris;* and in 1347 Richard Bacon served as one of the Common Council for Bridge Ward. I have also found among them the election of William Bacon as Alderman of Coleman Street Ward in 1479,t and of James Bacon (the brother of the Lord Keeper) on the 22nd April, 9th Elizabeth, when the inhabitants of Aldersgate Ward, having (in the place of Lionel Duckett) nomi- * Mr. Riley, in Memorials of London and London Life, remarks that there is probably no earlier passage in existence having reference to varnish painting on canvas. f Corporation Records, Journal 8, fol. 232 b. B / 2 ALDERMAN PHILIP MALPAS AND nated James Bacon, fislimonger.* William Dane, ironmonger, Francis Barnham,t draper, and Thomas Keighley, leatlierseller, " the said James Bacon was elected and duly sworn m tor the execution of his said office." Mr. Foss remarks of Sir Nicholas Bacon, the Lord Keeper, that "he could claim respectable, but by no means opulent, parentage." « There can be little doubt that the two judges, John and Thomas Bacon, noticed under the reigns of Edward II. and III. came from the same stock, j" In the records of the IMercers' Company I found that m the year 1400 Nicholas Bacon was one of the wardens, in 1540 and 1562 another Nicholas Bacon filled the office. My principal desire, however, is to invite the attention of the reader to some particulars relating to the two eminent citizens and aldermen of London who were the progenitors not only of Francis Bacon and of Robert Cecil, but also of many other dis- tinguished persons. ^ Philip IMalpas and Thomas Cooke lived in times of great poli- tical strife, and it would seem entertained widely different political opinions: both witnessed the commencement of the fatal conten- tions between the rival houses of York and Lancaster, and one certainly lived through the severest part of the national commotion , but both were the victims of gross wrong and oppression. Philip Malpas, draper, was Sheriff of London in 1439-40, and represented the City in the Parliament of 1441. A search made by me in the civic archives has disclosed some curious facts relative to his election as an alderman. On the 26th February, 1448 (26th Henry VL), the commonalty of the Ward of Lime Street presented four persons to the Court of Aldermen, viz. : Philip Malpas, Thomas Beaumond, William Dere, and Christo- * Al.lcrman Bacon was sheriff in 1568. His third wife was a (laughter of Hun.nhrcy Packington, and widow of Alderman Jackman Sheriff l.b4^ t A mar-inal note to the Preface of the third edition of btowe speaks of the Barnhanis as father and son. Francis Bamham was therefore grandfather of Lady Bacon. I Lives of the Judges, vol. v. p. 447. I ALDERMAN SIR THOMAS COOKE, K.B. 3 pher Warter, for one of them, according to the custom of the time to be chosen alderman of that ward ; but the nomination was rejected, because the Court of Aldermen affirmed that they were all unfit for the office!* It may be inferred from this decision that the majority of the Court of Aldermen were, even at that early period, opposed to the Lancastrian interests, and desired to exclude Malpas from their body. If it were so, their opposition to him was for the time rendered nugatory by the personal intervention of the King ; for on the 1st of Apn followin<^ it is recorded, that, " on contemplation of divers Royal Letters upon the fitness and special recommendation of the person of the said Philip Malpas to the Mayor and Aldermen directed, the same Philip Malpas was elected by them as Alder- man of the said ward, and sworn, as is meet," f &c. ; but the following salvo is added to the entry, viz. : " So that this admis- sion of the aforesaid Alderman be in no wise held as an example to expel the INIayor and Aldermen for the time being m future from the liberty to elect any Alderman whomsoever," &c. I find also the following curious fact noted in the Corporation Records — " At a Common Council, held the 26tli June, 1450, a petition was presented from the commonalty that Philip Malpas should be exonerated from his office of alderman, and the request of the petitioners was conceded to them."t The solution of this riddle may be found in the fact of the rising of the Commons of Kent under Jack Cade, his approach to London, and the absence of Henry VL at Kenilworth. Of course the Court of Common Council had no right to dismiss an alderman ; and the expulsion of IMalpas was one of those violent party assump- tions that always attend civil war. It is in connection with this outbreak that we meet with the name of Ihomas Cooke, draper, as the London agent of Cade. It may be assumed that Cooke had previously attained a posi- tion of some influence and note in the City, and carried on the business of a draper ; for he was one of the four wardens of the Drapers' Companv in 1439, when they obtained a Charter of * Corporation Records, Journal 4, fol. 208 b. t Journal, v. fol. 38b. b2 t Ibid. M. 2l3h. 4 ALDERMAN PHILIP MALPAS AND Incorporation from Henry VI., and a Grant of Arms from Garter Kino; of Arms. In Dr. Hook's Lives of the Archbishops of Canterbury* Cade is described as an unknown Irishman, who, in order to give a political significance to the insurrection, assumed to be Sir John Mortimer, brother to the Earl of March. t His bearing, it is said, was princely, and to a commanding figure he added "a preg- nant wit." He had served in the French wars, and was well qualified to act the part of a demagogue. The main object of the insurrection (Dr. Hook says) was not a change of dynasty, but to effect such a change of ministry as would place the Court under the control of the Yorkists. J " Jack Cade encamped on Blackheath, between Eltham and Greenwich, on the 1st of June, 1450. Here, while he maintained his people by pillaging the country, he opened a comnmnication with the City, styling him- self the Captain of the Commons. All business was transacted in an orderly manner. Passports were duly signed, and Thomas Cooke, of London, draper, was constituted the captain's agent. He was required to tax the foreigners — the Genoese, Venetian, and Florentine merchants. They were to be duly convened, and were required to sui)ply 'us, the Captain,' with 12 harnesses of the best fashion, 24 brigandines, 12 battle-axes, 12 glades, 6 horses with saddle and bridle completely harnessed, and a thou- sand marks in ready money. That the demand was met is inferred by Stow^e from the fact that when the rebels entered the city no foreigner was molested." The documentary proofs of these facts are to be found in Holinshed's Chronicles. § We are told by the Chronicler that Cade and his followers were admitted into the City with the concurrence of the Court of * Vol. T. p. 162. t The name of Cade was common in the subsidies of Mayfield, Sussex, near Lord Dacre's residence, from the 13th to the IGth ccnturr. 1 Hook's Liven of the Arehbishops of Canterbury, pp. 163 — 165. The learned Dean of Chichester, however, was not aware of the attempt to exclude from the office of Alderman a man who, as Member for London, had probal)ly in the House of Commons adhered to the Kinp's interests, or of other significant facts that look as if a mere chanjre of ministry was not alone intended. § Vol. iii. pp. 220, 221. I 1 ALDERMAN SIR THOMAS COOKE, K.B. Common Council, who were too much divided to withstand him. According to Fabyan— " Vpon the seconde day of the sayd moneth,* the mayer called a comon counsayll at y« Guyldhall, for to puruey y«' withstandynge of thyse rebellys, and other matyers, in which assemble were dyuers opynyons, so that some thought good that the sayd rebellys should be receyued into y^ cvtie^ & some otherwise ; amonge y« which, Robert Home, stokfvsshmonger, than beyng an alderma, spake sore agayne thevm that wold haue hym entre. For the whiche sayinges, the comons were so amouyd agayne hym, that they ceasyd nat tyll thev hadde hym comytted to warde."t We have seen that IMalpas was expelled from the Court of Aldermen by the Common Council on the 26th June. We are told by Fabyan that Alderman Home was committed by another court on the 2nd of July, and we find these two eminent mem- bers of the Lancastrian party were selected by Cade for attack on the second day after his entrance into the city. That he or his followers committed several murderous acts, and made free with the property of the citizens, cannot be doubted 4 Fabjan's account is, that he " went into the house of Philip IMalpas, draper and alderman, and robbed and spoiled his house, and took thence a great substance; but he was forewarned, and thereby conveyed much of his money and plate, or else he had been undone. At which spoylyng were present many poore" " redy to do harme." Whether ISIalpas owed this friendly warning to Thomas Cooke does not appear, but one thing is certain, that very shortly after- wards the daughter of Malpas is known to have been the wife of Cooke, and that her son, who was named, after her father, Philip, was born in 1454, the year after Cooke's shrievalty. The next trace we have of Alderman ^lalpas is in the year 1461, when, notwithstanding that the battle fought at St. Alban's * July 1450. t Chronicle, p. 623. t Whether Cade was unable to control his followers, or unable to control him- self, may be doubtful. It seems clear that his friends in the Corporation were soon opposed to him. 6 ALDERMAN PHILIP MALPAS AND left the Lancastrian party victorious, tlie young Duke of York, bein<^ favourably received by the Londoners, assumed the regal authority as Edward IV. During this state of insecurity (accord- ing to Fabyan, p. 638) " dyuers cytezyns auoydyd the cytie and lande, among the whiche Phylyp Malpas, whiche, as before is shewyd,' "was robbyd of Jacke Cade, whiche iMalpas and others wasmette vpon the see with a Frensheman naniyd Columpne, and of hyme taken prysoner, and after payed iiij thousand marke for his ransom." The important researciies of Mr. W. Durrant Cooper, F.S.A., clearly exhibit the fact that the insurgent body of which Cade was the leader partook very much of the character of a duly authorised army. The musters were levied by the constables in many of the hundreds, and the insurgents included a great num- ber of the gentry and yeomen of Kent, Sussex, and Surrey; the Abbot of Battle, the Prior of Lewes, and a few other ecclesiastics. Mr. Cooper points out that the House of Commons (in 1439) had previously called the attention of the Government to the murders, rapes, robberies, and burnings that were causing discontent among the people in certain districts. The fact of the house of Philip Malpas being ransacked by Cade seems unquestionable ; and indeed, from a record ])reserved in the Treasury of tiie Exchequer, Mr. Coo})er proves that Malpas actually obtained again Inj purchase from tlie Treasury some of the goods seized in his house by Cade. The evidence adduced by Mr. Cooper clearly demonstrates the inaccuracy of Ilolinshed. It is not true that the men deserted their leaders as soon as shown their j)ardon. On the morning after the indecisive engagement on London Bridge (6tli July) negociations were opened with Cade in the church of St. IVIargaret, Southwark,* for " a charter of pardon from the King /or thon all;' Cade, as a preliminary, insisting on and obtaining the acceptance by the Chancellor and Bishop Waynfleet of the Bill of Petitions which had been refused by the Privy Council. In his own pardon, which is dated the same day (Monday) as the negociations, Cade is de- signated John Mortimer. Mr. Cooper remarks : " If Cade liad * For u detailed account of these negotiations see the Chronicles of William vf W'l/ reenter, p. 76 et seq. > St I i M ALDERMAN SIR THOMAS COOKE, K.B. t been the low-born person he has been represented, no act of attainder would have been of any operation against his lands and tenements, nor would it have been of importance to declare his blood corrupt." It is abundantly clear that when " Thomas Cooke of London, draper," was appointed the London agent of John Cade and his associates* he really assumed a most difficult and important task, which could hardly have been offered to any man unless he had great influence, ability, and judgment. We may infer, from the date of his will and the time when probate was granted, that Malpas died either the latter end of April or the beginning of May 1469. By his will,t dated 26th April in that year, he describes himself as Philip Malpas, merchant, citizen and draper, of the city of London, &c. After the usual bequest of soul to Almighty God, the blessed Virgin, &c., he desires his body to be buried in the parish church of the Holy Apostle St. Andrew, upon Cornhill,: of which parish he describes himself a parishioner. To the high altar of the same church he leaves for offerings forgotten, &c. 20s. ; and to the body of the same church for his burial there, &c.,'lO marks. He also wills that a priest be provided to read and sing divine service daily in the said church for two years next enduing after his decease, for his soul, the soul of Julian his late wife, and the souls of their fathers and mothers, and Philippa his daughter, late the wife of Sir Ralph Jocelyn, Knt., «S:c. He also bequeaths to each of the poor householders in the parish of St. Andrew 6s. %d. to pray for his soul, and to the most needful poor people of the said parish, every week for five years next after his decease, Qd. ; and every year for five years after his decease, he directs wood and coal to the value of 1005. to be pur- chased and distributed among the poor of the said parish ; and to every poor householder of the said parish of St. Andrew, once every year for five years, 2^. to pray for his soul. To the Prioress * Edward Pornings, the uncle of the Countess of Northumberland, was Cade's carver and sewer. f Prerog. Reg. 27 Godyn. X Now known as St. Andrew Undershaft, Leadenhall Street. 8 ALDERMAN PHILIP MALPAS AND of St. Helen's he bequeaths 205.; and to "Dame Alice Wood- hows," nun there, 20*,, and also to every other nun professed in the same house 6s. 8d. to pray for his soul. To relieving the poor l)eople in the Hospital of " Bedelem " without Bishopsgate he be- queaths lOOs. &c. ; also 5 marks for making a window of glass in the church of the priory of St. Mary Spittal, "late brent;"* and lOO.s-. to be bestowed in linen and woollen clothes for the poor people in the same spittal. To the repair of the highway without Bishops- gate 5 marks, and the highway without Aldgate lOO.s. To the l)Oor people in the lazar houses of the " loke^'f at Kingsland and St. Giles without London, to each house he bequeaths 40s.; and to the poor ahnspcople of his craft or fellowship of Drapers, being in their almshouses, yearly, during five years next after his decease, 405. To his brethren the Commonality and Fellowship of the same craft he bequeaths "a stonding cup coued of silu and gilt." To the reparation of Rochester Bridge 405. And every year for five years, in bread to the poor prisoners in Newgate, Ludgate, the King's Bench, and Marshalsea, he bequeathed 251. He also leaves yearly for five years 400 shirts and smocks, 40 pairs of sheets, and 150 iiowns of frise to be distributed among the most needful poor people in and about the city of London. To the marriage of poor damsels in the city of London, " of good name and fame," 20 marks yearly for a term of five years, to be distributed as 40s. to each. He also bequeaths 20 marks yearly for five years to makino- of hiat I was never the cause ot suche said tarying or taking of the said Ship and goodes of the said sir Thorn's Cooke therin, and that the same Ship with goodes was never so taried nor takyn in my cause or defaute, as 1 woll answer vnto God." This no doubt refers to the matter mentioned by Fabyan, and quoted in p. 6, in which it appears :Malpas was taken prisoner by a Frenchman named Columpne. But to proceed with the will, he bequeaths to " Maister John Chambre," clerk, 10/.; to "Robert Chambre," 20/.; and to Thomas Ram, whom he describes as his " suster's doughter s Sonne" he bequeaths 46/. ISs. 4d; and to each of the three sisters of the said Thomas Ram on their marriage he leaves 60/. Sec. To Robert Brvkkesworth, his servant, 40/. and one of his best " bourd" clothes, one of his best towells, and 100 marks of the best debts that are owing to him. He also bequeaths to John Brandon his servant 20 marks; to John Cary, his servant 10 marks- to "Johanne" his servant 40 marks; and to Ehzabetii his other servant 20/. ; and to each of the same Johanne and Elizabeth so much of his best "silu wessell" as will amount to 10/ • and to the same Johanne and Elizabeth, to be evenly divided between them, all his " beddyng and napery," and other clothes of his household linen and woollen, &c. except such par- cels thereof as his executors should like to divide between the said 10 ALDERMAN TIIlLir MALI' AS AND ALDERMAN SIR TIIOMAS COOKE, K.B. 11 Robert Brikkesworth and Thomas Ram "oute of" his " grete standard chiste, beyng in" his "grete chambre, and except" his "fTowncs and the ffedder bed of" his "bed in the said grete chambr, and the grete matras thereof, with couh't, celour, testo% and curteyns of the same bed, and tlie crosters hanging aboute the same eliambr, with the Standard bed and Standard chest for the said Chambr |>at nowe ther stonde, wilhng alle tlie same stuf shall remayne and belef to the said place ; the said Johanne to have first choice of such goods. To Thomas Mirhell his child lie bequeaths 10 marks, to be delivered to him when of the age of 21 vears, Sec. To " Thomas Alyn'" his cook 10 marks, and " alle the Vessell and necessaries longing to '' his " Kytchyn, of peautre and bras, Iren, trecn, and stonen remeveable." Of his gownes furred and lined he desires John Brikkesworth to have two thirds, and the remaining third part to be sold, and the monev received for same to be expended for the good of his soul. " To Katyn '' the daughter of William Denton, to her marriage, he bequeaths 5 mark^ ; and to John Foster and Johanne his wife, to either of them, " a cup of siluer coued," &c.; and to "maister Thomas Eboralle"* he bequeaths 10^. and " a cup coued of silu and gilt, and a potell potte of siluer." To John Lucy, haberdasher, dwelling in " Powles Chirchawe," he be- (jueaths 5L; to Thomas Marsburgh, bowyer, 206.; John Bird, chaundler, 20*.; and Thomas, servaunt with "maister Adam," Gs. 8d. He further desires that .... Compton, of " Brkynsfeld," a poor blind man, have 10s. yearly for life. To Sir Ralph Jocelyn, knt. he bequeaths 100 marks; and to Thomas Fermory, 20/. The residue of all his goods, debts, &c. after all his debts paid and his will fulfilled, to be disposed in deeds of alms and charity tor his soul, &c. ; and he makes and ordains Sir Ralph Jocelyn and Thomas Fermory his executors. To James Smith, fishmonger, and Johanne his wife, the sister of the before-mentioned Thomas Ram, he bequeaths and grants an annual rent of 40s. for term of their lives, out of a shop situate in Bridge Street, in the parish of St. Magnus, &c. To Sir * Thomas Eboralle was a priest, being mentioned as snch in the early part of the will. I Thomas Cooke and Elizabeth his wife he bequeaths all l"s great place in which he was then dwelling, &c., situate in Cornhdl and Lime Street in the parish of St. Andrew Cornhill &c. &c He also bequeaths to the said Thomas and Elizabeth all his lands and tenements in the parish of St. Andrew Eastcheap; his shop in Brid-e Street, in the parish of St. Magnus; and all his lands and tenements, &c. in the parishes of St. Olave and St. Mary Mag- dalen, in Southwark; to have and to hold to them, and the heirs of their bodies, &c. ; provided always, that in case the heir ot John Tvchborne will buy and have those lands and tenements in Southu;rk, &c., and that he will pay for the same &c 100 ., then the said heir of John Tychborne, on payment of said 100/., to have again the same lands, &c. To John Foster and Johanne his wife (the daucrhter of Sir Thomas and Elizabeth Cooke) he bequeaths all that his tenement called the " Cok," lying in and on the north side of Cornhill, in the parish of St Peter and in ward of Lime Street, with remainder in default of heu's &c He also wills that the said Sir Ralph Jocelyn, knt , have and hold for his life the manor of "Chaldowell," in the county of Essex, ^x., and after the decease of Sir Ralph the said manor to remain to Sir Thomas and Elizabeth Cooke for term of their lives, and after their decease to remain to Philip their son and his heirs, &c., with provisions for remainder in default of heirs, &c. He also beciueaths to Sir Thomas and Elizabeth Cooke, for term of their lives respectivelv, his place called "Belle hous," and the place called "Appultons," "Porters' ffee," and "Boyeles," in the county of Essex with all his meadows, &c. at Stratford Langthorn, which he had before assigned and delivered to the said Sir Thomas Cooke the same to remain after the decease of said Sir 1 homas Cooke'and Elizabeth his wife unto Thomas, William, and John, their sons, each taking his third part, &c., &c. This will was proved at Lambeth, the 8th day of :\ray, 1469. Returning to TnOMAS Cooke, it appears that in 1453 (five vears after Malpas became alderman, and three years after Jack Cade's rebellion), he was elected as Sheriff; three years later he was chosen as Alderman of the Ward of Vintry; and in the C 2 12 ALDERMAN PHILIP MALPAS AND ALDERMAN SIR THOMAS COOKE, K.B. 13 year 1462-3 he filled the office of Lord Mayor. At the time of the coronation of Elizabeth, Queen of Edward IV., in May 1465, Cooke was created a knight of the Bath, and the same honour was also conferred upon the then Lord IMayor, Ralph Jocelyn (brother-in-law to Cooke and ancestor of the Earl of Koden), and some other citizens. Sir Thomas Cooke was evidently a man of considerable wealth, and in high favour at Court. In 1467 he began to build a mansion called Gidea Hall, near Romford in Essex, and obtained a licence for fortifying and embattling it ; but on account of his subsetiuent misfortunes he completed only the front, the remainder being built by one of his descendants.* The tyranny exercised by Edward IV. against those persons whose riches held out a temptation to visit them with the sus- picion of a connection with the House of Lancaster is the subject of severe reprehension by the old historians, and Sir Thomas Cooke was a notable victim. In 1467 he was impeached of high treason, at the instance of one Hawkins, who, having some years previously requested a loan of him of one thousand marks, upon good security, Sir Thomas answered that he would first know for whom it was and for what intent ; when, understanding it was for the use of Queen ^Margaret (wife of Henry VI.), he told Hawkins that he had no goods that he could convert into money without too much loss, and refused to lend even a hundred jiounds ; but at the request of tlie Ladv Mar^^aret, sister to the King, he was admitted to bail. No sooner, however, had that royal lady left England, to be married to Charles Duke of Burgundy, than Cooke was again arrested, and sent to the Tower, his eftects seized by Lord Rivers, the Queen's father, then Treasurer of Enirland, and his wife com- mitted to the custody of the then Mayor. Sir Thomas was shortlv after tried at Guildhall and acquitted. But on his ac- quittal he was sent to the Bread Street Conq)ter, and from thence to the King's Bench, and was there kept until he paid £8,000 to the King and £800 to the Queen. His wife, on regaining possession of his house after acquittal, " found it in very evil plight, for the servants of Lord Rivers * Lysoua's E-acirvnSy vol. It. p. 186. and of Sir John Fagge (then Under-Treasurer), had made havoc of what they listed. Also at Gidea Hall, Essex, they had de- stroyed the deer in his park, his conies and fish, and spared not brass, pewter, bedding, nor all they could carry away ; for which never a penny was gotten back in recompense.''* It is stated by Fabyan and the other chroniclers that Lord Rivers and his wife the Duchess of Bedford obtained the dis- missal of Chief Justice Markham from his office, for having determined that Cooke was not guilty of treason. The City Records show that, on the 21st November, 1468, Sir Thomas Cooke was discharged from the office of alderman, on the King's mandate, and that he was reinstated in October of the following year. On the temporary restoration of Henry VI., ni a 1 ariia- ment which met on the 26th of November, 1470, and of which he appears to have been a member, Cooke " put in a byll into the comon house to be restoryd of the lord Ryuers, and other occacioners of his trouble," lands to the sum of 22,000 marks of " whiche he had good comfort to haue ben allowyd of King Henry if he had prosperyd."t " And the rather " (adds the chronicler) '^ for y^ he was of the comon house, and therewith a man of great boldnesse of speke and well spoken, and syngulerly wytted and well reasoned."t As King Henry's restored rule was but of short duration, it is clear this appeal met with no success. In the beginning of the following year, 1471, "the mayer" (Sir John Stockton) "feryngethe retourne of kynge Edwarde, fayn hym svke, and so kept his house a great season, all which tyme sir Thomas Cooke, whiche thenne was admytted to his former rome, was sette in his place, and allowyed for his deputie, whiche tourned after to his great trouble and sorowe "§ Edward ^it^ return * There is a feminine ring about this passage that makes one fancy the lanjiuage that of Lady Cooke herself. t Fabyan's CAronfVZf, p. 660. + The early and the modem historians appear to have been alike appalled b> the%actthat there has never been any but a very imperfect index to the Guild- hall papers. 1 rejoice to say that I carried an inquiry on this subject m the Court of Common Council, and I believe ver>- important information will be, as a consequence, obtainable on the report of the Committee. § Fabyan's Chronicle, p. 660. ') u ALDERMAN PHILIP MALPAS AND ALDERMAN SIR THOMAS COOKE, K.B. 15 and resumed possession of tlie throne in the month of April, and Sir Thomas Cooke, attempting flight by leaving this country for France, was taken by a ship of Flanders, and his son and heir with him, and so set there in prison many days, and lastly was delivered up to King Edward. It is also said that the goods of Sir Thomas Cooke were again seized, and his wife put forth, and commanded to be kept at the mayor's.* How long this state of things lasted, and what events happened to Cooke subse(iuently, I have not been able to trace ; but it is clear from the amount of property he died possessed of, that, though he may have been heavily fined, he was not reduced to poverty. When u[)on the death of Edward IV. Richard Duke of Gloucester made known his ambitious designs upon the throne, we are told that the Duke of Buckingham was sent into the city to deliver an oration to the assembled"citizens in their Guildhall, in order to incite them to favour Richard's projects. In this speech Buckingham dwelt on topics which he knew would come home to the feelings of those whom he was addressing, and amongst other subjects he spoke with much force of the injuries which Sir Thomas Cooke had sustained at the hands of the late King. The following extract from the account handed to us of the duke's speech on this subject may not be deemed uninteresting: '' What Cooke," he exclaims, *' your owne worshipful neighbour, alderman, and maior of this noble citie ! who is of you so either negligent that he knoweth not, or so forgetful that he remembreth not, or so hard-hearted that he pittietli not that worshipful man's losse? What speake we of losse? His vtter spoile and vndeserued destruction, onelie for that it hapned those to fauonv him whome the prince fanoured not.i * rah)'an's Chronicle, p. 0C2. . , „. . , . , t Does this point to any special friendship with the Earl of ^^ arwuk (the kin<'-maker)? A nioflern writer expresses his surprise at the influence the earl exercised in the Citv. May not this have hecn through Sir Thomas Cooke ? Hud Warwick anything to do with Cooke's negociations with Jack Cade ? We know that when Warwick quarrelled with Edward IV. and l.rought hack Henry VI Cooke was nia.le acting Lord Mayor. It is probable that it the Cor- poration decide upon a careful scrutiny of the City archives many interesting facts relative to the History of England during the Wars of the Roses will he brought to light. I sincerely hope that the attention of Mr. II. T. Riley may be directed to this subject. Ii I We need not (I suppose) to rehearse of these anie mo by name, sith there be (I doubt not) manie heere present, that either m them- selues or in their nijrh friends hauc knowne as well their goods as their persons greatlie indangered either by feigned quarels or small matters aggreeued with heinous names. And also there was no crime so^great of which there could lack a pretext. 1 or sith the kincr, preuenting the time of his inheritance, attemed the crown by battell, it sufficed in a rich man for a pretext ot treason to haue beene of kinred, or aliance, neer fannhantie, or lecrier acquaintance with any of those who were at ante time the king's enimies, which was at one time or other more than halte the°relme. Thus were neither your goods in suretie, and yet they brought your bodies in ieopardie."* Sir Thomas Cooke died in 1478. By his testament and last willf dated the 15th April 1478, after the preliminary bequest of soul to God, &c. &c., he desires his body " to be buried wm the Churche of the ffreres Augustynes, sett w^in Bradstrete ^\ arde of londoii, on the south side bitwene the two piUers m the thirde vpmost Arche of stone exopposite the grave and monument ot William Edward, Aldreman, late mayre and grocer of london; and for his tomb to be made of stone he bequeaths 20 marks. He also desires 16 poor men to attend his burial with 12 torches and 4 -reat tapers of wax, but without " any manner of curious hers o "candlesticks," and each of the said poor men to have 20d. and a " c^own clothe of blake frise or lynyng;" he also mstructs his executors to desire and pray the mayor and aldermen to be at his burial and month's mind, and describes himself as a parishioner of the parish of St. Peter le Poer, to the altar of which parish church he bequeaths 13.. 4.d. for duties forgotten, &c., and to the repair of the body of same church 10.. To each of the iour orders of Friars in London, viz , Augustines, Minors, and the Black and White Friars, to say "Placebo and Dirige " withm the church of the Augustin Friars on day of his burial, to each order 20s. To the Friars of Chelmsford, Maldon, and every order of Friars of Colchester, 20.. to each order, to sing " Placebo • Holiushed's Chronicle, vol. iii. p. 3'Jl. ■j- I'rerog. Reg. 3G Wattis. / V ^ 16 ALDERMAN PHILIP MALPAS AND ALDERMAN SIR THOMAS COOKE, K.B. 17 and Dirige by note " the day of his burial and month's mind, and three days next after tlie same, and also on the morning following mass of Requiem by note. To the Grey Friars of Ailesbury 405., on condition that they keep an obit yearly for 20 years in their church for his soul, the soul of John ^laldy, William Thurston, and all christian souls. He also bequeaths 10/. for prayers to be said every Sunday at St. Paul's Cross in London, yearly for a space of six years; also 3Z. for prayers to be said at St. Mary Si)ittal, the three preaching days in Easter week, for a term of 20 years next ensuing his decease ; then follows a bequest of 6s. every month for a term of five years next after his decease, to be bestowed in bread among the poor prisoners of Newgate, Marshal - sea and King's Bench, to pray for his soul and the soul of Thomas Bassett, &c., and 5 marks to such person or persons as the Prioress and nuns of St. Helen's within Bishopsgate are indebted to, on condition that the said Prioress and convent on the day of his decease and month's mind, within their church, sing " Placebo and Dirige," &c. for his soul, &c. To Sympkin Ludbroke of London, draper, he bequeaths 5 marks, and to his chaplain Sir Robert 4 marks. He also bequeaths to William Taillour his servant 4 marks. To Robert Whittingham his servant 40s., and to John Vale his servant 50/. of the best debts owing to him, &c. He also bequeaths to six poor men such as should be blind and lame and not dwelling in his "rentf in the blak Ale," for a term of 90 years next ensuing after his decease, every Sunday Id. each, and also that the said poor men and others after them in their stead, each of them to have "bi himself an hous bi the grounde nexte the streete of tho" his "rentf and tenement^ sett in blak Alee a foresaide, in the pish of Allhallowes in the Walle in Bradstrete Warde of London a foresaide," to have and to hold the said six tenements during their lives without any rent or charge, and he further desires this bequest to take effect the Sunday eight weeks after his month's mind, &c., and he desires Thomas of Kente and Godfrey, late his servants, to have the preferment or choice of the said six houses, and to the said Thomas he bequeaths 20s. His manual book, and all his mass books, bibles, portuscs, saulters, vestments, chalices, corporales, sepultures, altar cloths, and curtains, he desires to remain in the custody of Philip his son, to the intent that he deliver them to John or William his brothers, or either of them who shall happen to be a priest, without any delay the day next before he shall sing his first mass. After his burial and all his debts paid, he bequeaths the residue of all his goods, &c. &c., whatsoever, to be divided into three equal parts. The first part to Elizabeth his wife, the other part to Philip his son, and the third part to be equally divided between John and William his sons, when they arrive at the age of 24 years, &c. &c., with a provision for remainder in event of John and William being priests or dying without issue. To Thomas Rotherham, Lord Chancellor and Bishop of Lincoln, he bequeaths his best " standing Cupp coued gilt ;" and to William Edward, Alderman, to be one of his executors, 10 marks. He also bequeaths 10 marks each to John Vavasour of the Temple, gentleman, and John Hawe* of London, gentleman, and he makes and ordains his son Philip, William Edward, John Vavasour, John Hawe, and Humfrey Howarden, his executors, the last mentioned also to have 10 marks ; and for their overseer he appoints the said Lord Chancellor. He then directs his executors after his decease to grant to the Prior and convent of the Augustin Friars an annuity of 40s. yearly of the issues of the place in which he was then dwelling, and of all his other tene- ments in the parish of St. Peter le Poer, to have and to hold the same from the day of his decease for a term of 90 years ; that the said prior and convent, &c., suffer his grave and tomb to be made within their said church, and so to remain for ever, the said prior and convent keeping and observing an obit for his soul, &c. «S:c., in their said church every year for 90 years. To Philip his son and his assigns for term of his life he bequeaths all that his "Chaumbre and Stuif of Chamberyng thereto bilongyng, which that nowe I occupie and lye ynne my silf, w* my ij Studies and Countyng houses thereto annexed. Also ij other of my Chambres. whereof oon is w' a Chapell next adioynyng to my saide Chapellf, on the same side stretching Este and Weste, and abuttith vpon the south toward the grete place late myne, and nowe bilongyng to * (?) Sheriff of London, 16 Hen. VII. 1500. t (?) Chambre. D I. 18 ALUEllMAN rillLir MALPAS AND ALDERMAN SIR THOMAS COOKE, K.B. 19 Robert Hardyng, goldesmyth, in the pish " of St. Peter le Poer, &c., with free access to and from the same. The residue of his said dwelling place from the day of his month's mind to remain to Elizabeth his wife for term of her life, with remainder after her decease to his son Philip, &c. To his wife Elizabeth he also bequeaths for term of her life his " grete place," with tenements and appurtenances, in the parish of St. Margaret Lothbury, and also his place culled " grene gate," * &c., in the parish of St. Andrew Cornhill, on the condition that the said Elizabeth, nor any one on her behalf, do not vex or annov his executors, &c., with reference to the distribution of his property, and after her decease the same to remain to Philip his son, &c. &c. To Philip his son he leaves the brewhouse of the Swan, in the parish of St. Botolpli without " Aldrichgate," and to the said Philip and his heirs, after the death of said Elizabeth, he bequeaths all his places and tenements, &c., in the })arish of St. Andrew Coinhill and Lime Street, formerly belonging to Philip jMalpas, and to the said Philip he also leaves his brewhouse called the Garland, &c. in the parish of St Andrew Eastcheap, and also his place called the Wharf in the parish of St. Botolpli Billingsgate, also his two shops in the parish of St. Magnus, and his tavern and brewhouse called the Bear and Dolphin in the parisii of St. Olave and St Mary iVIagdalen in Southwark, and also his lands, &c., in Whitchurch, in the county of Chester, and in the county of Surrey, with provision for remainder in event of failure of heirs to Philip, &c. To John Vale his servant he bequeaths an annual rent of 4/. for term of his life, to issue out of his places in the parish of St. Helen's and " St. Albourgh"t within Bishopsgate Ward, and further directs that all the said places and the residue of all his tene- ments called " black Alee," to remain wholly to Philip his son during the end and term of an indenture made to him for certain years, &c. under the seal of the Prioress and convent of St Helen's ; tiien follows provision for remainder, and conditions respecting same if Philip die without heirs. He also bequeaths to John Forster and Johanne his wife (whom he describes as his daughter) all those his tenements which sometime belonged to John Maldy, * Inherited from Philip Mtilpas. f St. Ethelburga. &c. in the parish of St. Olave, against the Endge House .n Souri^- „ark, and after the deeease of Ehzabeth h>s w.fe all those h,s Le^ents, &c., in the parish of St Swith.n, m ^onlon &c. J Philip his son, and his heirs, he leaves his manor of G dea or Geddv Hall and Easthouse, &c. with all the ploughs, carts &c. , and L all his mills, tenements, &c., in the F-f- »' forn- church and Romford, in Essex, also his manor caUe Bedford ; and his place called " Revles,"* and h,s place called Tdehous, II his manor of Reden Court, and his places and — n s c^ed "Actonvs" and " frethes," &c. in the parish of Hornehurch , alst rmanorof " Haughannes, and his place called " Martynes,' ftl parishes and to.l of " Chigwell, Lambourn. Hetunbo.se^ Stapilforde Abbat, and a brigge,"t in the county of Ess w.h nro vision for remainder in default of issue of said Plnhp. He also bequeaths unto said Philip his manor called " Maudelen Lr-'and his Limekyln, &c., at Stifford Bridge, in the county of Essex To Aluere Cornebourght he bequeaths his tenement called '■' Willotys" (in which Bernardo Tilemaker is described as then dwelling), on condition that he pay his executors 5?. and also discharge his heirs for ever of all quit-rents going out of his manor of Gidea Hall, or otherwise the said tenement to remain to Philip his son. , He also wills that his executors make or cause to be made to the vicar and wardens of the church of St. Nicholas of W.tham in the county of Essex, a lawful estate in fee for evermore o all those his tenements called "ffresles" in the parish of ^ > ha" . to yearly keep and hold an obit in said church for i.s soul, &c. and the souls of Thomas Bassett, John Debenham, John Maldy, and William Thurston, ic. &c. To Philip his son he also be- aueaths his place called the Bell and the Angel, in ^ewland, n W tl am and also his places called Pages and the Mote &c., in I tSi. and town of W itham, and also in the towns of " Revise Crekng, Falbo'n, and Brakstede," in the county of Essex, w th remainde; to William his son, if Phihp die without issue ; and if • (?) Ncrles. 1 1:C;:'S'n,bn.gh, ». (^.ys, in .he parish of Ron,foM, died 1496. * ■ d2 *- \ 20 ALDERMAN PHILIP MALPAS AND ALDERMAN SIR THOMAS COOKE, K.B. 21 William die, then remainder to Thomas Downe (whom he describes as his nephew) and his heirs for evermore. To Jolm his son and his heirs he bequeaths all that his great place called the Swan in Brentwood, in the county of Essex, and all other his tenements, lands, &c., in the town and parish of Brentwood. The said John to have, to him and his heirs, after decease of Elizabeth his wife, all that his manor of Belhouse, and his places called " Morells " and "Boyeles," and his lands called " Tyleherstcs," &c., in the county of Essex ; and also all his rent of assize and quit rent called Porter's Fee, in the county of Essex, with provision for remainder in event of John dying without heirs. To William his son and his heirs, when he is of lawful age, he bequeaths all his places and tenements in the town of Colchester, in the county of Essex ; and also his fishing wears within the Colne Water, between St. Osyth's and Colchester ; also all that his beer-house between the " Forthe of Stratford Bow and Stratford Lang- thorn," in the parish of Witham, in the county of Essex ; also all his messuages and tenements in the parish of Eastham. And to the said William and his heirs, after the decease of Elizabeth his wife, he bequeaths his place called " Appultones," &c. in the parish of Chigwell : also all his meadows, &c., in Stratford Langthorn, &c., which late belonged to Philip Malpas, &c. He also wills and ordains that all his ifeoffees enfeoffed to his use of his lands, &c., in the towns of "Erehith, Lesnes, Maideston, Loose ffcrte, Bough- ton Monchesey, Redmersh^m, Bapchilde, Milstede," and in the hundred of Middleton, or in other places in the county of Kent, shall make estate thereof to such persons as his executors shall require, and that the said estates be sold, and the proceeds to be applied in ])ayment of his debts, &c. &c. This will was proved at Lambeth the 1st day of June, 1478. Although it is not my intention in this paper to enter into the history of the several eminent men of the past and present day who derive their descent from Philip ^lalpas and Sir TJiomas Cooke, still, as the matter will, I have no doubt, be of consider- able interest to genealogists, I have added liereto a pedigree of the Cooke familv, in addition to the following abstract of the will of Sir Anthony Cooke, the father of the Ladies Burghley, Bacon, and Russell. r^ ^ ^c Sir Anthony Cooke, great-grandson of Sir Thomas Cooke, as will be seen by the pedigree, died Uth June and was buned 21st June, 1576, at Romford. By his last will and testament, dated 22nd May, 1576, he describes himself as " Anthonye Cooke of Guydyhall in Haveringe, knight." He desn^es Ins body to be buried at Romford. To his son Richard, his " daugh er Burleighe," his " daughter Bacon," his - daughter Russell, his *.- daughter Killegrewe," and his son William, he leaves to each a legacy of silver plate. He also bequeaths to his son Richard all his household stuff, &c., at Gidea HaU and Bedfords, &c. Of his books he bequeaths two Latin books and one Greek book to each of his daughters, and the residue to his son Richard and Anthonv his son. Also he bequeaths to Richard and \\ illiam his sons jointly the lease for the term yet to come of his farm at Minster, in the Isle of Thanet, with all stock and catt e. To his son Richard he bequeaths 200/. and to his son Wd ham 500/ He appoints the Right Hon. Sir Nicholas Bacon, knt. Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England, the Right Hon. the Lord Bur-hley, Lord Treasurer of England, and his two sons Richard and William Cooke, his executors; and to the Lords Bacon and Burghlev he bequeaths 200/. each for their pains. All the residue of his goods he bequeaths to Richard Cooke his son. Then follows his last will and testament of all his lands, &c. T. his son William Cooke and his wife he bequeaths the manor of " Mawdlyn Laver," " Marshallesburie," " Haughaims, and - Wythers," 'in the county of Essex, with such remainders as was covenanted between himself and Lady Grey upon the marriage of his said son William. To his daughter-in-law, the wife of his son Richard, he bequeaths for the term of her life the manor of Chadwell, &c., and the manor of Reden Court in Havering, both in the county of Essex, in full recompense of all jointure and doWer, &c. To his son Richard and his heirs male he bequeaths all the residue of his lands, with provision lor re- mainder in default of heirs. ♦ Trerog. Reg. lU Daughtry. 22 ALDERMAN PHILIP MALPAS, &C. This will is signed " Anthonie Cooke, 9th June, 1576," from which 1 infer that it was not signed till some time after it had been drawn up. The witnesses to the signature being W. Burgh- ley; Gabr. Goodman, Dean of Westminster ; W.Cooke; George Harrison, notary; Richard Cooke's wife; Henry Killegrewe's wife ; and John Escott. To the will is appended a schedule of legacies, as follows : To Ladv Oxford, 50/. To Lord Leicester, the choice of two stal- lions out of Havering Park. To Robert Cecil, 20/. To Eliza- beth Cecil, 20/. . To his daugliter Killegrewe, 60/. To Anthony Bacon, 20/. To Francis Bacon, 20/. To Edward Hoby, 10/. To Thomas Posthumus Hoby, 10/. To Marie Cooke, three " Portigues." To Anne Cooke, three " Portigues."* To Anne Killegrewe five " Portigues." To his cousin Skinner 10/. and to his cousin Ogle 5/. To John Escott his servant, 3/. 5s. 8d. To Edward Davie his servant, 3/. To Richard Howell his servant, 3/. To every of the three servingmen in his household at the time of his death, 405. each. To every other " hinde," woman servant, and boy, being to the number of fifteen in his household at the time of his decease, 20s. each, ; buried in the church of the Crutched Friars, near the Tower of London. COOKE. Sanders, Esl)ire ; living 1517. 1 Richard Cooke of i{eden-Court, co. Essex ; living 1517. T T Marv. living 1517. Willia'n Copley .^Beatrix died 14 Jan.= first ausband. 1554 ; bu. at Shelford, CO. Notts. ^Nicholas Rawson. son of Alured Rawson, of Aveley, co. Es>ex. Anthony Cooke, living 1517. Beatrix, dan J. Richard Cooke, Fsquire. of Gidea Hall ;— Anno, dau of John Cawn- High Steward of the Liberty of Havering I ton, Ewiuire. of London; atte liowcr; died 3 and buried 12 of Oct. buried at Romford 25 Sept. 1.579, at Romford, aged 48. 1017. Sir Anthost Cooke. Knight, of (5i.lea Hall ; born 1504 ; High Steward of the Liberty of Havering atte Bower ;=T=Anne, dau. of Sir Willi.in FitzwiUiam, Knight, of Gains Park, in Theydon Gernonco Essex ; Preceptor to Edward VI. ; died 1 1 and buried 21 June, 1570. at Romford, aged 72. ! Bread street Ward ; (by his wife Ann, dau. of John Hawe. hhenft 1500). -1 ~ . "I rn Alderman of Beatrix, wife to . . , Cooke ; living 1517. Mary, unmarried 1517. Catherine, wife to Richard Ogle. Anne, wife to Sir Micliael Stanhr p^. Great Ilford. co. Essex. 2. William Cooke. Esquire, second son,; of St. Martin's in the Fields, London ; boni at Romford ; died 14, bur. 19 May, 1689, in St. Martin's Church. Frances, dau. of I.onl John (irey. of Pirgo in Havering, co. Essex, (brother to the Duke of Sutt'olk) ; mar. at Rom- ford -IH Aug. 15C9; bur. at St.Martin's, 30 Jan. 1008. — r-i Edward Cooke, died before 1570. Anthony Cooke, died of the sweat- ing sickness before 1555. a. William Cecil.^ Lord Burgliley, Lord High I rea- surer of England, uiar. 1540. 1. Mildred, born 1526; second wife Sir Nicholas Bacon. Lord Keei)er=i=2. Anne. bo. 1.528; second to Lord Burglil--y; died 1589; bur. of ihe Great Seal of Engfand, wife to Sir Nicholas Bacon in St. Nicholas Chapel, Westmin- (brother to James Bacon, Alder- bur. at St. Michael's, St. ster Abbey, ag(d 63. man of Aldersgate Ward, Sheriff Alban's. 1508). T 3. Katlierine, wife to Sir Henry Killegrew ; mar. at St. Peter le Poer, London, 4 Nov. 1.505. =p -4^ Sir Thomas Hoby. of Bisham.= first husband ; died 1506. 4.Ebnibeth,=FJoHN Lord Rcsskll, bom 1529. -f second huslmnd. se- cond son of Francis Earl of Bedford. L Sir Anthony Cooke. Kniulit. of Gidea Hall. High "steward of the Liberty of Havering; born about 1559; knighted bv the Earl of Essex in 1.5'.Mi; buried at Romford 28 Dec. 1004. .\vise. dau. of Sir William Waldcsrave. of Smallbridce. CO. Suffolk ;liur. at St. Martin's in the Fields, 6 Oct. 1042. 1 Philijipa, Hercules tMi\iire, ham, CO _!_ wife to Meautvs, of West- Essex. I For Issi'E see B. I — 1. William Cooke, fcapt. at St. Mar- tin's. 21 Scj.t. 1.574, and buried there 5 July, 1579. 1 2. Sir William Cooke. Knight.- .Joyce. s of Downshire, (and descended from Sir Henry Riwe. mercer. Alderman of Cornhi 1 \\ ard, Sheriff 1597", Lord .Mayor of Eoiuioii l(il2; aNo from Sir Thomas Grcsliam.aiid Sir Thomas Rowc, nurccr and .ay lor, who was .\ldcrman of Uisliopsgate Ward, Sheriff 1500, Lord Mayor of London in 1.508). This laily was burnt to deiith at Hatfield Hou.se 27 Nov. I^.Vi. Marquess of Salisbury, K.G. Fitzroy James Henrv Somerset, Field-Marshall, G.C.B., younsest^Emily Harriet, second dan. oi" W illiam Wellesley Pole, son ; commanded the Army in the Crimea ; created Baron Raglan | Earl of Monungton. 20 Oct. 1h52. 4s T" Frances Mary, first wife. dan. and sole heir of Bamhcr Gascovne, Esquire, (and great-grand-daughter 10=;- James Brownlow William Gascoyne Cecil, eighth Earl - Sir Crisp Gascoyne, brewer, Alderman of Vintry Warl. Slicriff 1747, Lord Mayor of London 1752) j and .second Marquess, K.Ci. p.c. D.CL. /f Mary Catharine, second wife, second /fs dau. of fifth Eari of l>c la W arr. Charles Cecil John Manners, sixth and present Duke, K.G. rv-tiJj Cecil, .M.P. for Essex. Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne Cec l. second son. third anon of < ;eoflfrey=f I'hilij.pa, dan. and coheir (first wife .loeelyn, of Sawbrid^eworth. co. Herts); Sherilt U-iH, Lord Mayor of London I to Sir lialph .Jocelyn). 1404 and 1470 ; represented the City in Parliament ; buried at Sawbridgeworth. | _L iiiulit.of (iidea Hall; born 14.')4; livini: 147h. Dublied a Kni^'ht at thc=f Elizabeth, second dan. ami coheir of Sir Henry |l\in-'s entry into London after the Battle of lilaekheatli 17 June, 14U7. | lielknap. Knijihl ; died beiore 1-')17. 1. W illiani Cooke, Es.iuire, of Chi;;well, co. Essex ; - Elizabeth, dau. of William Webb, of St;inford-le-Hope bi.r. at Arkesden, co. Esse.\, l.iOO. -f co. Essex ; bur. at Arkesden 1.J03. Fob Issue sek Ai 3. "1 homas Cooke, died before 1478. .John Cooke, living 147S. Johanna, wife to John Foster ; both li 'ing 1478. Richard Jocelyn, of Fidlers,=j= CO. Essex. T' T ~r lui Cooke. Esquire, of Oidea Hall; died=^Alice (Elizabeth?) dan. and heir of William Uichard Cooke of Mary, livin- Willian Coi.ley, - Ueatri.x died 14 Jan .^Nicholas Hawson. son Anthony Cooke, Sjinders, Es, London ; 111, bur. I'J.May, kurcli. Frances, dau. of Lord John firey. of l'ir;.'o in Havering, co. Essex, (brother to the Duke of Suffolk) ; m.ir. at Itom- ford -js AuLT. 1.50'J; bur. at St. .Martin's, 30 Jan. 1008. — r--i Edw;ird Cooke, died before I57ti. Anthony Cooke, died of the sweat- ing sickness before 1655. A. William (EriL.^r 1. Mildred, born 1.526 ; second wife Sir Nicholas] Lord liurghley. to Lord Burghl.'y ; died 1.5.Hgatc 15(>»). Lord High I rea- snrer of England, mar. 1540. .... ., 1 "^ I, 1-.1.J 1 1 v ..T'"..;,,,. ..if,, t.. <;;.. v;;, Tii,,ii,.i< »i„i,v ni uuiiam i Fii7:ihec. 1551, in the parish of St. Mary Staining. London. This marriage is referred to in a tetrastich U Seal of Engfan.l, w,te to Sir Nudiolas Bacon ; Henry Kdlegrew ; mar ..t first husband , died lobG. | born 1529. ^^J^^ ^'"^ ^ j j„ p^ Haddon's poems; " In nuptias I'odolphi Rouleti et Thorns Hobei; qui duas D. Antonii Coci fihas James Bacon. Alder^ bur. at St. Michaels, St. St. 1 eterle l>oc-r. London, ^ Earl c^ Bedford. duxere uxores eodem die.- Camden, Fuller, Lloyd, Bohn, and Strvpe, ^lio give a fifth daughter. :r>gatc Ward, Slienti Albans. 4 .>o\ . i.mo. -^ '-■»• ^ I — L 1. William Cooke, lajit. at St. Mar- tin's, 21 Sept. 1574. • ir.il buried there 5 . I Illy, 157'J. T 2. Sir William Cooke. Knight,- .loyce, dau. of Hi;;linam, co. (iloucoter ; I of Sir Thomas bapt. 14 Feb. 157H.<,t, at Rom- | Lucy, Knitrht, ford ; bur. at St. Martin's, 4 ] of Charlecote, March, 1010. i co. Warn ick. For IssrE sje C, T-r 3. John Cooke, ba)>t. at St. Mar- tin's, ;iO Oct. 1575; living 1007. 4. l-Alward Cooke, bapt. at St. Martin's, 31 Dec 1570; buried there I'J Sept 15'J1. 1. Anne, bapt. 10 Ot. 1572, at Knnifonl. wife to Ely Wal- wavn,Esn.,of Hellins ; mar at St. -Martin's, 2 July, 1.5'.r.t. 2. .Mildred, bapt. 2< Sept. 1573, at UoiiUoid, wife to Sir Ilenrv Ma\eve; m ir. at St. Martin's. I ,luiie, 1.5'JO. 3. Fia'mes. bajit. it St. .Martiir>, 27 Oct. 1578; wife to Edward Morris. — r~r~\ Anthony Cooke, bapt. at St. Martin s, 23 Sejit. 1583; buried there 10 Feb, I5h7. Thomas Cooke, bajit. at St. Mariin's, 10 Oct. 15s4 ; buried there 5 July, 1.585. Edward, living 1007. I Sir UoBF.RTCECiL.youngest son.— Elizabeth, K.(i.. Cliaiicellor of the I'niver- I dau. of sity of Cambridge, sole .'secretary | Win. Brooke, of State, and afterwards Lord I Lord Cob- Hiirli Ircasurer ; created Earl of I ham. Salisbury, 4 May, 1005. j Anthony liacon. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lr.ncas- ter ; died unmar- ried v. p. Sir Francis Bacon, Knt„ born 22 Jan.=Alice, dau. of Benedict Bamham, draper; 1500-1, Lord High Chancellor; ere- Sherilf of London 1591, elected Aldennan ated Lord Verulam and Viscount St. of Bread Street Ward the same year ; and Alban's ; died .\iiril, 1020, s. p. ; bur. granddaughter to Francis Bamham, Alder- in St. Michael's Church. man of Farringdon Without. Henry Somerset,— Anne, fifth Earl and first only JIarquess of W or- j child, cester. r T" "I — r liniell. Kiii"ht, Chief Justice 2 Sir Hercules Francis Cooke, Knight, High Steward of ihu^Anne, dau. Anne, buried iit Won, ford i8 Aiiril, 1502. llori'ichurTli '25 Sept. Rioii ; Liberty of Haverin;,' atte I'.owcr. co. Es>ex, am! J. P. for the of Be- Alice, bapt. at St. Martui'* 8 July, lo'J.); iSpe. bapt. at St. Martin's 2h Jan. 1501 ; first wile to Sir Robert Cock. Knight. Clerk of the Chest to ^™|;;!^^;^'J^J;^;g;;3:-, •j;:7-bu;i,a at"i:omford second Earl, | of Thomas Howard, first Earl author of A re„tu,y of J.ve.tio.s.in | Sir Wm. Dortner, CO unty, 1634 ; died before Nov. 1001 s.p. resford. buried at Koiiiford 14 Ma . 1500 Kin;; Charles I. ; second wife to Sir . . . . Sydenham, of ... . buried at Romford 20 March. 1050. Elizabc'th. bapt. at Si. .Martin's 1 July. 1.589. ^ 9 July. 10.50. lire ofOideaHall; b.ipt. at St. William Cecil,==Catherine, youngest daughter Edwaru Somerset, second Marquess .=^Elizabetli. dau. of '"'''"'"' "" , - - ' author of -4 rf/,^i//v; o////rc//ri( ; she died 13 July, 1085, having survived her husband 35 years. She had issu.; five sons and one daughter. CliarlesCecil.ViscountCran-=Jane. dau. and cohei,-ess of Henry Somerset tliirdMarquess=Mary,daa^ of ArtliurLonlCapd and widow of H^ Beau- Imnrne. K.B. ob. v. p. James Maxwell, Earl of Dir- letoii in Scotland. [)f Worcester and first Duke of Beaufort. champ, (was descended from Alderman Sir William Capel, Sheriff 1489, and Lord Mayor of London 1503). James Cecil, third Earl, K.(;.=pMargaret, third damrhter of John Manners, eighth I Earl of Rutland. Charles Somerset, Marquess of Worcester, ob. v. p.=,-Hebecca, d;ni. of Sir Josiah Child. Kniglit, of London, and Wanstead, I CO. Essex, sister to liichard Earl Tilney. I — Im'us Cecil fourth Earl. K.G.=f=Frances, dau. and coheir of Simon Bennct. Es(iuire,of Beechampton, co. Bucks, andgrandd.aighter to Mr Thomas Bcnnct. mercer; I Sheriff 1594 and Lord Mayor of London 1003 ; also great-granddaughter to Robert Taylor, Sheiiff of London l.>92. Henry Somerset, second Duke.=p Rachel, sec(nid wife ; second ibnuhlcr ami coheir of Baptist Noel. Earl of Gains! )orongli, (wiis descended from Sir Baptist Hicks, Alderman of Bread Street Ward 101 1). , SCI.(M1U iyUAU.-pl James Cecil, fifth Earl.=pAnne, second dau. and coheiress of Thomas Tufton, sixth Earl of Thanet. Henry Siimerset. t'lird Duke, mar. Frances, only child and heir of S'iscount Scud.imore, ob. s. \>. Charles Noel Somcrset,=f Elizabeth, dau. of John Berkeley, Esqnire, of Stoke Gifford, co. fourth Duke | Gloucester, and sister to Norburne Lord Bottetourt. Charles Fitzroy, second Duke=pHenrietta. of Grafton. K.G. | From this marriage descended the late .\pmiral Fitzeot, the celebrated Meteorologist. James Cecil, sixth F;arl.=pElizabeth. eldest dau. of Edward Keet. Esciuirc. of Canterbury, J and sister to the Hcv. John Keet, Rector of Hatfield. Henry Somerset, fifth Duki.== Elizabeth, dau of Admiral the I Hon. Edward Boscawen. Charles M.inners. fourth Duke— Mary Isabella. of Rutland, K.G. | IsC ■arciuesi •Nil seventh Earl and flrst=FMarv Amelia, scrond dan. of Wills Hill, first Marquess of Downshire, (and descended from Sir Henry Piwe, mercer. Alderman of Cornhill W ard, ^^ 'fn f l' Hzrov James I uess of Salisbury K G I 1507". Lord Mavor of London 1012 ; also from Sir Tlionias Greshani. and Sir Thomas liowe, nicrccr and .aylor, who was Alderman of Bishoi.sgate U ;ird, mhi ; coiniiianae. I Sheriff 1.500, Lord .Mayor of London in l.)0»). This lady was burnt to death at Hattu Id House 27 Nov. I s;!5. .ooct. ls.>-. I . I — Fitzroy James Henrv Somerset. Field-Marshall. G.C.B.. youimest , Emily Harriet, second dau. ol' William Wellesley Pole, 1 the Army in the Crimea ; created Baroii Raglan | Earl of Monungtoii. -ts John Henr\' Manners, fifth Duke,=FElizabeth. dan. of Frederick Howard, K.G. D.C.L. I fifth Earl of Carlisle. J (and great-r'rand-daugliter to=pJames Brownlow William Gascoync Cecil, eighth Earl . Mary Catharine, .second wife, second rd Mayor of London r7.52) | ami second .M.uqiiess, K.(i. p. c. D.C.L. 'fs dau. of fifth Karl of De la Warr. ird and present Marquess of— Georgiana, eldest daimhter of the late Hon. Sir Edward Hall Aldeisoii, j:ustiice-!;rownlow-IIeiiry-(i, !• (J Ml- I Baron of the Exchequer. Cecil, M.P. for Es,sex. CoMi'iLED from the Genealogical Notes of E. J. Sa(.e, Esq. H.irl. MSS. I'.rit. Mus. No. Charles Cecil John Manners, sixth and K;itliarine Louis (ieorgiana, dau. of the late LouD Jo.i.s James Robert Manners. P.C. LL.D. ; M.P. for North Leicester-yJanne.ta dau. of t,^^^^^^^^^^^^ Esquire. Colon.d Marley, C.B. ; tir.st wife. j shire and Chief Commissioner of W orks. J ol Airds, co. KirKcuabrigUt. present Duke. K.(i. )y lie— Gertrude Louisa, fourth dau. of John MildredArabclla-Charlotte. wife to Alexander J. Beresfgrd Hope, Esquire, I second Earl of Elcbm. M.P. for the University of Cambridge. ^ ll.'57,f.23; Ni. 14;i2, 1. Job ; No. 1541, ff. t2b 43; No. 1.542, ff. 8>< -«Hb ; Clutterbuck's ///.s/o/w 0/ //,/(.<, V(d. i. p. 03 ; V,nrU\ i:.rli<,ct 01 VV mgham. Oxenden, John, ) *Renne, Thomas, of Renham. Clyfton, Robert, of Clyfton. ♦Norton, William, of Sheldwych. Forde, Richard, of Penshurst. ' Mildred, the heiress of the family, married John Srott, and carried the estate to him. * He married Jane, daughter of Cooper, (;f Stone. JOHN cade's followers IN KENT. Chamberleyn, John, otherwise ? ^ ^^^^ Farleigh. Smethcote, John, 3 Langley, Walter, of Estry. Wynterborne, William, of EsshetefFord or Wy. Stone, John, Jr. Vaghen, John, of Gravesend. Chertesey, Edmund, of Rochester. Same, of Headcorn. *Culpeper, Richard, of East Farleigh. Cardon, Thomas, and > r. ^, XI i^^ Cly ve. ,, John, J Est, Robert, / f ^i^i^stone. Dyne, Richard, S Tragosse, Thomas, of Boughley. Odyerne, William, of Wittersham. Ridley, Roger, of Canterbury. Culpepyr, John, ) ^^ Goudhurst. * ,, Richard, > *Gylford, John, of Dolling.^ Walleys, William, of Dover. Chymbham, Edmund, of Southfleet. Chertesey, Edmund, of Headcorn. *Bettenham, Robert, of Pluckley. *Brokman, William, and 1 John, >of Assheteford. Godewyn, Hugh, Barbour, William, of Feversham. Payne, John, ( ^^. ^i^reworth. Chamberleyn, Robert, 3 *Cheynewe, James, of Westerham. Downe, John, and ) ^^ ^Vestmalling. Langley, Robert, ) Atte Wood, Hugb, of Yalding. Kelsham, Thomas. Brenchelev, Walter, of Denynden. 27 He married daughter and heir of Worsley, of Sloworthe, and their heiress Margaret married William C-otton. E 2 28 JOHN cade's followers IN KENT. The names of the yeomen are very numerous, and several of them have risen to the rank of gentry, such as the Courthopes, Tonges, Springetts, and Woodgates : whilst some of the old names, such as the Septvans, now lost, were then to be found. It was not a disorganised mob, nor a chance gathering. In several Hundreds the constables duly, and as if legally, sum- moned the men ; and many parishes, particularly Marden, Pens- hurst,' llawkhurst, Northfleet, Bougliton-^Mallierbe, Smarden, and Pluckley, furnished as many men as could be found, in our own (lay, fit for arms. Anv)iig those pardoned are the towns of Caixterbury, Cliatham, Maidstone, Rochester, and Sandwich ; John Browne, the Bailiff of Folkestone, and John Cockeram, the Mayor of the new town of Queenborough ; the constables of the Hundreds of Eastry, Pctliam, Preston, Ringslowe,^ and Wing- ham, in the lathe of St. Augustine ; of Chatham, Gillingham, Hoo, Littlefield, Maidstone, Shamwell, Thwyford, and Wrotham, in tlie lathe of Aylesford ; of Boughton-under-Chart, Long- bridge, Felborough, Milton, and Teynham, in the lathe of Scray ; of Langport, in the lathe of Shepway ; of Dartford, IMackheath, Brondey, Beckeidiam, Codsheath, Lessness, Huxley, and Somer- den, in the lathe of Sutton at Hone. In East Greenwich and Dartford, which were close to the Camp at Blackheath, the wives of many men were included in the pardons, having doubtless entertained the men assembled in arms. In Sussex the Abbot of Battle and the Prior of Lewes partici- pated in the rising;^ but in Kent the only names of ecclesiastics which a})pear are five, viz. : Clerke, John, Parson of the church of Halgeste, in the Hundred of Hoo, in three pardons. Changlc, Thomas, of Yalding. Spencer, Henry, Cha})lain of Cowling. Boteler, John, of Boughton Maliierbe. Penyngtvon, William, Chaplain of Osprynge. > Penshurst, at this time, l)elonge(l to the exiled Duke of Buckingham. 4 One is John Septvans. * iicG poft , where the imnlons for Sussex are given. JOHN cade's followers IN KENT. 29 And two " Holy-water clerkes," being the persons who carried the holv water. Among the occupations are some which mark the transition of the EngHsh language ; thus Butchers, in most parishes, are in others called Fleshers; Cordwainer and Corvesor are used mdis- criminately ; Sonderer, otherwise Baker or New Baker ; Ripiers, who carried the fish to London; Ferrour for farrier, and Putter for the carriers of wood to make charcoal. One notary and one scrivener, are here; one goldsmith, from Maidstone, and one trumpeter, from Holingbourne. The fullers and tanners are also here, and chapmen, haberdashars, drapers, mercers, tadors, and glovers ; chandlers, and wax- and tallow-chandlers ; grocers, spicers, and bakers ; braziers, tinkers, sawyers, carpenters, masons, tilers, thatchers, turners, smiths, coopers, and saddlers ; of barbers, more than a dozen; and brewers, innholdcrs, vintners, and taverners ; a solitary hackney-man, two grooms, and a servant. As might be anticipated in a maritime county, there are ship- men, watermen, and mariners. The manufactures are repre- sented by clothmakers and webbes, or weavers in Smarden and Pluckley. In many parishes the occupations are not given : but the main force consisted of husbandmen and labourers. It is incorrectly stated by Holinshed that the men abruptly withdrew themselves and deserted Cade so soon as they were shown pardons by the Chancellor (Kempe) and the Bishop of Winchester (Waynfleete). The Chronicle of William of Wyr- cester (p. 76 et seq.) gives the correct detail of the negotiation with Cade in the church of St. Margaret Southwark, on the 6th July (the morning after the indecisive fight on London Bridge). Cade is designated John Mortimer in his pardon, which is dated on (IVIonday) the very day of the negotiations, as appears by the Patent Roll. On the same day are dated the pardons for John Robynson, William Bygge, Simon :Morley, and John Swayn, of the city of Canterbury ; but the remainder of the pardons bear date the following day (Tuesday), 7 th July. The number of names entered on the Patent Roll shows that accurate muster-rolls must have been kept ; and the appearance 30 JOHN cade's followers IN KENT. of the same parisli in different parts of the roll may indicate that the persons took part in the two different parts of the rising, for two parts there were. Kent had been discontented in the early part of the year 1450. Thomas Cheyney, a fuller, of Canterbury, " calling himself an heremite cleped Bleiv-berd,'' had been taken on 9th February, at Canterbury, for raising a rebellion.' He was executed, and his head ordered to be sent to that city; but so great was his popu- larity, that the sheriffs of London had much difficulty in convey- ing it, "as unneth any persones durst nor wolde take ui)on hem the caridge," ^ for doubt of their lives. The Duke of Suffolk was taken off Dover on 2nd May, and killed. Lord Say, who lived at Knole, was Lord Lieutenant ; his son-in-law, William Crowmer, was Sheriff, and the threats they held out against the " Conunons of Kent" brought matters to a crisis. I give the several dates from the Chronicle of William of Wyrcester, Whitsunday was on 24th I\Iay, and in that week the insur- rection of the commons of Kent alone began. On 1st June, the camp was fixed at Blackheath ; on Sunday, 7th, the King came to London, and on 11th set out against the rebels. But they had decamped in the night, and retired to Sevenoaks. They were followed by two Staffbrds, who, with twenty-four followers, were killed at Sevenoaks. The King then went to Kenilworth. At the end of the month, Cade and his followers were joined by strong contingents from Sussex and Surrey. They made a second march to Blackheath. On Friday, 3rd July, they entered London city, and were met by a good number from Essex. On 4th, James Fynes, Lord Say, was beheaded at the Standard in Chepe and his son-in-law, Crowmer, without Aldgate. The citizens were pillaged, and on the night of Sunday, 5th July, they rose and fought Cade and his men on London Bridge. On the morning of the 6th began the negociations with Cade for " a charter of pardon from the King /or t/iem all;" but as a preliminary, Cade insisted and obtained the acceptance by the ' Stowe's Annals, p. 388. * Ellis' Letters, scr. 2, vol. i. p. 115. JOHN cade's followers IN KENT. 31 Chancellor and Bishop Waynfleet of the Bill of Petitions, which had been refused by the Privy Council. The complaints of the commons of Kent comprised fifteen heads ; they are printed at lenrrth in Stowe's Annals, p. 388, and the following are the par- ticular grievances of the county : — " 1. It is openly noysed that Kent should be destroyed with royall power, and made a wild forest, for the death of the Earl of Suffolke, of which the commons were never guilty." And, after complaining that the King lived on his commons, whilst his ow^n revenues were held by other men ; that the lords of the royal blood had been put out of his presence,^ and other mean persons of low^er nature exalted to be of his Privy Council; that the stuff and purveyance for the King's household had not been paid for ; that people were impeached and indicted to have grants obtained of their land; that divers poor people and commons of the realm, having perfect title to their land, had that title impeached and could not pursue their right ; that the King's lands in France had been alienated : and requiring that the traitors who did it should be punished : they say : — "8. Collectors of the 15 peny in Kent be greatly vexed and hurt in paying great sums of money in the Exchequer to sue out a writ called Quorum nomina, for allowance of the Barons of the Ports, which now is desired that hereafter in the lieu of the collectors the Barons aforesaid may sue it out for their ease at their own costs." '^ And then, having complained of the excessive surety or bail taken by the sheriffs ; and of feigned indictments against simple and poor people that use not hunting; and of the returns of amerciaments called "the Green Waxe," without summons or warning ; they proceed : — ' In his own requests Cade expressly names the exiled Duke of York. » This was a writ to prove the exemption of the Barons of the Cinque Ports resident within the county parishes from liability to contribute to the subsidies. 32 JOUN CADE S FOLLOWEliS IN KENT. " 12. The ministers of the Court of Dover, in Kent, vex and arrest divers people through all the shire, out of castle-ward, passing bands (bounds) and liberty used of old time, by divers subtle and untrue means and actions falselv feined, taking ijreat fee at their lust, in great hurt of the people in all their shiro of Kent. '* 13. The people of the said shire of Kent may not have their free election in the choosing of kniiihts of the shire, but letters have been sent from divers estates to the great rulers of all the country, the which enforceth their tenants and other people by force to choose other persons than the conmion will is.^ " 14. Whereas knii^hts of the shire should choose the Kinc's collectors indifferently, without any bribetaking; they have sent now late to divers j)ersons, notifying to them to be collec- tors, wliercupon gifts and bribes be taken, and so the collector's office is bought and sold extortionously at the knights' lust.- " 15, The people be sore vexed in costs and labour, called to the sessions of peace in the said shire, appearing from the furthest and uttermost parts of the west into the east, the which causeth to some men five days' journey ; whereupon they desire the said appearance to be divided into two parts,^ the which one part to appear in one place, another part in another place ; in relieving of the grievance and intolerable labours and vexations of the said people." Cade also charged Stc})hen Slegg, who was the sheriff in the previous year (1449), William Isle, who twice represented the county, and Robert Est, as being extortioners. This is not the place to comment on the political importance of ' The rijjht of election for counties, which, like the election of coroners, had been in all the freeholders, had been limited, by an Act of this reifrn, 8 Hen. VI. 0. 7 (14;?()), to freeholders who could expend lO.v., equivalent to &.2{) now. ' James Fynes and William Crownier had been members, the latter in two parliaments. ^ A like complaint of the inconvenience of the Sussex County Courts was remedied by Act 19 lien. VII. c. 24, and they were to be held in West Sussex and East Sussex alternately. I JOHN cade's followers IN KENT. 33 the demands made, nor can we now judge of the accuracy of the complaints ; all that I need remark is the wide difference between them and the travestie of them given by Shakspeare. On receiving pardons, the main body of the commons dis- persed, but Cade alleged that the pardons were insufficient with- out the sanction of Parliament (they are undoubtedly tested at Westminster, wdiere the King was not), and persuaded a remnant of his followers to remain in arms. He retired with them to Rochester, having previously sent there the plate, jewels, and money which had been taken during the rising. They failed in an attack upon Queenborough castle, which was success! Jly defended by Sir Roger Cliamberleyn^ and two men. Geoffry Kechyn and another, called " Capitaignes Boucher," were taken ; and a third, William Parmenter, also calling himself " a captain of Kent," with other principals, were placed in the custody of Thomas Waryn, and then sent to the castles of Windsor and Winchester.- In the Act of attainder^ passed in the Parliament held at Westminster, on the 9th November following, Cade is described as having levied war subsequently to his pardon,* viz., at South- wark, on the 8th July, at Deptford and Rochester, on the 9th, and also at Rochester and elsewhere, on the 10th and 11th July. The King's proclamation was issued on the 10th July; the assumed name of Mortimer used in the pardon of the 6th was dropped; he was called John Cade, and a reward of 1000 marks ^ was offered for him ; and a further reward of 5 marks for any of those who should from that day forth accompany him. In fact, "disf^uised in a strange attire, he privily fled into the wood country, beside Lewes in Sussex, hoping to escape." He was pursued by Alexander Iden, the new sheriff of Kent, and by " others with him," and not alone. On what day they came up with Cade at Heathfield, is not clear ; in the Chronicle « As a reward he received a payment in the following year. See Devon's Issue Roll, p. 471. "' l^'i^l- ^'- » The remainder of this portion down to the names at p. 40 Avas printed in vol. 18 of the Sussex Archaeological Collections. * 29 lien. VI. c. 1. * Not crowns as Shakespeare has it. 34 JOHN cade's followers IN KENT. published by the Camden Society ,i in 1850, it is stated that lie was wounded " unto the dethe, and take and carried in a cart toward Londoun, and be the way deide." By the loth July, 1450, Iden and his aiders had brought the dead body to the council ; on that day the King ordered the Treasurer and Cham- berlains of his Excho(iucr,- out of the goods, Jewells, and chattels which had come to their hands, and over which Cade's servants had quarrelled, to deliver the 1,000 marks in money to the use of Iden, and of " the said personcs that brought the body."'^ The King gave £20, of his own special grace, to John Davy, for the good services rendered by him in taking " that great traitor and rebel, who called himself John IVIortymer, at Hefeld," in Sussex. His head was stuck on London Bridge, with the face towards Kent, and his body quartered. One quarter was sent to Black- heath; a second to Norwich, where the Bishop (Walter Harp) was supposed to favour the cause of the Duke of York ; a third to Salisbury; and the fourth to Gloucester, the Abbot of St. Peter's there being also a favourer of the cause.* Two followers of Cade were also beheaded: the quarters of one, Nicholas Jakes, were sent to Chichester, Rochester, Portsmouth, and Colchester ; and those of John Kammesey, wine drawer, to Stamford, Coven- try, Newbury, and Winchester,^ showing how widely spread were the opinions of the " commons of Kent." Iden is called " our trusty and well beloved Alexandre Iden, Shirricf of our countie of Kent," and he also had 20 marks reward, for taking and conducting to the King Robert Spence, " a sworn brother to the great traitor and rebel calling himself John Mortymer." The order of 15tli July further charged the Treasurer and Chamberlains, if there were any person or persons from whom any of the said " goodes, catelles, and juelx as above, by wey of spoiling or robbing, were taken from," and coming to them, • Pa Rot Pari. V. p. 3%. » Ibid. p. 247 A. ' It is curious tliat Robert Poyninfrs' son, Sir Edward r()yiiinyngton, laborer; etalii. " Laurencius Miller, deLenham; et Ricus Miller, de Lynstede, yoman. " Ricus Stydolf, de Westerham, mason ; et Johes atte Welle, de Westerham. " Johes Thorpe et Johes Wybern, constabularij hundr^ de Wroteiiam; ac Thomas Arcall ; acomnesalii hoes infra hundred predictam comorantes. " Johes Rowe de i)arochia de Boxle; Jacobus Burbage ; Jofees Burbao-e ; Hen? Dore ; Robtus Burbage ; Witt Rowe, de Aylys- ford; Edmundus Rowe, de Aylysford ; et Hugo Wode, de Rydyng. " Ricus Forthe, de Strode, yoman ; Witts Petur, et Johes Nortlie de eadem. " Johes Colyer de Mersham, et Ricus Rolf de Kyngyssnoth, constabularii hund' de Langebregge ; et Thomas Chapman, et omnes alii et singuli de hnndredo predicto. " Witts Svmon, de Godni'sham, et Dionisius Bakkc, de Chil- ham, constabularii HUNDR^ DE Felbergh ; Nichus Hylles, de Godmsham, et omnes alii et singuli de hundro et villa predictis. " Witts Foughyll, constabular hundr' de Chart, et Andreas Sprotte, et omnes alii, etc. " Thomas Grymston, et Henr Crompe, constabular hundr' de Molton ; et Stephus Waste, de Stokebery ; ac omnes alii, etc. G 42 JOHN cade's followers IN KENT. " Johnes Godyiiff, constabularius ville de Tunbrigge, yo- man; Joties Partriche, de Tunbrigge, yoman; Johes Tyherst, senior, baker; Johes Hucliyn, constabularius de Heldon, in parochia de Tunbrigge ; et Johes Kypping, constabularius i)E la South Buugh, yoman; ac omnes alii, etc. " Laurencius Mongeham, de parochia de Stone ; et Henf Dobyll, de Wyttersham ; et omnes alii, etc., infra hundh' de OxNEY connnorantes. " Johes Cheyne, de Estchirche in Insula de Shephey, miles, et Johes Symond, de Mynstre in Insula pdca, husbondman ; ac omnes alii, etc., infra insulam, etc. " Goodmannus Durbarre, et Witts atte Towne, constabularij hundr' de Langporte; ac Thomas Bewefrere, de parochia de Hope ; ac omnes, etc. "Stephus Hogge, de parochia de Frithynden, gentilman, et Stephus Norton, de Chart juxta Sutt07i, gentilman ; ac omnes alii de parochiis predictis. "Johes Goolde, de Middilton, gentilman; Ricus Grouehirst, de eadem, gentilman ; et Johes Buntyng, de eadem, gentilman. " Henr Cutbussh, de parochia de Bydynden, yoman ; et Laurencius Heansell, de eadem, yoman ; et omnes, etc., infra parochiam predictam. " Johes Browne, ballivus ville de Folkston ; ac omnes singuU, etc. " Johes Ysaake, de Patrykesbourne, armig; et Witts Attewode, de Brygge, smyth; ac omnes, etc., infra hundred' de Brygge. "Thomas Stobynbury, constabularius hundr' de Lytel- feld; Witts ilcxstall, de Estpekham, armig; Ricus Erkenbold ; et Ricus Bake, de Estpekliam, yoman ; ac omnes alii, etc. " Thomas Gvcwc^Aq Melton juxta Gravesende; Thomas Ballyng, de Gravesende, husbondman ; Thomas Plot, de Gravesende, yoman ; et Johes Laurence, de Melton juxta Gravesende, yo- man. " Rics lilave, de Saundryssh, ac onmes alii infra j)arochiam, etc. " Johes Clerke,' de BongJiton Mendionse, yoman ; Robtus Meryhome, Henr Hunt, ac Ricus Pikenden, ac onmes, etc. ' Memb. 12. JOHN cade's followers IN KENT. 43 « Johes Pastron, Johes Welles, Ricus Shymyng, de parochia de Boxle, ac omnes alii, etc. " Witts Fynne, de E/ith, et Johes Michell, de eadem ; ac omnes alii, etc. " Johes Michell, de Erith, baker. " Ricus Gildeford, de Ilaukeherst, taillour ; Henr Pelham, de Haukeherst, couper; Robtus Mercer, de Haukeherst, carpenter ; Simon Pode, de Haukeherst, carpenter ; et Johes Frenshe, de Haukeherst, laborer ; ac omnes alii, etc. " Robtus Bernes, de Haukeherst, gentilman ; Johes Conge- herst, de Haukeherst, gentilman ; Johes Watte, de Haukeherst, yoman ; Robtus Stonden de Haukeherst, husbondman ; Robtus Foutener, de Haukeherst, parish clerk ; et Laurencius Heansell, de Bydenden, yoman ; ac omnes alii, etc. " Guido Attewode, de Boughton Menclwnse, yoman ; Wil^s Norton, de Boughton ^lenchonse ; Thomas atte Wode ; Henr Purs ; et Guido Gusing, de parochia de Chilham ; ac omnes alii, etc. "Johes Roberd, de Cranebroke, senior, yoman; et Johes Ro- berd, de Cranebrook, junior, gentilman ; ac omnes alii, etc., de villa predicta. "Johes Tothe, de parochia de Chipsiede, junior; Step^us Tothe, de parochia de Chipstede ; et Johes Tommes, de parochia de Chepstede ; ac omnes alii, etc. " Thomas Changle, de Flete, in com Lincoln, alias dictus Thomas Changle, de Ealdyjig, capellanus. " Thos Lawe, de Ealdyng, yoman; Robtus King, de Ealdyng, husbondman; Johes Kyrbill, de Ealdyng, haly waterclerk ; et Ricus Kyrbill, de Ealdyng, laborer. " Witts Edward, de Sandehurst, gentilman ; Thos Heansell, de Ilaukehurst, yoman ; Witts Bocher, de Haukeherst, smyth ; et Thomas ISIercer, de Haukeherst, repyer. " Ricus Sankee, de Seele, yoman, ac omnes alii, etc. " Thomas Heth, de Woolwiche, gentilman ; et Ricus Lovelace, de Byngesdom, gentilman ; ac omnes alii, etc. " Witts Morecok ; Thos Morecok ; Johes Morecok ; et Thos Labe. G 2 44 JOHN cade's FOLLOWEKS IN KENT. " Robtus Xeyte ; Thos Bedinynton; Hugo Frcre; et Witts Bedinjnton, de })arochia de Ilari/tesgam ; as oinnes alii, etc. " J(jhc's Burbage, do JJu.vle, liusbondman ; Nictius Farain, de eadeiii, liusbondman; Kicus Sebris, de eadem, mason; Joties Joce de eadem, mason ; Uicus Manney, de Maijdeston, mason ; Kobtus Burbage, de Boxle, laborer; Johes Faram ; ^\'itts Faram ; et Johes Bance. " liobtus Nee, de parochiade Iloyofesham; et Witts Chamber; ac onmes alii, etc. " Simon Shi})ton, de Wuliciche, yoman ; Robtus Newdegate, de Woolvviche ; et \\'itts Pegge, de Woolwiche ; ac onmes alii, etc. " Wilts Northampton, de Wohviche, gentilman; Thos Atte- wode, de Wohviche, liusbondman ; Johes Kdwyn, de Wol- wiche, husbandman ; Robtus Egell, de Wohviche, boteman ; Johes Frost, de Wohviche, boteman; et Kichus atte Gore, de Wohviche, yoman; ac omnes alii, etc. '* Laurencius Engette, Johes Grene, Johes Crounber, Thomas Engette, Johes Grouehurst, Wilis Colsall, Georgius Warman, Johes Barker, Thomas Clement, Guido Withors, Witts Lambert, et Joties Harry, de parochia de Eicade, husbondmen; ac omnes, etc. " Thomas Sprener, de Melton juxta Gravesendc ; Thomas Grene, de eadem ; Thomas Wattys, de eadem, yoman ; Johes Page, de eadem, yoman ; Johes Hammes, de eadem, harbour ; Robtus Hall, de eadem, laborer; Johes Rede, de eadem, wa?man ; Wilis Flour, de Gravesende, chaundeler ; Thomas State, de Gravesende, yoman ; Thomas Est, de Gravesende, haburdassher ; Johes Baker, de Gravesende, liusbondman ; Witts Sliene, de Gravesende, wat'man ; et Witts Fill, de Grave- sende, carpenter. " Thos. Ha[)puldurf'eld, de Feversham, armig; ac omnes alii, etc. " Joties Gierke, de Kenorchjngton, liusbondman ; Thomas Be- net; Johes Spaget; Ricus Bolte, cordewaner ; Stephus atte hille, liusbondman ; Johes Miller, husbandman ; Ricus Andrewe, carpynter; Johes Lyggand, carpenter; Ricus Juddc, liusbond- man; Ricus Miller, cordewaner; Wilts Whiton, fyssher; Ricus JOHN cade's followers IN KENT. 4a atte Rygge, liusbondman ; Witts atte Reche, cordewaner; et Johes Lucas, husbondinan. "Bernardus Cabell, de Chesylherst, husbondman, et Johes Cabell, husbondman. " Johes Stanmer, de Feversham. yoman, alias dcus Johes Davy, de eadem villa, yoman ; cum hominibus ville predicte " Barthus Bourne, de JJodyngton ; Johes Eytherst, de Ly7ide- stede; Ricus Miller, de Lyndestede ; Laurencius Roger, de Lvndestede; Johes Cotyng, de eadem; Ricus Bedylh de eadem ; Johes Dene, de eadem; Adam Grenestrete, de eadem: Witts Marlere, de eadem; et Thomas Best, de eadem. " Witts Jole, de Sundvysshe. " Witts Mareys, de parochia de Presto7i juxta Feuersham, armig ; ac omnes alii, etc. " Waldus Waleys, de parochia de Fenshurst, yoman; Witts Warde, de parochia de Havyr, yoman, constabular HUNDRED' DE Som'DEN; Thomas Wilbore, de parochia de Chiddynston ; Johes Clerk, de parochia de Hevyr, yoman: Johes Broker, de paro- chia de Chiddynston, yoman; Rog^us atte Wode, de paro- chia de Chiddyngston, yoman; Johes Wodgate, de parochia de Chiddyngston,^ yoman; Witts Ware, de parochia de Chid- dyuiiston,* voman ; Ricus Clerk, de parochia de Chiddyngston, yoinan; Witts Clerk, de parochia de Chiddyngston, yoman; Johes Coret, de parochia de Ilevyr, et Witts Wymbyll, de pa- rochia de Ilehyr, yoman ; ac omnes alii, etc. "Witts Edward, de Sandeherst, armig; Thomas White, de Sandeherst, husbondman, et Robtus Bernes, de Haukhirst, gen- tylinan ; i ac omnes aUi, etc. * - Laurencius Pakke et Robtus Rows, ac omnes alij infra paro- chiam de Barmynge ; ac Johes Tutsam, Ricus Tutsam, Johes Reve, et Witts Hunt, ac omnes alii infra parochiam de West- farlegh ; Stephus Crouche, ac omnes alii infra parochiam de Watryng; Ricus Baker, ac omnes alii infra parochiam de Fekham; necnon Johes Crompe, Johes Pakke senior, Johes Pakke junior, Johes Myller, Johes Southland, Witts Gore, Johes Gore, Witts ' Sec ante p. 43. 1 46 JOHN cade's followers in KENT. Keiielyn, Johos Reve, Johes Porter, Johes ClyfFe, Thomas Nasslie, et Johes Ilamond ; ac omties, ike. '•Thos Hunte, et Phus Castell, constabular uuNDii' de Folkeston; ac Johes Grenford, Witts Fyiieux, et Nichus Everynge ; ac omnes alii, etc. " Johes Halke, constabuhir iiund' de Petiiam; ac Thomas Bowil, et Simon Court ; ac omnes alii, etc. '• liicus King, cle Cou-/ijng, husbondman, constabular de IIUND' DE SiiANKiLL ; Ilenr Spencer, capellanus ecctie de Cowling ; Johes Pai-dour, de eadem ; et Rogerus Smyth, de eadem, hus- bondman ; ac omnes alii, etc. " Rohtus Ball, de llioruham, gentilman ; Witts Lorde, de Berghstede, bocher ; Hermanus Pokill, de Berghstede, draper ; Johes Wenyall, de Berghstede, ripier; Johes Reynold, dc Ledys, bocher ; Thos Reynold, de Ledys, bocher ; Kobtus Wodegate, de Ledys, husbondman ; Witts Everynden, de Ledys, husbond- man ; Georgius Lovynden, de Holy ngboiir tie, fuller ; Ricus Peny, de Holyngbourne, laborer; Johes Adam, de Holyngbourne, corveser ; Johes Ayot, de Holyngbourne, senior, husbondman ; Johes Broke, de Holyniibourne, husbondman ; Johes Lambe, de Holyngbourne, husbondman; Witts Fox, de Holyngbourne, laborer; Robtus Gybbys, de Holyngbourne, draper; Witts Breche, de Holyngbourne, draper; Robtus atte Wode, de Holyngbourne, husbondman ; Robtus Paulyn, de Holyngbourne, laborer; Gilbtus Bresyng, de Holyngbourne, laborer; Robtus Isowede, de Holyngbourne, laborer; Johes Tayllour, de Holyng- bourne, husbondman; Thomas Charlys, de Holyngbourne, laborer; Thomas Halk, de Holyngbourne, fuller; et Simon Halk, de Holyngbourne, carpenter ; ac omnes alii, etc. "Rog us Stedc, de Ileryettesham, repyer. " Johes Mason, de Maydeston, wexchaundeler. " Johes Cattys, de Wroteham, gentylman; Thomas Chapman, de eadem, yoman ; Johes Barbour, de eadem, yoman ; Johes Whyte, de eadem, yoman ; Stephus Wrange, de eadem, yoman ; Ricus Benet, de eadem, yoman; Johes at Well, de eadem, yoman ; Johes Sexteyn, de eadem, yoman ; Thomas Wryght, de JOHN cade's followers IN KENT. 47 eadem, yoman; Thomas Arcell, de eadem, yoman ; Johes Hunte, de eadem, yoman; et Johes Palgrave, de eadem, yoman. " Witts Belde, de Cantuar, gentilman. " Johes Penwortham, de Cantiiar, gentilman. " Thomas Andrewe, de Dertford, sondeer, alias baker, alias new baker. "Thomas Stokyngbury, smyth; Thomas Partiche, smyth ; John Koos, husbondman; Witts Knocher, de Estpekham, smyth. Johes Clerk, psona ecclHe de Halgeste, in Hun' de Hes ;^ Ste- phus Nelyr et Johes Turner, constabularij ejusdem hundr'; ac onmes alii, etc. " Rog^usCheseman, de Eltham,et Edmundus Ryculff, de Lee, constabularius hund' de Blakeheth ; ac omnes alii, etc " Thomas Pympe, de parochia Omnium Sanctorum mfra hund DE Hoo, et Johes Tumour, constabularius hund pdci ; ac omnes alii, etc., infra villam. - Thomas atte Wode, de Xorthfiete, smyth ; Ricus Longfeld, de eadem, senior, husbondman ; Ricus Somer, de eadem, fyssher ; Johes Addys, de eadem, laborer ; Witts Parke, de eadem, car- penter; Thomas Fluke, de eadem, husbondman; Ricus Hauker, de eadem, husbondman ; Johes Hull, de eadem, husbondman ; WiHs Edwyn, de eadem, haly waterclerk ; Witis Ingram, de eadem, husbondman; Danielus Longfeld, de eadem, hus- bondman ; Simon Letot, de eadem, husbondman ; Ricus Letot, de eadem, notery ; Ricus Gervays, de eadem, liusbondman ; Witts de Rov, de eadem, husbondman ; Witis Kyng, de eadem, husbondman ; Johes Garred, de eadem, husbondman ; Thomas Gold, de eadem, husbondman ; Witts Smyth, de eadem, husbond- man • Johes Leveshot, de eadem, husbondman ; Stephus Shadde. de eadem, husbondman; Henr Dyker, de eadem, laborer; Ri^us Goldger, de eadem, laborer ; Ricus Tyler, de eadem, tyler ; Ricus Longvyle, de eadem, junior, husbondman ; Johes Harlowe, de eadem, husbondman ; Robtus Harlowe, de eadem, husbond- man • Johes Dyne, de eadem, husbondman ; Johes Pers, de eadem, husbondman : et Johes Wright, de eadem, husbondman. - Johes Martyn, de Dertford, gentilman, alias Johes Martyr ' Membrane 11. 48 JOHN cade's followers in KENT. nuper de Quaplod in com Li)icoln\ gentilinan ; WiHs Rotlicley, de Dertfbrd, yonian ; Rog us Rotheley, de eadcm, yonian; Robtus Alcyn, de eadein, oentilman ; et Walterus Grovelierst, de cadem, gentilinan. " Jot.es Rowe, of Boxle, gentihnan; RotJtus Rovve, o^ AUls- ford^ gentilinan ; Witts Rowe, of Aillsford, gentilnian ; Robtus Rowe, of Aillesford, gentilinan ; Henry Dore, de Boxlc ; Jacobus Rurbage, de Boxle ; Johes Burbage, de Boxle ; Robtus Bur- bage, de Boxle, yonian ; ct Hugo Wode, de Eahlymj^ gentil- nian ; ac oinnes alii, etc. " Robtus Sonierey, de Stapulherst, gentihnan ; Ste})tins Hern- den, de eadeni, husbondnian ; Johes Exherst, de eadcm, lius- bondnian ; Thomas Engliurst, de eadem, harbour ; Johes Berman, de eadem, husbontlman ; Thomas ,' de eadem, laborer; Thomas Benryng, de eadein, husbondnian ; et Ricus Moys, de eadem, husbondnian ; ac omnibus, etc. " Wttis Lovelace, alias Lovelas, de Merton, in com. Surr., alias dcus Witts nuj). de Betrysden, gentilnian. " Johes Burwessh, de Gnyffovd, yoman. " Johes Elys, de Octliam, gentilnian ; Witts Colyn, de eadem, yoman ; Thomas atte Hatche, de eadeni, bocher ; Walt*''us Lovell, de parochia de Lam/le, yonian. '' Rog us Yong, de hundr' de Westram. " Ricus Sabyn, constabularius iiundr' de Madeston ; Johes Colney, de eadem ; Witts Bele, de eadein. " Witts Symondet Dionisius Bak, constabular. hundr de Fel- bergh ;- ac oinnes alii, etc. " Witts Kayeni alias dictus Route, de })arochia de Bradgare ; Henr Crunipc, de eadem ; Phus Saver, de eadem; Elias Bocher, de eadem ; Witts Frensh, de eadem ; Thomas Breggehani, de eadeni ; Elias Breggeham, de eadem ; Thomas Drury, de eadem ; Robtus Drury, de eadem ; Witts Grenehell, de eadem ; EJias Grenehell, de eadein ; Johes Couper, de eadeni ; Johes Castell, de eadem ; Witts Heneger, de eadem ; Ricus Canon, de eadem ; Witts Lather, de eadein ; et Petrus Premer, de eadein. " Ricus Yonge, de IVesterJiam , Sic. ' Sec ante p. 41. JOHN cade's followers IN KENT. 49 "Rofus Twysden, de Magna Chart, gentilman; et Johes Gybbes, de eadem, gentilman. ^" Witts Chaundellar et Ricus Carter, constabulary HUNDR de COTESHECHE ; ac omnes et singuli, etc. " Dionisius Buttur et Johes Simons, constabulanj hundr de Felbarogh ; Witts Petet, Barthus Dryland, Robtus Godebarn, et Nichus Hylles -,' ac omnes alii, etc. r.- a A "Johes Fyssher, de Maydeston, carpenter; Johes Bird, de Clynton ; Jacobus Hope, de Wyngham, gentilman : ac Johes Oxenden, de Wyngham, gentilman; ac Jacobus Cluterynden et Ricus Pury, constabularii hundr' de Wyngham ; ac omnes, etc - Witts Haute, armig, Ricus Mynot, et Johes Denne, ac omnes, etc., infra hundr' DE Kynghanford. " Walt-^us Waleys et Witts Warde, constabulary HUNDR de Soai'den ;"- Thomas Wilbore, de parochia de Chiddyngston yo- man; Johes Broker, de eadem, yoman; Rog us atte Wod^ ^e eadem, yoman; Johes Wodgate, de eadem, yoman; Wilts Ware, de eadem, yoman; Ricus Clerk, de eadem, yoman ; Witts Clerk, de eadem, yoman ; Witts Hunt, de eadem yo- man ; Johes Clerk, de parochia de Hehyr, yoman ; Johes Coret, de eadem, yoman ; et Witts Wymbyll, de eadem, yoman ; ac omnes, etc. , , ~ > t^t:- « Simon Benet et Thomas Mantell, constabular hundr de Boughton atte Blenne ; et Thomas Burgeys, et Robtus Dry- lond; ac omnes, etc. , , •• tt » ^ " Ricus Walsheet Bernardus Cabell, constabulary Hundr de ROKESLE, ac Johes Mager, Phus atte Welle, Ricus Maynard, Johes Bertlotte, et Wills Rowe, ac omnes, etc. '' Johes Mortymer, ac Witts Foule, de Westwykham, husbond- man; Thomas Wodeward, de Westwykham, husbondman; Witts Alevn, de Westwykham, husbondman; et Thomas Stone, de parochia de Westwykham, husbondman ; ac omnes alii etc. _ " HucTo Chedyngston, de Sundrisshe; Johes Style, de parochia de Sundrisshe; et Thomas Baker, de eadem, clerk; ac omnes alii, etc. ,, .„ 2 See a7if«, p. 45. > Seeanf^, pp. 41,42. 50 JOHN cade's followers IN KENT. " Thomas Hencre ; Robtus Seylyard ; Johes Seylycrd ; Jolies Josewey ; Thomas Chaunceler ; Johes Bardog ; Wilts Colman ; Johes Slyghtre; Ricus Oughtrcde ; Rofus Wodewarde; Ricus Swon ; Johes Swon, fit ejus; Johes Fychet; Ricus Fychet ; Ricus Ware ; Johes Chepstede, junior ; Thomas Chelscombe ; Witts Twyford; Johes Rouland ; ct Johes Ganyll ; ac omnes, etc. "Witts Menhome; Johes Whillok; Johes Leiienortli, de Broughton Menchonse; Johes Herynden et Johes Tempul- marchc ; ac omnes, etc. " Thomas Reme, de Renham^ gentilman. " Petrus Pedynden, de Borden, husbondman ; et Ricus Capron, de eadem, husbondman ; ac omnes, etc. " Johes Ricliyngood, de Kingesloue infra Imida de TJianet: ac omnes, etc. "Thomas Welde, constabularius ^ ville de Brastede et LuCATE DE TuNBRiGGE ; Rohtus Parker; Thomas Crowe ; Johes Harry; Nichus Dore ; Ricus Harry; Rohtus Harry; Georgius Jurdayn ; Witts atte Meer ; Thomas Lake ; Johes Brif^htrede: Johes Swan, drover; et Ricus Pakke; ac omnes alii, etc. " Rohtus Clyfton, de parochia de Chjfton, gentilman ; Johes Bocher, de Barmesey, yoman ; Ricus INIartyndale, yoman ; et Ricus Broun, de eadem, yoman. "Johes Nassh, de Merdeu, yoman; Johes Rolf, de eadem, yoman ; ac omnes, etc. " Witts Norton, de parochia de Sheldicijch, gentilman; ac omnes, etc. " Johes Fraunceys, subconstabularius de Estgate in parochia S" Nichi in suhurbio de RoucilESTRE ; ac omnes, etc. " Johes Ceroid, de parochia S'ce Margarete in suhurbio de Rouchestre, husbondman ; ac omnes, etc. " Johes Bornman, Joties fit Johis Bornman, Ricus Bornman, Stephus Bornman, et Jacobus Bornman, de parochia de Bough- ton Menchonse ; ac omnes alii, etc. " Rohtus Mertyn, de Wye ; Johes Rose ; Witts London ; Thomas Wyllok, et Johes Ourle, de Wye ; ac omnes, etc. ' Membrane 10. JOHN cade's followers IN KENT. 51 " Johes Godyng, de Estpekham, yoman ; Johes Esthawe, de Estpekham, yoman; Rohtus Colyn, de Estpekham, smyth; et Witts Godyng, de Estpekham, yoman, constabularij HUND' de Lyttelfeld ; ac omnes etc, " Ricus Forde, de parochia de Penseherst, gentilman ; ac omnes, etc. " Johes Kyrkkwode, Ricus Byrdemere, et Johes Tysedale. " Johes Gulby, de Dertford; Rohtus Barbour, de eadem; Johes Herde, de eadem ; Johes Freeman, de eadem ; Johes de Dene, de eadem ; et Henr Serman, de eadem, ac omnes, etc, de Stoneham, Mershstrete, et Stoneheld, ac de parochia de Dertford. "Nicus Champeneys, Ricus Edlyn, Johes atte Nobyn, Thomas Gylbe, Johes Mason, Johes Stokke, Johes Sandyr, Ricus Frere, Simon Boydon, Ricus Alcote, Johes Coryour, Thomas Hencote senior, Thomas Hencote junior, Thomas atte Nobyn, Johes Alcote, Johes North, Johes Ely, Witts Copedyll, Henr Tenaker, Thomas Couper senior, Johes Adam, Thomas KyncT, Johes Capell, Johes Archer, Johes Thomson, Witts Yon°e, Ricus Auncell, Johes Clerk, Ricus Harbard, Gilhtus Harbard, Witts Harbard, Witts Carpynter, Johes Abbotte, Ricus Jordan, Rog^us Couper, Gerardus Wangystell, Johes Nebman, Johes Herte, Witts Palmer, et Thomas Pesok, de parochia de Strode, ac omnes, etc. " Thomas Deynold, de Ca7ituar; Johes Garwynton, Witts Bele, Rog^us Toly, Ricus Carpenter, Ricus Upton, Johes Bate, et Johes Beke, de eadem, ac omnes alii et singuli de eadem civi- tate. Ti 1 11 1 " Wilts Lorde, de Berstede, bocher, Hermanus 1 okeil, de eadem, draper; Simon Meller, de eadem, mason; Rohtus Heynes, de eadem, husbondman; Phus Joce, de eadem, car- penter ; Johes Coker, de eadem, husbondman ; Ro^us Edward de eadem, husb.ondman ; Witts Carter, de eadem, yoman ; Henr Brewer, de eadem, mason; Andreas Gardener, de eadem. mason ; Simon Coker, de eadem, mason ; Rohtus Style, de eadem, mason ; Thomas Rokesacre, de eadem, mason ; Ricus Clerk, de eadem, harbour ; Johes William, de eadem, webbe ; et Johes Hopkvn, de eadem, husbondman. H 2 52 JOHN CADE S FOLLOWERS IN KENT. " Johes Chamberleyn, alias Johes Smethcotc, de Estfarle, gentilman. " Johes Boteler, de Boiighton Malherhe, cticus : Witts Clerk, de eadem, senior, husbondman ; Witts Clerk, de eadem, junior, Iiusbondman ; Ilenr Swerenden, de eadem; Thomas Wylkyns, de eadem, laborer ; Joties Alljn, de eadem, husbondman ; Johes Hooker, do eadem, husbondman ; Johes Coveney, de eadem, laborer ; Johes Tyler, de eadem, tyler ; Henr Cook, de eadem, wever ; Galfrid Brodevvay, laborer ; Johes Sednour, de eadem, husbondman; Witts Stonehous, de eadem, husbond- man ; Johes Stonehous, de eadem, husbondman ; Johes Sten- hous, de eadem, sexteyn : Johes Hasylwode, de eadem, husbond- man; et Johes Rogger, de eadem, husbondman; ac omnes, etc. " Ricus Coyff, de Speldehurst^ husbondman; Johes Crudde, de eadem, yonian ; Ricus Crudde, de Penshurst, yoman ; et Nichus Crundewell, de eadem, yoman. " Wal?us Waleys, de Penshurst, yoman ; Thomas Berkele, de eadem, yoman; Witts Peyntour, de Chidynnston^ husbondman ; Johes Basset, de eadem, yoman ; Witts Harlakenden, de Wode- charehe, yoman ; Witts Clerk, do eadem, yoman ; ct Alanus Engeham, de eadem, yoman. " Wal?us Langley, de hundr' de Estry, gentilman, ac omnes, etc. " Witts Wynterbourne de Estheiisford, alias de Wy, gentil- man ; et Ricus Dodyston, de Westicelle. " Johes Gerveys, de parochia de Zele, " Johes Stone, junior, gentilman, ac omnes, etc. " Thomas Svvyst, de Sandewico, yoman; et Thomas Stokes, yoman. " Johes Cosyn, de Cantuar, grocer. " Thomas Chelscombe, de Sundrysshe. " Thomas Reculuer, constabularius hund' de Chateham ;^ Witts Covler, Johes Covler, Ricus Covler, Hamo Covler, Thomas Friday, Witts Tliorp senior, Johes Thorp senior, Johes Thorp junior, Johes Smyth, Thomas Smyth, Rog^us atte Wode, Wilts Warner, Thomas Warner, Johes Symcok, Ricus Lorkyn, Ricus ' Membrane 9. JOHN cade's followers IN KENT. 53 Cristyan, Rog^us Roper, Stephus Cok, Johes Cok, Simon Couper, Rohtus Wodear, Ricus Bedmynton, Witts Short, Witts Neel junior, Johes Pylcher, Witts Pylcher, Johes Chapman, Ricus Marchall, Johes Wolf, Witts Neel senior, Johes Tomme, Thomas Pery senior, Thomas Pery junior, Johes Pery, bocher, Hamo Long, Witts Long, Johes Pylcher, Rohtus Chelfeld, Ricus Long, Thomas Long, ac Rohtus Godfray, constabularius hundr' de Gyllyngham ; Johes Broun, Thomas Pery, Johes ]\Iylle, Witts Mylle, Johes Dygon, Johes Keneworth, Michael Gybbe, Johes Harry, Thomas Davy, Thomas Acton, Johes Ram, Witts Grene- hill senior, Ricus Rogger, Witts GrenehiU junior, Ricus Bery, et Stephus Heyward, bocher, de paroch de Chatteham, Gillyngham, et Grean. " Wilts Pery, de parochia de Gyllyngham, ac omnes, etc. " Thos Edolff, de Westmallyng, yoman, ac omnes alii, etc. " Joties Shepherd, de Bromley, husbondman; et Witts Shep- herd, de Bromley, husbondman. " AVitts Harry, de Est Gate, in parochia S'c'i NicKi, in suburbio de Rouchestre, bruer, ac omnes, etc. " Johes Drury, de Sandewico, armig. " Johes Fyneux, armig. " Witts Symond et Dionisius Bak, constabular hund' de Felbekgh,' ac omnes, etc. " Johes Duke, Jacobus atte Forde, Johes Smythest senior, Johes Rolf, Johes Bechyng, Rohtus Kent, Johes Badisden, Ri- cus Bechyng, et Stephus Capell, de Ilaukeherst, ac omnibus, etc. " Johes Paston, de Sandewico, bocher. "Phus Aleysaunder, Rohtus Davie, Rohtus Rose, Thomas Fytyll, Witts Caweston, Ricus Pyknote, Johes Dawe, Johes Umfrey, Rohtus Langlev, Ricus Langley, Thomas Dawe, Johes Halston, Johes Kyng, Johes Beton, Witts Plege, Johes Ayle- raer, Johes Whode, Radus IMason, et Johes John, seruante- laugge, de parochia de Bekynham, "Thomas Thornton, de Gravesend, hakeneyman ; et W itts Fyll, de eadem, carpenter. " Rohtus Berlond, de Reynham, yoman ; Ricus Renell, de • See ante, pp. 45, 49. \ 54 JOHN cade's followers IN KENT. eadem, Imsbondman ; Johes Chaunterell, de eadem, liusbond- man ; Stephus Aymer, de eadem, Imsbondman ; Joiles Symond, de eadem, Imsbondman ; Johes Walware, de eadem, husbond- man ; Witts Christian, de eadem, husbondman ; et Witts Whitle, de eadem, husbondman. " Robtus Cheseman, et Thomas Cheseman, de Estgrenewkh, ac omncs, etc. " Simon Vaghen, de Gravesend, gentilman ; Ricus Plotte, de Gravesend, shipman ; Johes Mersshc, de Gravesend, maryncr ; Johes Plotte, de Gravesende, maryner; Thomas Hardy, de Gravesende, maryner; Thomas Plotte, de Gravesende, junior, maryner ; Witts Hardy, de Gravesende, maryner ; Witts Wode- stocke, de Gravesend, maryner ; Johes Feryer, de Gravesende, bargeman; et Thomas Gwyn, de Gravesende, maryner, ac omnes, etc. " Johes Bokynfold, de Upcherch, yoman ; Johes Clement, de Newenton husbondman ; et Thomas Longe, de Newynton, hus- bondman. " Witts Selowe, de Cantiiar, mercer ; et Johes Fermyngham, de Cantuaf , bocher. " Johes Baker, de Maydeston, yoman. " Johes Ildergate, de Sandewich, armig^. " Edmundus Chertesey, de Bouchestre, gentilman; et Ricus Culpepyr, nupor de Estfarlegh^ gentilman. " Thomas Cardon, de Chjve, gent ; Johes Garden, de eadem ; gent; Laurencius IVIundyn, de eadem, shipman; Ricus Mepliam, de eadem, chaundeler; et Thomas Mepham, de eadem, husbond- man. " Walt'^us Crepcgge,de Denton^ husbondman ; et Johes Martyn, de Chalk, Imsbondman. " Johes Potkyn, de Chalke, senior^ husbondman ; et Johes Potkyn, de eadem, junior, husbondman. " Johes Cokke, de Borstall, in parochia de Pluimtede, yoman; et Thomas Pycard, de parochia de Grehithe, yoman, constabularii hundr' de Lytle et Leson, ac omnes, etc. " Stephus Colvey, de Maydeston^ goldsmyth, ac omnes, etc. " Witts Fynche, de Maydeston, taillour, ac omnes, etc. JOHN cade's followers IN KENT. 55 " Witts Ederiche, de Estgrenewich, et Alicia, ux ejus; Rog us Cokke, de Estgrenewiche ; Henr Newerk, de Estgrenewiche, et Margareta, ux ejus; Johes Brambill, de Estgrenewiche, et Alicia, ux ejus. " Ricus Snelgorre, de Boxhy, yoman, ac omnes, etc. «' Johes Newenham, de Strode, yoman ;i et Ricus Broke, de Roiichestre, yoman, ac omnes. " Robtus Chamberleyn, de Merworth ; et Johes Chamberleyn, de parochia de Lose. *' Robtus Est, de Maydeston, gentilman. '' Jacobus Scheterynden et Johes Pery, constabularii de hundr' de Wyngham, ac Johes Oxenden et Witts Donyngton, ac omnes, etc. " Witts Wodhell, constabular hundr' de Preston, ac Johes Halle, et Johes Rekedon, et omnes, etc. " Ricus Hervy et Johes Downe, constabular de hund' de ESTRY, ac Johes Chamberleyn, et Thomas Roger, ac omnes, etc. « Johes Cokke, de Borstall, in parochia de Plumstede, yoman ; Johes Crabbe, de Borstall, in parochia de Plumstede, yoman; Radus Yonge, de Borstall, yoman; Robtus Ricard, de parochia de Plumstede, maryner ; Edmundus atte Wode, de parochia de Erehithe, yoman; Thomas Jonson, Ricus Jonson, Rog' us Rodley, Johes Forger, Johes Hychecok, Johes Bolton, de parochia de Erehithe; Robtus Drynker, de parochia ^q Plumstede ; et Galfrus Herte, de Creyford, yoman. " Johes Crouche, de Milton, husbondman; et Witts Bull, de eadem, husbondman. " Ricus Adam, de parva CJiarte, yoman. " Thomas Ballard, de parochia de Estgrenewyche, armiger ; Johes Shamele, Witts IMore, Johes Sharpe, Witts Hanford, Robtus Aytan, Robtus Tumour, et Johes Pyers, de eadem parochia ; ac Ricus Hunte, de parochia de Charteham ; Thomas Andrewe, de eadem ; Thomas Lynsey, de eadem ; Thomas Os- merc, de Est Stdton; Phus Joce, de parochia de Melton; et Adam Boke, de Petham. «' Jacobus Grandon et Thomas Boorne, de parochia de Hithe. ' Membrane 8. 56 JOHN cade's followers in KENT. " Witts Serle, dc parochia de Chevenyng de Chepestcde, yoman ; et Witts Sliarp, de eadem parochia, yoman. " Johes Notyngham, de parochia de Heme, yoman ; et Johes att Chirch, ahas Cherch, de eadem parochia, yoman. " Robtus Payn, de Bekenliam, husbondraan ;' et Andreas Wodecock, de Bromley, husbondman, constabularij hund' de Bromley et Bekenam. '^ Johes Bolt, de parochia de Pensherst,^ husbondman ; John Hert, husbondman ; Johes Grombrigge, hush. ; Thomas Gode- yere, husb.; Walt^us Bcche, de Penslierst, senior, husb.'; Xichus Crondewell,husb.; Johes Roger, husb.; Johes Holt, husb.; Nichus Holt, husb.; Walt^usBeche,husb.; Wal t^ us Waleys, yoman; Ricus Hamond, bocher, Johes Bulman, gent," Thomas Fuller, husb. ; Ricus Fuller, husb. de Penherst ; Johes Wodegate, de Chedyng- stone, senior, husb. ; Johes Wodegate, junior, husb. ; Johes Sleygh- ter, husb.; Johes Basset, de Chedyngstone, husbondman ; Johes Cruddc, de SpeldhersU husbondman ; Witts Crudde, de Spcld- herst, husb.; et Witts Sakery, de Speldherst, ac omnes alii, etc. " Johes Norton, Thomas Sadyer^ Johes Grangeman, Thomas Godwat, Witts Peny, Petrus Breggeham, Ricus Tomlyn, Thos Dane, Witts Dylot, Ricus Storey, Witts Storey, Elias Ladde, Witts Louce, Henr Storey, Rohtus Strangbowe senior, Walt^us Coke, Elias Loosmyth, Witts Catelot, Robtus Loosmyth, Johes Loosmyth senior, Witts Strangbowe, Witts Barlyng, Be- nedcus Geley, Johes Holman senior, Johes Coke, Johes Tom- lyn, Henr Rere, Ricus Caperon, Rohtus Strangbowe junior, Johes Strangbowe, Johes Lowe, Rohtus Lowe, Johes Loo- smyth junior, Henr Kyryell, Ricus Roger, Thomas Tomlyn, Johes Bedell, Petrus Petynden, Witts Mowere, Witts Jan, Johes Lydsyng, Thomas Clenche, Barthus Plotte, Johes Lovedere, Thomas Heystede, Rohtus Knyghto, Johes Gygman, et Stephus Dane, de parochia de Borden, ac omnes, etc. *' Rohtus Rogger, de Lenham, yoman ; Johes Colyare, yoman ; ' Membrane 7. » Pcnshurst then belonged to Ilumphrey Stafford, Duke of Buckingham. » Where husb. is printed the word is at length in the original. * So also gent. JOHN cade's followers IN KENT. 57 Johes Bysshop, de eadem, tailour ; Johes Bakere, de eadem, bakere; Witts Gybbe, de eadem, tanner; Johes Gybbe, de eadem, tanner: et Safirus Couper, de eadem, cowper, ac omnes, etc. •' Ricus Kelshale, de Ilolyngbourne, husbondman ; Johes Tylare, de eadem, taillour ; et Witts Filcote, de eadem, husbond- man. •' Robtus Perry, trumpet. *' Thomas Tragosse, de Boorghley, gent. " Witts Odyerne, de Wittresham, in hundr' de Oxene, gent. ; Jacobus Glover, yeoman ; Laurencius Taillour, yoman ; Witts Budde, yoman ; Augustinus Potyn, yoman ; Witts Aas, yoman ; Witts Austyn, yoman ; Johes Jolyf, husb. ; Johes Mapysden, yoman; Jacobus Mapysden, yoman; Witts Browenyng, husb.; Jacobus Huberd, yoman; Thomas Godfrey, yoman; Johes Warner, husbondman; Johes Potyn, yoman; Johes Glover, yoman ; Witts Morleyn, husb. ; Witts Potyn, husb. ; Johes Chyboll, husb. ; Stephus Boydon, husb. ; et Stephus Sexteyn, de Wittresham, husbondman. « Nichus Trendeherst, de parochia de Lyde, yoman. " Thomas Harry, de Halden, draper ; Witts Fox, de Mersham, yoman. " Johes Hughlyn, de Ossechurche, yoman ; Johes Kempe, de Romaney, yomln ; Ricus Heed, de Snergate, yoman ; Thomas Heed, de eadem; et Johes Adam, de Brokelond, wever. " Johes Osbem, de Trottesclyf, yoman ; Ricus Chaunceler, de eadem, husbondman; Johes Tenecre, de eadem, husbond- man ; Robtus Symcok, de eadem, husbondman ; Ricus Rous, de eadem, husb. : Johes Cheseman, de eadem, taillour ; Thomas Osbern, de eadem, laborer ; et Johes William, de eadem, hus- bondman ; ac omnes, etc. " Henr Cutbusshe, de Bedynden, yoman, qui se sicut pfert eidem Johi ISIortymer. " Johes Baker, de Maydeston, yoman qui se sicut pfert eidem Johi IMortymer. "Thomas Smyth, de Ealdyng, yoman; Johes Goldsmyth, de 58 JOHN cade's followers IN KENT. Ealding, yoman; et Witts Goldsniytli, de Ilincfon, yoman, ac omnes, etc. *' Johes Burgoyne, qui se sicut pfert eidem Johi ^fortymcr. " Johes Pepysham, de Goodherst, laborer; Kobtus Rye, de Coumbeivell, laborer; Joties Tregge, de Flemt/nwell, husb. ; Joties Courtliope, de Fleniynwell, husb.; Robtus Jurdan, de Ilangherst, husbondman ; Thomas Jurdan, de Goodhernt, husb. ; Witts Mugge, de Goodherste, ryj)yer ; Thomas ^lugge, de Goodherst, rypyer ; Johes Norton, de Goodherst, corveser; Rog'us Smyth, de Goodherst, laborer ; Sphus Berworth, de Goodherst, laborer ; et Thomas Berworth, de Goodherst, yoman, ac omnes, etc. "Johes Mulling, de Cantuar ; Johes Wynter, de Cantuar; Thomas Proude, de Cantuar ; Witts Sellowe, de Cantuar, mer- cer; Johes Harnhill, de Cantuar; Radus Sutton, Johes Sutton, Ricus Barnes, de Cantuar, brasyer; et Witts Bryan, ac omnes, etc. " Rog'us Ridlee, de Cantuar, gent.; Johes Newerk ; Ricus Pargate, de Cantuar ; Ricus Munden, de eadem ; et Ricus Kevverk, ac omnes, etc. " Laurencius Stonestrete, Xichus Bulbroke, Johes Cotyng, Witts Sprynget, Johes Polyner, Robtus Wykern, Laurencius Gerad, Nichus Bokyngham, Johes Underdowne, Thomas Baskenyle, Laurencius Lovell, Robtus Taiilour, Johes Myles, de Sydyngbutm ; Simon Sylk, Thomas Pers, Johes Beche, Johes Baker, Witts Denwey, Nichus Graungcman, et Johes Loksmyth. '' Wills Ayott, de parochia de Uolynghurn^ yoman. " Johes Buttet, de Brounleij, husb., alias Jenyns Buttet. " Wal?us Culpcpyr, de Gouteherst, armig.; Johes Culpepyr, de eadem, fit ejus; Ricus Culpepyr; Witts Foule; Thomas Sancok ; Thomas Wychynden ; et Ricus Moyes, ac omnes alii, etc. " Johes Culpepyr, de Gouteherst, gent; Witts Mugge,de eadem; Johes Love, de eadem; Johes Bace, de eadem; Sphus Love, de eadem ; Johes Benke, de eadem; Johes Baldok, de eadem; Thomas Dorley, de eadem ; Thomas Wayte, de eadem ; Johes Patyndon, de eadem ; Johes Baker, de eadem ; et Ricus Streter, de eadem, et omnes, etc. JOHN cade's followers IN KENT. 59 " Johes Yorke, alias Johes Kelyng, de parochia de Bekenam, senior, husb. ; Johes de Yorke, alias Johes Kelyng, de parochia de Bekenam, husbondman; Johes Middey, de parochia de Bekenam, husb.; et Witts Middey, de parochia de Bekenam, husb., et in hund de Bromeley et Bekenam, ac omnes, etc. '* Johes Gylford, de Dolling, gentilman. ♦' Johes atte Water, Galfrus Breknok, Thomas Stranbowe, Thomas Hogyn, de parochia de Bobbpig, ac omnes, etc. " Witts Sprynget, de Sedyngburn, yoman ; Laurencius Lovell, de eadem ; Johes Quynte, de eadem ; Johes Norden, de eadem ; et Johes jMylys, de eadem, ac omnes, etc. " Johes Mounford, de Bonn ; Ricus Godard, de Donn, husb, ; Ricus Willyam, de Donn, husb.; Johes Petle, de Donn, husb.; Johes Smyth, de Donn, husb.; Witts Mathewe, de Donn, husb.; Johes Erie, de Donn, yoman ; Witts Walleys, de Donn, gentil- man ; Johes Maynell, de Codham; et Johes Rowched, de Cod- ham, ac omnes, etc. " Johes Blowere, de Rouchestre, draper;' Robtus Bonham, de eadem, skryvener ; Johes Fraunceys, de eadem, laborer ; Nichus Picard, de eadem, smyth; Petrus Pierles, de eadem, bocher ; Thomas Fuller, de eadem, bruer ; Johes Blakburn, de eadem, bruer. " Edmundus Chymbhara, de parochia de Southfiete, gent. ; Witts Edmond, de eadem, yoman; Ricus Jurdon, de eadem, yoman; Johes Shirwode, de eadem, yoman. " Johes Frere, de Strode, shipman; Robtus Frere, de eadem, shipman ; Robtus Worme, de eadem, harbour ; Johes Cheseman, corveser; Thomas Hencote, de eadem, mason; Simon Hert, de eadem, shipman; Johes Hert, de eadem, shipman. " Rog'us Appelton, senior, de Derteford, gentilman ; Marg*^ia ux ejus, Rog^us Appelton, filius pdci Rogi, de eadem, gent.; Thomas Herry, de eadem, yoman, ac omnes, etc. " Thomas Undirdowne, de Dcrtford, watirman ; Johes Under- downe, filius ipsius Thome, de eadem, watirman; et Johes Webbe, de eadem, watirman. •' Witts Worthe, de Derteford, inholder; Waltus atte Heath, ' Membrane 6, i2 60 JOHN cade's followers IN KENT. de eadem, ferrour; Ricus atte Hcathe, filius ipsius \Val?i, de eadem, laborer; Kicus Holte, de eadem, sadler; Johes Page, de eadem, plomer; Joties Gubby, de eadem, chamideler; Thomas Gubby, de eadem, laborer ; Thomas Revet, de eadem, couper. '* Henr Ruste, alias Henr Rous, de Crayford, yoman ; Ste- phus Large, de Derteford, yoman; Witts Herry, de eadem, harbour; Thomas Smyth, de eadem, yoman; Johes Baker, de eadem, inholder; Witts Fuller, de Stone, yoman; Rog^us Loundyssh, de Southjlete, husbondman ; Johes Tumour, de Derteford, couper. "Stephus Rogger, de Smerden, bocher ; Ricus Norton, de eadem ; Johes Melle, husbondman ; Witts Marlare, taillour, Thomas Elys, husb. ; Laurencius Marlare, taillour ; Nichus En- geherst, husb. ; Johes Hogge, chapman; Johes Holstrete, husb.; Thomas Pell, husb. ; Thomas Cook, husb. ; Ricus Scott, cloth- maker ; Thomas Ileyman, clothmaker ; Robtus Heyman, cloth- maker; Robtus Whittled, laborer; Olmerus Dowelc, tyler ; Johes Dowele, tyler : Johes Materas, bocher ; Wilts Materas, smyth ; Witts Habynden, laborer ; Thomas Stace, husbondman ; Thomas Sharp, taillour; Witts Melle, senior, husb. ; Rot3tus Tuysnoth, husb.; Thomas Tuysnoth, laborer; Johes Philpot, flet- cher; Johes Blechynden, carpenter; Witts Blechynden, car- penter: Thomas Kene, de eadem, fuller; Henr Burwassh, car- penter ; Ricus Romynden, bocher; Johes Ilooke, corvescr ; Johes Clerk, baker; Thomas Clerk, corveser; Robtus Clerk, baker ; Alexus Sawyer, harbour ; Johes Jaftrey, taillour ; Johes Hamond, husb.; Witts Bromley, husb.; Witts Swyft, husb.; Thomas Fuller, sawyer ; Henr atte Dene, husb. ; Johes Colyn, thatcher; Johes Hunt, wever ; Robtus Cheseman, laborer; Witts Philpot, colyer ; Ricus Burney, draper ; Stephus Omyn- den, clothmaker ; Robtus Dowenyng, turnour ; Petrus Hoope, laborer ; Ricus Blacche, laborer ; Witts Hamond, sawyer ; Johes Tobyll, laborer ; Witts Tobyll, turnour ; Laur Why- therynden, bocher; Johes Asshcombe, coryour; Johes Bocher, laborer ; Ricus Bocher, carpenter ; Witts atte Heye, laborer ; Henr Cloke, laborer; Ricus Comber, laborer; Henr Baker, sawyer; Simon Melle, laborer; Henr Colyn, taillour; Phus JOHN cade's followers IN KENT. 61 Baker, laborer; Ricus Baker, corveser ; Stephu Baker that Cher; Johes Glover, bocher; Ricus Glover, glover; Robtus Butterford, chapman; Witts Engeherst, laborer; ^^^tus Cou- per wever Ricus Couper, laborer ; Thomas Bresynaen, fuller , Witts Bresynden, thatcher; Laur Bresynden, sawyer; Henr Gervays, 1 borer ; Johes Rede, laborer ; Johes Tyernden, wever; Thomas atte Hoo, tanner ; Johes atte Wode, husb. ; Johes atte Wode, tanner; Witts Hamme, smyth; Jacobus Bresynden, smyth; Johes Symond, laborer; Thomas Badly, do^maker'; Witts Bailly, wever; Thomas Bai ly, jever^^^^^^^^^^ Yve wever; Witts Newenden, laborer; Johes CI eeman. I2r-, Thomas Treton, turnour; Robtus Smyth, laborer; Henr Petyte, taillour; Johes Stone, laborer; Laur Pope, bocher ; Ricus BaiUy, wever ; et Nichus Stykker ^kynner. '^ Thomas Burgeys, de Gravene, armig ; et Johes Thornbury, Johes Hassok, de eadem, carpenter ; Thomas Bradford, de eadem husb. ; et Thomas Brabon, de eadem, carpenter. " Robtus Tuk, de parochia de Eaerfarhgh, carpenter ; Tho- .as pS-tl a; eadem, mason; et Wal?us Prebyll, de eadem. ''"" MmTndus Chertesey, de Bedecrone, gentilman ; Thomas Burden, de parochia de Edecrone, husbondraa., ; Thomas Baker de eadem draper ; Michael Burden, de eadem, husbondman ; Robtus Lytlesden, de eadem, husb.; Henr Brice, de eadem, bocher; et Thomas Edenden, de eadem, bocher^ "Johes Ferry, de Gyllyngham, yoman; Witts Wynter, de Petibury, husbondman; et Johes Floure, de eadem, husbond- """Ricus Cokset, de Rouohe.tre, yoman; Witts Dunston, de eadem, yoman; Witts Wyse, de eadem, yoman; Johes Rogeer, de eadem, cordewayner; Ricus Yate, de eadem yoman; Tho- ias Maulifeld, de eadem, taillour; et Johes Baker, de eadem, '"" Johes Rede, de Rouchestre, senior, yoman ; Johes Rede, de eadem, junior, yoman; Witts Herry, de eadem, bruer; Lauren- 62 JOHN cade's followers in KENT. cius Holbroke, do eadem, joynour: Nictius Wever, de eadem, wever; et llobtus atte Wode, dc Asslie jiu-ta Frenyrujham, yo- man. '« Tliomas Tebbc, de Bnjnchesle, yoman ; et Thomas Brok, de Marden, yoman. " Witts Ilereward, de Rouchestre, tallouglicliaundler ; Wi"s Wollys, de eadem, husb. ; Joties Malet, de eadem, chapman; Johes Botswayne, de eadem, hd)orcr ; Johes Couper, de eadem, s'uaunt; Robtus Omyllok, Witts Godfrey, Nichus Truley, Ricus Godfrey, Petrus Carpenter ; et Witts Coke. « Witts Estmere, Joties Gybbe, Nichus Sarles, Johes Trukkys, Johes Cok, Hen^ PoLan, Johes Ilercmyte, Witts Wrothton, Hen? Waryn, Witts Osbarn, Johes llamelet junior, Johes Wadde, Johes Hamelett senior, Johes Bokenfold, Johes atte Hecche, Witts atte Wode, Thomas Polhird, Johes ^lay, Johes Spuddell, Simon Canon, Witts Crippys, Johes Frende, Thomas Gillot, Johes Symond, Johes Colyn, Henr Bedell, Ricus Poland, Witts Grene, Thomas Robyn, Johes Gilbe, Ricus Pollard, Witts Pore, Thomas Upton, Witts Wade, Simon Estlesse, Jacobus Gedewyn, Henr John, Thomas Page, Johes Slikdod, Joties Ware, ' Hamandus Basset, Robtus Cokman, Witts Grantham, AVitts Brodeville, Johes Cosyn, Johes Parys, Thomas Trill, Thomas Clerk, de parochia de Upchirche, husb. " Johes Dygges, de Newyngton; Ricus Dygges, de Newynton; Robtus Barford, de eadem ; Thomas Ilerry, Johes Kerry, Johes Thomas, Witts Woddard, Johes Clement, Wills Geffray, Tho- mas Long, et Johes Geffray, de villa et parochia de Newynton, in HuNDii' DE ^Milton. " Johes Tredaunt, de Asshford, yoman ; Johes Wattes, de eadem, voman ; Witts Egerynden, de eadem, bocher ; et Petrus Kynet, de Wi/veleshcrgh, bocher, "Johes Ferry, de Gi/Uyruiham, yoman; Witts Wynter, de Peppmburi/, husb. ; et Johes Floure, de eadem, Imsbondman. " Witts Brownyng, de Ilerietisham, yoman. " David Wylkyn, de Middelton, shipman. " Witts Penyngton, de Ospri/nge, capellunus. " Robtus Shayle, de Maydeston; et Ricus Wode, de eadem. JOHN cade's followers IN KENT. 63 " Robtus Bettenham, de parochia de Plukky, gentilman ; Ra- dus Welde, de eadem, yoman ; Witts Gyles, de eadem, yoman ; Ricus Tylgheman, de eadem.. yoman ; Henr Hert, de eadem, yoman ; Witts Hoke, yoman ; Ricus Dnoll, draper ; Thomas Tylgheman, smyth ; Ricus Pekenham, draper ; Thomas Wan- den, draper ; Thomas Pix, carpenter ; Witts atte Forde, husb. ; Stephus Piryfeld, couper ; Ricus Child, carpenter ; Valentinus Child, carpenter ; Johes Godard, wever ; Witts Godard, wever ; Johes Hert, husb.; Thomas Hert, husb.; Johes Best, husb.; Rogus Peteman, husb.; Rogus Bever, husb.; Witts Monde, husbondman ; Jacobus Bocher ; Ricus Kyngessnoth, husb. ; AVitts Kyngessnoth, husb. ; Johes Brounsmyth, husb. ; Johes Baker, tyler ; Thomas Elys, husb. ; Robtus Monde, husb. ; Tho- mas Denys, husb. ; Galfus Spyte, taillour ; Witts Materas, husb. ; Johes Gybon, husb. ; Thomas Philpot, husb. ; Thomas Scot, husb. ; Johes Rukke, laborer ; Robtus Sawyere, laborer ; Johes Sawyere, laborer ; Johes Kyngessnoth, laborer ; Johes Hassilherssh, laborer ; Johes Hoget, laborer ; Johes Bocher, fuller ; Dionisius Rychard, taillour ; Witts Bocher, laborer ; AVitts Doull, fuller ; Thomas Kyngessnoth, fuller ; Thomas Gvbon, laborer; Georgius Baker, laborer ; et Ricus Grenstrete, laborer, ac omnes, etc. " Ricus D\Tie, de Maydeston, gent. " Johes Gouell, de Boxle, yoman ; Henr Asshby, yoman ; Rof us ]\[an, yoman ; Robtus i\Ian, yoman ; Thomas Gulley, yoman ; et Johes Clynton, de eadem, yoman. " Johes Knyght, de Char vying, yoman. " Thomas Heed, de Plukle, yoman, siraul cum aliis. "Johes Thrope, de Igldham, baker; Ricus Thrope, Johes Mercer, Witts Godewyn, Witts Sawyer, et Johes Smyth, de Ightham, ac omnes, etc. "Johes Sender, de Feversham, armig ; AVitt Barbour, de eadem, senior, gentilman; Simon Orwell, de eadem, bruer ; Johes Ulf, de eadem, fysshmonger ; Ricus Drayton, de eadem, bruer ; Ricus Croft, de eadem, gentilman ; Robtus AA^astel, de eadem, bocher ; Johes Orwell, de eadem, bruer ; Johes London de eadem, yoman; Johes Poland, de eadem, glover; AAltts \ e4 JOHN cade's followers IN KENT. JOHN cade's followers IN KENT. 65 Weeks, de cadem, bocher ; Stephus White, de cadem, tanner ; et Thomas Stede, de eadem, yoman. " Kogus Ileth, de Ore, husb. ; Thomas Heth, nup de cadem villa, laborer ; et Robtus Ileth, de eadem villa, laborer. « Wilts Foughill, de Magna Chart, diere, Constabularius hundr'de Chart ;^ Johes Fogge, armig ; Rogus Twysden, Witts Goldwell, Witts Assherst, husb.; Ricus Sprot, yoman; Johes Watte, yoman ; et Johes Foughill, ac omnes, etc. « Witts Egerynden, constabularius hund' de Longebrygge,- in parochia'de Assheteford; Witts Brokman, de eadem, gent.; Johes Brokman, gent; Johes Werde, mercer; Alex Harry, Sherman ; Joties Tredaunt, tayllour ; IMarcus Salman, fletcher ; et Ricus Burman, de eadem, chapman ; ac omnes, etc. " Johes Crips, de Lenham, yoman. « Joties Salmon, Ricus Aleyn, Johes Roger, Thomas of Hoo, Witts Stevyn shipman, Johes Stephyn, Johes Carew, Johes Northwode, Johes Stephyn, de Brohestrode ; Witts Whithaylcs, Johes Edward, Johes Balfyr, Hamudus Pere, Johes Baker, Ricus Baker, Thomas Baker, Henricus Northwode, Johes Wygyn, Thomas Porker, Henricus Baker, Henricus Colyn, Salmon Rvche, Gilbertus Bocher, Witts Stephyn, Johes Stephynson, Thomas Colyn, Johes Rose, Witts Whyttlalys senior, Johes Hopkyn, Ricus Copyn, Johes Craine, Hcnr Hamond, Henr Bochier, Witts Knepe, Thomas Rogers, Robtus INIartyn, Adam Balsvre, Johes Porker, Ricus Shyhwassh, Hen? Parker, Petrus Thomson, Witts Godfray, Johes Elmer, W itts Brodstrete, Ricus Brodstrete, Ricus Frcnsshc, Witts Oscy, Tho- mas Osey, Thomas Martyn, Ricus Balfyr, Johes Dyrward, Robtus Carys, Johes Shopper, Witts Jonson, Johes Coole, Thomas Levyng, Thomas Janyn, Thomas Osey junior, Thomas Rocrer senior, Johes Boll, Johes Hopkyn, Thomas Pax, Johes Br^dc, Witts Balfyr, Thomas Boll, Henr Gylwyn, Johes Janyn, Thomas Derett, Johes Roger junior, Thomas Barbour, Johes Pax, Johes Strode, Johes Lunse, Witts Lunse, Johes Brcde senior, Salmon Eluier, Thomas Elmer, Petrus Smytli, Robtus P,redei Johes lirede junior, Thomas Mcrssh, Johes Smelt, 1 Seefl«fr,p. 41. 'See««f6',p.41. Johes Moys, Thomas Taillor, Thomas Brede, Witts Coke, Cristoforus Boll, Johes Brede, Adam Edward, Witts Aleyn, Johes German, Johes Taylor, Robtus Wellard, Witts German, Witts Shyppwassh, Witts Olyf, Ricus Elnore, Johes Pottere, Johes Symond, ac omnes alii et singuli de parochia et hund DE WnYTSTArLE. " Witts Wodegate, et Johes Wodegate, de Edynbrijgge. " Witts Canon, de Tenham, maryner ; et Ricus Reyson, de eadem, maryner.^ , , j rn "Thomas Elys, of Maydeston, senior, husbondman: i no- mas Elys, junior, husbondman; Johes Reder, husbondman; Thomas Master, husbondman; Thomas Luk, husbondman ; ^^ltts Joce, husbondman; Thomas Peppymbury, de Merden, bus- bondman; Johes Harry, de Lynton, husbondman; Thomas Tylden, de Merden, husbondman; et Johes Stercough, de Lynton, husbondman ; ac omnes, etc. " Ricus Dene, de Maydeston, dobetchmaker ; Alanus Gerard, smyth; Robtus Fordham, corvyser ; Radus Long, spyser ; Johes Long, waxchaundeler ; Ricus Long, harbour ; Johes Crompe, harbour; Ricus Maynard, corvyser; Nichus Celkys, laborer; Johes Chapman; et Petrus Park, yoman; ac omnes, etc. '^ Johes Hyllys, de Horsmonden, baker; Henr Hykmot, et Ricus By gland. ^ i rr " Stephus Carder, de Cranebroke; et Thomas Carder, films suus. " Thomas Cotyng, de parochia de Bakchyld, yoman : Lode- wico John, husb.; Thomas Messenger, husb.; Laurencius Dan- ver husb. ; Ricus Bromfeld, husb. ; Johes ISIessenger, senior, husb.; Johes Messenger, junior, husb. ; Adam Messenger, husb. ; Nichus Newenton, husb. ; Robt Crewese, husb. ; l^ogus Stampyke, husb • Nichus Clone, husb.; Johes Wayman, husb.; Witts \\ ay- man, husb. ; Robtus Wylson, husb. ; Johes Metar, husb. ; Benedcs Metar husb. ; Witts Russell, husb. ; Witts Steker, husb. ; Henr atte Wode husb. ; et Stephus Peere, husbondman, ac omnes, etc. " Ricus' Smvth, de Shorne ; Johes Smyth, Witts Hamme, Johes Daw, Johes Hauke, Petrus Hauke, Petrus Page, Ihomas Bedill, Ricus Yong, Thomas Coke, et Ricus Neweman. ' Membrane 5. K I (56 JOHN cade's followers in KENT. " Adam Dane, de Bredherst, Imsbondman ; Rogus Rolff, husb. ; Witts Gildewync, husb. ; Joties Kcmmyslc, husb. ; Johes Fylle, husb. ; Thomas Sayyere, husb. ; Thomas Costedyll, de eadem, husb.; Thomas Flete, de Bo.rle, husb.; Johes Stretys, senior, husb. ; Thomas Stretys, junior, de cadem, yoman ; Johes JelyfFe, de Gclyua. ron, cordwayncr; Wills Role, tanner; Sampson atte Style, harbour; Thomas Sane, shipman ; Johes Stepemham, shipman; Gerardus Rus, bereman ; Thomas Stevyn, shipman; Johes Cok, shipman; Henr Wythlok, shipman; Johes Symnet, ship- n JOHN cade's followers IN KENT. 67 man, Witts Symnet, shipman; Witts Symmet, shipman; Nichus Gate, roper ; Johes Noke, bocher ; Witts Bugge, hus- bondman: Johes Bugge, husbondman; et Thomas Echet, Ims- bondman. " Witts Grene, et Thomasia ux ejus. " Laurencius Levyngdall. " Thomas atte Wode, de parochia de Holyngborn, in hund' de Heyborn, husbondman; ac omnes, etc. ♦' Jacobus Cheynvve, de Westeram, gent *' Johes Aston, de Maydeston, yoman; et Barthus Guerdon; et Ricus Aston, de Gowteherst, yoman. " Johes Rychefeld, Thomas Tyrry, constabularius hundr' de Ryngyslowe; Witts Manston, Thomas Saynt Nichus, Johes Sandeway ; et Johes Malyn. " Ricus Chalkhill, de Maydeston. "Thomas Godyng, de Yeldyng, yoman; et Johes Snode, IIunto7i, husb. "Johes Clyfford, de Bobhyng, armig; et Witts Norton, de Sheldwych, armig. " Witts Downe, de Westmallyng, gent. ; Robtus Langley, de parochia de Westmallyng, gent. ; et Witts Gunne, de eadem, yoman. " Witts Robert, de parochia de Hese, husb.;i joj^es Heuer, husb. ; Ricus Shot, husb. ; Ricus Aleyn, husb. ; Alanus Nassh, husb.; Johes Aleyn, husb.; Hugo Kechill, husb.; Witts Frensshe, husb. ; et Simon Kechill, husb. ; ac omnes, etc. " Richus Nether, de hund. de Beknam et Bromeley, yoman; Robtus Payn, de eadem, yoman; Henr Payn, yoman; et Tho- mas Thornton, de eadem, yoman. " Hugo atte Wode, of Ealdyng, gentilman ; Johes Orger, yoman; Witts Water, yoman; et Ricus Coueney, chapman; constabularii de HUNDr' de Twyford. "Johes Elphy, de parochia de i?urZ^»?^, carpenter; Ricus Welcok, de eadem, carpenter ; et Witts Broune, de eadem, car- penter. " Ricus Bolt, de Denton, husb.; Johes Bolt, husb.; Ricus • Membrane 4. K 2 68 JOHN cade's followers IX KENT. Veisy, husb. ; Kicus Osbern, liusb. ; Joties Bissliop, de eadem, husb.; Andreas Wilby, de Chalk, husb.; Thomas Kebbyll, nuper de Shorne, grome; et Johes Kebbyll, grome. " Tliomas lluchon, Johcs Godfrey senior, Juhes Godfrey junior, Johes Aleyn, Kicus atte Crowche; Robtus Prall, Thomas Dyne, Nichus liosyne, Robtus Rolf, Clemens Rolf, Thomas atte Strete, Robtus Godfrey, Rofus Murstok, Robtus lialstok; et Witts Poynant, de parochia de Stoiie, in hund de Oxney, hus- bondmen ; Henr Northland, Witts Moseden ; et Witts Kynct, de parochia de Ehney, in eadem hund, husbondmen. " Ricus Toly, vynter ; et Johes Grene, yoman. " Huiro Caxton, de Sandewico. mercer ; Ricus Ilalk, de eadem, chapman; Witts Node, de eadem, spycer; Thomas Davy, de eadem, harbour; Thomas Bromer, de eadem, chapman; Hen? Chadilvvode, de eadem, chapman; Johes Pette, de eadem, bruer; et Nichus Saunder, de eadem, taloughchaundlcr. " Ricus Joskyn, do Cohham, senior, husb. ; Johes Joskyn, de eadem, yoman ; Johes Sprever, de eadem, bocher; Witts Si)rever, de eadem, senior, yoman; Witts Sprever, de eadem, junior, yoman; Walrus Shii)pe, de eadem, yoman; Henr Stace, de eadem, husb. ; Thomas Wright, de eadem, yoman ; et VVal?us Stace, de eadem, senior, yoman ; ac omnes, etc. " Thomas Kelsham, gent. ; Ricus Burden, ]\Iichael Burden, Thomas r>urden, Petrus Widynbroke, Thomas Baker, Thomas Ilomersham, Thomas Widynbroke, Thomas Edynden, Simon Whitsperok, Henricus atte Well, Johes Ilamersham, Wal?us Turnour, Ricus Hasper, Thomas Turnour, Johes Frary, Johes Fuller, Johes Bowdon junior, Thomas Thornherst, Henr Ila- mond, Thomas Fuller, Robtus Lellisden, Petrus Hoigge senior, Witts Grigge, Johes Fox, Witts IMannc, Stephus INIanne, Simon Hoigge, Hadus Blechynden, Thomas Blechynden, Rogus Bakere, Radus Bayman, Johes Gateman junior, Radus Blechynden, Stephus Rede, Johes Bachelere, Rog'us Turnour, Johes Turnour, Witts Sandir, Witts Hamme, Rog'us Edynden, Galfrus atte Wode, Radus Baily, Johes atte Crowche, Thomas Baily, Radus atte Crowche, Robtus Burghaissh, Ricus at Chambir, Johes Thornherst, Thomas Prat, Stephus Symme, Johes Ropere, Heii JOHN cade's followers IN KENT. 69 Burden, Thomas Birchet, Johes Hovynden Petrus atte Bng^ Johes Itte Brigge junior, Johes Bishop Henr Bi^-p ^ .ft Bvsshop, Petrus Hoigge junior, Stephus Boycote, Stephus Adam, Thomas Bakere, Johes atte Tonge, Rogus Hamond Robtus Marketman, Johes Burdon, Johes Southlond, Johe Gri..e, Henr Grigge, Stephus Elcok, Henr Bnce, Johes Boicote Johes Gateman senior, Thomas Boicote, Robtus ^\hlt- heTe Witts Gune, Johes Swyneham, Johes ^^lntsperehauke, Hen? Whitsperehauke, Thomas Pix, Johes Blachynden, ^\ al- ?us Gaunt, de parochia de //^c/^coni. , '' W^al?us Brencheley, de parochia de Denynden, gent. , Johes Sharp, de eadem, yoman; Johes Wylert, de eadem, yoman ; Robtus Wolf, de eadem, yoman ; Thomas Stays, de eadem, yo- man ; Witts Keppyng, de eadem, yoman. " Witts Sandhirste, de LamberJdrste, yoman ; et Johes .Mai- tvn, de Bri/nchesle, yoman. *' Ricus" Coise, de Spelhurst, yoman ; et Witts Knyght, de "^r ^;, de Maideston, draper ; Wi.s Brok harbour ; Witts Smyth, mason ; Thomas Clavering, gmcer ; Ricus Car- ter draper ; Witts Colyn, wexchaundler ; Hamo Clerk, bai- bo^r ; Johes Brok, de Ealdyng^ wever; Ricus Piers, de eadem, draner • et Ricus Maunfeld, de eadem, harbour. u Johes Baker, de Horsmonden, husb. ; Stephus Bake.^ co- teler ; Ricus Baker, glover ; Laurencius Baker laborer ; ^^Itls Olyv r, sonant ; RiEus Joce, husb. ; Witts Cloute, carpenter ; Stephui Cloute, carpenter; et Jacobus Hulles, husb. ; ac omnes, etc ? '"' Thomas Harry, et Johes Eychevile, constabularij hckd de Ryngsloue ; ac Witts Mansion, et Joties Septvans, ac omnes, "'■' Johes Prat, de Maidcston, carpenter ; Thomas Dousynd, husb. ; Thomas Swyft, smith ; Kicus Plotte, --r:*^' ~ Russell, yoman ; Johes Clobyer, cornester ; \\ itts Humfiey smyth; Thomas Lott, laborer; Eobtus Fyssher, taiUour; et Ricus Deanden, de eadem, laborer. 1 See ante, p. 67. 70 JOHN cade's followers IN KENT. " Johes Cokeram, .Maior ville n're de Queneburgh, niarcliaunt ;* Johes Swalman, de Queneburgh, yoman ; Witts Baker, baker ; Witts Britte, maryner; Johes Britte, maryner ; Johes Masyn, maryner; Witts Canon, maryner; Ahmus Jacob, mar^Tier ; Galfrus Benet, maryner ; Robtus Somter, maryner ; et Johes Willys, de Queneburgh, maryner. " Ricus Smyth, de IVestram, yoman ; Thomas Stacey, taner; Johes Man, husb. ; Witts Chawry, husb. ; et Thomas Gillot, husb., de eadem. " Johes Cok, et Thomas Pycard, constabularij Imnd de Litle et Lesyn; ac omnes, etc.- "Ricus Berbet, de Hastynglyc, husbondman; Witts Series senior, husb. ; Thomas Series, husb ; Stephus Mathewe, husb., de eadem; Witts Series, de Wy, husb.; et Thomas Bette, de eadem, husb. " Henr Pakeman, de Hoo, husb. ; Johes Never, husb. ; et Joties Malyt, de eadem, husb. " Johes Gierke, j^sona ecctie de Halgesto^^ in hund de Hoo ; Simon Dalam, husb. ; et Johes Neweman, de eadem, husb." The repetition of names in several distinct pardons may show that the lists were hurriedly sent in : but, as the constables of some of the hundreds are twice entered on the roll, and in some instances the names ditFer, it may be that the pardons are for the separate risings : the one for the original advance to Black- heath, and the other for the second and more formidable advance after the aflfraj at Sevenoaks. ' The charter was granted in 1366. » See ante, p. 47. » See ante, p. 53. 71 JOHN CADE'S FOLLOWERS IN SUSSEX.^ BY WILLIAM DURRANT COOPER, F.S.A.. &c. The part taken by Sussex men in the rising has been very slightly noticed by our historians. The chroniclers vary in their descriptions of Cade's followers : Holinshed says, as we have seen, that he drew to him from Kent « a great company of tall per- sonages ;"2 but he calls the others "divers idle and vagrant persons out of the shire, Sussex, Surrie, and other places." ^ So far as Sussex, and especially East Sussex, was concerned, the rising partook, like Kent, very much of the character of a military ''and duly authorised levy and array. In many hundreds the musters were levied by the constables : the small landowners (the yeomen), with their labourers, and some tradesmen, were ready in their appearance, and we have by name upwards of 400 Sussex men present. The state of Sussex was such that it might well cause discon- tent. The Bishop (Adam ]\loleyns, who was murdered on the 9th January, 1450,) had been prominent among the King's very unpopular councillors; the French had landed with impunity, doing considerable damage; and many complaints were current of the mode in which the fifteenths were collected.-^ Lord Say and Sele (James Fiemies), the Lord Treasurer, was unfavour- ably known in Sussex as having just acquired his title by grant, from John de Clinton, his Sussex kinsman; and it will be seen • The substance of this portion was also printed in vol. xviii. of the Sussex Arch.x'ological Collections. « The Essex and Suffolk men joined only wb^n Cade was in the city. ' The House of Commons had previously caiicd the attention of the Govern- ment to the murders, rapes, robberies, and burnings that pervaded this county. Rot. Pari (1430), p. 421. 72 JOHN cade's followers IN SUSSEX. that the neighbours of dc CHiiton at Hamscy, and the men living close by the Treasurer's eldest brother, Sir Roger Fiennes (who had built Herstmonceux Castle), and Thomas Daere, of Bailey Park, Ileathfield, in whose service John Cade had been, turned out the strongest in the lists of Cade's Sussex followers. The Abbot of Battle (Richard Dertmouth), and the newly- chosen Prior of Lewes (John Danyel), with their respective communities,! sanctioned the movement, and were involved in the consequences; and their example was followed by the Bailifts of Pevensey and Scaford, and the Constables of the Borough of Lewes, with the Burgesses of the same town. There joined him out of Sussex the Apsleys, Barttelots, Bartholomew Bolney, who had some ten years before acquired the manor of West Firle,^ the Burtons, Chaloners, Colbronds, Gilderidges,Laddes, Lunsfords, Melcwards, Oxenbridges, Parkers, Robert Poynings, of Twinehom and Sutton, who is described as having stirred the great part of such as were adherents, and accon^panicd Cade and was his carver and sword-bearer,^^ the Selwins, Wolifes, and many others, who subsequently held office under or warmly supported Edward IV. The immediate provocation given to Kent by the harshness with which the men of that county were threatened in conse- quence of the killing of the Duke of Suffolk, and by the oppres- sions alleged against William Crowmcr, then Sheriff, and Lord Say's son4n-law, did not apply to Sussex, and this county did not join till after the second advance towards London at the com- mencement of July.^ Before noon on the Thursday, the day the Staffords were killed at Sevenoaks,5 the King and 20,000 armed men entered > S«i also did Katherine De la Tole, the Abbess of St. Mary, Barking, Essex. Mem. 9. . , „^ «He lies buried at West Firle; his dauuste,of ]f>/>iff»tcre,yoman,and Andrew Thactlier, of „ yoman, con- stables of the HuxDKED of Kixtt- MERE, and the residents of that Hun- dred. Thomas Gymmour. of Wintfi/rle, gen- tilmau, and John liysshe, of the same, yoman; to- gether with others. Gabriel Berword, of Tyshcnt, yoman, and John Holl)eme, of the same, yoman, constables of the Hundred of Shoeswell. Richard Fynche, of Jleit/hton, hus- bondman,' and William Heristou,of Jlisfiojfuto/K^hns- bondnian, constables of the Hun- dred of Flexbergh, and Kichard Dunton, of Jiisshopixtvne, husbondman. William Gofforay, of BlarhijiKjtoity husbondman. Kichard Clerk, of Ileighton. husbond- man. Richard atte Lay, of Benton, husbond- man. Richard Chyntyng, of Pet>/nyJioo,hus- bondman, and -John W^alkelyn, of Mcihyng, senior, yorer. lal)orer. laborer. laborer. laborer. laljorer. John Dowte, of M'egt ynnttede, hus- bondman. Ralph Parson, of Stenynge, husbond- man. John Apsley, of same, junior. John Broker „ John Maunsell „ Robert Hunt „ Richard Frens.she „ Stephen Chanipcneys „ John Colman „ husI)ondmun. husbondman. laljorer. laborer. husbondman. laborer. Roger Wollfe, of Anxyngton, geutil- man. John Wolffo, of same, gentilman. William Bouchy John Cradyll William Chapman John Waterman Laurence Perys huslxmdman. laborer. carpenter. laborer. laborer. Richard Pollard, of Wagsington, hus- bondman. Thomas Webbe, of same, laborer. John Ilardyng „ laborer. Lawrence Couper „ couper. John Long „ junior. Clement Cayn • Mem. 12. JOHN cade's FOLLOWERS IN SUSSEX. 77 William Capelaj-n, of same, husbond- man. Robert Capelayn „ husbondman. James Pacchyng „ carpenter. Thomas atte Hille, of Wonuynhcnt, husbondman. Richard Parker, of W., webbe. Thomas Waterman William Herjssh James Turgys Richard Melward John Bregger many others. husbondman. laborer, laborer, laborer, junior, with Henry Lecheford, of Cratveley, gentil- man. John Mabsyn, of Cattyrfeld,^ and John Parker, of //f/^', constables of the Hundred of Nexfeld ; and Henry Mabsyn, of Cattygfeld, with others. Richard Beche, of Sctdescombe, yomnn, and Robert Mortfote, of En-hcrst, draper, constables of the Hundred of Sta- ple, and others. Thomas Andrewe,ofitf?/^*ft'n, yoman. and Richard Melewerd, of Ch'idynylcgh, yoman, constables of the Hundred of Sheplake, and Henr}- atte Bregge, of Lavgltton, junior, yoman. Thomas Upton „ yoman. Richard Edewyn „ yoman. John atte Legh „ yoman. Thomas Frytour „ William Snoddon „ yoman and William Lulbam, of Ryin-, yoman, and others. John Reynold, of Flectfiyng, yoman. Peter Dj-not, of FlectTiyng. glover. Thomas White „ husbondman. William Strode „ yoman. Richard Lye „ pedeler. Nicholas Cowper „ bocher, and others. Robert Pepisden,of Salch «rsf, husbond- man. and Robert Braban, of same, husbondman, constables of the Hundred of Hen- hurst, &;c. Thomas Fynhawe, of Wenti/cld, and Cristofer Halle, of Crotr hurst, consta- bles of the Hundred of Balde- slowe, &.C. Richard Oxenbregge, of Pegemer^h. constable of the HUNDRED of Col- spore, inc. William Howlette, of if «', marchant. John Chamberlayn ,, yoman. John Lardener „ yoman. Thos. Podey, senior, „ yoman. Andrew Somer „ glover. William Cheseman „ yoman. Richard Cole „ chapman. William Bourehunte „ smyth. Richard Benet ., sherman. Thomas Cheseman „ chapman. John W^orth, „ yoman, and all and singular of the Townsh i p aforesaid. Bartholomew Bolney, of Wedfyrle, gentilman, and all the men and servants of the said Bartholomew Bolney. \yil\iamB.iimi>ton,BalliffflfPeccH!!ie, yoman. John Morley, of Westham, gentilman, Richard Porter „ yoman. Richard Motard „ yoman, and all and singular the men dwelling in the Town.s aforesaid. Richard Selewyn,of 5/ 1 n<7i a m, ^ ^cnt'iU man. John Sherman, of same, corveser. Robert Bystrete »' tanner. Thomas Dobbys >> tailor. Michael Ilaryot J5 corveser. John Knyjrht 5» laborer. Andrew I'age »> voman. John Grent >> tanner. Robert Gilderyggc )> yoman. William Osbem JJ butcher. Walter Osbem ?? yoman. John ()sl)em ,, butcher. John Toby » tanner, together with others, &c. Thomas Colbrond,of Wort U riff, pcntW- man. Richard de Lay, of same, draper. John Barward, of Warbiilton, yoman. William Peggan, of same, yoman. John Jamyn „ husl)()ndman. Richard Wellis „ carpenter. Richard T>rette,of Ex/ij)/- rn?i// m ,yom&n. Ricliard Ladde, of same, husbondman. William Write, of J\'orfl>/ »f/,\oinmi. Thomas Bricksnode, of .same, yoman. Thomas Austyn „ clerk. John Tynfowle „ mercer. John Brown feld, of If erst, husbond- man. Peter Elys, of same, caqienter. John Ilumonde ,, fuller. John Laudc „ corveser. William atte Stokke,, turner. John Prat „ laborer. 'M. 8, Alan Tysherst, of Asthhuruham. car- l)enter. Thomas Bole, of same, caq>cnter. John Russell „ John Lampain. of Wratlijnfi, junior, butcher. Thomas Burgeys, of same, husbond- man. John Whyte „ husbondman. Richard Carpenter, Bailiff of ScforJ^ voman. John Walkelyn Thomas Man John Crowelinke Simon Bemevale John Chukke Robert Sampson Richard Frenshe Thomas Barbour John Tanner John Bochcr » junior,yoman. yoman. yoman. yoman. yoman. yoman. yoman. barber. husbondman. l)Utcher, and all others of the same Town. John Rakle, of ir/Z/Jw/z^/flW, gentilman. John Bray, of West 7A-H, senior, geu- tilman. William Bray , gcntilman- John Parke(r), of Willyngtlon, gentil- man. Symon Potteman, of Fryston, yoman, and Thomas Hasilwode, of Alfristori, yo- man, constables of the IIl'NDRED of Alstone. Richard Seger, late of Alfriston, yo- man, otherwise called Richard Seger, of J/arKfcld, yoman. Thomas Chapman, of Al/r'mton, chap- man. John Coptrowe „ yoman. Roger Trenshede „ yoman. Richard Chukke „ baker. »M. 7. . JOHN cade's FOLLOWERS IN SUSSEX. 81 Thomas Colyn, of Alfriston, yoman. John Irland John Haweden John Ray husbondman. John Smyth William atte Dene Edward atte Broke man. Roger Smyth Thomas Man man. Thomas Peckham John Ilickes John Colvile laborer. John Benet John Crop „ joman. „ carpenter. „ junior, „ chflpman. „ smith. ,, husbond- „ smith. „ husbond- ,, corveser. „ smith. „ junior, „ laborer. „ corveser. Richard Profot, of 3filton, yoman. John I'rofot „ husbondman. Peter Profot » husbondman. Robert Profot ,, husbondman. Edward Newe ,, laborer : and all and singular the men of the Towns aforesaid. John Roser, of Esthjnff (Guestling). and all other men within the HUN- DRED. William Mason, of Hastlnges, mason, William W' ytton, of same, dyer. John Bychet John Mayhewe Richard llughson James Lok John Adam Robert Knight John Clypsam Osbert Watte and Edmund Lethcrland carpenter, yoman. yoman. helyar. syngleman. tailor, carpenter, husbondman, yoman, &c. John Lounsford, of Battle, gentilman. Richard de Neve „ laborer. William atte Held „ laborer. John Idcyn » laborer. John Fcrmesham „ laborer. Simon Martyn , of ^1 s?iebn rnham .laborer William Martyn, of Battle, laborer. Thomas Colyn, of Asheburnham, la- borer. William Byrchet,of Cattisf eld, Xabortr- John Byrchet „ laborer. John Hylder, of Kingston juxta Lenes, yoman, and Richard Elyot,of/.iiian. „ husbondman. „ husi)oudman. „ husbondman. ,, husbondman. „ husbondman. „ husbondman. „ husbondman. „ husb mdman. „ laborer. „ husbondman. 11 82 JOHN CADE S FOLLOWERS IN SUSSEX. Richard Mose. of Rowesparr, hushontl- inaii, together with many others. John atte Wythe, Lamportc, husbond- man, and Thomas Underwood, of Xcn-ykc, yonuin, constables of the Hundred of Bercombe. Richard l*rofyt, of Hamini'my, gentil- nian. John Marquyk Richard Manjuyk Richard Bhiiiije Richard Ilawkyn Tliomas Trusloue yonian. yoman. yoman. yoman. yonnm. Henry Pcrys, of Bivcompr, yoman. Thomas Sander „ laborer. John Parker, of Iloo} yoman, consta- ble of the Hundred of Hoo. John de Wellys, Thomas de Brooke, John Knelles, William Scotte, of the Hundred aforesaid, and John Broke, dec. liogerLacchCjOf //iY/yrt//^flH,gcntilman. yonian. husbondman. husbondman. husbondman. husbondman. husbondman. Gilbert noniewode,of Cokt/cld, yom&u, and John Homewode,of JHiimpton, yom&n, constables of the Hundred of Streetem. John Wyldegoos, of JIoUlilrf//i, yoman. John atte Roe, of Wyrclijxfdd yoman. Thomas Esthanfeld „ yoman. John Stempe, of Siithuorrr, jiixta Lcnnt, constable of Southover, near Lewes. William Delve, of Suthvorer, yoman. ,. yoman. ,, yoman. „ yoman. „ husbonropria tcmeritate ac prcsunipcoe se nuji' congregand' ct coadjuvand' duxcrint atlvcrsus et contra leges, &c. &c. i)er presentes pardonamus, rcmittimus et rclaxamus p^fato Joh'i ceterisq; omnibus et singulis secum ut premittitur associatis, congregatis, &c. &c. T. R. apud Westmonast. vj die Jnlii. I M. 4. f 83 APPENDIX.* Mr. Francis B.\con to the Lord Mayor (Sir James Pemberton).! My very good Lord, — I did little expect, when I left yo"" Lordshipp ^^^ prancis last, that there woulde have bene a proceedinge against Mr Barnard to Bacon to my his overthrowe, of which I must confesse myself to have bene some reproach oT the cause, forasmuch as, hee relyinge upon me for counsel, I advised proceedings that course which hee followed. Wherein I begyn nowe to question ^^^ jjfrmird with my self, whether in preferring my respects unto your Lp. and the for Words, rest, I have not failed in dutie of my profession towardes my client, fFor certenlie if the words had bene heynous, and spoken in a mali- tious fashion, and in some publique place, and well proved, and not a pratle in a taverne, caught hould of by one whoe (as I heare since) is not better than a knight of the post (Standish I meane), yet I know not what coulde have bene done more than to impose upon him a gree- vious fine, and to require the payment of y® same, and to take awaie his means of life by his disfranchisement, and to comitt him to a defamed prison during Christmas, in honor whereof the prisoners in doe com'onlie of grace obtaine some inlargement. This height of proceedinge, to tell your Lordshipp and the rest, as my good friendes, my opynion plainly, tendeth not to strengthen aucthoritie, which is best supported by love and feare, but rather to make people discontented and servile, especiallie when such punishment is inflicted for wordes not by any rule of lawe, but by a jtirisdiction of discretion which would evermore be moderatelie (used). And I praie God, where Mr. Recorder did well and wiselie put you in minde of the admonitions you often receave from my Lordes,| that you bridle unrulie * From the collection of copies of Letters in the Guildhall of London, t Sir James Pemberton, a Goldsmith, bom in Lancashire, Alderman of Bishopsgate. X Lords of the Council. M 2 84 APPENDIX. tongues, that those kinde of speeches (whereunto those admonitions doe referr) which are concerninge the State and honor thereof doe not passe too licenciouslie in the Cittie unpunished, while those wordes which concerne your particuler are soe straightiie enquired into, and punislied w"' such extremitie. But these thinges your owne wisdomes, first or last, will best represent unto you ; my writinge unto you at this time is to the end that, howsoever I doe take it somewhat unkindlie that my mediation prevailed noe more, yet I mought preserve that further respect that I am willinge to use unto such a state in deliveringe my opinion unto you freelie before I would be of counsell or move anie thinge that should crosse yo'^ proceedinges. And though I be against you in this particuler, I shall contynewe neverthelesse in other thinges my wonted good affection to yourselves and yo"" busines. Grayes Inne, xxvijth December, 1611. Yo"" verie lovyng frinde, Fr. Bacon. Sir Frauncis liacDU to the lAnde Maior and Alder- menii to send some j)ersons iiistriK'tcd to attend him and the Kinfj's Solicitor in the ditlVrente con- cern inu' the IJailwick of Oswalstone. Sir Francis Bacon and Sir Henry Yelverton to toe Lord Mayor (Sir Thomas Midi.eton). After our hartie comendations to yo"" good Lordshipp, whereas a petition hath bene exhibited to the King's Maiestie, intituling his Hifflmess to the Baylywick of Oswalton in the countie of Midd. The "raunte whereof the Lord Maior and Courte of Aldermen for the time beinge have of late made clayme unto, and forasmuch as it hath pleased his Maiestie to refer the consideration thereof unto us his Attorney and Solicito'^-General, Wee doe, by virtue thereof, and in his Ma*"* name, require yo"" Lpp and the Courte of Aldermen your bretheren, to send some sufFicientlie instructed on yo"" behalf to the chamber of me, his Maiesties Attorney-Generall, at Graies Inn, on the fower and twentieth daie of this instant moneth of Marche, at two of the clock in the afternoone, to shewe unto us by Avhat title or interest you clainie the same, whereof wee desire you not to faile. Thus much wee did signifie formerlie to yo*" Lpp in forme of an open I're or war- rant. And wee would have y'' Lordshipp to knowe that it was noe erro"" nor defect of forme soe to doe in a cause referred unto us from his Maies- tie, and wherein you onlie required to attend by counsell and not other- APPEJSDIX. 85 wise in person. But because wee will not differ upon ceremonies with your Lorshipp that wee love so well, wee have fitted this forme to yo"" owne desire, and soe wee bid you hartelie farewell. Yo"^ Lp* lovinge frindes, Fr. Bacon, Henry Yeluerton. Grayes Inne, this xxij"" of March, 1613. To the Right Honorable S-^ Thomas Midleton,* Knighte, Lord Maior of the Cittie of London. Sir Francis Bacon to the Lord Mayor (Sir Thomas Midleton.) After my hartie commendac'ons to yo'" Lordshipp. The cause con- cerninge the Bayliwick Oswaldston (wherewith yo"" L'pp by my former letters hath bene made acquainted) was debated before mee the other dai for the Kinge, and for the cittie, whereby I finde (howsoever the right fall out, for the Kinge, or cittie, which is verie questionable). That the Sheriffs have not the power of disposinge thereof neither by the Charter of the cittie, nor by construction of the lawe, beinge Sheriffes by Charter of two counties and but a member of this cor- poration to which the graunte of the countie of Midd' is made; besides the Sheriffes are by lawe removeable at the will of the Lord Maior and cominaltie, and by theire owne consents, by Acts of Com'on counsell, by severall orders in your L'p's courte, the Sheriffes are not to dispose thereof, soe as the question is onelie (as in former times I find it hath bene) betweene the King and your L'pp. (Whether the Kinge or the Courte of Lord Maior and Aldermen is interessed therein.) Wherein out of my respecte to your L'p and the Citie, and for the avoidinge of contention and charge. I would wish that Mr. Owen might enioye the same for his life, procuring to the cittie fur ever from his Maiestie his Highness righte thereunto. And I doe the rather advise it because his Ma'>' havinge by waye of recomendation * Sir Thomas Midleton, M.P. for London, brother to Sir Hujrh, who had a goldsmith's shop in Basinghall Street, much frequented by Sir Walter Raleigh. Sir Thomas was a Grocer. The New River was opened during his mayoralty. xMderman of Queenhithe. Was committed to Newgate before he would accept office. James the First tried to get his own favourites exempted from public service, but in this case without success. The City insisted that their chief citizens should discharge City duties. Sf Frauncis Ba- con to my Lord Maior to have Mr. Owen to be Bailie of Oswalstone for his life, and to cease conten- tion, shewinge his opynion concerning the righte of be- stowing the said office. 86 APPENDIX. wr'tten in the behalf of the said Mr. Owen (not soe much standinge uppon his righte as out of u gratious favoure unto the Cittie) and his Ma'-" predecessors having often obtayned the same to avoide strife, It might be construed that his Maiestie my Maister hath either lesse regard from the Cittie, or lesse righte than his progenitors, which I would be loth should in either kinde be thoughte. And this is the eflFect of that I wished Mr. Stone to deliver to y' Lpp. As for his Ma*^ righte, if it come to that, I am bounde to mayntaine it and will. And soe I bidd your L'pp verie hartelie farewell. From Greyes Inne the xxyj'** of June, 1014. Yo"^ Lp** verie loving frinde, Fr. Bacon. To the Kight Honorable S-" Thomas Midlcton, Knight, Lord Maior of the Cittie of London. Siii FuANCis Bacon to the Lokd Mayor. After my verie harty comendac'ons to y'' Lp and your bretheren, whereas the honor and strength of the Citty in all ages hath been greately supported by the learned of the same, who, for their learning and integritie, have bin recomended to y"" predecessors by such as could iudge of the worthcs and abilities in that behalfe, w^'' they very gravely and providently have onleyned, that those learned men should succeed such as were the hono'*'^ Councill of the Cittie, and in the meane tyme to encourage them to take paines to instruct themselves in the lawes and customes of the Citty, have made choice of them to be of the Councell at lardge, alloweinge them a small yerely fee to oblige them to that Cittie, w''*' course being soe hono'''« and benificiall to the Citty and soe agreeable with your laudable customes, I wish may still be continued. And albeit I have not hitherto recomended any to you in this nature, yet this bearer, Mr. Thomas Brickenden, being not only in my opinion, but in the opinion likewise of the whole bench of Grayes Inne, where he liveth, for his religion, learninge, and intearitic, a gentleman verie fitt to doe the Citty service in that kinde, I have thought fitt to recommende him vnto you, praying you for my sake to accepte of him, and to graunte that he may succede in the place of one of your foure pleaders next after one Mr Salter, to whome, as I understande, the like graunt in revercion hath bin lately APPENDIX. 87 made by the Lord Maior for the tyme being and his brethren ; the which your kindness and loving performance I shall take as a speciall curtesie, and will both remember and requite the same whensoever you shall have occasion to ufe mee. And soe I rest. Ever your assured loving frende, Ffu. Bacon. Sir Francis Bacon to the Lord Mayor. After my verie heartie comendac'ons to your Lo'ps : Whereas I doe vnderstande that the late Lorde Chauncelor had by your curtesie and suffrance the comoditie of water for his house conveyed by a pipe ot leade to Yorke house out of the mayne pipe that serveth the Cittie of London w^ water, my householde being speedily to settle and reside at Yorke house I desier the like respecte of you, that I may haue the necessarie use of water for my house, and I shalbe ready to acknow- ledge your kindness herein. Soe I bid your Lo'p verie hartie far well. Whitehall, July 25, IG 17. • , • r i Y""" Lops verie lovnig trend, F. Bacon. To the Right Ilonbie Sir John Lemon,* Knighte, Lord Maior of the Cittie of London, and the Aldermen his brethren be these. Lord Bacon to the Lord Mayor. After my verie harty comendations to your Ldps: Whereas there is a commission lately issued under the great seale for collection ol moneys within the Citties of London and Westminster and divers other Shires, For the more speedie repairing and building of Stainse Bridge and Egham Causeway, and for that purpose, respecting the case as extraordinary, the churchwardens and petty constables are to make these collections at the houses of the inhabitants, and to endorse the names of those that shall contribute towards the same upon the brifet, and to retourne the same w*" their collections to such Justices of Peace as the Judges of Assise shall appointe in every county, who are • Sir John Umon. A Fishmonger. From Norfolk. Alderman of Langbonrn. President of Christ's Hospital. 88 APPENDIX. likewise to retourne the money soe collected to the bridgraasters of Stanes by the end of Easter terme nexte. I haue therefore thought good, in regard of the present necessitie of the wourke, as well for the conveniency of his Ma^'^ carriage over the said bridge and causeways, as alsoe for the greate ease of all the subiects that travell to and from London for the Westerne part, to write these my letters unto you, pray- ing your care in the furtherance of the said collec'on within the Citty of London, and for the nominating of such Aldermen to whom the saide shalbce paid unto by the churchwardens and constables, to be delivered over by them to the said bridgemasters of Stanes accordingly. So I bidde your Ips verie hartily farwell. From Yorke house, this 20'»» of February 1G18. , . /. i Yr lo'ps verie loving frend, F. Verulam. To the Riplit hon'''^ his very pood lord the Lord Muior of Ix)ndon,* and to his verie loving frendcs the Aldermen his brethren. Lord Bacon and others to the Lord Mayor. After my verie hartie comendacons to your Lop, being moved on the behalfe of this gentleman, Mr. Edward Ayscough, a barrester of Graye Inne, one of good and lK)iiest conversation, and well deserving, I have thought good by these luy I'res to recommend him to your Lo'ps favour, hartily praying you to giaunte him the reverc'on of one of the places of the Councell of the Citty w'" you terme Com'on Pleaders in the Citty, w<='' I doubt not but hee will soe well performe as you shell thinke it worthyly bestowed on him, and myselfe shall take it as a kindnes done the rather tor my sake. Soe I bid your Lo'p verie hartily farwell. From Yorke house, the 21"' of November, 1620. Your Lo'ps very loving frend, F. Verulam Canc. To the Ri},'ht llono^'e SirFrauncis Jones.f Knight, Lord Maior of the Cittj of London, and the rest of the Aldermen, his brethren. * Sir Sebastian Harvey. His father was Lord Mayor in 158L Alderman of Cheap. An Ironmonger. t Haberdasher. Ahlcrman of Aldgate. From Shropshire. Was he related t.) his contemporary', Alderman Sir Roger Jones, the ancestor of Lord Ranelagh? 1 I ^fS i|^un|i' jocrmu . A/' >l APPENDIX. 91 v.. \ of Buckingham, 2nd Nov. a.d. 1478, 18 Edw. IV.' it appears that by virtue of a certain feoffment Sir Ralph Jocelyn was vnth others seized of the manors of Lynchelade and Southcote in that county, and that he died on the 12th of October then last past, and that the said manors were valued beyond reprisals at 10 marks. From another Inquisition post mortem taken at Stratford Langthorn, in the county of Essex, on Thursday next after the feast of All Saints, A.D. 1478, 18 Edw. IV. it appears that Philip Malpas, citizen and alderman of London, was seized in fee of the manor of Chaldewell, and of certain lands with appurtenances lying in the parish of West- ham, and, being so seized, by his charter demised the said manor and lands to the said Ralph Jocelyn and Philippa then his wife for the term of their lives and the life of the longest liver of them, and after their deaths the said manor and lands to remain to Elizabeth late wife of Thomas Cooke, knt., daughter of the said Philip Malpas, and her heirs for ever. The said manor was valued at 40 marks per annum be- yond reprisals, and the lands at 40 shillings per annum. This Inquisition also sets forth that Sir Ralph Jocelyn died on Monday next after the feast of Saint Edward the King and Martyr last past, without heirs of his body, and that George Jocelyn his nephew (son of his brother Thomas Jocelyn,) was found to be his next heir and of the age of fifty years and more. Another Inquisition post mortem was taken at Waltham Cross, in the county of Hertford, on Thursday next after the feast of All Saints, A.D. 1478, 18 Edw. IV., from which we glean, that, before the death of Sir Ralph, Christopher Chadwyll clerk, rector of the church of Aspe- den, and Roger Morice of the same yeoman, being seized in fee of the manor of Aspeden Hall, in Aspeden aforesaid, and of certain lands and tenements situate in the parishes of Buntingford, Layston, Throcking, Widdial, Wakely, and Westmill, in the county of Hertford, by their charter, dated at Aspeden, 4th April, A.D. 1478, 18 Edw. IV. did demise the same unto Sir Ralph Jocelyn and Elizabeth his wife, for the term of their lives, and after their decease to remain to John Say, knight, (who is stated to have since deceased,) William Barke, and John Clopton esquires, Thomas Rygby, Robert Molyneux, William Dunthorn gentlemen, William Bulstrede, Robert Godewyn pannar', and Henry Wodecok, and their heirs and assigns for ever, which is stated to fully appear by the last will of Sir Ralph as well as by ' Inq. post mortem, No. 28, 18 Edw. IV. 92 APPENDIX. the said charter. Sir Ralph died seized of the said lands by virtue of this demise, and his wife Elizabeth survived him » and was solely seized of the same ; and the said manor Avas valued at 20 marks per annum beyond all reprisals, and the lands at 40 shillings per annum. This Inquisition also sets forth that Sir Ralph died without heirs of his body, and that George Jocelyn, his nephew, was found to be his next heir.- It is evident from the information afforded by these inquisitions that the family of Earl Roden does not descend from Sir Ralph Jocelyn. It is also evident that he did not die intestate ; but, although a careful search has been made for his will, it has been without success. For my burial, I desire it may be in St. Michael's Church, St. Alban's; there was MY MoTHKR BURIED, and it ii the parish church of my mansion house of Gorhambury, and it is the only Christen church within the walls of old Verulam. — Lord Bucon^s Will. ARMS OF BACON. In the North Window of the Chancel of St. Michael's Church, St. Alban's. Quarterly : first and third, Gules, on a chief argent two mullets sable, Bacon. Second and fourth, Or, three bars azure, over all a bend of the same voided gules, Quaplode. A crescent for difference. Impaling : (juarterly, I . Or, a chevron compony gules and azure between three cinquefoils of the last, Cooke. 2. Sable, a fesse between three pheons argent, Malpas. 3. Azure, three eagles displayed in bend cotised argent, Belknap. 4. Or, an eagle displayed with two heads sable charged with a fleur-de-lis argent, Kirhile{?) 5. Gules, a fesse chequy argent and sable between six crosses formee fitchee argent, Boteler. 6. Or, two bends gules, Sudeley 7. Bendy of ten or and azure, Montfort or Montford. These arms — which are delineated in the accompanying plate — were removed from Gorhambury some years since and fixed in the north window of the chancel of St. IVIichael's church, by order, it is said, ' She married secondly Sir Robert Clifford (third son of Lord Clifford), who held the manor of Aspeden in her right; he was one of those implicated in the Perkin Warbeek conspiracy. '^ Our pedigree is therefore wrong. The reader is requested to correct it accordingly. I ARMS IN THE NORTH WINDOW OF CHANCEL OF ST MICHAELS CHURCH 3' ALBANS -il ;i These ariiL<; -wEPe tafccn out cf a -wmdinrat GafhambTny ani-plELceSinthe Twmicrw- of chaacel. a itrr years smoe, Iry order of Lord Yerdlam . mmm I f \ APPENDIX. 93 of Lord Venilam. They prove an interesting evidence of the alliance of the Bacon and Cooke families. A similar impalement occurs on the Hoby arms in Bisham church, Suffolk, on the monument of Sir Thomas Hoby, with the exception that the arms of Kirhile (?) are shown in the third quartering and those of Belknap in the fourth.' LORD BACON. He was understood by some. Ben Jonson, after the author's death, described the book in terms of the highest praise : '* Though by most of superficial men, who cannot get beyond the title of nomiuals, it is not penetrated nor understood, it really openeth all defects of learning whatsoever. My conceit of his person was never increased towards him by his place or honours. But I have and do reverence him for the greatness that was only proper in himself, and in that he seemed to me ever by his work one of the greatest men and most worthy of admiration that had been in many ages." The King, although he had expressed what doubtless he felt, the difficulty of understanding the work, wrote to Bacon, stating that he agreed Avith him in many of his remarks, and assured him that he could not have " made choice of a subject more befitting his place and his universal and methodical knowledge." Sir Henry Wotton, on receiving three copies, expressed himself thus :— " Your lordship hath done a great and everliving benefit to all the children of nature, and to nature herself in her upper- most extent of latitude, who never before had so noble nor so true an interpreter, never so inward a secretary of her cabinet." On the continent the work was more highly honoured than at home, being esteemed by many of the most competent judges as one of the most important accessions ever made to philosophy. — Engl. Enc. Biog., vol. i. p. 473. ' Add. MS. Brit. Mus. No. 19,124, f. 241. 94 APPENDIX. ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE CLOSE CONNECTION OF LORD BACON WITH THE CORPORATION OF LONDON, TAKEN FROM THE GUILDHALL RECORDS. But now behold, In the quick forpe and working house of thought, How London doth pour out her citizens ! The Mayor and all his l)rcthren in best sort, — Like to the senators of the antique Rome. — Shakespeare. Lady Bacon's father was Benedict Barnham, draper, elected Alder- man of Bread Street Ward, 1591. Lady Bacon's grandfather, Francis Barnham, draper, elected Alder- man of Farringdon Without, 19th December, 1568. Lord Bacon's uncle, James Bacon, fishmonger (also a mercer), elected Alderman of Aldersgatc Ward, 22nd April, 1567. Lord Bacon's grandfather, William Fitzwilliam, (ancestor of Earl Fitzwilliam,) citizen and tailor, elected Alderman of Bread Street Ward, 7th November, 1505 ; made a Privy Councillor by Henry VIIL; a new Alderman chosen in his place 15th May, 1510. Lord Bacon's great-grandfather, Sir John Hawes, Alderman and Sheriff, 1500. Lord Bacon's uncle's father-in-law, John Cawnton, haberdasher, elected Alderman of Bishopsgate, 6th October, 1523. Lord Bacon's great-great-great-grandfather, Sir Thomas Cooke, K.B., draper. Jack Cade's London Agent, elected Alderman of Vintry Ward, 4th October, 1457. Lord Bacon's great-great-great-great-grandfather, Philip Malpas, draper and mercer, M.P. for London, elected Alderman of Lime Street Ward, 1st April, 1447. SIR ANTHONY COOKE. Sir Anthony Cooke was born at Gidea Hall, in Essex. He was a man eminent in all the circles of the arts, preferring contemplation to active life, and skilled in education. " Contemplation," says Lloyd, *' was his soul, privacy his life, and discourse his element. Business was his purgatory, and publicity his torment. He took more pleasure V I APPENDIX. 95 to breed up statesmen than to be one. He managed his family and children with such prudence and discretion, that Lord Seymour, stand- ing by one day when this gentleman chid his son, said * Some men govern families with more skill than others do kingdoms' and thereupon com- mended him to the government of his nephew, Edward VI. Such the majestic of his looks and gate, that awe governed; such the reason and sweetness, that love obliged all his family — a family equally afraid to displease so good a bead, and to offend so great. In their marriage they were guided by his reason, more than by his will ; and rather directed by his counsel, than led by his authority." He had five daughters, whose education he superintended ; and, thinking that women are as capable of learning as men, he instilled that to his daughters at night, what he had taught the Prince in the day ; and all the daughters of Sir Anthony Cooke were perfectly skilled in the learned languages, which is apparent from his bequest of Latin and Greek books to each of them. They married suitably to the education with which they had been formed. MILDRED COOKE, LADY BURGHLEY. By Lord Burghley.^ " About yeres sence, she caused exhibitions to be secretly given by the hands of the master of St. Jhons in Cambridg for the mayntenance of two schollars. For a perpetuitie whereof to contynew, she did cause some lands to be purchased in the name of the Dean of Westmynster, who also did assure the same to that coUedg for a perpetuall mayntenance of the said two schollars in that coUedg. All which was done without any signification of hir act or charg to any manner of person but only of the Deane, and one William Walter of Wymbleton, whose advise was used for the wrytyng of the pur- chase and assurance. " She did also, with the privite of Mr. Deanes of Powles and West- mynstre, and of Mr. Aldersy, beyng fre of the Haberdashers in London, give to the Company of the sayd Haberdashers a good some of money ; whereby is provyded that every two yers there is lent to six poore men of certen speciall occupations, as smyths, carpyntors, ' From the Biographica Britannica, voL iv. p. 96. i 96 APPENDIX. weavers, and such like in Romford in Essex, twenty pounds a pcce, In the whole one hundred and twenty pounds. And in Chesthunt and Wooltham to other six lik persons twenty marks a pece, in the whole four-score pound. Which releff by way of loan is to continew. By the same means is provided for twenty poore people in Chesthunt, the first sonday of every month, a meass of meate, in flesh, bread, and money for drynk. And lykwise is provided four marks yerly for four sermons to be preached quarterly, by one of the preachers of Jhon's Colledg. x\nd these distributions have been made a long time, whylest she lyved, by some of my servants, without gyvyng me knowledg therof ; though indede, I had cause to thynk that she did sometymes bestow such kynd of alms, but not that I knew of any order taken for contynuaunce thereof ; for she wold rather co'enly use speches with me, how she was disposed to give all that she cold to some such uses if she cold devise to have the same faythfully per- formed after hir liff ; wherof she alwayes pretended many doubts. And for that she used the advise of Mr. Deanes of Powles and of Westmynster, and wold have her actions kept secrett, she forced upon them some small peces of plate to be used in their chambres, as remembrances of hir good will for their paynes. " She did also four tymes in the yere secretly send to all the prisons of London money to buy bread, chese, and drink co'enly for four hundred persons, and many times more, without knolledg from whom the same come. " She did lykwise sondry tymes send shyrts and smokks to the poore people, both in London and at Chesthunt. " She also gave a some of money to the master of St. Jhon's Col- ledg to procure to have fyres in the hall of that colledg upon all son- days and hollydayes betwixt the fest of All Sayntes and Candelmas, wlian ther war no ordinary fyres of the charge of the colledg. " She gave also a sume of mony secretly towards a buyldyng for a new waye at Cambridg to the Co'en Scolles. " She also provyded a great nomber of books, whereof she gave some to the University of Cambridge, namely, the great Bible in Hebrew and four other tongs. And to the Colledge of Saint John's very many books in Greke, of divinite and physick, and of other sciences. The lyk she did to Christ's Chyrch and St. John's Colledg in Oxford. The lyk she did to the Colledg of Westminster. " She did also yerly provyde wooU and flaxe, and did distribute it to women in Chesthunt parish, wyllyng them to work the same into APPENDIX. 97 f l yarn, and to bryng it to hir to se ther manner of workying; and for the most part she gave to them the stuff by way of alms. Some tyme she caused the same to be wrought into cloth and gave it to the poore, paying first for the spynning more than it was worth. «' Not long afor hir deth, she caused secretly to be bought a large quantite of wheat and rye to be disposed amongst the poore in tyme ofderth. Which remained unspent at the time of hir deth; but the same confessed by such as provyded it secretly. And therfor in con- science to be so distributed accordyng to hir mynd. April 9th, 1581). Wi itten at Collings Lodge by me in sorrow. W. B." LADY BACON. Anna, the second daughter of Sir Anthony Cooke, was born in 1528. She had the same liberal education which was bestowed upon hei elder sister, and perhaps under the same tutor. Having added much acquired knowledge to great natural endowments, she made an illus- trious figure among the literati of that period ; and htnce acquired so extraordinary a reputation, that she is said to have been constituted governess to King Edward the Sixth. If this be a fact, it is a very surprising one, since she could not be much more than twenty-five years of age at the death of that young monarch, and only nineteen years old when he began to reign. However that matter may stand, it is certain that she early became eminent for piety, virtue, and learn- ing, and that she was skilled in the Greek, Latin, and Italian tongues. A^'what time she was married to Sir Nicholas Bacon has not been exactly ascertained. Her eldest son Anthony was born in 1558, and her youngest son Francis on the 22nd of January, Ib60-Q\.—Biogr. Bi'Wan. vol. iv. pp. 96-97. Elizabeth Cooke, third daughter of Sir Anthony, born 1529, married, first. Sir Thomas Hoby. He was Ambassador to France of Queen Elizabeth: by him she had two sons and two daughters. The sons gave her uneasiness. She married, secondly, John Lord Russell, and their daughter Ann became the mother of the celebrated Marquis of Worcester, the author of A Century of Inventions, in which the steam-engine is first described. He was the father of the first Duke of Beaufort. 98 AITENDIX. Kathfiine Cooke, fourth daughter of Sir Anthony, born in 1530, married Sir Henry Killigrew at St. Teter-le-Poer, London. She was buried in the church of St. Thomas Apostle, Vintry Ward, Lonjlon. Her second daughter, Elizaboth, married Sir Jonathan Trelawny, and was the ancestress of the Bishop of that name, one of the Seven Bishops who opposed James the Second. " And sliiiU Trelawny die brave l)oys, and shall Trelawny die ? There's thirty thousand Cornishnien will know the reason why." Margaret Cooke, the second wife of Sir Ralph Kowlett, died 1571, s. p., during her father's life. She was buried at St. Mary Staining, Loudon. Tlie subjoined quotations from writers of different periods tell their own tale, as regards eminent Englishmen of the same blood, at various epochs of our history. ALDERMAN SIU THOMAS COOKE, K.B. " He was of the Connnons' House, and therewith a man of great boldness of speech, and well spoken, and singularly witted and well reasoned." — Fahjan. LORD BACON. ♦' There happened in my time one noble speaker who was full of quantity in his speaking: his language, where he could spare or pass by a jest, was richly censorious. No man ever spake more greatly, more purely, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness in what he uttered ; no member of hjs speech but what consisted of its own graces. His hearers could not cough, or look aside from him, without loss ; he commanded when he spake, and had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. No man had their affections more on his person ; the fear of every man that heard him was lest he should make an end." — Ben Jonson. APPENDIX. 89 Lord Bacon and others to the Lord Mayor. After our very hartie comendac'ons to your Lo'p and the rest, whereas we are informed that by the preferment of Mr. Coventry to the office of Recorder of London, his late office of Judge of one of the Sheriffs Courts is become voyde and fallen to Mr. Richard Gippes, who hath a graunte in reverc'on of the same, ffor as much as neither the said Mr. Gippes nor his sufficiencie and abilitie to discharge that place can be soe well knowne to you as to us, we have thought fitt to testifie our knowledge of him, that is, that he is an utter barrester of this howse of good continu[ance] and learned and discrete, and every way [ablej to performe the dutie of that place, and recommend him and his suite to your LoP and the rest. Wee bid you hartily farewell. Grays Inne, this 20*^'' November, 1626. Your LoP'^ very loving friends, Fr. Bacon, Hy. Yelverton, Ed. Mosely, Tho. Tildesley, Nicolas Ffulkk, Gkofrey Nightingale, Era. Deekin, Humphry Davenport, James Mayne. To the R* Hono'"e the Lord Maior * of the Cittie of London, and the Right Wor. the Aldermen of the same. * Sir Cuthbert Racket, Draper. From Dartford. Alderman of Portsoken. K 90 APPENDIX. APPENDIX. 99 SIR RALPH JOCELYN. Sir Ralph Jocelyn, K.B. citizen and draper, was the son of Geoffry Jocelyn, of Sawbridge- worth. His first wife was Philippa, daughter and coheiress of alderman Philip Malpas. He was Sheriff of London in 1458, Mayor in 1464, and again in 1476. Sir Ralph Jocelyn was made a Knight of the Bath at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth, the consort of Edward the Fourth, in the year 1465, together with his brother-in-law Sir Thomas Cooke (mayor 1462), Sir Matthew Philipp (mayor 1463), and Sir Henry Weever (sheriff 1465), He was M.P. for London, and executor to the will of his father-in-law Philip Malpas.^ He was a careful corrector of the malpractices of bakers and victuallers in the city of London, and by his diligence the walls of the city were repaired. He died in 1478, and was buried at St. Swithin's London Stone.'^ His portrait and that of his second wife Elizabeth (daughter and heiress to William Berkley 3) is in one of the windows of Melford church, Suffolk. It was also at Aspeden church, Hertfordshire ; and H. Chapman, in his Survey of Aspeden Church, published in 1783, mentions having fortunately made a note of this portrait in the chancel window on his first visit to the church, for on going there again a few days after he found the glass broken, but succeeded in recovering — from the wreck outside — the head unbroken, and made an accurate drawing of it, an engraving of which accompanies the Survey, of which the annexed Plate is a fac-simile ; he also states that underneath was the inscription — pro tono statu l\atiulpf)i :?JossiL No record is to be found in the corporation archives of his election as an alderman. From an Inquisition post mortem taken at Bekynsfeld, in the county ' See page 7. ' See Weever's Funerall Monuments, 1631. ' The Beauties of Enr/land and Wales, vol. vii. p. 194. L\ MARQUIS OF SALISBURY. '^ He has proved himself in the Commons an orator, an adminis- trator, and it may be added, a thinker of the first class ; and whereas others give promise at their first entrance into public hie, too often falsified in later years, Lord Salisbury has developed a higher character by experience and familiarity with the problems of statesmanship. All were aware of his ability, but few could have anticipated the breadth of view he manifested during the short time in which he controlled the destinies of the Indian empire."- T/*e Times, April Uth, 1868. Monument in the Pahish Church of St. M..utin's-in-the-Fielps TO THE WORTHY, LEARNED, AND GODLY GENTLEMAN, WILLIAM COOKE, Esquire, her deare husband, sonne to the right worshippfull S^ Anthony Cooke knight, Francos his most loveing wife dau-hter to that most noble gentleman the Lord John Gray, brotiier to the sometime high and mighty Prince Henry Cxray the 1-ist Duke of Suffolke, hath dedicated this monument in memory of his virtue and her love, dyed the 14 day of May, and in the yeare of his age 56. Anno Dom' 1589. This Toml)e for her Dcare Sponse hath noble Francis plac'd, Lamenting nuich with greater guifts This Tombe should not be grac'd. And grieves as nyich companion-like This Tombe should not containe Theire wills in earth, since both on caith One will they did retaine. Westnunster: Printed by Nichols and Sons, 25. Parliament Street. 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