List of the Gentry in Kent in the Time of Henry VII
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http://kentarchaeology.org.uk/research/archaeologia-cantiana/ Kent Archaeological Society is a registered charity number 223382 © 2017 Kent Archaeological Society ( 89 ) LIST OF THE GENTRY OF KENT IN THE TIME OF HENRY VII. Some Notes on the list communicated by Mr. James Green- street in Arch. Cant., Vol. XI, pp. 394-97. BY MAJOR BRIAN COPE. IN the list referred to above are recorded the armorial bearings of a certain number of individuals named therein: but in the majority of cases such information is missing. An endeavour is here made to fill in the blanks by recording the armorial bearings ascribed to families of the names in the various ancient Rolls of Arms, Heralds' Visitations, etc., and from other trustworthy sources of information. No date is assigned to the List. Mr. Greenstreet, in the footnotes to his contribution, records memorials in Kentish Churches to three individuals who appear to be identical with persons named in the list—viz., Richard Davy (No. 54), died 15 May, 1491 ; John Wygmore (No. 78), died 23 Oct, 1492, and Richard Norton (No. 81), died 10 Dee: 1500. If these suppositions are correct, this would place the date of the list between 1485 and 1491. The "Lord of Burgaveny " would be George Neville, 2nd Baron, son of Edward Neville, Baron Bergavenny, jure uxoris, Elizabeth Beauchamp, Baroness Bergavenny. He died 20 Sept 1492. The "Lord of Cobham" would be Sir John Brooke, 5th Lord Cobham, who died in 1511. His brass in Cobham Church shows the arms of de Cobham (gu : on a chevron or lionoels sa) impaling those of Neville of Bergavenny (as recorded in this list for the Lord of Bergavenny) ; his wife being Margaret, elder daughter of Edward Neville, Lord Bergavenny, by his second wife Catherine, daughter of Sir 90 LIST OF THE GENTRY OF KENT Robert Howard. There still remain a few names I have not been able to identify with any of the records of armorial bearings I have consulted. Possibly some other member of the Kent Archeological Society may be able to supply the omissions and publish the information in due course. Note.—Information recorded in CAPITALS is given in Mr. Greenstreet's original list. 1. THE LORD OF BURGAVENY. QUARTERLY. 1. NEVILLE ON THE SAULTER A ROSE Gu. [gu. on a saltire arg : a rose gu.] 2. WAREN [i.e.,: de Warrenne (Earl of Surrey)—chequey or and as]. 3. QUARTERLY CLARE AND B'URGAVENNY. [or, three chevronels gu—for de Clare (Earl of Gloucester) and—quarterly arg : and gu: in the 2nd ana 3rd quarters a fret or: over all a bend sa : for le Dispencer.] 4. BEAUCHAMP Wth A (CRESCENT TRICKED) S. ON THE PECE [gu: a fess between 6 crosslets or: on the fess a crescent sa (for difference)—for Beauchamp of Bergavenny.] 2. THE LORD OF COBHAM. Gu : ON A CHEVRON OR 3 LIONCELS, SA. [The Arms of de Cobham, Barons of Cobham. Vide Dering and other Rolls of Arms: Brasses in Cobham Church etc.] 3. SIR THOMAS BOURCHER. The arms of the Bourchier family were—arg : a cross engrailed gu : between 4 water bou gets sa : the arms were usually borne quarterly with those of Louvaine—viz gu billettee and a fess or. 4. SIR EDWARD POYNINGS. Edward, Lord Poynings K .G. Controller of the Kings Household (2 Henry viii). Constable of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinque Ports. The arms of Poynings are—Barry of Six or and vert a bend gu. Sir Edward bore these arms quarterly with Fitz Paine [gu: 3 lions passant arg : over all a bendlet as] and Brian (or 3 piles as). vide. arms, Canter- bury Cathedral. See also Dering and other Rolls. Sir Thomas Poynings was Sheriff of Kent 26 Henry viii. 5. SIR WILLIAM HAUTE. Sir William Haute of Kent (Arundel Roll: temp. Henry vi) bore—per pale as: and gu: a lion rampant arg : quarterly with—or a cross engrailed gu: (Haute). The first coat is the arms of Shelving [Sir Edmund Haute married Benedicta dau : and heir of John Shelving]. A William Haute of Hautes Court married Matilda 4th dau : of Sir Richard Wydville and Aunt to the Queen of Edward iv. and a Nicholas Haute was Sheriff of Kent 19 Rich: IN THE TIME OF HENRY VII. 91 6. SIR HENRY FERRERS; [gu : 7 mascles conjoined or: a canton ermine]. Sir Henry was Sheriff of Kent 3 Henry vii and another Sir Henry was Sheriff in 10 Edw : iv. 7. SIR JAMES CROMER. ARG : A CHEVRON ENGRAILED BETWEEN 3 Cnows SA. (usually blazoned—arg : a chevron engrailed. sa : between 3 crows p pr :). Sir William Cromer was Lord Mayor of London in 1414 and 1424 (Arms—Canterbury Cathedral). 8. SIR JOHN FOGGE. ARO. ON A FESSE BETWEEN 3 ANN1TLETS.. SA 3 MULLETS ARG : PIERCED SA: A Sir John Pogue was Comptroller of the Household and a Privy Councillor temp Edw : iv. and Sheriff of Kent and a Sir Thomas Fogge is buried in the Nave of Canterbury Cathedral. The Arms appear several times in the Cathedral. A Thomas Fogge bore, at the Siege of .Rouen (1418) similar arms—with spur rowels blazoned in lieu of mullets. Fogge—a Kentish Knight bore—Arundel Roll—(temp: Henry vi.)—arg : a fess between 3 annulets sa : 9. SIR JOHN GEGFORD. OR. A SALTIRE BETWEEN 4 MART- LETS SA : (Vide: Heralds Visitations—Kent). 10. SIR RICHARD GFLFORD. SAME ARMS—A LABEL OF 3 POINTS. Sir Richard was Sheriff of Kent 9 Henry vii. and a William Gilford filled the same office 11 Rich: 11. SIR WILLIAM SCOTT. ARG 3 CATHERINE WHEELS SA: A BORDURE ENGRAILED GU. [vide Herald's Visitations—Kent (1530)]. Sir William was Sheriff of Kent 6 and 17 Henry vii. Sir John Scott of Scotts' Hall (d. 1485) was Comptroller of the House- hold and a Privy Councillor temp: Edw. iv. and received grant of Chilham Castle. A John Scott was Sheriff of Kent 39 Henry vi. and a William filled that office in 7 Henry vi. 12. SIR HENRY HEYDON. QUARTERLY ARG & GU : A CROSS ENGRAILED COUNTER CHANGED. 13. SIR WILLIAM BOLEYN. The arms borne by the family• were--arg : a chevron gu : between 3 bulls heads couped sa : horned or: Sir William was Sheriff of Kent 5 Henry vii. His son Thomas Boleyn, Viscount .Rochford (1525) and Earl of Wiltshire and Ormoncle (1529) bore these arms quarterly with—Butler (of Ormonde), . Hoo, Morley and St. Omer. 92 LIST OF THE GENTRY OF KENT 14. CIIEYNY OF SHEPPY. QUARTERLY (az) 5 Doris RAMP- ANT ARG : A CANTON REM: & (erm :) A' CHIEF OR INDENTED PER PALE. IN THE FIRST PART A ROSE GU. See No. 154. The first Coat is that of Shirland of Sheppy, but 6 lioncels are generally blazoned, usually 3 : 2 : 1 but sometimes 3 and 3: these being the arms of the Kent family of de Leybourne with a canton erm : added and so borne by Sir Robert de Shirland, temp: Edw. ii. (Part : Roll). The family of Cheyney derived the manor of Shir- land by the marriage of Sir Alexander Cheyney with the heiress of the Shirland family. Henry Cheyney was created Lord Cheyney in 1587. 15. ALEXANDER CLIFFORD. THE LORD CLIFFORD'S ARMES Wth A BORDURE Gu. (ie : cheg : or and az : a fess and a bordure gu; vide Surrey and Arundel Rolls for Clifford). See also Canter- bury Cathedral. Robert de Clifford was Sheriff of Kent 1, Henry iv. 16. EDMUND FROGNAL. SA: 2 BARS OR AND A 0131EF ARG. (vide Arundel Roll—for Frognal, a Kentish Knight). See also Canterbury Cathedral. Richard Pro gnat (or Frogenhall) died seized of the Manor of that name 33 Edw: iii. and the Manor was held by the family until 1505. 17. JOHN NORWOOD. (erm : a cross engrailed gu :). Vide Dering Roll (Henry iii.), Party. Roll (Edw: ii.) Kent Roll of Arms (Edw : ii.), Herald's Visitations, Canterbury Cathedral, etc. A Sir John Norwood was Sheriff of Kent 20 Edw: i. 18. Jorar MARE. (Sa : a bend or : in sinister chief point a leopard's face or). Vide Herald's Visitations for Isaac. Also Hasted for John Isaac, Sheriff of Kent 1 Edw: iv. and in Canterbury Cathedral (where Willement blazons the arms—sa : a bend sinister or: on a canton arg a leopard's face gu). 19. ALEXANDER COLEPEPER. ARG. A BEND ENGRAILED GU. QUARTERLY WITH—ARG : A CHEVRON SA: BETWEEN 8 MARTLETS IN ORLE GU: So borne by Thomas Colepeper—Surrey Roll (temp: Rich. ii.). The former coat is that of Colepeper and the latter that of Hardeshull [borne by Sir John de Hardeshull at the battle of Boroughbridge (1322) and at the 2nd .Dunstable Tournament (1334)] Vide also Herald's Visitations, Canterbury Cathedral, Aylesford Church, etc. IN THE TIME OF HENRY VII. 93 Alexander Colepeper was Sheriff of Kent 15 and 22 Henry vii. and other members of the family who filled that office were—Geoffrey (39 and 47 Edw : iii.) ; John (40 Edw : iii.) and Thomas (18 Rich: ii). 20. THOMAS KEMPE. Gu. 3 KEMPSHEVES (garbs) WITHIN A BORDURE ENGRAILED OR. Vide Herald's Visitations. Arms impaled with the See of Canterbury for John Kempe Archbishop of Canterbury (1452-54) Cardinal and Lord Chancellor. Thomas Kempe was Sheriff of Kent 8 and 21 Henry vii. 21. JOHN MOyLE. Herald's Visitations (1619) give, for the family of Moyle, the arms— Gu : a moyle (ie : a hornless heifer) and a bordure arg : Quartered by the Family of Finch. 22. WALTER ROBERTS. (az : on a chevron arg : 3 mullets sa—for Roberts; Herald's Visitations). Arms also in Canterbury Cathedral.