The Chronicles of the Uvedale Family 1146 to 1515

Reigns of King Henry II and King Richard I, The Lionhearted

The following is the story of the Uvedale family from Tacolneston in Norfolk and some of their descendants. The records of the family start in the reign of King Henry II and his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine. The history of the family was recorded by Granville Leveson Gower[i] in 1865 since the family had owned and occupied the Tychesey estate in Surrey that Granville was occupying at that time. Granville concludes his history “not only does the place of their birth and abode now know the Uvedale name no more, but even that name is no longer to be found upon the roll of English gentry”, and “with Elizabeth, Countess of Carlisle, expired the elder branch of the house of Uvedale, and not long after her death the ancient family estates were dispersed”.

The Uvedale family were of Norman[ii] origin, likely from Norway by way of Normandy. The first record of the family in England is a Robert Uvedale witnessing the transfer of land from William d’Aubigny, Earl of Arundel and Lincoln in 1146 to establish the “old” Buckenham Priory. Another witness was Hugh Bigod, 1^st Earl of Norfolk.

Dover Castle 

The second record of the family is dated 1166. That record is of Hugh de Uvedale, son of Hameline, being obliged[iii]for Dover castle guard to Richard de Lucy. Richard de Lucy was Justiciar for King Henry II at that time. The family were living in Tacolneston, Norfolk, located about 19 km south-south west of Norwich.

There are various accounts that say that the family had come “out of the north” of England in early time. Since the family were retainers of Richard de Lucy there is a possibility that they may have served earlier in Cumbria with the de Lucy family. That family had built Egremont Castle in 1120 and there is a Yewdale and a Udale beck in that district that may have been named after the family, or visa-versa. There remains Udall families through the centuries, such as at Croswaite, Cumberland.

While yet to be proven there is a likelihood that the ancestor of Hameline had come over from Normandy with William the Conqueror. The lists of knights who accompanied William the Conqueror to England includes a person called “Ansgot”. The Book of Normans[iv] includes Ansgot de Ouvedale in Normandy about one hundred years later. Is there a connection?

Oudalle in Seine-Maritime, France

The old spelling for the town of Oudalle in Normandy is Ouvedale, corresponding with some of the earliest spellings of the family name.

Blazon of the Bailleul Family

There has been some speculation that the family is a branch of the Bailleul (Baliol) family. The history of Staffordshire says that Hugh, son of Hamelineas, was a nephew of Rainald de Bailleul, and suggests that Hamelin was the son of Rainald’s brother William. Rainald and William were the sons of Guy de Bailleul, a supporter of William the Conqueror. The only difference in the arms is that Bailleul shield is ermine, while the Uvedale is Argent without the Ermine.

While there is a degree of uncertainty in the family lineage from this early period of history, there are still a considerable number of records and therefore information concerning the family. In his “Notices of the Uvedale family of Titsey, Surrey and Wickham, Hampshire, published in 1865, Granville Leveson Gower speculated that not only was Sir John Uvedale’s, born circa 1270, father named Hugh, but also his grandfather. However, I came across a record of a court case[v] from 1422 where John Uvedale, Kt. son of Sir John Uvedale, Kt. and Sibilla Scures, sued William Wode and William Bassett for lands and rents in Camberwell and Peckham, Surrey. In that record it is stated that Sir John Uvedale, Kt., grandfather of Sir John Uvedale, Kt., gave to Hugh Uvedale, his son and Thomas, brother of Hugh, and the heirs of the body of Hugh Uvedale the land subject of the lawsuit. It also listed a pedigree starting with Sir John Uvedale, Kt, his two sons Hugh and Thomas and the descendants of Hugh being Sir John de Uvedale, Kt. Bannaret, Sir Thomas de Uvedale, Kt., Sir John Uvedale, Kt., and himself John Uvedale the plaintiff. This pedigree establishes the lineage back to Sir John Uvedale, Kt, born circa 1200. So the primary uncertainty is from 1146 – Robert and Hugh, son of Hameline, to Sir John Uvedale, Kt. born circa 1200.

In trying to make sense of the records, there would appear to be at least three possibilities. The first possibility is that Hugh, son of Hameline, who held the Dovedale Manor in Tacolneston in 1166, lived to be approximately 95. This would seem to be consistent with most of the narratives, for example the Blomefield’s History of Norfolk, in that Hugh, son of Hameline, is generally understood to be the father of John and Reginald. The problem I have with this scenario is that this would require the first Hugh to have lived to approximately 95 and to have had at least five sons over a period of about 25 years, he would be about 60 or 70 years old when the last son was born. This would likely mean he had more than one wife, also possible.

The second scenario is that Hugh, son of Hameline, had a son named Hugh who followed his father. This scenario would seem to fit the existing records quite well.

The third is the “Le Neve, College of Arms, Hampshire Pedigrees” references on page 5 of Granville Leveson Gower’s book. The problem I have with that scenario is that the records establish that Benedicta was a son of Reginald, not Hugh Uvedale, son of William Uvedale. That scenario also says that Amicia de Malhelbe was the wife of William de Uvedale, rather than John son of Hugh. There is no doubt that there was a William de Uvedale living in the early thirteenth century, which will be mentioned later. So even if the third generation was led by a William Uvedale, you still need a Hugh de Uvedale living contemporaneously, based on the activity recorded at the time.

I have concluded by suggesting that Hugh de Uvedale, son of Hameline, had at least three sons, Hugh, William and Richard, born circa 1180. His son Hugh was married[vi] to Alice Godwine, daughter of Roger fil Godwine. It should be acknowledged that there is uncertainty whether the head of the family in this generation was named Hugh or William, but after this uncertainty the picture becomes relatively clear. They had at least two sons John and Reginald. Their son John de Uvedale is the father of Hugh de Uvedale, married to Estarnia de Malherbe, and grandfather of Sir John Uvedale, Kt., born about 1270, as articulated in the pedigree from 1422 referred to earlier.

There were therefore at least two marriages with the Malherbe family. The Malherbe family was a prominent family from Normandy. The family descends from a Danish noble who was a companion-in-arms of Rollo. Raoul de Malherbe was one of the knights who accompanied William the Conqueror to England in 1066.

Reign of King John

Hugh de Uvedale served[vii] on a Grand Assize in 1201, during the reign of King John. John’s father, King Henry II, had set up Grand Assize some 22 years earlier to allow tenants to bring disputes concerning property transfers to the royal court.

In 1208 Richard Uvedale clerk, is recorded[viii] as entitled to receive 50 pounds from William de St. Michael, in part payment for the Chamberlainship of the City of London, of which William had a grant from King John.

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Carrickfergus Castle

On the 23^rd of April 1215, just a couple months before the signing of Magna Carta, William de Uvedale was to be released[ix] from captivity at Carrickfergus Castle in Ireland. In 1220 William held land in Thrwaite, Norfolk, just 24 kilometers to the east from where the family were living in Tacolneston. This William was likely a brother of Richard and Hugh Uvedale, sons of Hugh, son of Hameline. I do not know why William was in captivity at Carrickfergus or why he was released. I do know that King John visited Carrickfergus in 1210 to retake control of the castle from Hugh de Lacy, earl of Ulster. Some have suggested that a branch of the Uvedale family lived in Ireland and were the originators of the Dowdell family who were Sheriffs of Louth.

Hugh de Uvedale and Alice fil Godwine had at least two sons John and Reginald[x]. Hugh de Uvedale’s son John married Amicia de Malherbe and had at least two sons[xi] Hugh born circa 1230 and Thomas. This Thomas is reported by Granville Leveson Gower as marrying Margaret, daughter of Roger de la Warre in the reign of Henry III and is confirmed in the pedigree from 1422 mentioned above. Hugh[xii] married Estarnia de Malherbe, sister and co-heiress of Ralph de Malherbe. This Hugh and Estarnia were the parents[xiii] of John de Uvedale born circa 1270. John also had at least one brother, William, who will be discussed later.

Richard de Lucy’s successor was Robert FitzWalter who was married to de Lucy’s daughter Maud. Robert led the Barons revolt against King John that resulted in Magna Carta being signed at Runnymede in 1215. King John of England was in dispute with the Barons due to the harshness of his regime and his expectations that they would support his military adventures on the mainland of Europe. This rebellion led to Prince Louis of France landing in Kent in May of 1216 in support of the Barons. As a retainer of Robert FitzWalter, and so part of the Barons’ revolt, Hugh de Uvedale was “out of grace” with King John. Towards the end of 1216 Prince Louis and his associates-controlled London and most of southeast England up to East Anglia, including Norwich and nearby Tacolneston where the family resided. East Anglia had been a centre for the rebellion. King John died in September of 1216, leaving his nine-year-old son Henry III as his heir.

Reign of King Henry III

In September 1217 the Baron’s war ran out of steam and Prince Louis returned to France.

One of the greatest knights of the age, Sir William Marshall, had been faithful to King John and to his son King Henry III. Sir William Marshall was lenient to the rebels on behalf of the young king in order to swing the nobles and their retainers support to the young king. Hugh de Uvedale was accepted into King Henry III graces[xiv] and was to be restored to his lands, as having “come into the King’s faith and service” on 28th of October 1217. Hugh would not have known that William Marshall was to be a direct ancestor of Hugh’s descendant Sir William Uvedale born in 1485.

Hugh de Uvedale acquired[xv] land in Tacolneston from Thomas fil Clement in 1219. In 1234 Benedict and Richard de Uvedale grant[xvi] land in Tacolneston to Hugh de Uvedale for his life with reversion to themselves. Also, in the same year Reginald de Uvedale held[xvii] ½ a fee in Tacolneston to Hugh de Uvedale with reversion to himself and his heirs.

In 1242/3 John de Uvedale held[xviii] a quarter of a knight’s fee in Tacolneston of Walter Fitz Robert. A year later in 1244 John, there stated as John son of Reginald, pleads[xix] versus Reginald de Bedingham, parson of Cestreford for warranty of 1 carucate of land in Bedingham, Norfolk. In 1244 John de Uvedale’s wife, Margery, is identified as a daughter[xx] of Roger de Norwico.

In 1250 John de Uvedale and Margery his wife acquired[xxi] 2 marks rent in Tacolneston from Elias, son of Peter de Pakeleston and Felicia his wife.

In 1257 John de Uvedale held[xxii] 1 knights fee in Lodden Hundred (Bedingham?) and “is of full age”.

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Gurney Manor in Tacolneston, Norfolk

Reign of King Edward I

Margery, wife of John de Uvedale, son of Reginald, was in a dispute[xxiii] with Maud le Nave concerning the burning of a grange in Bedingham. Margery, wife of Benedict de Uvedale, was still living[xxiv] in 1279 and 1281, as was Stephen de Uvedale, son of Benedict in 1281. At this same time there is also a record[xxv] of Katherine, Margery and Alice, three daughters of John de Uvedale and Margery de Norwico.

Sometime around 1290 John de Uvedale, son of Hugh and Estarnia Malherbe, married Mary de Campania, daughter and co-heir, with her sister Isabel, of Peter de Campania (Champaigne). Mary’s younger sister Isabel was married to Gilbert de Briggeshalle, also a knight. Peter de Campania was a prominent knight in his own right.

John and Mary had a son Peter. There are at least three records of the birth of Peter. The first is a 1296 inquisition[xxvi]which states that Peter was born in 1293 in Saxilby, the home of his grandfather. The next is the inquisition[xxvii] post morteum taken at his fathers’ death in 1322, which states that Peter was 26 years old at that time, making his birth year 1296. The Magna Carta Ancestry; by Douglas Richardson puts his birthdate as 9 August 1290, consistent with the inquisition of 27 July 1312 quoted below.

On the 27 July 1312 an inquisition[xxviii] was held as to the age of Peter de Uvedale, son of Sir John de Uvedale and his wife Maria de Campania, daughter of Peter de Campania and Margery Pygot. From the record of the inquisition, it would appear that this had something to do with Peter about to receive property which resulted in objections from William de Tytchewell.

The evidence presented at the inquisition is as follows:

• John son of Albert de Sudbrok, aged 50, says that the said Peter was born at Saxilby on the eve of St. Laurence, 18 Edw. I (9 August 1290), and baptized in the church there, and Peter de Campania his grandfather lifted him from the sacred font, and this he knows because at Christmas Day next before the said birth he married his wife Florence, and from that day to Christmas day last twenty-two years have elapsed.
•  …… son of Bate de Refham, aged 42, says the same, and knows it because Robert …………., whose heir he is, died at the feast of St. Margaret before the said feast of St, Laurence, by which he was in the wardship of Sir H. de Lacy, earl of Lincoln, lately deceased, from the said feast of St. Margaret until the feast of All Saints next following, when the earl rendered him his inheritance as of full age. 
• ….. Percival (?) of Torkesey, aged 50, says the same, and knows it because he had a son Robert born on the feast of All Saints next before the said birth, who died at the feast of the Epiphany 5 Edw. II, and he was 22 on the feast of All Saints preceding. 
• Benedict de Refham, aged 55, says the same, and knows it by the death of Hugh his son, who died on the eve of the said day of St. Laurence, and was buried on that day, at whose burial his dearest friend Geoffrey de Foulestowe of Saxilby announced to him the birth of the said Peter.
• Lambert ad Ripam of Netelham, aged 55, says the same, and knows it because the men of the township of Netelham built a chapel in honour of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the year of the said Peter’s birth, and he with others went on the said day of St. Laurence to Saxilby to buy timber for the said chapel, and the men of Saxilby announced the birth of the said Peter to him. 
• Thomas Faukener of Donham, aged 70, says the same, and knows it because he has a son Geoffrey who was born on the day the said Peter was baptized. 
• Thomas son of Guy de Rysum, aged 56, says the same, and knows it because John By ………. of Rysum his kinsman married one Maud de Saxilby at Saxilby on the feast of St. Michael next before the birth of the said Peter, who has lived with her husband in Rysum nearly twenty-two years. 
• John Luyght of Netelham, aged 45, says the same, and knows it because on the said day of St. Laurence he carried hay from Saxilby to Netelham which he bought of one William in the Croft, who announced to him the said Peter’s birth, and one of his horses fell and broke his neck. 
• Robert le Clerk of Wyvelyngham, aged 75, says the same, and knows it because he had a wife Marjory who was required to be present at the churching of Mary the mother of the said Peter, before which she became ill so that she could not be present, and died at the feast of St. Michael following.
• John son of Roger le Clerk of Wyvelyngham, aged 42, agrees, and knows it because his father, whose heir he is, died at the feast of St. Laurence, 19 Edw. I, and the said Peter was born on the same feast next preceding.
• Nicholas de Newerk of Mardon, aged 70, agrees, and knows it because in that year he was bailiff of the earl of Lincoln of the liberty of Welt (?) wapentake, and Peter de Campania, grandfather of the said Peter, was the king’s justice and ordered him to attach Alan Brand (?) and Simon de Mardon (?) of Torkesey, indicted before him for arson done at the fair of Boston. 
• Simon le Clerk of Streton, aged 60, agrees, and knows it because he has a son Hugh, born within the octave of St. Laurence, 18 Edw. I, who will be 22 within the said octave next.
• William de Tytchewell, though warned, came not nor propounded anything why the said Peter’s pourparty should not be rendered to him.

Based on the evidence provided by all the witnesses I would take the date of 9 August 1290 as the most reliable birthday for Peter de Uvedale.

There is a record dated 8 January 1293 that John de Uvedale (Dovedale) was in debt in the amount of approximately 45 shillings to Rayner Sperry, a merchant from York. This could be John de Uvedale or his grandfather’s brother John Uvedale both of whom were from Tacolneston.

The 8 February 1296 inquisition[xxix] upon the death of Peter de Campania records that the Campania properties included Barrow and Saxilby Manors and lands at Scawby and North Clinton in Lincolnshire.

Hugh de Uvedale was a witness to a deed[xxx] dated 4 November 23 Edward I, 1295.

In 1298 Benedict, son of Reginald Uvedale, granted[xxxi] Syleswode in Tacolneston to Sir John de Thorpe.

In the late 13th century, because of the French king’s attempt to forfeit Gascony, King Edward I was preoccupied in building an alliance to fight the French. In order to build the alliance, he spent a considerable period of time in Flanders and elsewhere. Meanwhile the French were re‐establishing their alliance with the Scots. In 1286 Alexander III, King of Scotland died. King Edward was asked for help by the Scots in settling the succession to the Scottish throne and he supported John Balliol. Afterwards John Balliol acknowledged Edward as his feudal overlord, however Balliol refused to support King Edward’s plans for invasion of Europe. As a result King Edward I summoned his forces to muster at Newcastle in 1296. The king and his army put Berwick under siege, and after the fall of the city many of the townsfolk were killed. Edward then marched a long way north through Scotland taking Roxburgh Castle on the way. Unfortunately, no payrolls exist for the army of 1296, so we cannot establish whether John de Uvedale was with the forces that year. The Scottish regalia and the Stone of Scone were removed to England during this campaign.

There was concern in Scotland that King Edward I would insist the Scots fight against the French on the mainland of Europe and there was widespread rebellion in Scotland in 1297. Andrew Murray and William Wallace rebelled against the English and John Balliol was ineffective in dealing with them. This led to King Edward leading an army north in 1297 where he retook the castle of Berwick and marched through Scotland subduing the land. King Edward I deposed King John Balliol and took into his own hands the reign of Scotland. An English army, led by Hugh Cressingham, were defeated at the battle of Stirling Bridge by William Wallace and his forces, when Hugh Cressingham decided to lead his forces across Stirling Bridge to engage the Scottish forces gathered on the other side. The Scots attacked the English forces before they had all made it across the bridge and the English were defeated.

Mary de Campania, first wife of John de Uvedale, died in 1296. On 21 August 1297 John de Uvedale (Dovedale) was granted[xxxii] the marriage of Joan, widow of Robert de Caunvill (or Camville). In 1299 John held[xxxiii], as a result of his second marriage, Laughton Manor and the hundred of Shiplake in Sussex, as well as holding Pevensey Castle, located close to the site of the Battle of Hastings. One year later it was recorded that the king had granted that if Joan died and John survived her that he might hold Laughton Manor for life. The king had recently granted Laughton Manor and the hundred of Shiplake to Joan in lieu of 50 pounds of her dower lands in Westerham Manor, Kent. Westerham is close to the Tychesey Estate. How was John aware of the Tychesey estate such that he purchased an interest in the property in 1304? He may have been aware of the estate, as it was held by the Dukes of Gloucester, or you may imagine John making a trip to Westerham Manor to visit his wife’s home and passing Tychesey Manor on his way.

Joan (Caunvill) de Uvedale requested[xxxiv] the aid of the King in 1297. When the King granted Joan the manor of Laughton in exchange for her manor of Westerham, the houses of Laughton were in poor condition. An inquisition before Humphrey de Waledene had confirmed the same. Joan asked for use of wood from the forest to repair the houses. Her request was endorsed by the sheriff of Surrey and Sussex with the advice of the foresters of the woods of Broyle, Hawkhurst and Waldron. The petition was granted. John de Uvedale survived Joan and received Laughton Manor for life.

In 1297 William Wallace repeatedly attacked northern England. This necessitated a response from King Edward I. The king headed back from continental Europe to York in April 1298 and then to Roxburgh where the army had been asked to muster on 25 June 1298.

In those days’ knights owed military service to a Baron, Earl or Duke. They were allowed to pay a tax called a scutage to buy their way out of providing that service. If they provided military service, they were granted relief from the payment of debts, aids or fees. In such cases “letters of respite of aids” or “respite of debts” would be provided. It was also necessary for a person travelling to obtain a letter of protection from the king. When a person was going on a campaign, they may also issue letters of attorney appointing someone to act on their behalf while they were away.

In May of 1298 John Uvedale was granted Letters of Protection[xxxv] as he was “about to depart with the King” in the company of Hugh Despenser, Phillip de Verney, Robert de Clavering, Peter Adrian and Richard Siward, all on their way to the Battle of Falkirk. The army made its way to Falkirk where it encountered the Scots army under William Wallace drawn up in battle formation. The Duke of Norfolk attacked to some effect. King Edward had the cavalry back off and then the archers with their longbows had a more serious impact on the Scottish army, allowing the cavalry to defeat the Scottish defensive stance. William Wallace managed to escape the field to fight another day. King Edward I subsequently advanced with his army and took Perth, and Lochmaben Castle and then made his way to Carlisle.

In the year 1299 a muster at Carlisle was called for in summer, but no campaign took place. That same year the Scots besieged and recaptured Stirling Castle. In response in late 1299 King Edward I issued a summons to muster at Carlisle in July of 1300. On the 30^th of June 1300 John de Uvedale (Ouvedale) (no. 2236), along with John de Maundeville, Alexander de Balliol, Pagan Tybotot[xxxvi], John la Warre, Edmund de Wylington and Thomas de Verdun are[xxxvii]“with the king” on their way north into Scotland. In the same month William (Undele) is recorded[xxxviii] as “with Hugh le Despenser”. This is likely the same William Uvedale who is recorded as accompanying John Uvedale in some of the future expeditions to Scotland. From the likely expeditioning age I would surmise that this William is either a younger brother of John or a cousin.

King Edward I headed north to Carlisle and once more into Scotland, making his way to Caerlavorock Castle, which he put under siege and took. From Caerlavorock the army headed westward where they again defeated the Scots. By August increasing numbers of the English infantry were deserting the army, and so the King and his forces made their way back to Carlisle. They made another excursion westward in October returning to Carlisle in November at which time a truce was agreed, to last until June of 1301.

In February and March of 1301 summons were issued for a muster on 24 June with parts of the army to appear at Berwick with the King and parts at Carlisle with Prince Edward. On the 12th of May 1301, letters were issued to the sheriff of Norfolk for respite of debts[xxxix] for John Uvedale (de Duvedale) (no. 2276), and he is “with the king” until 1 November. On the 28th of May letters of attorney[xl] are issued at Kenilworth Castle for John Uvedale and it includes John de Pottou and William Uvedale (de Duvedale) as “under names” to John.

There is another record[xli] dated the 28th of May 1301 listing Richard le Keu, Thomas de Tytteleye, Walter de Gilling, Adam le Wayte, John de Newenham, Richard Bygor, John Uvedale (de Duvedale), Gilbert Goldston, and John de Ferrariisas as “with the king”. On the 28th of October in 1301 letters of respite of debts[xlii] for John Uvedale are issued from Linlithgow and he is “with the king”. On 1 November 1301 Hugh le Despenser, William de Ros, Walter de Teye, Amauri de Sancto Amando, John Uvedale (de Duvedale), and Amaneus de la Brette are recorded[xliii] as “with the king”. During this period the King marched to Edinburgh and then by August to Glasgow. In September they took Bothwell Castle by siege and then headed to Linlithgow for the winter. Meanwhile Prince Edward took Turnberry Castle in September, returned to Carlisle and then proceeded to Linlithgow to the winter quarters with his father. The English armies had been unsuccessful in engaging the Scottish forces of William Wallace in open battle. On 26th of January a truce was established to last through November 1302. During the winter Robert Bruce joined the forces of King Edward I.

The Flemish defeated the French at Courtrai in the summer of 1302. This shifted the power balance between the French and English. The English maintained their garrisons at Berwick, Dumfries, Edinburgh, Linlithgow, Lochmaben and Roxburgh through 1302. In 1303 King Phillip of France and King Edward I came to terms. The French support for the Scots was not as forthcoming as before. However, John Comyn and Simon Fraser defeated John de Segrave and Ralph Manton in February 1303 in Scotland. King Edward I issued a summons for a muster in June of 1303.

At Westminster, on the 4th of March 1303, John de Uvedale, is “setting out with the king”, and letters of respite of the aid[xliv] in Surrey and Norfolk until Whitsuntide (the seventh Sunday after Easter) were issued. On the 11 of March John le Latimer, Nicholas Malemeyns, Andrew le Treur, Philip de Leghton, Gilbert Goldston, John de Uvedale, Philip de Beauveys and William de Saunford are “with the king”[xlv]. On April 6, 1303, at Lenton in Lincolnshire, letters of Attorney[xlvi] for John Uvedale (no. 2410), with under name of William de Uvedale, are issued until September 29, 1303 (Michaelmas). On April 7 John de Uvedale (no. 2423) is issued letters of respite of debt[xlvii] to sheriffs of Norfolk, Lincolnshire and North Hamptonshire until Michaelmas. One day later on the April 8 John de Uvedale and many others[xlviii] are “by the king”. On April 10, 1303 John de Uvedale’s brother-in-law, Gilbert de Briddeshale, receives letters of respite of debt[xlix] and he was “with the Prince of Wales”.

While they were in Averham Nottinghamshire on April 13, 1303 the king granted a licence[l] to Joan, former wife of Roger de Tany, tenant in chief, to marry John de Uvedale (Douvedale), “if she will”. John’s second wife Joan died prior to April 1303[li]. This second Joan, and third wife of John, has not always been included in histories of the family records, probably because she is confused with John’s second wife Joan de Caunvill. As an aside, it is interesting that Joan de Tany was chosen by Edgar Rice Burroughs as one of the main characters in his novel “The Outlaw of Torn” published in 1927. Joan de Tany’s husband Roger de Tany, son of Sir Richard de Tany, Sheriff of Hertfordshire, had been killed in 1301 in Selkirk forest. Bernard de Mohaut was sentenced to be drawn and hanged for this slaying, amongst other things.

On the 7th of May 1303 Peter de Pykering is with John de Uvedale[lii]. On the 4th of September 1303 letters of respite of debt[liii] are sent to the sheriffs of Norfolk, Hertfordshire and Surrey for John de Uvedale (no. 2467) and he is “staying with the king in Scotland until Easter”. On the same day William le Latimer, senior and junior, John de Uvedale, Eustace Dayvill, Robert de Plumpton, Thomas de Scalariis, John de Yukflet, Hugh Godard, Roger de Mortuo Mari, Richard de Welles, Richard de Burghope and John de Dunrige are “by the king himself”[liv]. Also on the 4^th of September 1303 Letters of Attorney[lv] are issued for John de Uvedale (no. 2467) who is “with the King until Easter” with the under name of William de Uvedale. On the 6th of November 1303 John de Benstede, Henry de Lancastre, Hugh de Corf, parson of Hynepudele church, John Uvedale and Henry de Segrave are “with the king”[lvi]. During this period King Edward crossed the Firth of Forth, took Urquhart Castle and marched to Brechin. He then headed northwards to Morey Forth, Aberdeen and beyond. He then headed south to Kildrummy and by early November was in Dunfermline in Fife. After Brechin the army met little resistance and in early 1304 the majority of the Scottish leaders surrendered to King Edward. However, William Wallace was still at liberty.

The year 1304 proved to be a good one for John Uvedale. This is the year that he was to become a Knight Banneret. It is also the year that John purchased Tycheseye as evidenced by two feet of fines[lvii] dated that year. The feet of fines indicate that William Uvedale was involved in the transaction for the purchase of Tychesey. The Uvedale family was to hold this property, approximately 20 km south of London Bridge in Surrey, until it was sold to the Gresham family in the 1530’s.

“John de Uvedale by William de Uvedale v. Gilbert de Eeton and his wife Alice by Eustace de Malevill and John de Westwyk and his wife Margery in Tycheseye”

and

“John de Uvedale by William de Uvedale v. Gilbert de Eeton and his wife Alice by Eustace de Malevill and John de Westwyk and his wife Margery in Camerwell (John de Horne son and heir of Roger de Horne a.s.c)”

On March 26, 1304 letters of respite of aid[lviii] until Midsummer by writ of privy seal are directed from St Andrews in Scotland to the sheriffs of Surrey, Hertfordshire and Norfolk for John de Uvedale (Dovedale) (no. 2526) who is “staying with the king in Scotland”. On May 10, 1304 letters of respite of debt[lix] by writ of privy seal are issued until September 29, 1304 to the sheriffs of Norfolk, Surrey, Sussex and Hertfordshire again for John de Uvedale.

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Urquhart Castle

On May 15, 1304 letters[lx] in favour of John de Uvedale are issued at Stirling to Robert de Retford and Henry Spigumel, justices in Norfolk. Sir John de Uvedale had a cousin John Uvedale, whose wife was Margery, daughter of Roger de Norwico. They had several daughters[lxi] including Beatrix, Katherine, Margery and Alice. This John de Uvedale[lxii] was a son of Reginald, another son of Hugh and Alice Godwine of Tacolneston. His daughter Beatrix was married to John Plumstede. It seems that John de Plumstede and Beatrix his wife were arguing that they had been kept out of possession of property that they believed they were entitled to by inheritance from Margery, mother of Beatrix and wife of John Uvedale. The properties included tenements in Tacolneston, Bodingham, Wodeton, Topecroft and Hedingham in Norfolk. These letters[lxiii] to the justices in Norfolk concerning the property dispute were re-issued again in June. The next month there is a record[lxiv] whereby John de Plumstede acknowledged that he owed Sir John de Uvedale 200 shillings, which was to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in Norfolk.

On May 16, 1304 John de Uvedale, Geoffrey de Hauvill and Thomas de Caunvill are “with the king until Michaelmas”. It is interesting to note that Thomas is likely related to John’s second wife Joan de Caunvill. On June 6, 1304 John de Uvedale, “who is staying with the king”, has letters of respite of aid[lxv], issued at Stirling, in the counties of Hertfordshire and Surrey; two days later the same[lxvi] are issued for Norfolk.

In 1297 King Edward had demanded that Roger Bigod, Earl of Norfolk and Marshall of England go to Gascony to fight against the French King. Earl Bigod would not agree to go and King Edward is quoted as saying “By God, Earl, you shall go or hang” to which Earl Bigod reportedly responded, “By the same oath, O King, I will neither go nor hang”. This led to the forfeiture of the Bigod lands. Some 7 years later in 1304 the King restored[lxvii] to Earl Bigod in fee simple “all his castles, towns, manors, lands and tenements which he held in fee in England and Wales, with knights' fees, advowsons of religious houses and churches, liberties and appurtenances”, except for a couple of properties the King kept. The writ, dated May 1, 1304 at Stirling, is addressed in favour of Earl Bigod and is directed to a number of retainers who owed fealties and other services of knight’s fees to the Earl. The first of those persons mentioned in the writ is John Uvedale (Duvedale).

On May 16, 1304 King Edward I granted[lxviii] John de Uvedale the right to hold a market on Wednesdays, as well as to celebrate Feasts on the Nativity of the John the Baptist (24 June), and on All Saints day (1 November), each of them to last for three day, at his manor at Tacolneston. This was a privilege that would have made a difference in the economy of the village. He was also granted[lxix] free warren in all his demesne lands in Titsey and Bodneste (Bedlested) in Surrey. In other words, he was held harmless by the king for killing game, otherwise the property of the king, on these properties.

In July 1304 Edward I successfully besieged and retook Stirling Castle.

In 1304 King Edward made John de Uvedale a knight of the Bath[lxx] and a Banneret. This implies that the king recognized John for a valorous act in that pivotal year of 1304, likely at the siege of Stirling Castle. The valorous act is recognized by the tail of the knight’s pennon being cut off, leaving a banner. This was a step up from knighthood and would mean that in the future John would be expected to command a number of other knights and archers.

John Uvedale, son of Reginald de Uvedale, a cousin of Sir John de Uvedale, Kt., died[lxxi] before 1304. His widow was still living[lxxii] in 1307.

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Stirling Castle

On 12 June 1305 the Mayor of London, John le Blund, advised the Sheriff of Norfolk that Roger Marchaud of Lynn, Norfolk was in debt to William Uvedale (Douvedale) and Robert Tailor in the amount of 115 shillings.

Thomas, son of John de Uvedale and Joan, was born circa 1305. While there is some uncertainty of when Thomas, Sir John de Uvedale, Kt. third son, was born, most sources say he was born in 1305. If that is the case, he would the son of Joan de Tany, his father’s third wife. Sir Thomas’s parents were married in 1303[lxxiii] when John’s second wife Joan de Caunvill died[lxxiv] sometime before April 1303. If he was born before April 1303 then he would be the son of Joan de Caunville. Thomas was likely born at the Tychesey, Surrey estate his father had purchased[lxxv] in 1304.

On the 25th of October 1305, the King granted[lxxvi] John de Uvedale the marriage of the heir of Niall Mac Cailein (Campbell), tenant in chief, and the lands held by Niall Mac Cailein during the minority of the heir. This included land in Camerwell in Southwark on the Thames and Peckham. Niall Campbell was a member of the Scottish nobility, and had sworn fealty to King Edward in 1296. He remained loyal through the battles until 1305 when he and a Robert Keith argued over rights and King Edward agreed with Robert Keith. Niall joined Robert Bruce when the open rebellion against the King commenced in 1306. Niall married Mary Bruce, a sister of Robert Bruce.

In 1305 Gunnore, daughter of Hamon de Valores, sold[lxxvii] a manor at Litlington in Hertfordshire to John de Uvedale. Afterward this manor was called Dovedale Manor. The house of Gloucester had held the rights to Litlington since the time of King Henry I.

In February of 1306 Robert the Bruce had John Comyn, another person who along with Robert the Bruce had sworn allegiance to Edward I, killed and had himself crowned King of Scotland. On the 5th of April 1306 letters of respite of debt[lxxviii] are issued to the sheriff of Hertfordshire on behalf of John de Uvedale (Douvedale) who is “going to Scotland”. On the 24th of May 1306 William de Ludelowe, John de Uvedale (Duvedale), Edward Charles, Simon de Mancestre, John de Boclond, Roger de Sumervyll, Walter de Teye, John and Thomas de Ferariis, William de Elesfeld, Robert Sapy and Hamo de Illeye are recorded as “by the king himself”. King Edward I was sick but had his son Prince Edward lead the English forces back into Scotland where they defeated Robert the Bruce at the Battle of Methven and retook territory lost to him. On 6th of June 1306 John Uvedale had letters of attorney[lxxix] issued, with under names of William de Uvedale and John de Potton.

On 28th of May 1306 an inquisition[lxxx] was taken upon the death of Gilbert de Clare senior, Earl of Gloucester, in which John de Uvedale and John de Horne are shown as holding the manor of Tychesey and certain lands and rents in Camberwell, to the value of 30 pounds, from the Earl.

Eleanor, first wife of King Edward I, died in 1290. In 1299 the king married Margaret, sister of Phillip the king of France. Margaret had a son Thomas in 1300 and a son Edmund in 1301. In August of 1306 king Edward I fulfilled some of the terms[lxxxi] of the marriage treaty drawn up by Pope Boniface VIII, where he had committed to provide land in his realm to the value of 10,000 marks a year to male offspring of the marriage. Roger Bygod, earl of Norfolk and marshal of England, had quitclaimed land to a value of 6,000 marks a year if he died without an heir and which the king restored to him during his life. This land was to go to Thomas upon the Earl’s death as well as land to the value of 7,000 marks to Edmund as well as the remainder in other ways. John de Uvedale (Douuedale) and others witnessed this deed.

Richard de Tany, one-time sheriff of Hertfordshire, was from Eastwick in that county. He held the manors of Elmstead, Stapleford Tawney and Eastwick, amongst other properties. On January 1, at 1306 at Kingston-on-Thames, a grant[lxxxii] was made to Margaret, the queen consort, of the custody, during the minority of the heirs, of all the lands which Juliana de Tany, deceased, held in dower or otherwise for term of her life in Stapelford Tany and Elmstead, in Essex. These lands were the inheritance of Roger Tany, her former husband and a tenant in chief, which were in the king's hands by reason of the minority of the heir. Margaret, the queen consort, sold[lxxxiii] the custody of these lands to William de Estden and thence to John de Uvedale, for 120 marks. This sale was confirmed[lxxxiv] later that year at Lanercost; and in addition, John was granted the advowsons of the churches of Stapelford Tany and Elmstead if they should fall vacant during the custody. This confirmation would have been discussed and agreed with the king in conjunction with the council held at Lanercost.

In October of 1306 John de Uvedale was with Edward I at the council[lxxxv] held at Lanercost to receive the homage of John Stewart of Scotland. Other persons at the Council included Aymer de Valence, Earl of Pembroke, John de Botetourt; John Hastings, knight; John Hastings, lord of Abergavenny; John of Sandale, chamberlain, treasurer and bishop of Winchester; John of Sulley, baron; Robert de la Warde, Steward of the Royal Household; Robert of Cottingham, clerk and William de Bevercotes, chancellor.

On December 23, 1306 King Edward I granted[lxxxvi] John de Uvedale another Market to be held at his manor of Tacolneston on Mondays.

On June 28, 1307 John Uvedale’s petition to the king and council for the marriage rights of his son Peter was granted[lxxxvii] at Caldcoats. The parents of Mary Campania, his first wife, held those rights. The petition records that Mary’s father Peter de Campania had died and her father’s widow Alice had “lost her memory”. This petition is reported as the earliest known “common plea”[lxxxviii].

In May of 1307 Robert Bruce and his army defeated an English army led by Aymer de Valence forces at the battle of Loudoun Hill. On the 10th of May 1307 letters of Attorney[lxxxix] by writ of privy seal are issued until September 29, 1307 at Carlisle for John Uvedale (Duvedale) (no. 2661). On the 7th of July 1307 King Edward I died at Burgh-by Sea while on his way north to battle the forces led by Robert the Bruce. On August 1, 1307 John de Uvedale is recorded[xc]as “by the king himself”.

Reign of King Edward II

John Uvedale and his wife Joan, were invited[xci] to attend the coronation of King Edward II and his wife the, 12-year-old Isabella of France, on the 6th of February 1308. The coronation wasn’t as well organized as it could have been. The nobles blamed Piers de Gavescon, who some said took a role above his station. King Edward II was to have problems in the distribution of patronage throughout his reign, with his nobles unhappy with how much property and privileges went to his “favorites” including Piers de Gavescon and the Despensers later in the reign.

In 1309 John de Uvedale (Unedale) was among the witnesses to a grant[xcii] by Sir John de Rivers of Essex of land in that county. Also in that year on 17 June Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester and Hertford, pardoned Sir John de Uvedale of 200 pounds “adjusted to him for his damages in an assize of novel disseisin for lands at Titsey, Surrey”.

Bishop Walter Langeton was one of the most senior advisors and the treasurer to King Edward I, but it was otherwise with Edward II. Langeton soon fell out of favour once Edward II took the throne. Sir John de Uvedale (Undele), appears in several of the records[xciii] of the trial of Bishop Walter Langeton in and around this period of time, where he is referred to as “former steward“.

On June 19, 1308 instructions were issued[xciv] from Marlborough to the counties of Hertfordshire and Essex to deliver 200 quarts of wheat, 30 quarters of oats, 200 bacon‐hogs to William Uvedale, clerk, and hence to Berwick for an expedition to Scotland.

On the 12th of March 1311 letters[xcv] were issued for John de Uvedale nominating his son, Hugh de Uvedale, and Anketinus as his attorneys until the 29th of September (Michaelmas), as he was “going beyond seas”. The year 1311 would imply that Hugh, as well as his brother John, were born close to the same time as their older brother Peter. Their father John was also granted letters of protection at the same time. These letters of attorney were issued at Berwick‐on‐Tweed. While it is uncertain where he was going, the next entry for Richard de Gereseye, who was also granted letters of protection by the Chancellor at Berwick‐on‐Tweed at the same time, was going on pilgrimage from Berwick‐on‐Tweed to Santiaga de Compostella, Spain.

On the 14^th of July 1314 at York a commission of oyer and terminer resulted in a fine of 40 shillings, made in the Chancery, to John de Foxle, William de Goldyngton, Henry de Lutegershale and William de Northho, on complaint by William Grodespais against John de Uvedale (Duvedale), John le Keu of Overton, Ralph le Ewer and John Aleyn of Tacolneston, who together with others, damaged his houses and dykes at Eghinton, Sussex, assaulted him, and felled and carried away his trees growing at Hodlegh, Sussex.

John Uvedale was summoned to Berwick on Tweed in 1314, which led to the Battle of Bannockburn. While the payrolls for Bannockburn are lost, there is little doubt that John attended the king at Berwick. The English army made their way north to Edinburgh. In approaching the area the army had to cross the Bannockburn (stream) and then cross an area of marshy ground before encountering the Scottish army led by Robert Bruce. The Earls of Gloucester and Hereford led the vanguard of the English army. Henry de Bohun, a nephew of the Earl of Hereford, was slain in single combat by Robert Bruce before the battle began. The young Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, charged early and was killed in the battle. The Scottish army attacked before all the English army made its way across the stream, forcing them back against the stream and breaking their force. Edward II and his personal bodyguard fled and many in the army were killed. This was a great defeat for Edward II. The defeat was followed by a couple of years of wet weather and bad crops resulting in significant duress in England and a broad popular dislike of the king.

On the 29th of September 1315 Peter de Uvedale, eldest son of Sir John de Uvedale, was at Berwick[xcvi], along with John de Felton, Robert de Weston, Simon Warde, Nicholas de Whitton, Phillip de Montgomery, John de Woume, Andrew de Harclay and John de Segrave. Berwick was under siege by a Scottish army at the time.

Hugh le Despenser had married one of the daughters of Gilbert de Clare, as had Hugh de Audley and Roger Damory. Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester having died at Bannockburn, each held a share of the Gloucester estates. Hugh de Audley, Roger Amory and others felt that the Despensers, as favorites of King Edward II, had undue influence and were taking control of Wales to the former’s detriment.

On 30 August 1316 Peter de Uvedale and Hugh le Despenser entered into an agreement[xcvii] where Peter was to do service to Hugh with ten men at arms, for the term of his life, in peace and in war in England, Scotland and Wales. Hugh was required to provide a notice of such a need for service and to provide food for Peter and his men. If Peter was in default of the service, or was opposed to Hugh on the matter, except in fealty to the king or his father Sir John (Duvedale), he would pay Hugh 400 pounds. In addition, Hugh was to assist and advise Peter “to his utmost” in pursuing a marriage for Peter with Isabella (Despenser), Lady Hastings, Hugh’s sister, and that if the marriage did come to pass Peter would pay Hugh 400 marks, as long as the marriage wasn’t opposed, saving the estate of the king and Hugh le Despenser senior. The marriage did not proceed as Isabel went on to marry Ralph Monthermer. Peter did go on to marry Margaret, the daughter of Sir Richard Hidon, of Clay Hidon in Devon. They did not have any children. Margaret had previously been married to Sir Josce Dinham.

On the 5 March 1316 John de Uvedale is certified[xcviii] as lord, or joint lord, of Litlington in Cambridge shire; Tacolneston, Galgaim and Forncett in Norfolk, Titsey in Surrey and Laughton Ripe, Chiddingley and Hoadley in Sussex.

Joan de Tany must have died some time before 1317 since it is reported that this is the approximate time that Sir John de Uvedale married his fourth wife Isabella. Most of the reports on the family have identified this person as Isabella, daughter of Gilbert de Etton and Alice his wife, sister and one of the heirs of Thomas de Tychesey. However, an article[xcix] clarifying the ancestry of Henry Uvedale of Dorset, one-time constable of Corfe Castle and resident of Bagshot Park in the time of Henry VIII disputes that lineage. Fry alludes to his ability to prove that Isabel, the last wife of Sir John Uvedale, father of Peter, was not the daughter of Gilbert de Etton and Alice de Tychesey as commonly reported. Fry adds that since the issue did not concern Dorset he would not go further into it in the article. I believe he deposited his research material on this question in the Surrey archives. The argument in the archive states that “Isabel was the widow of Stephen de Coventry of London, and bore him a son Edmund de Coventry. Had she been the heiress of Gilbert de Etton and Alice his wife, and co‐heir of Thomas de Tycheseye, then Edmund, her son and heir, would have been the heir to the Tycheseye and Camberwell properties, and not the Uvedale's. Therefore, she was simply the widow of (first Stephen de Coventry) and second of John de Uvedale, and nothing to do with the Etton’s or Tycheseye’s, except to pay relief, which her second husband had not paid during his lifetime.” That said there is no doubt there was a long dispute between the descendants of John Uvedale and Edmund de Coventry, as already mentioned in this article. In the archive materials it mentioned John purchasing, rather than inherited, the Tychesey Estate[c], and likewise property in Camerwell in 1304, over 10 years prior to his marriage with Isabel. In addition, the court case record[ci] from 1422 establishes that it was Sir John Uvedale, Kt, grandfather of Sir John Uvedale who obtained property in Camerwell and Peckham.

On the 20th of October 1317 Sir John de Uvedale (Douvedale), knight, appeared[cii] before John de Wengrave, Mayor of London, the Sheriffs and others, to provide surety to satisfy Edmund and Thomas, sons of Stephen de Coventry, as to certain rents bequeathed to them by their father. The full details of this issue are not known but it likely concerns certain disputed land rights that John’s fourth wife Isabella may have brought into the marriage.

In 1317 Sir John de Uvedale made a feoffment[ciii] to Thomas de Ellingham and Richard de Bernham of 640 acres of land and a moiety of 37 acres of meadow, 120 acres of pasture, 77 acres of wood, 4 pounds rent, and two messuages in Tichesey, Benstede, Crowhurst, Camerwell, Peckham, and the Advowson of the church at Tycheseye, intending to limit an estate for life to Isabel his wife. In 1318 he levied a fine to Ellingham and declared the uses to himself and Isabel for his life and that of his own heirs.

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Hemyock Castle, Devon

On 8 March 1318 Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford and Essex granted[civ] to Peter de Uvedale (Ounedale), knight indented, that he would not have to pay 10 pounds sterling, half a rent from his manor of Stapleford Tawney, so long as Margaret, late the wife of Laurence de Tany, held one‐third of the manor. Four days later Peter Uvedale (Ouvedale) and Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford signed an indenture[cv] where Peter agreed to serve the Earl. Peter was to serve him for life, and he was to receive robes (livery) for himself and his bachelor knights, as well as food for three persons at court, with hay and oats for four horses, and wages for four grooms in times of peace, whenever Peter was called to come to court. In times of war and for tournaments Peter was to receive hay and oats for eight horses and wages for eight grooms. Peter was also to be kept whole for any horses and arms lost in war.

In 1318 Peter de Duvedale is granted letters of protection[cvi] and accompanied the Earl of Hereford to Scotland until Easter. During that year the Scots devastated northern England and recaptured Berwick.

In 1319 Sir John de Uvedale, Kt. had licence to grant his manor of Bedingham in Norfolk to the prior and convent of St. Mary of Walsingham[cvii] “to them and their successors forever, to appoint a priest to offer prayers daily for the wellbeing of the convent, and for the souls of himself and all the pious dead.” An inquisition had been held the previous year at Norwich to “inquire whether the king had granted him licence to alienate the manor, and whether any of the services due to the king would thereby be lost. It was then stated that John de Uvedale held lands in Tacolneston and Newton Floteman, which were amply sufficient to pay all the services due to the king, being of the yearly value of forty pounds.”[cviii]

In approximately 1320 Elizabeth de Uvedale[cix] was born to Sir John de Uvedale and Isabella. So, the children of John and his wives were sons Peter, John, Hugh, Thomas, Simon, and daughter Elizabeth, although there could well have been additional children.

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Hemyock Castle Model, Devon

From the preceding we see that Peter switched his indenturement from Hugh Despenser the younger to Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Herford. By this time in the reign of King Edward II the Barons were fed up with how the king was dealing with his latest “favorites”, the Despensers. This led to the “Despenser War” when the barons revolted against Edward II, led by Roger Mortimer and Humphrey de Bohun.

In January of 1322 the following men are recorded[cx] at Shrewsbury as “going with Peter de Duvedale”: John, son of Phillip de Patemere; Robert de Norton; Philip Joce; John de Chaumpaigne and Gilbert son of Philip Destre. I suspect John de Chaumpaigne was likely a Campania cousin of Peter de Uvedale. The Earl of Hereford had attacked Despenser lands in Wales in 1321. King Edward responded by gathering his forces and heading to Wales. By late 1321 both King Edward II and his cousin Thomas Earl of Lancaster, who stood against him, and Hereford were gathering their opposing forces in anticipation of a conflict to come. King Edward II again advanced into Wales and took the surrender of Roger Mortimer, one of his leading opponents. He then headed north and engaged Thomas Earl of Lancaster and the Earl of Hereford and their forces at the Battle of Boroughbridge. The Earl of Hereford was killed during the battle and afterwards Thomas Earl of Lancaster was executed.

Sir John de Uvedale, Kt. died a few days before the Battle of Boroughbridge and a writ[cxi] confirming that fact was proclaimed at Pontefract Castle at the time of the battle of Boroughbridge. An order was issued[cxii] to take into the king’s hand John de Uvedale’s lands. A further order[cxiii] noted that John held Litlington, Cambridge shire of Roger Damory, a son in law of Gilbert de Clare, and Ticheseye in Surrey of Hugh de Audley another son-in-law of Gilbert de Clare. The note also says that the king had taken possession of these lands because both Roger and Hugh had recently adhered to the king’s enemies and rebels. The order goes on to say that Peter de Uvedale (Ovedale) was of age, that he was John’s son and his heir and that since he had “done fealty” to the king, John’s lands at these locations were to be “delivered” to Peter. Finally, that John had held other lands of other lords and that Peter should “meddle no more” with those lands.

There is another story concerning John’s death and that he knowing his upcoming death went on a pilgrimage to St James de Compostello. On 4^th of January 1322 the King sent a note[cxiv] to the constable of Dover Castle and warden of the Cinque Ports directing him to permit John de Uvedale to cross the sea from Dover with his horses and household as he was going on pilgrimage to Santiago. In the end I am not certain where John died.

In addition to holding Titsey in Surrey Sir John de Uvedale, Kt. held[cxv] 100 acres of land from Joan de Codestone by paying yearly rent of 6 shillings and suit at her court of Chelesham. He also held the manor of Camerwell of Stephen de Ockewelle by the yearly rent of 12 shillings 8d rent to the prioress of Haliwell.

After the death of Phillip King of France in 1322 Charles IV, King of France, demanded that King Edward II pay him homage for Gascony. In 1324 King Charles, unhappy with Edward II’s homage, forfeited the duchy. In Gascony the French were meddling in Saint‐Sardos and in October of 1323 they erected a stake with an intention of building a fortified town to protect their interest there. The lord of Montpezat responded by burned the place at Saint‐Sardos and hanging the French official that had erected the stake. This led to the war of Saint‐Sardos in Gascony. Sir Peter Uvedale, Kt. went to Bordeaux the next year, landing there on 3 October 1324[cxvi], in the company of Nicholas Hugate. There were approximately 200 men‐at‐arms in the party including John Segrave, John Segrave younger, Thomas Latimer, Fulk Fitzwarin, John Felton, John Haustede, Robert Swynburn, William Beauchamp, and Nicholas Kyriel. Peter is mentioned as Captain of Dax on 9 November 1324 and in the spring of 1325. On the 8^th of July 1325 letters of protection[cxvii], “with clause volumus” are issued for a year to Sir Peter de Uvedale, Kt. who “is going to the duchy of Aquitaine, by order of the king”. This would have given Peter more protection from pleas and suits and other legal matters while he was in Gascony.

In March 1325 Isabella, Queen of England, went to France on the pretext of negotiating with her brother Charles and her son Prince Edward followed her in September. That same month Isabella was successful in having the duchy returned to the family when Prince Edward did homage, in lieu of king Edward II, to King Charles for the duchy.

In October of 1325 Sir Peter de Uvedale, Kt. issued letters of attorney[cxviii] nominating Walter de Pynho and William de Wyk’, clerk, in England for a year. Walter de Pynho had been appointed rector of Thurlestone, Devon on 16 August 1321. Given the reported range of the birth date of William of Wykeham if he is the named clerk he would be approximately one to five years of age. In Louth’s history book[cxix] Nicholas Uvedale is mentioned as “an officer of great note in those days” and as the first patron of William of Wykeham. It suggests that Nicholas was lord of the manor of Wykeham and Constable of Winchester Castle. I am not aware of any records of Nicholas Uvedale at this time, although there are a number of persons of this name in the family in future generations. Reportedly there was a Nicholas Uvedale who was constable of Windsor Castle. However, the Uvedale’s did not become lords of the manor of Wykeham until a half century later when John Uvedale, son of Peter’s brother Thomas, married into the Scures family and his wife inherited Wykeham manor. Is it possible that it was Peter and not Nicholas, who was William’s first patron and this explains the association between the Uvedale’s and William of Wykeham? Or could this be William of Wykeham’s father? Peter was still in Gascony in October of 1325.

In 1325 and 1326 Peter de Uvedale was appointed one of the captains and chief supervisors of array in Cornwall and Devon.

King Edward II and the Despensers were much out of favour in the land at this time. On the 24th of September 1326 Queen Isabella, Mortimer and others landed near Harwich and within a month King Edward and the Despensers were fleeing and Prince Edward took over the custody of the realm. Both of the Despensers were captured in flight and were hung, drawn and beheaded.

In January 1327 King Edward II was deposed and his son Edward took over the realm as King Edward III.

Reign of King Edward III

In July of 1327 Bruce threatened the English and King Edward III set out from York marching to Durham to confront Bruce and his forces. The English were unsuccessful in engaging the Scots, with the young king learning some hard lessons. In 1327 Sir Peter de Uvedale, Kt. accompanied[cxx] Thomas, earl of Norfolk and marshal of England, to Scotland, along with such persons as William Giffard, Richard de la Ryvere, Walter Bigod, William Howard, John de Felton, Henry de Longechamp, Robert Bottourt and others. The Scottish forces were led by James Douglas; the English by Roger Mortimer in company with the king. While there was no pitched battle, the Scots attacked the English camp at night (Battle of Stanhope Park), almost capturing the young Edward III, a bitter experience for the young king.

In 1327 a commission[cxxi] was given to Thomas, earl of Norfolk, marshal of England, and to Thomas Bardolf, Robert de Morle, Peter de Uvedale, John Howard and Robert de Walkefare, because the king had heard of dissensions between the abbot and convent of St. Edmund and the men of the town. Both parties had assembled armed men and engaged in conflict “causing terror to their neighbors”. The king prohibited them from such acts, and took the abbey and town into his control.

On the 24th of January 1328 King Edward III married Phillipa of Hanualt and in June went to Amiens to perform homage to King Phillip of France for Aquitaine.

In 1328 Richard de Uvedale of Tacolneston borrowed 42 shillings from Stephen Uvedale, son of Benedict, as witnessed by William Butt of Norwich and John Sparrow, Clerk.

In 1330 Sir Peter de Uvedale, Kt. and his wife Margaret (Hydon) were given licence[cxxii] to “assign one messuage, fifty acres of land, twelve acres of meadow, twelve acres of willowbed, and twenty-seven shillings rent, with their appurtenances of Hevyok and Staunton in Devon, to a chaplain, to pray daily for the souls of himself and Margaret his wife, and the souls of Richard and Joan, her father and mother, in the chapel of St. Katherine of Hevyok. By an inquisition taken in the same year, it appeared that he held, besides Hevyok and Stuanton, the manor of Lodewell and the castle of Touton, all in the county of Devon.”

Margaret (Hydon) de Uvedale’s Seal[cxxiii] (1345)

Queen Isabella and Roger Mortimer were making enemies in the land, and according to the nobility were exercising undue influence and power. This led to the capture of Mortimer by a group of knights at Nottingham Castle and in November of 1330 Mortimer was hanged at Tyburn and King Edward III took full control of England.

In an inquisition held at Swedele, in the county of Sussex on 20 April 1330, Sir John de Uvedale, Kt. is recorded to have held for the term of his life the manor of Laughton and the hundred of Sheplake, Sussex, the inheritance of Giles de Badlesmere.

Peter Uvedale was created[cxxiv] a Peer and Baron by Parliamentary Writ in 1332. In 1333 Sir Peter de Uvedale, Baron was King’s Justiciar of England. As such he would have opened parliament and would have had a great influence on that parliament. On July 24th Peter was among the barons summoned by writ to parliament. Finally, on 22 January and 1 April of 1335 he was again among the barons summoned to parliament.

Sir John de Uvedale, Kt. and his son’s coat of arms were “Argent a Cross Moline Gules” and their motto was “Tant Qui Je Puis” or “As long as I can”.

In the mid 1330’s the English and Scots were again at loggerheads and the French were backing the Scots and talking about coming to Scotland with a significant force. In 1335 King Edward III called[cxxv] Sir Peter de Uvedale, Baron (Ovedale) to participate in this expedition to Scotland. Peter brought Oliver de Denham and Robert de la Rokele with him. Oliver de Denham was a son of Peter’s wife Margaret from Devon. King Edward III was to bring part of his army north from Carlisle and Edward Balliol was to proceed with the rest of the army from Berwick. However, a truce was agreed to last until the spring of 1336. The English armies met in Glasgow. There they remained until joined by Henry of Lancaster in May of 1336. Peter died[cxxvi] in the north shortly before 2nd of May 1336 leaving no offspring. Thus, the leadership in the family passed to his younger brother John Uvedale and shortly after that to Thomas. 

Peter de Uvedale’s seal

Just two months after his brother died in Scotland letters of Attorney[cxxvii] were issued for Thomas Uvedale and he was “with the king in Scotland”. Robert atte Hawe and Roger de Herdewyk are both recorded as with Thomas. This army ended the siege at Lochindorb and from there proceeded to retake Perth, Carrick and Clyde. French ships attacked Suffolk and King Edward III returned to England in the fall. With the king gone the Scots quickly took control of most of northern Scotland.

In 1340 John Uvedale, second son of Sir John de Uvedale, released[cxxviii] to Isabel, the widow of his father Sir John Uvedale, all his right in all the lands, tenements, advowsons etc., which she held for her life in Titsey, Bednestede, Camberwell, Peckham and Dulwich. John must have died not long after this without any offspring, since Thomas his younger brother would seem to have eventually assumed leadership of the family.

Thomas Uvedale had four wives[cxxix] Mary, Isabel, Margaret Rees and Benedict de Shelving. In 1341 Thomas Uvedale married Margaret Rees, probably from Long Stratton in Norfolk. There is disagreement about whether Margaret was married to Sir Thomas Uvedale[cxxx] of the 14^th century, or his grandson Thomas[cxxxi] from the 15^thcentury. The former is probably the case based on the will of William Rees, sometime sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk, who in 1410 left £20 to “his kinsman” William Uvedale. John his heir and his daughter Alice were children of Margaret Rees. Alice married Sir Ralph Shelton, Kt.

In 1341 William D’Abernon and Elizabeth de Uvedale, a younger half-sister of Thomas, had a daughter they named Elizabeth.

In 1342 Thomas de Uvedale had the custody of a messuage, twenty acres of land and two acres of wood in Rodecarleton granted to him. These properties[cxxxii] had previously belonged to Robert de Crechenham.

Alice de Uvedale[cxxxiii]

In 28 April 1342 at Westminster Thomas Fournyval nominated[cxxxiv] Walter de Burgh and William Uvedale (Dovedale) as his attorneys in Ireland for two years. Edmund de Gryinesby received the attorneys. Thomas’s father and William, were either cousins, both from the Tacolneson area in Norfolk, or William was a younger brother of John. From this record it may well be that William Uvedale had moved to Ireland. Sometime between 1342 and 1348 Hugh de Uvedale (Dowdale), a brother of Thomas[cxxxv], was one of seven knights who joined[cxxxvi] the Carmelites at Norwich.

In 1344 King Phillip of France pronounced his son John Duke of Normandy, along with parts of Aquitaine. In order to recover his lands in Aquitaine King Edward III send his uncle, Henry of Grosmont, to Aquitaine in a campaign which ran from 1345 to 1346. Both Henry and the earl of Arundel  had been appointed lieutenants in 1344. Fleets were organized in Portsmouth, Sandwich and Southampton with the last headed for Gascony. The fleet arrived in Gascony on 9 August 1345. Sir Walter Mauny was in the expedition and Sir Thomas Uvedale was in his compa

The army proceeded from Borrdeaux to Bergerac, which they took by force, along with a number of other towns in the area. They then engaged the French near Auberoche, which resulted in a great victory with many prisoners captured. The Dukes of Normandy and Bourbon were in the vicinity looking to engage Henry of Grosmont in battle, however hearing about the gret defeat at Auberoche the Duke of Normandy retreated to the north and the Duke of Bourbon to Agen.

Henry of Gorsomont and his forces then took La Roele and Aiquillon, which fell on 10 December 1345, as well as a number of ther places in the region. Henry of Grosmont stayed at La Roelle for the winter. Sir Walter Mauny and Sir Thomas Uvedale were in Aiquillon.

Thomas Uvedale was in Gascony in 1345 as evidenced by an order[cxxxvii] to William Scot and his fellow justices of Assize in the County of Surrey to stay proceedings in a case of novel disseisin brought by his half-brother Edmund de Coventre, concerning tenements in Tycheseheye, Chelesham, Lyngefeld and Crowherst. This case had been running since it was brought before the Mayor of London in 1917. The case was stayed because Thomas de Ovedale “was in the king’s service in Gascony in the company of Walter de Mauny”. As you will see Thomas and Walter de Mauny had a close relationship over a number of years.

In April of 1346 1346 John, Duke of Normandy, arrived at Aiquillon with his army. The leader of the defense of Aiquillon was Ralph, Earl of Stafford. Sir Walter Mauny and the Earl of Pembroke were also there, along with Sir Thomas Uvedale and approximately 300 other knights and squires and 600 archers defending the castle. This in itself was a tremendous battle, with the Duke of Normandy, and an army of 20,000 to 100,000[cxxxix], laying siege to the fortress from April 1346 until just before the battle of Crecy in August. Although the French attacked almost every day the Gascon and English forces managed to hold them off.

Rather than going to Gascony to relieve the siege at Aiquillon, on 12 July Edward III landed in Normandy on his famous travels to the battle of Crecy, where on 26 August 1346 he defeated a much larger French army under King Phillip.

King Phillip sent a messenger to his son, John Duke of Normandy, at Aiquillon in Gascony, advising him to return to Paris to defend France. On 20 August John Duke of Normandy broke camp and headed for Paris. In that interval Sir Walter Mauny captured a number of stragglers, including a knight who was on Duke John’s council. Rather than asking for a ransom, Sir Walter asked that knight to obtain a safe conduct sealed by Duke John of Normandy. The knight left Aiguillon caught up to the Duke in France and obtained the requested safe passage. He returned and provided the safe passage to Sir Walter Mauny who struck out to join King Edward III at Calais, along with twenty knights including Sir Thomas Uvedale. They were captured by French forces and retained in Orleans, and then moved to the Louvre prison. Duke John was outraged and argued with King Phillip that Mauny and his companions should be released. After some time of confinement King Phillip finally released the men and they went to Calais to join the siege of that city currently in progress. Sir Thomas de Uvedale stayed[cxl] with Sir Walter de Mauny until he returned to England. After a year the English captured Calais, which they held for hundreds of years.

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Tychesey Estate, Surrey

Thomas de Uvedale’s wife Margaret Rees must have died by 1347 since Thomas married Benedicta de Shelving that year. Benedicta was the daughter and heir of John de Shelving of Shelvingbourne, Kent and Benedicta de Hughan, one of the daughters and coheirs of Robert de Hughan of Wavering. She had previously been married to John de Sandwich. John Uvedale, son and heir of Sir Thomas Uvedale, from most pedigrees was a son of Margaret Rees and would have been born in and around this time period. He is mentioned in his father’s will in 1367 and is recorded as an Esquire in the Expedition to France[cxli] in the retinue of the John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster in 1369. He also brought three archers with him. Charles, king of France had planned to invade England that year but this English army, which put Harfleur under siege and made its way back to Calais, discouraged Charles from such an undertaking.

In 1348 the black plaque hit England. Within two years almost forty percent of the population in England perished. I do not know the degree that the plaque affected Thomas and his family.

In 1348 Thomas de Uvedale, along with Andrew Peverill, Stephen Maleville, and Roger de Stanyngdene held two knight’s fees in Tychesey and Camerwell of Hugh de Audley.

On 2 March 1348 Thomas Uvedale, along with others, is given a written mandate[cxlii] to take and arrest ships for the passage of Joan, the daughter of the King, into Gascony, and to bring the ships to “Plimith”. Apparently, the king had been attempting to collect provisions in Somerset, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall for the passage of his daughter Joan to Gascony, and certain “rebels” had been resisting his attempts. Thomas Uvedale and Badby were to imprison the rebels in the nearest jail. They were also to obtain information by inquisitions and to certify to the chancery without delay the names of those arrested.

In an article[cxliii] on the Lords Cobham of Sterborough Sir Thomas Uvedale is identified as one of the Godparents of Reynold de Cobham, second Lord Cobham, along with Queen Philippa and Sir Walter Mauny. Thus, we see the continuing relationship between Sir Thomas de Uvedale and Sir Walter Mauny. The baptism took place in 1348 at the church of Edenbridge in Kent, some 7 kilometers from Thomas’s home at Titsey, Surrey. This information was confirmed when Reynold Cobham proved[cxliv] his age in 1370 at Lyngefeld on the 26 January 44 Edward III.

Hugh de Uvedale, son of Sir John de Uvedale, is described[cxlv] as a “humble professor of the Carmelite” order on March 17, 1351 when he donated “£100 towards the cost of a new dormitory, a set of vestments worth £22 pounds, a censer, two phials and a basin of silver worth £7, a stone gate worth 10 marks and had begun and completed, at his own cost, the south aisle of the church” in Norwich.

In 1355 Henry of Grosmont, Duke of Lancaster, was given a commission as lieutenant of Brittany. He was too busy to take up the work in Brittany so he assigned Sir Thomas de Uvedale as lieutenant of Brittany for more than a year. In 1355 Henry of Grosmont was in Normandy seeking to engage King John of France  of France in battle, with the assistance of Charles of Navarre, only  to have Charles make peace with the French. In 1356 Henry headed south into the Loire valley to join forces with the Black prince, only to have the French take out the bridge at Les-Ponts-de-Ce, blocking him from joining the proince. 

Meanwhile, the French were continuing to disrupt the governance of the English lands on the mainland. In August of 1356 Edward, Prince of Wales, the “Black Prince”, headed north from Aquitaine with his forces. They did much damage on their way and this led to the Battle of Poitiers between the Black prince and the French army led by King John on 16 September of 1356. Again, similar to Crecy the English forces defeated a much larger force with the aid of the archers. Many of the French nobility including King John of France and several of his sons were captured during the battle. Subsequent negotiations led to the signing of the Treaty of London in the spring of 1358. Sir Thomas de Uvedale, described as a lieutenant of the Duke of Lancaster, is ordered by the King to publish the truce with France in Brittany[cxlvii]. Thomas held some positions[cxlviii] in Normandy and Brittany and he would have been required to give those up as a result of the treaty once implemented.

In making his way back to Brittany, Henry, Duke of Lancaster took a series of fortresses including Villiers, Bois-du-Maine, Domfort, Messie, Tinchebray, Saint-Germain-du-Crioult, Conde-sur-Noireau, Martainville, Saint-James-de-Beuvron and Acranches.  He appointed Sir Thomas Uvedale and Sir Thomas Fogg as his lieutenants at Domfort, Bois-du-Maine, Messei and Conde-sur-Noireau, although King Edward III noted they were to be attendant to Normandy, not Brittany for these places. When Henry, Duke of Lancaster made his way to Brittany in late 1356, he finally took up commission as lieutenant of Brittany. However, Sir Thomas Uvedale continued to assist the Duke of Lancaster, as his lieutenant, until his commission ran out and he returned to England in 1358. 

There is a record in 1356 of another potential offspring of the family. On 2 February 1356 Henry Douvedale and his wife Matilda leased[cxlvi] land and houses situated close to the Newgate Jail in London and the tenement of William de Langeford, Knight in the parish of Saint Sepulcher that formerly had belonged to Robert son of John le Coteller de Holborne. Master Richard Ferour, Henry Godchepe, John de Enfield, Stephen Scut, John Chaundeler and others witnessed these transactions. I expect that a number of the family moved to London over the years, persons such as Henry and Richard from the early part of the 13^th century, leaving their descendants there down through the years.

The English were not having much success in seeing the French implement the treaty of London and in 1359 King Edward III took a force to France to push matters along. Henry of Grosmont, the Duke of Lancaster accompanied King Edward III and Sir Thomas Uvedale was in Henry’s entourage. The English forces attacked Rheims and Paris, resulting in negotiations leading to the Treaty of Bretigny in May of 1360 and subsequently the Treaty of Calais in October 1360. Through these treaties King Edward received in full sovereignty some of the hereditary lands his ancestors had held and such things as 3 million crowns in ransom for the release of King John of France. King John of France was allowed to return to France to raise money for his ransom and he provided hostages, including his son Louis who was held at Calais.

As a result of the treaty there were many territories that the French had to hand over to the English. Sir Thomas Uvedale, Kt. was employed in diplomacy working to implement the treaty. He was sent as an envoy[cxlix] to the king of France in Paris from July through August in 1361. There is also a record dated 3 July 1361 of Thomas being sent to France as a messenger from the King of England to France concerning the affairs of the Earl of Montfort and he being paid 60l to do so. In November 1361 through March of 1362 he, along with Thomas de Donclent, returned[cl] to France to request that the King of France fulfill the Treaty of Bretigny-Calais, including the delivery of lands and castles. They were given a letter of credence sealed with the great seal and a memorandum outlining 10 articles to discuss with the king. While Thomas Uvedale was working towards the implementation of the treaty he was dependent[cli] on Sir John Chandos ‘on the ground’. It was Sir John Chandos who was receiving the homage of those transferring allegiance to the English. On the 20^th of November 1361 Thomas was also asked[clii] to receive a payment for the ransom of the Philip Duke de Burgoyne, son of the King of France who had also been captured at Poitiers.

The Black Death again struck England in 1361.

In the summer of 1363 Prince Louis who was being held hostage in Calais, escaped. His father King John of France thought this was contrary to the code of chivalry, and therefore he planned to return to captivity in England. In the summer of 1363 Sir Thomas Uvedale[cliii] was asked to proceed to Calais to deal with the custody of the King of France. King John of France was brought to England and stayed at the Savoy where he died the next year.

In 1361 and 1367 Sir Thomas Uvedale was knight of the shire[cliv] for Surrey, starting a long line of members of the family who served in Parliament in such a role in various counties.

On 10 May 1362 Richard de Norlegh, son of Maud de Norlegh was granted[clv] a pardon for theft for “good service done in the war in France in the company of Thomas de Uvedale”. How many retainers Thomas had with in the war is at present not known.

On 29 September 1362, Thomas de Uvedale was granted[clvi] by king Edward III an annuity of 100 marks at the exchequer, for life or until the king granted for him an equivalent of land.

On 20 November 1362 Thomas de Uvedale, Nicholas Carew and William Croyser were given a commission[clvii] to keep the peace and statues of Winchester, Northampton and Westminster in the county of Surrey. This also included “determining trespasses against the statues and ordinances of labourers and the accounts of collectors and receivers of fines, amercements and other profits of labourers which the king had lately granted to the commonality of the realm and abuses of weights and measures, and to inspect indictments made before any justices of oyer and terminer not yet determined and determine these; and mandate to them to hold their sessions for times a year.”

In 1363 John de Hwyteclve, vicar of Maghfield Sussex, Robert Bonere, parson of Wallingham, and Richard Trewe, of Chelsham, conveyed to Sir Thomas de Uvedale[clviii] the manor of Nether Court in Waldingham. That same year Ralph, Earl of Stafford granted Sir Thomas de Uvedale Kt., a lease for ten years of the manor of Waldingham. The lease came with all the rents and services both of the free tenants and villeins, with their appurtenances, reserving to himself and his heirs the advowson of the church there, with all wardships, marriages, escheats, knight’s fees, etc. at a rent of 106 shillings and 6 pence. Thomas was to deliver up the buildings at the end of the term in as good condition as he found them, together with two plough horses of the value of 20 shillings each, two oxen of the value of 13 shillings each, two quarters five bushels of wheat the value of 6 shillings 8 d a quarter, two quarters of mixed corn of the value of 5 shillings a quarter, and 10 quarters of oats of the value of 3 shillings a quarter.

In 1364 Sir Thomas Uvedale was an emissary[clix], along with Henry Lescrop the Governor of Calais, to the Count of Flanders to arrange the marriage between Margaret of Flanders, the widow of the Duke de Bourgogne, and Edmund, earl of Cambridge and son of King Edward III. The marriage required the consent of the pope, which was refused in January 1365.

On the first of May 1364 letters patent[clx] were issued at Westminster Palace by the executors[clxi] of Henry of Grosmont, Duke of Lancaster confirming that the Duke was bound to Sir Thomas Uvedale (Ovedale) “in great sums for services rendered and money lent, some of which were not satisfied by him”. They released to Sir Thomas all rights, which the Duke and they had in a bond of 20,000 crowns of Johan made to the duke by various persons[clxii]. This would have been a fortune at that time and whether Sir Thomas collected it I do not know.

In 1365, John de Rydinghersh, son and heir of John de Rydinghersh, released[clxiii] to Sir Thomas Uvedale, Knight, and his heirs, all his rights in lands in Chelsham and Tycheseye which Thomas then held for life.

Sir Thomas was back in Paris in October 1366 to January 1367 in secret negotiations[clxiv] with the French. This may be the time that he took a case[clxv] before the parliament in Paris to do with ransoms and won the case.

In 1367 Stephen Bradpull, Roger de Stanyngden and Alan Lambard conveyed[clxvi] the manor and advowson of Tatsfield to Sir Thomas Uvedale. The family held Tatsfield until 1638.

Thomas had another daughter named Alice. In 1365 Sir Thomas Uvedale bought the marriage of John Freningham, son of Ralph Freningham, for 200 marks. The Framingham’s lived close to Dartford and held property at West Barming, Loose and other places close to Maidstone. Two years later, on 20 January 1367, John provided proof that he was of age and received his properties held by others during his minority. Sir Thomas proceeded to marry John to his daughter Alice. John Freningham went on to be High Sheriff of Kent in 1378/79 and 1393/94 and was also Member of Parliament for Kent in 1377, 1381 and 1399.

Sir Thomas Uvedale was in the process of adding a chapel to the church, located just to the east of the manor at Titsey, for his burial place and that of his descendants when he died in 1367. In the north window of the chapel[clxvii] “was a knight on foot armed; on his left arm a shield argent a cross moline gules, with the same on his breastplate, and in his right hand a spear with a banner of the same arms”. Unfortunately, this chapel, along with the church, was pulled down to extend the manor house some four hundred years later. However, you can still see several gravestones under the Yew tree located just to the east of the manor house at Titsey approximately where the church was located.

Thomas de Uvedale’s will states as follows:

"In the name of God, Amen. I, Thomas de Uvedale, knight, on the Sunday, on the Feast of Saint Leonard, 1 A.D. 1367, being of a sound mind, make my will after this manner; First I bequest my soul to God and the blessed Mary, and all the saints of God, and my body to be buried in the parish church of Tycheseye, in the middle of the chapel of St James. I will first and foremost, that my debts should be paid. And I will that satisfaction be made for any extortion or injury that may have been dome by me, in whatever manner they can be provided, according to the discretion of Benedicta, my wife, and my other Executors.

          And I will and appoint that all my servants who have served with me be rewarded, each according to his station,

           as is more fully contained in a certain schedule hereinafter made, according to the discretion, &c.

And I will that all my other servants should be rewarded according to the discretion, &c.

And I will that the parish church of Tycheseye should be completed according to the discretion, &c.

And I will that my aforesaid wife and my said Executors shall distribute of my goods, to those places in which the bodies of my father, my mother, and my wives Mary, Isabel, and Margaret rest, according to the discretion &c.

And I bequeath to different Friars and religious persons, who are contained in a certain schedule hereinafter made, according to the discretion, &c. And I bequeath to Brother Richard Twitham, according to the discretion, &c. And I will that the day of my burial, my month’s day, and my year’s day be observed to God’s honour and the good of my soul, and not for worldly pomp, according to the discretion, &c.

And I will that my wife and mine Executors do appoint and ordain a service in the church of Tycheseye for the soul of John de Pole, for the souls of all others from whom I have received any good, either in their life or after their death, and for the souls of all the faithful, as I am bound, and according to the discretion. 

And I will that armour for one man of the best kind, and the two best horses, next after my charger Dextrarius, be given to my son John, according to the discretion, &c.

Given at Southwerk the day and year aforesaid. 

And I bequeath to the chapel of the Blessed Mary of Walsingham a silver and gilt tablet of the Salutation of the Blessed Mary, with one painted image.

And I bequeath ten marcs to the fabric of the choir of the church of Walsingham, and the rest of my goods I bequeath to Benedicta, according to their labour, and according to the discretion, &c. 

And I will that the charger before mentioned be sold by mine Executors, for the payment of my debts. 

Also I bequeath to each of the four orders of Friars or Nuns aforesaid, Carmelite or Augustinian, 3 to each of them 40 shillings, to pray for my soul within the city of London.

Memorandum – The said Executors made a composition with Master Walter de Waketon, the chancellor, for the seal of the deceased Lord, which pertained to the Chancellor by way of the fee of his office, asserting that the said seal should remain to the use of the aforesaid heir without fraud; and by way of composition they paid 6s. 8d. to the Chancellor aforesaid.

Schedule of Legacies

Isabelle Herelly xxs. Will de Cusine 6s.8d

Idonee xxs. Joh famulo 6s.8d

Ad Herlynge 1xs. Thomas Tyrwin 6s.8d.

Will Cooke 1xs. Rob atte Berne 5s.

S the Bailiff 1xs. Walt Lago 5s.

Olivero Leppe 1xs. Ros Ballio 5s.

W Bertyugt xxs. Step filio sou 5s.

Petro Gardiner xxs. Jon Harding 5s.

Malett Pocock xxs. Ad Bedall 5s.

Ayn xxs. Andrew Carter 5s.

Bartholom xxs. Steph atte Berne 5s

Will Venour (Huntsman) 13s.4d. Thomae Oberd 3s.4d.

W Gernyngham 20s. Thomae Fowr 2s.

Rob. Clanrynge 6s.8d. Morule 2s.

Joh Waryner (Gamekeepr) xs. Simond Pline 2s.

Ric ate Stoke 6s.8d. Walt Hoppere 2s.

Joh de Stabulo (Stable) 13s.4d. Joh Shepperd 13s.4d.

Joh de Coqua (Kitchen) 6s.8d. Ad Hayward 13s.4d.

Thomae de Stable 6s.8d. Henrico Hayward 13s. 4d. 

Ballivo de Waldingham vel Stoke et famulis ibbidem juxta discretionem Executorium

Ballivop de Pendhull et famulis ibidem juxta discretionem Executorum.

Probate was required for his will in France, as well as England.

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Grave Stones beside the Yew tree at Titsey Manor

Upon the death of Sir Thomas de Uvedale in 1367 his son John, born circa 1344, assumed the leadership of the family. Thomas’s widow Benedicta proved the will but the other executors refused. It seems that Thomas had settled Tychesey on her for life, and had conveyed other estates to her in fee. The estate was settled in 1369 when Benedicta came to a compromise with John Uvedale, son and heir of Sir Thomas. She released to John all the lands in Chelsham, Waldingham, Blechingly, Merstham, Chalveden, Southwark and elsewhere upon condition of retaining Tychesey unmolested. In the same year Benedicta had grant of the custody of the manors of Blakemanston and Oxpole, upon the death of Sir Henry de Haute to hold in the minority of her son Nicholas. Benedicta went on to marry, according to tradition, John Fitzwilliam, who is said to have been Sir Thomas Uvedale’s steward.

The Seal of John Uvedale 1370

Meanwhile, the eldest son John Uvedale had been trained up as a son of a Knight with all that entailed. He would have also heard all the stories of the exploits of King Edward I and III, the Black Prince and many of the significant knights of the time, many of whom his father and grandfather knew personally.

Meanwhile, on the continent the Black Prince was harsh in governing his territories of Guyene and Gascony, including imposing many taxes to pay for his lifestyle and his military operations. King Charles of France took a period to lay low and rebuild his strength after the defeats he and his ancestors had suffered in the previous 50 years. In 1368 the Count of Armagnacs and others refused to pay taxes demanded by the Black Prince’s regime and appealed to King Charles V of France. Even though the Treaty of London had given the territories to King Edward III in full sovereignty, King Charles asked Edward, the Black Prince to appear before him to answer for the many complaints he had received from the people of Aquitaine. The Black Prince said he would come to Paris, but at the head of an army. In November 1369 King Charles announced he had confiscated Aquitaine and England declared war on France.

John of Gaunt, the Black Princes younger brother, led an attack on France in 1369. John Uvedale, Esquire, son and heir of Sir Thomas Uvedale, Kt., accompanied John of Gaunt on the expedition. In the ensuing fighting the French were successful in recapturing most of the territory they had previously lost. In 1371 the Black Prince returned to England to recover his health leaving his younger brother, John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster in charge in continental France.

In 1375 John de Uvedale proved the will of his uncle, Simon de Uvedale.

Edward, the Black Prince died in his castle in Berkhamsted in 1376. On 21 June 1377 King Edward III died being succeeded by King Richard II of Bordeaux, the son of the Black Prince.

Reign of King Richard II

In June 1377 the French, under the leadership of Admiral Jean de Vienne, attacked the southeast coast of England from the Hastings area over to Southampton. The attacks in this area lasted until 1380. During those battles John de Brocas, son of Oliver de Brocas, Kt. was killed in 1377. John de Uvedale married his wife Sibilla de Scures and moved from Titsey to Wickham, the seat of the Scures family. John Uvedale and Sibilla de Scures had a son named John in about 1380. This John is mentioned in various pedigrees, for example the pedigree recorded in the court case of 1422 brought forward by himself concerning the property in Camberwell and Peckham.

In 1377 William of Wykeham issued an injunction to the Dean of Ewell and the rectors of the churches of Blechyngle and Chalvedon, stating that John de Uvedale had complained to him that certain persons had entered into his woods in these parishes and had cut down and carried off several oaks and other trees to his great loss and injury, and commanding them to make proclamation within the local churches that the said offenders should within twenty days restore the said oaks and other woods, or make full satisfaction for them, under pain of the greater excommunication.

Godfrey Cyfrewast, son of Roger Cyfrewast, knight issued a grant and quitclaim to William de Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester of the manor of Quedhampton in the county of Southampton on the 8^th of April 1378. That grant was witnessed by John de Foxle, Bernard Brocas, Ralph de Norton, John Tycheburne and others. He also issued a grant and quitlclaim to the bishop of the manor of Kirchil in Dorset. This document was witnessed by John Foxle, Bernard Brocas, Henry Popham, John de Uvedale, John de Scures, William Guldforde and other and dated the 8^th of April.

In 1379 John de Uvedale was Knight of the Shire (Member of Parliament) for Surrey, following in his father’s footsteps.

On the 20 November 1379 a recognizance was issued to John de Uvedale by Herbert Fitz Herbert, Kt. for 500 marks to be levied in Sussex. At the same time John de Uvedale by record to John Wacche, Edmund Gyssing, and William Berningham and to their assigns, sold lands in Southampton and Sussex which descended to Edmund fitz Herbert after the death of John Brokas, son and heir of Sir Oliver Brokas, knight under a statute for 1,000 marks that John de Brocas acknowledged on 20 January 1375 before William Walleworth then the Mayor of the staple of Westminster to William Ryngebourne, John de Campden and William Guildford.

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Wickham Hampshire

John de Uvedale as “Lord of Titsey” was present with William of Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester, and others at Southwark, on 24 February, 1380, and witnessed the proving of the will of Sir John d'Arundell, Kt.

In March of 1380 a parliamentary writ was issued confirming John de Uvedale and John de Cobham as knights of the shire (Member of Parliament) for Surrey.

In 1380, Benedicta, the 4^th wife of Sir Thomas Uvedale, granted to Thomas Brown two acres and a half and four "dayewars" of woodland, lying in the parish of Waltham, by the yearly rent of 2s. 6d. and suit at her court of Wadenhall every three weeks.

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Knight in Southwark Cathedral

(Uvedale arms on shield)

Also, in 1380 William Berard escheator in Norfolk issued an order that Robert de Silkeston be given livery of some property in Rodecarlton, and that the late Sir Thomas Uvedale by letters patent of King Edward II had occupied the property for ten years.

The war between France and England continued. On 16 September 1380 King Charles of France died having been successful in recapturing control of greater France during his reign. The English retained control of Calais, Brest, Cherbourg and Bayonne, but were struggling to maintain them.

In May of 1381 many people revolted in the southern part of England attacking and killing nobility and clergy and destroying various manor houses. This was known as the "Peasants Revolt" and was primarily due to economic conditions of the time.

In 1381 (27 Edward III) John de Scures, son and heir of Sir John de Scures, died leaving the Wickham estates to Sibilla, his sister and heir, bringing Wickham and other property in Hampshire, to the Uvedale family. John de Scures mentions both Sibilla and her husband John Unedale, to whom he bequeathed "one whole silver harness".

In a 1382 inquisition held at Blechingly on the Thursday, after the decollation of St John the Baptist, John Uvedale and William Greswick were found to hold two knights’ fees in Tychesey.

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Bishop of Winchester’s Palace

Southwark on the Thames

On 1 March 1385 John de Uvedale, William of Wykeham and others were at Southwick, to witness the ordination of a perpetual chantry in the Priory Church of Southwark, by Sir Bernard Brokas, Kt. Bernard was a very prominent knight whose family hailed from Gascony. He served in the king’s household and as such would have known Sir Thomas Uvedale. His elder brother John de Brokas was killed in Jeanne de Vienne’s raid of 1377 and his wife then married John de Uvedale, son of Sir Thomas de Uvedale.

In 1385, by a deed dated the Sunday after Michaelmas, Benedicta the fourth wife of Sir Thomas Uvedale, granted to Thomas Langhood a lease of her manor of Blakemanston, near Romene, Kent, and all the rent due her from Robert Voldhord, together with 8 pounds sterling reckoned in money by the name of stock, and all the pasture of six acres called Cowlese, together with fifty-seven acres of land called Brodese for seven years, at a rent of 30 pounds sterling, to be paid half-yearly at Bishopsbere. Benedicta, had married firstly to John de Sandwich. In a deed of 15^th of May 1335 Nicholas de Sandwich had released to John de Sandwich and Benedicta his wife a moiety of the manor of Poldre in Kent. Secondly Benedicta married Sir Edmund Haute, of Haut's place, Petham, Kent, son of Sir Henry Haute, of Wadenhall. They had two sons. Nicholas, born in 1351, Sheriff of Kent in 19 Richard II and Edward.

On 6 of December 1385, a parliamentary writ was issued from Westmister confirming John de Uvedale and Henry Popham as knights of the shire (Member of Parliament) for the county of Southampton (Hampshire).

King Edward III had five sons; Edward the Black Prince, Lionel Duke of Clarence; John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster; Edmund Duke of York; and Thomas Earl of Buckingham and Duke of Gloucester. The Duke of Gloucester, uncle of King Richard II, allied with the Earl of Arundel and resisted King Richard II who wanted peace with the French. On 18 June 1389 the English and French signed a treaty at Leulinghen near Calais. King Richard II tried to separate Guyenne from the English crown and appoint his Uncle John of Gaunt Duke of Guyene for life.

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Southwark Cathedral

At Michaelmas 1386 John de Uvedale granted a lease to Nicholas Knotte, of Limpsfield, for life of the manor of Woldingham along with the stock.

In 1389 John de Uvedale had a confirmation of a grant made to his ancestor, Sir John de Uvedale in 32 Edward I, of a fair and weekly market at Tacolneston, and free warren in all his demesne lands there and at Titsey.

John de Uvedale Kt. was Sheriff for the County of Hampshire in 1387/88. This is the first time a member of the family was appointed a Sheriff, with many more to follow.

Benedicta de Uvedale, wife of Thomas de Uvedale died before 1391. She was buried at the Black Friars in Canterbury. Weever says "Bennet, daughter of John Shelving, and wife to Sir Edmund Haute, Kt. (afterwards married to Sir Wm Wendall), was buried at the Black Friars, Canterbury".

John de Uvedale was Sheriff for the County of Surrey and Sussex in 1393 and again for Hampshire in 1399.

John Uvedale, son of John Uvedale and Sibilla de Scures, had a son Thomas in 1395. This was not uncommon for people at the time to be married and have children in their teenage years.

In 1396 King Richard II married Isabel, daughter of King Charles VI of France. Richard was thought of as more of a friend of the French than a supporter of England. King Richard II had the Duke of Gloucester and the Earl of Arundel killed because of their opposition to his approach with the French and their intention to initiate a revolt.

Alice Uvedale, sister of John Uvedale married William Wykeham, great-nephew to William of Wickham, Bishop of Winchester sometime between 1 July and 29 September 1396. By a deed dated the 1^st of July in that year, William of Wickham conveyed the manors of Burnham and Brene in Somerset to trustees to the use of himself for life, with remainder to William Wykeham, his kinsman, and Alice Uvedale, and the heir’s male of their bodies.

In 1397 John Uvedale of “Southton”, Esquire subscribed 100 marcs for the services of the King.

A 28-year truce between the English and French was signed in 1398. Henry, the eldest son of John of Gaunt, arrived in England in 1398 and deposed the unpopular King Richard II. Richard II died a few months later.

In an inquisition held in 1398 upon the death of William, brother and heir of Thomas, Earl of Stafford, John Uvedale is recorded as holding of the Earl of Stafford two knight's fees in Titsey, jointly with William Creswyck.

 Reign of King Henry IV

Henry was crowned as King Henry IV on 13 October 1399.

In 1402 John de Uvedale granted to Robert Roger and Thomas Playnesfeld, of Warlyngham, a lease of his manor of Waldingham, along with its appurtenances in Waldingham and Chelsham. He reserved to his own uses the woods and underwoods. The lease was for 20 years at the amount of 14 marcs a year.

In 1404 William of Wykeham bequeathed a cup of silver or other jewel, to the value of 10 marcs to John de Uvedale.

Meanwhile in France John, Duke of Burgundy and Louis, Duke of Orleans were fighting to succeed Phillip the Bold, who had died in 1404. John had Louis killed and began to build support for his regime in France. The supporters of the house of Orleans assembled an army to blockade Paris. John of Burgundy sought the support of Henry IV. King Henry IV sent troops under the command of the Earl of Arundel.

In 1406 William Uvedale, son of John de Uvedale and Sibilla de Scures, is recorded as the owner of Northstead, in Chelsfield. He subsequently conveyed it to John Shelley of Bexley in 1427. He did retain some interest in the stock at Northstede since he bequeathed to Reginald, his great-nephew, 20 marcs worth of stock from Northstede.

In 1406/07 John Uvedale was Sheriff for Southampton (Hamsphire).

In 1411 Sir John de Uvedale Kt. is mentioned as one of the witnesses to the will of Elizabeth Juliers, Countess of Kent, at Badham, near Wickham.

On 20 March 1413 Henry IV died and was succeeded by Henry V of Montmouth.

 Reign of Henry V

On 9 June 1413, a parliamentary writ was issued from Westminister confirming John de Uvedale and John Arnold as knights of the shire (Members of Parliament) for Surrey.

Both Armagnac and Burgundian factions in France negotiated with King Henry V to gain his support for their cause in France. King Henry V demanded the conditions of the Treaty of Bretigny be honoured.

On the 11 January 1414 John Uvedale received a commission[clxviii] from the king, along with five other persons, to “search, capture and arrest Lollards in Hampshire because the king has taken part against them and their opinions as a true Christian prince and bound by his oath have traitorously planned his death and other things to the destruction of the Catholic faith and the estate of the lords and magnates of the realm.” This was followed in August of a commission[clxix], to John Uvedale the sheriff of Southampton, and two others, to enquire who had killed William Froylle at Bedamton.

John Uvedale and Thomas Holgrave were given a commission[clxx] to “seize all goods of Thomas Wode and keep them until further orders”.

John Uvedale was Sheriff of Southampton (Hampshire) for 1415. While the name of his wife is not known a pedigree[clxxi] gives their children as; Sir Thomas; William, Joan, Reginald, Henry and Nicholas. He is recorded as playing a key role in the rebellion of Southampton, just before the army left for France and the battle of Agincourt.

In the summer of 1415 King Henry V gathered a large army and 1500 ships at Southampton and Porchester Castle in Portsmouth. Before they departed for France the Earl of March, informed King Henry V that there was a plot afoot to overthrow him and put the Earl of March on the throne, given his superior right. The key plotters were identified as Richard, 3^rd Earl of Cambridge, Henry Scrope, 3^rd Baron Scrope of Masham, and Sir Thomas Grey. John Uvedale was asked to empanel a jury:

“As a consequence of which letters patent of our lord the king, the sheriff of the said county of Southampton was ordered that he should not omit anyone on account of any liberty in his bailiwick, but he should cause to come before the aforesaid justices at the town of Southampton, on Friday 2 August then following, twenty-four free and law-worthy men from each hundred of the same county, and twelve free and law-worthy men from each city and borough of the aforesaid county, to do those things concerning the foregoing which would be enjoined on them on behalf of our lord the king. And John Uvedale, sheriff of the aforesaid county, by virtue of the aforesaid precept, then returned the names of various jurors of the aforesaid county before the same justices. Whereupon, among other inquests, the following inquest was held by the oath of twelve jurors of the said county, as follows: - Southampton. Inquest held at the town of Southampton before the aforesaid justices on the said Friday, in the said third year of the present lord king, by the oath of John Chond, John Lock, John Steer, John Veel, Robert Upham, Laurence Hamelyn, John Welere Fisher, John Colyn, John Penyton, Walter Hore, John Hall and John Snell.”

The trial was held, all three being convicted and beheaded before the army headed for France on 11 August 1415.

The army landed near Harfleur, which surrendered to them. However, many people died of disease, including the Earl of Arundel. King Henry V then went on a raid towards the Somme, intending to ford the Somme and head towards Calais.

Thomas Uvedale, Esq., son of Sir John Uvedale, Kt, went along with King Henry V on this famous expedition. There are a number of muster rolls of those attending King Henry V to France, however some of the rolls are lost. Thomas is not listed on the available muster rolls. However, Thomas Uvedale is listed at entitled to a ransom from Jean de Boisgarnier, who in Febuary 1416 was issued a safe conduct from England to France. From this it is assumed that Thomas, as a young man of 20, was on the Agincourt[clxxii] expedition.

The French Dauphin, along with an army of 40,000 to 50,000 men pursued Henry V and his army of approximately 6,000.

King Henry V prepared for battle near a place called Agincourt. Lord Camoy's division was set on the left, the Duke of York on the right and King's division in the middle. Bowmen were disbursed between the divisions of the men-at-arms and at the ends leading the divisions so they could fire arrows across the attackers.

The French attacked with ferocity, almost causing the English line to collapse. The bowmen joined the hand-to-hand fight. Because of the muddy conditions of the battlefield and their light apparel they were successful in gaining an upper hand with the French. At this point King Henry V heard their prisoners and supplies were being attacked and that French reinforcements were arriving. He ordered the bowmen to slaughter the prisoners, to the great outrage of the French knights and nobility. The English fought off the first two battle line attacks and the 3^rd French line of battle did not attack. The French lost approximately 10,000 men during the fight, including approximately 10 Dukes, 120 barons and 1500 knights. The English lost approximately 300 men.

In approximately 1415 Thomas Uvedale married Agnes Paulet, daughter of William Paulet of Melcomb, Somerset and Eleanor de la Mare from Nunney Castle in Somersetshire. According to the Topographer and Genealogist[clxxiii] they had three children, Thomas (born ca 1416), Sir William (born ca 1417) and Reginald (born ca 1419). To these I would suggest be added a son “Richard Uvedale of Wickham” born ca 1424 who was admitted[clxxiv] to Winchester college in 1430 and died in 1431 of the epidemic. The Annals of Winchester[clxxv] record that in 1424 “Thomas and WilliamUvedale” were attending the College. They also had a daughter Elizabeth[clxxvi] born ca 1418 who married Robert Clere, son of John Clere and Elizabeth Branch in about 1436. In addition their sons Reginald, and Nicholas are mentioned in the will[clxxvii] of their father’s great-uncle, William Uvedale, Esquire of Titsey, Surrey. Reginald served as knight of the shire in 1467 and died[clxxviii][clxxix] around the same time as his father.

There is some question as to the parentage of Nicholas Uvedale, most sources have said he is a son of Sir Thomas Uvedale. In his great-uncle William Uvedale, Esquire’s will in 1449 he is referred to as great-nephew of William. In this regard he could have been a son of Agnes Paulet, Elizabeth Foxle or Nicholas, brother of Sir Thomas Uvedale. According to a pedigree[clxxx] there was a Nicholas Uvedale nephew of William Uvedale son of John Uvedale. If that Nicholas had a son Nicholas he would also be classified as a great-nephew of William who died in 1449, however, I have included Nicholas as a son of Agnes Paulet. I suggest that their son Sir William Uvedale died before his father, likely as a result of the War of the Roses

On 6 July 1416 John Uvedale and three others were given a commission[clxxxi] to “enquire about all counterfeiters, falsifiers, sweaters, clippers and multipliers of the king’s money in the county of Southampton” (Hampshire). In the year 1416 John Uvedale was Sheriff of Surrey and Sussex.

In March of 1416 the tenants of the Dartford Marsh were requested to pay 6d per acre for the upkeep of marshland wall, dykes and fences. The list of tenants includes William Uvedale, son of John Uvedale and Sibilla de Scures. The tenants were recorded on the “Dartford Roll” found in an old medieval building in 1955.

Dartford Roll

In May of 1416 John Stalkynden, son of Roger Stalkynden, provided John Uvedale, son of John Uvedale and Sibilla Scures, with a quitclaim to the manors of Tychesey, Tatlesfelde and related properties, including lands, rents, reversions and services in Tychesey, Tatlesfelde, Lemesfelde and Okstede, and the advowson of Tatlesfelde church in Surrey. The witnesses to the document were Nicholas Carew, John Hedresham, John Gaynesford, John Louestede and William ate Welle. The document was issued to John Uvedale and to Richard Wallop, Gilbert Bennebury, John Gyles and Hugh Saundres, their heirs and assigns. In that document it is noted that Sir Thomas Uvedale held those manors by feoffment of Roger Stalkynden and provides clear evidence of the father and son both named John: “which Thomas Uvedale knight, Margaret his wife and John Uvedale, father of the said John Uvedale”.

Sir John de Uvedale Kt. died some time before 1417. His son William Uvedale succeeded him. Another son, John de Uvedale, was Sheriff of the Shire for Surrey in 1417 and was given a mandate on the occasion of making an array against the arms of Spain in anticipation of an invasion from that country. He is included in a list of names given by Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester for the office of the Privy Seal.

In October 1417 Duke John of Burgundy agreed to acknowledge King Henry V as his liege Lord and the rightful King of France. That same year King Henry V led an army of 10,000 into Normandy and by 1419 they were in control of the territory. Thomas Uvedale[clxxxii] was in this army as a Man-at-Arms, his captain was John Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk and Earl-Marshall. The King subsequently brought a lot of Englishmen into Normandy and placed them in positions of power.

On 30 December 1417 John Uvedale, esquire, and John Gaynesford received a commission[clxxxiii] to “arrest Alan Chapman, keeper of the park of Lagham, County Surrey, and bring him before the king in Chancery”.

On 1 March 1418 John Uvedale witnessed a Charter between William Esturmy knight and William Hankeford knight and chief justice of the King’s Bench and others for a number of manors in the county of Southampton.

On 19 March 1418 John Uvedale and others were given a commission[clxxxiv] to supervise the muster of 364 men at arms, of which 3 will be knights, and 776 archers leaving from Southampton on ships under the leading of the king’s uncle Thomas, duke of Exeter.

On 11 April 1418 John Uvedale, esquire and others were given a commission[clxxxv] of array in Southampton “from the defense of the realm while the king is in foreign parts for the recovery of the inheritance and rights of the crown”. The same day he is given a commission[clxxxvi], along with four others to “supervise the musters of men at arms, armed men and archers of the retinue of Gilbert Umfraville at Wallopesford”.

John Uvedale was Sheriff for the shire of Southampton (Hampshire) in 1419.

On 5 March 1419 John Uvedale, and six others were given a commission of array[clxxxvii] “for defense of the realm against the king of Castile and Leon, who has prepared a great armada of the ships and vessels of Spain win no small number of the king’s enemies and proposes shortly to send it to do harm to the king and his and burn and destroy the ships and shipping of the realm and especially the king’s ships at Southampton and Portsmouth and invade the realm”.

On 26 April 1419 a commission[clxxxviii] was issued to John Uvedale, and others to “supervise the muster of 380 men at arms, of whom the king’s kinsman Hugh Courtenay, son of the earl of Devon, and three others will be knights, and the mariners of ships and other vessel, and 780 archers, going on the king’s service to sea in the company of the said Hugh ….and to certify to the king and council.”

A writ was issued to John Uvedale in November 1419 that “all men who will carry wheat or other vituals over to Normandy to the king’s presence for his relief and relief of his army may do so until the feast of Allhallows next without payment of impost or bindage in Normandy. That same month John Uvedale witnessed a quitclaim of the manor of Somerie in Southampton from John Giles to Henry Kesewyk. Finally that month John Uvedale and six others were issued a commission[clxxxix] to “treat among themselves about a loan to be paid to the king for the resistance of the malice of his enemies and to conservation of the rights and safe-keeping of the realm and to induce sufficient secular lieges of the king of the county of Hampshire to pay the loan, any ecclesiastical persons who will provide the king with greater sums on the Purification next excepted, and to certify thereon to the treasurer of England”.

Meanwhile in France, Duke John of Burgundy was killed by the Armagnacs, which further exacerbated the internal French conflict. The Burgundians allied with the English. On 21 May 1420 King Henry V concluded a treaty with Charles VI where King Henry V was acknowledged as heir to the French throne and Regent. Henry married Catherine, the daughter of the King of France within a couple of weeks.

On 1 September 1420 King Henry V and Phillip of Burgundy entered Paris, which the English occupied for the next 15 years.

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John & Thomas Uvedale as Knights of the Shire 1413/1419/14537/1455

Winchester Castle Great Hall

In 1420 both William and John Uvedale are witnesses to a property transaction in Horton in Kent between Thomas Stonore and Alice his wife to John Kyrkeby.

In early 1421 King Henry V returned to England and on 23 February Queen Catherine was crowned in Westminster Abbey. In June of 1421 the King returned to France and continued a successful campaign. However, during a siege of Marne he came down with dysentery and almost died. After the siege he returned to Paris and died on 31 August 1422 at Vincennes at the age of 35. His brother Duke of Bedford was appointed Regent of France while the Duke of Gloucester was appointed Regent of England.

 King Henry VI

In September 1422 John Uvedale was a witness to a property transaction between a number of people and John Roger of Bryanston in the county of Dorset. The transaction was dated 18 November at Mapulderhammon. The properties were quite extensive and included manors of Mapulderham, Henton Bourhounte, Henton Markaunt, Depeden Hangre and Depeden Polayn, Mersshecourt in Kings Somborne a moiety of the manor of Denecourt, the manor of Houghton Edynton some held by the Eleanor wife of Amery de Sancto Amando, plus miscellaneous other assets.

John Uvedale was Sheriff for the shire of Hampshire in 1422.

King Charles VI of France died in October 1422. His son Charles VII was a week and dissolute leader. He also had many ungodly acquaintances that surrounded him to his detriment.

On 18 June 1423 John Uvedale, sheriff of Southampton, Stephen Popham, knight, William Soper, and John Assheffeld were given a commission[cxc] to “take the muster of John Radcliff, knight, seneschal of Aquitaine, and the archers to accompany him thither, and of Walter Hungerford, knight, and the men at arms and archers about to start with him for France, and to report to the king and council on the manner and sufficiency of their array.”

On 12 August 1424, John Uvedale, Walter Sondres and William Banastre were given a commission[cxci] to “enquire by the charter parties and other means as to the ownership of the cargo of a certain ship of Flanders, of which John Pierssone is master, lately driven into the port of Southampton by stress of weather and there3 remaining, because the Bretons, who were examined in Chancery concerning this matter, only claim part of the horses, merchandise, armament and artillery, wherewith she is laden, and the rest many belong to the king’s enemies.”

The Duke of Bedford, along with such men as Thomas Montagu, Earl of Salisbury and Count of Perche, and Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick and Count of Aumale, along with many other capable captains expanded the territorial influence of the English. Many of the knights obtained further personal territory and revenues from France. These people also brought back considerable wealth to England building or expanding their manor houses and churches.

In 1424 the Duke of Bedford gathered an army of 10,000 at Rouen and headed south. On 17 August 1424 he encountered an army roughly twice as large at Verneuil. The army was split into two divisions one under the Duke of Bedford against the French led by the Count of Aumale and the second under the Earl of Salisbury against the Scots led by the Earls of Douglas and Buchan.

The armies faced each other for most of the day in formation. Finally, in the late afternoon the English under Bedford moved forward. A vicious fight occurred lasting an hour, at which time the French retreated. Meanwhile the Scots, supported by 600 Italians had almost overrun the Earl of Salisbury's line. However, the English reserves entered the fray, along with Bedford's troops and the French were defeated. Before the battle the Scots had let it be known there would be no quarter granted. Approximately 7,000 French and Scots were killed, including the Earl of Douglas and most of the Scots.

On 17 December 1424 John Uvedale, William Soper and the sheriff of Southampton were given a commission[cxcii]to “enquire into a certain ship of Brittany, whereof John de la Ryte is master, laden with wines of La Rochell, and bound for England, is statr4d to have been taken on the seas by lieges of England against the form of the final peace established between the king and the men of Brittany, to have been brought to England, and the wines either sold there by the king’s said lieges, or at any rate so removed and dispersed that the said master cannot obtain restitution of them and his ship.”

The Duke of Bedford returned to England in 1425 to settle a problem caused by Humphrey Duke of Gloucester. Humphrey had caused a breach between the English and Burgundians as a result of an invasion of Holland, which he had led. Henry Beaufort, Bishop of Winchester, a half brother of Henry IV, had asked Bedford to return to England to settle this matter.

On 24 May 1425 John Uvedale, esquire, along with Reginald West, knight, Walter Sandres, knight, Richard Wallop, William Sydney and William Wode were given a commission[cxciii] to “enquire pursuant to the statute of Westminster, the second relative to salmon and the statute of 13 Edward II, confirming the same, on complaint by the people of the county of Southampton that divers persons of thec county have destroyed salmon, samlets and fish – by means of nets and engines recently erected across the Icchyn, Test and other rivers of the county.”

John Uvedale was Sheriff for the shire of Southampton (Hampshire) in 1426.

On 23 July 1426 John Uvedale, esquire, Henry, bishop of Winchester, the Abbot of Beaulieu and Walter Sandes, knight were given a commission[cxciv] to “treat amongst themselves, and with the better sort of secular persons of the county of Southampton, for a loan or chevance to the king until the quinzaine3 of Midsummer next, the said loan to be paid into the Receipt of the Exchequer by 1 September next. The king engages to make prompt repayment at the said quinzaine of the subsidies on wool, hides, and wool-fells, and of tunnage and poundage, and will have the letters patent, briefs, tallies, and other securities issued in accordance with the Act of his last Parliament at Leicester.”

In March 1427 Bedford returned to France. In October the English arrived at Orleans to seek its surrender. This venture did not go well, the Earl of Salisbury, one of the most capable of English leaders was killed late in the year. Orleans was very well fortified and well supplied. The Earl of Suffolk took over as commander from the Earl of Salisbury.

William Uvedale conveyed Northstead in Chelsfield to John Shelley of Bexley in 1427.

On 13 May 1428 John Uvedale, esquire, John bishop of Bath and Wells, the abbot of Beaulieu and Walter Sandres, knight were given a commission[cxcv] “to treat with one another and with persons spiritual and temporal in the county of Southampton, for a loan or chevance to the king in his present necessity until the quinzaine of Michaelmas next, and ot have the money at the Receipt of the Exchequer before 20 June next; with full authority to promise repayment a the said quinzaine out of the subsidies on wool, hides, and wool-fells, and of the subsidies granted in the last Parliament, and the king will issue to the commissioners and the said persons, letters patent and writs for such repayment and tallies and other warrants, according to the act of the said Parliament.”

By the spring of 1429 the English were still unable to capture Orleans. In the spring of that year Joan of Arc led a relieving army into the city. Within a few days the 4,000 troops under the Duke of Alencon, with the moral leadership of the 18-year-old Joan of Arc, had overrun the English positions. On the 8^th of May 1429 the Earl of Suffolk lifted the siege and left Orleans.

Within a couple of months, the French troops had gained a lot of ground and Charles VII was crowned King of France at Rhiems. Joan of Arc was in attendance.

In 1429 John Uvedale witnessed a property transaction for Beaurepre manor between John Golafre, William Warbelton and the Brocas family, which the first two mentioned and others held by services provided to William Brocas.

On 6 March 1430 John Uvedale, along with five others, was given a commission[cxcvi] to “convoke the parsons, knights, esquires and other notable persons of the county and also the bailiff, good men and commonalities of the county of Hampshire to move and persuade them to lend the king a notable sum of money for the voyage which he proposes to make in person in April to his realm of France, to make a speedy end of his wars there.”

William Uvedale, brother of Sir Thomas Uvedale, was sheriff of the shire of Surrey and Sussex in 1430.

On 24 May 1430 Joan of Arc was captured during a battle at Compiegne. Following a trial, she was burnt at the stake in the marketplace in Rouen.

On 23 October 1430 John Uvedale, sheriff of Surrey and Sussex, was given a commission[cxcvii] to “arrest John Peygose and John Fyssher, both of Rippeley, Thomas ate Lee of Little Bokham and William Edmund of Coveham, county Surrey, and bring them before the king and council.”

By 1431 the English, under the leadership of the Duke of Bedford, had regained much of the territory and control they had lost. However, conditions in France were not good with much economic distress evident, including famine. In January 1431 Bedford brought the 9-year-old King Henry VI into Paris to be crowned King of France. Cardinal Beaufort of Winchester performed the ceremony. He didn't properly organize the ceremony, much to the displeasure of many of the French who supported the English.

On 26 March 1431, John Uvedale and seven others are given a commission[cxcviii] by the king and council to “treat among themselves and with the principal clergy, knights, esquires, and other notable persons of the county of Southampton and with the mayors, bailiffs, good men and commonalities of the cities and boroughs therein, to induce them to lend to the king money for the voyage which in April next he is taking to his realm of France for the defense of his realm in England.”

On 12 April 1431 John Uvedale, and four others, are given a commission[cxcix] “pursuant to Act of the last Parliament (Rolls of Parliament Volume IV, pp. 369/370) to “ascertain the persons in Southampton liable to contribute to the grant made by the said act and the amounts for which they are liable.” 

On 4 May 1431 John Uvedale and others are given a commission[cc] to “take at Portesdoune on Monday next, the musters of William Clynton, knight, and Thomas Tunstall, knight, and of the men at arms and archers who are about to proceed to France in their retinue; the same commissioners omitting Typtoft and Tyrell, and of their retinues.”

In 1431 John Uvedale, son of Sir John de Uvedale, held lands in Brownewiche, near Tichfield, Hampshire.

In 1432 the English position in France began to deteriorate. In August the Dauphinists came to relieve the siege of Lagny. There was a vicious struggle ending with Bedford raising the siege. The Duke of Bedford's wife, Anne of Burgundy died in Paris on 14 November 1432. Bedford married Jacquetta of Luxembourg. This did not help and in the end hurt the alliance with Phillip of Burgundy.

Agnes Paulet died ca 1432 and Thomas Uvedale married Elizabeth Foxle, daughter of Thomas Foxle and Margaret Lytton. Their children were Elizabeth, Henry and Agnes. An inquisition[cci] taken at Stevenage on the 28^th of October 1474, upon the death of Sir Thomas Uvedale, Kt., confirms that Henry was a son of Sir Thomas and Elizabeth Foxle and that Henry died on the 11^th of October 1469. Both Elizabeth and Agnes are identified in a Foxle pedigree[ccii] as daughters of Thomas Uvedale and Elizabeth Foxle and as living in 1436.

In 1433 John Uvedale, son of Sir John de Uvedale Kt, was Sheriff of Southampton (Hampshire). In the same year William Uvedale was possessed of the manor of Titsey as evidenced by Court Rolls.

On 24 March 1433, John Uvedale, William Soper, Thomas Haydok and the sheriff of Southampton were given a commission[cciii] to “enquire whether a certain ship of Brittany, leaden with salt and other merchandise, of which John de Loues is master, and which is being detained in the port of Portsmouth, came to England in peaceful or warlike manner; and, if the former, then to enquire into the circumstances of her capture, and to have her released with the merchants, mariners, and tackle, and all goods which were on her when taken or the value thereof.”

William Uvedale is on a list of the gentry of Surrey returned by commissioners in 1434, as William Uvedale, of Tichesay, esquire. In the same year John Uvedale was a witness to a charter of Sir Thomas Wickham.

On 1 May 1434 both William Uvedale of Tichesey, esquire, and John Uvedale were on a list[cciv] issued pursuant to an Act of Parliament (Rolls, of Parliament, Volume IV, pp. 455-457) as “persons who should take the oath not to maintain peace breakers referred to in the said Act” and to appear before commissioners to do so.”

On 4 March 1435 John Uvedale and others are referred to as serjeant of arms, are given a commission[ccv] to “arrest and imprison until further orders, John Spynas, John Roper of Kungeston, Walter Baker, John Coleyn, Henry Botesworth, Adam Copyndale, John Virse and Thomas Marchant and all other malefactors who recently assaulted and resisted with force and arms some commissioners of John, duke of Bedford, admiral of England, in the execution of their office at Portsmouth.”

On 8 April 1435 John Uvedale, Richard Dalyngrigge, Richard Holte, Thomas Haydok and Nicholas Banastre are given a commission[ccvi] “setting forth that a quantity of wine having come ashore on the coast of Southampton from certain ships which were lost there through the violence of the sea, part thereof has been restored to merchants of Bruges and Dam and other parts of Flanders, who have proved their ownership; but part is still unclaimed by the owners and of the cannot be kept much longer without spoiling, and in the interests of possible owners and of lords of liberties upon whose lands such wine may have been cast up. Appointing them to appraise such wine and sell it to persons who will pay the price, the money to remain with those who now have the wine, and who are to be ascertained by the commissioners, until it is decided whether the wine belongs to the lords of the said liberties or to merchants who may claim it. The king is to be certified in Chancery of the number of tuns sold and of the marks..” On the same date John Uvedale, Nicholas Banastre and Peter Cissak were given a commission[ccvii] to “appraise wines cast ashore in the county of Southampton (in the same terms as the commission of the same date above, except that the clause ordering the commissioners to discover who has the wine is here omitted.)”

In 1435 John Uvedale, son of John de Uvedale, subscribed 10 pounds on loan for the equipment of an army to be sent into France.

On 22 May 1435 John Uvedale, John and Stephen Popham and three of others were issued a commission of array[ccviii] for Southampton.

In August of 1435 the English, Burgundians and Dauphinists met at Arras to discuss peace. After more than a month of talks discussions broke off and the English left. A week later on 14 September 1435 John, Duke of Bedford died and was buried in Rouen Cathedral.

On 20 September 1435 Phillip of Burgundy and Charles VII singed the Treat of Arras. Phillip received acknowledgement for his lands in return for acknowledging Charles as King of the French. The French immediately moved to attack various areas. However, Lord Talbot began to influence the outcome, through his military ability as an able and feared commander.

On 18 November 1435 John Uvedale, Nicholas Banaster and Peter Cissak were given a commission[ccix] to “appraise and sell the wine which will not keep and which remains unclaimed of the wine, belonging to merchants of Bruges, Dam and others parts of Flanders, which has washed ashore in the county of Southampton. Also to enquire as to who has become possessed of such wine, and with that object to make search in the counties of Southampton and Sussex; in the interests both of lords in whose liberties the wine was cast ashore and of those who may claim to be its owners.”

On the 28 of November 1435 William Uvedale, along with Henry Norbury, John and William Weston and Thomas Wyntershulle witnessed a memorandum whereby Andrew Danyell and his cousin Roger Grenforde acknowledged the passing of the manor of Bedyngton and other lands in Surrey to which had been granted to a number of persons on 10 June 1398 (King Richard II) to John Walden.

On 12 December 1435 John Uvedale, esquire, were given a commission[ccx] to “take the muster at Portesdoune, on 28, 29 and 30 December next, or Henry Northbury (Norbury), knight, an d the 39 men at arms and 500 archers in his retinue, and of Richard Wastenas, esquire, and the 39 men at arms and 500 archers in his retinue, who are to go to France on the king’s service.”

On 22 December 1435 John Uvedale, Henry bishop of Winchester, Regfinald West de la Warre, knight, Stephen Popham, knight, Thomas Haydok and William Chamberlyn were issued a commission[ccxi] “de kidellis amorendis pursuant to the stature of 25 Edward III (Stat. 3, cap. 4) and of 1 Henry VI (cap. 12) for the waters and great rivers in and near the port of Southampton.” 

In about 1436 Elizabeth Uvedale, daughter of Sir Thomas Uvedale and Agnes Paulet, married Robert Clere of Ormesby. They had a daughter Margaret born in ca 1438 who married Ralph Shelton, father to John Shelton, and who died on 16 January 1499.

On 18 January 1436 a commission[ccxii] of array was issued to John Uvedale, John and Stephen Popham, knights, William Brocas John Lysle and several others for the county of Southampton. On the same day another commission[ccxiii] was issued to John Uvedale, Nicholas Banaster and Peter Cissak “to appraise and sell the wines which will not keep and which remains unclaimed of the wine, belonging to merchants of Bruges, d/am and other parts of Flanders, which were washed ashore in the county of Southampton. Also to enquire as rt who has possessed of such wine, and with that object to make search in the counties of Southampton and Sussex; in the interests both of the lords in whose liberties the wine was cast ashore and to those who claim to be its owners.” Clearly John and his associates were having difficulty in meeting the objectives of this commission as it was re-issued.

In 1436 John Uvedale, with others, was a trustee for Alice Basset of the Manor of Worpleston. Also, in May of 1436 Agnes Bassett issued a charter with warranty to John Uvedale, and several others, of the manors of Burgham and Cladoun, and all her lands, rents and services in Surrey, the manor of Frollesbury and all her lands, rents and services, a moiety of the manor of Estle and all her lands, rents and services in the county of Southampton. This was witnessed by Henry Norbury Kt., John Ferby, John Weston, William Sydney and Thomas Stoghton and dated 14 May.

On 9 July 1436 Reynold West, lord la Warre, in a document to Richard West his son, John Uvedale, William Stevens clerk, William Uvedale, Richard Wentworth and Roger Skees chaplain, Reynold acknowledged the gift of all his jewels, vessels of gold and silver, goods and chattels moveable and immovable within the realm and without. The document was sealed by his arms and witnessed by Thomas Rempston, Roger Fenes, Thomas Lewkenere knights, Richard Newton serjeant at law and Thomas Haydoke.

On 10 August 1436 John Uvedale, Reginald de la Warre, knight, Stephen Popham, knight, John Saymore, Richard Dalyngrygge, and Thomas Pounde were given a commission[ccxiv] to “take the muster of Richard, earl of Wawrick, and the men at arms and archers in his retinue, at or near the town of Portesmouth on any day from Monday to Saturday next exclusive.”

On 23 January 1437 John Uvedale, John and Stephen Popham, knights, Richard Dalyngrygge and Thomas College serjeant at arms and the sheriff of Southampton, were issued a commission[ccxv] to “enquire touching certain goods and merchandise, the property of merchants of Genoa and the Hanse, which goods were taken at Southampton by some of the king’s lieges in three ships, one of Campe, Herman Henrikson, master, one of Holland, John Williamson, master; and one of Almain, Henry can Burgh, master; the said goods and the arms and tackle of the ships to be arrested and brought in the ships to London; and any persons refusing to restore such are to be arrested and brought before the king and council.”

Thomas Uvedale and his brother William Uvedale witnessed a Deed on 1 February 1437 concerning John Newport and John Arundell.

On 15 February 1437, John Uvedale, Reginald de la Warre, knight, John Seymour, knight, Richard Dalyngrygge and Thomas Pounde were issued a commission[ccxvi] to “take the muster of Richard, earl of Wawrick, and of the men at arms and archers in his retinue, at or near the town of Portsmouth on any day from Monday to Saturday next inclusive.”

On 25 June 1437, John Uvedale, John Seymour, knight, Edward Dalyngrygge Thomas Stokdale and William Baron were issued a commission[ccxvii] to “take at Portsmouth on the some day from Monday next to the Saturday following, inclusive, the muster of Robert de Wylughby and the sixty men at arms and four hundred and twenty archers in his retinue; Henry Standyssh, esquire, Randolf Standyssh, esquire, and the forty men at arms and a hundred and sixty archers in their retinue, and Lewis Despoy, knight, and the men at arms and archers in his retinue.” 

On 30 September 1438, Reginald de la Warre, knight, John Uvedale, John Chyrche and John Hexham were issued a commission[ccxviii] to “take the muster of the men at arms and archers to be shipped at Portsmouth, after they are aboard.”

On 27 January 1438 John Uvedale, Richard Dalyngrygge, John Hunte and the customers in the port of Southampton were issued a commission[ccxix] to “enquire by all ways and means who took a bale of cardemon seed (granorum paradis), a ‘balet’ of wax, a ‘grappure’ of iron and a sword out of the boat of a ‘carrake’, as it was coming into the said port, and to arrest the said goods and to deliver them to the merchants of Genoa who claim them, taking security that they will restore the goods to the value, in case to be proved at any time that they ought not to have delivered to them.”

Thomas Uvedale, esquire, son of John Uvedale, was Sheriff of Surrey and Sussex in 1438, as well as Sheriff of Southampton (Hampshire). He was to succeed his father as the head of the elder branch of the family. On 22 June 1446 he presented[ccxx] to the rectory of Little Ayots, Herts, and again in 1447,1454,1461,1470 and 1471; to Titsey in 1453, 1455, 1465 and 1470; to Tatsfield in 1453, 1455, 1458, 1459 and 1462; and to Wickham Rectory on the 19^th of July 1461.

In 1438 John Uvedale conveyed to Richard Dalyngrug, William Uvedale his brother, Reginald Peckham, Edward Mylle, William Uvedale his son, Hugh Combe clerk, and Nicholas Kellowe, his manor of Tattesfield and Waldyngham.

On 28 October 1438 a licence[ccxxi] was issued “for 4l. paid in hanaper to John Champ, esquire, and John Cheire to grant Reginald West, William Uvedale, esquire, Richard Wyntworth and Roger Keys, clerk, and their heirs the manor of Chirespene, and a messuage, a mill, 20 acres of land, 15 acres of meadow, and three acres of wood in Chirchespene, held in chief, and for them to regrant the premises to the said John Champ, for life, without impeachment of waste.”

On 10 March 1439 the abbot of Hyde, John Uvedale, William Brocas and William Warbilton were issued a commission[ccxxii] to “treat with one another and with other persons of Southampton, for a notable loan to the king in his present necessity, and to convey the money lent with all speed to the Receipt of the Exchequer, with full power to promise lenders all necessary security, out of the customs, subsidies and other royal revenues, and out of the jewels and other moveable’s of the king and his crown; the king engaging that all needful letters patent, writs, tallies and other warrants shall be issued in their behalf in accordance with the act of the last Parliament at Westminster.”

William Raufe issued a quitclaim, dated 12 March 1439, to Joan, daughter of John Lufwyke deceased, who was then the wife of William Uvedale esquire. The quitclaim was for “the manor of 'Litilbroke,' and all the lands in the parishes of Stone and Dartford, Kent which were of Simon Wagge and Thomas Horsman, and which John Ikelyngton clerk, Drew Barentyn, Nicholas Carew, John Cornwaleys, Robert Lufwyke, John Humbilton, Walter Raufe and the said William Raufe held by feoffment of John Lufwyke. They recited a charter indented, dated 'Litilbroke' 5 November 11 Henry IV, whereby they transferred the premises to Joan, and to the heirs of her body, with reversion to themselves, their heirs and assigns. Since all the other feoffees were then dead, and since Joan had not had any offsptring, that the reversion now pertained to him, his heirs and assigns.”

On 21 July 1439 John Uvedale and others from the county of Hampshire were issued a commission[ccxxiii] to “make inquisition by information and examination touching ships laden and unladen on the coasts of the same county without payment of custom or subsidy, and touching concealments, non-residence of customers, controllers, and searchers, and receipt by them of moneys for payment of any tally, annuity or assignment, use of false weights and measures, sale of wine and herrings in casks not containing the statutory measure, sale of unquaged wines, sailing of vessels to Island instead of Northbarn, import of goods from Iseland, escapes of felons, and concealment of forfeitures, escheats, wardships, marriages and reliefs, also to ascertain the value of all alien priories, manors and lands in the county in the king’s hands or in those of his farmers, in the case of which the farm to be paid has not been settled with the king or his treasurer, and to enquire touching wastes, sales and destructions in manors or lands held by the law of England in dower or for term of life or years, the reversion belonging to the king, alienations without licence of lands held in chief, and persons who have money at the Receipt of the Exchequer by way of imprest to go with John, earl of Huntyndon to the ports of Gascony or to navigate ships or vessels thither, but have not done so, who have received prests to go to the king’s wars but have not gone; touching reversions knight’s fees and advowsons belonging to the king by reason of minority of heirs or otherwise; as to persons who have 40l. worth of land or rent for the three years ending 8 March last, who have not taken up knighthood before Whitsuntide following, but whose names have not been returned into Chancery by the sheriff, and to make fine with such as well as with those whose names have been so returned, and with those whose names have been returned by the sheriff into the Exchequer by virtue of Exchequer, writs directing to such persons severally.”

On 8 November 1439 John and Nicholas Uvedale, along with Reginald West, Richard Dalyngrygge, Thomas de Haydok, Hugh Combe, chaplain and William Knolle were issued a licence[ccxxiv] for 10l. paid in the hanaper to grant in mortain to the prior and convent of Suthwyk, 4 messauges, 19 tofts, 70 acres of land, 5 acres of meadow and 15s. of rent in Suthwyk, Bourhonte Herberd and Westbourghonte county of Southampton.

John Uvedale’s Seal

John Uvedale witnessed a charter for the manor of 'Southwarneborne' in Southampton. This charter was between Roger Pedwardyn esquire, cousin and heir of Robert Pedwardyn knight, to Robert Whyte of Farnham, Surrey, Margaret his wife and John Whyte son of the said Robert, and to the heirs and assigns of Robert Whyte. It “rendered to the grantor and his heirs 600 marks, namely 200 marks in the church of St. Leonard in 'Estchepe' London on the feast of the Annunciation 1440, 200 marks on the same feast next following, and 200 marks on the same feast 1442; and if the said rent be fifteen days unpaid, or if the grantees shall allege or plead any payment or acquittance elsewhere made than in the parish aforesaid, it shall be lawful for the grantor and his heirs again to enter, seize and have the said manor.” The charter was also witnessed by John Seymour, Stephen Popham knights, William Brocas, and Peter Coudray esquires.

On the 3 February 1440 John Uvedale also witnessed a charter between Walter Trengoffe, archpriest of the oratory of Holy Trinity in the Isle of Wight within the parish of Wyppyngham in the diocese of Winchester, to the warden and scholars of 'Seynt Marie college of Wynchestre' by Winchester founded by William de Wykeham sometime bishop of Winchester. The Charter had the assent of Henry cardinal of England and bishop of Winchester and was by licence of the king, of the manor of Burton, Isle of Wight and of five messuages and three gardens in Southampton. Other witnesses were John Popham, John Lysle knights, Lewis Mewys, Walter Veere, John Rokeley esquires. Also in 1440 on 29 November a quitclaim was issued by Henry Dene, citizen and vinter of London, to William of Wickham, gentleman, of all personal actions against him.

John Martyn and John Penycok issued a charter to John Saymour knight, his heirs and assigns. The charter transferred all lands in Elvetham co. Southampton, which they had by feoffment of Thomas atte Wode, son and heir of John atte Hethe. The charter was witnessed by John Uvedale, Richard Holt, Nicholas Bernard, Thomas Benbury, John Kybbull and was dated at Elvetham, 6 May 18 Henry VI. John Martyn and John Penycok to John Saymour knight issued a quitclaim of these lands dated 6 June 18 Henry VI.

In 1440 Reginald West, knight, John Uvedale, Richard Dalyngrigge, Nicholas Uvedale, Thomas de Haynok, Hugh Combe, chaplain and William Knolle granted messauges, land and rent in Southwark, Boarhunt, and West Boarhunt to Edward, prior of the church of St. Mary on 1 May 18 Henry VI.

On 12 March 1441 a commission[ccxxv] was issued to Stephen Popham, knight, Thomas Uvedale, John Yerd, Richard Dalyngrygge, William Sydeney, William Baron, Thomas Pounde and Peter Boweman to “take muster on 15 March at Portesdon of all men at arms and archers whom Richard, duke of York, proposes to send to France and Normandy, and to inspect them thereafter until 20 March, and if necessary, for the three days following and to certify the king and council thereof.” This is the first commission provided to Thomas who was now 46 years old.

On 10 May 1441 a commission[ccxxvi] was issued to Thomas Uvedale, William Soper, Richard Holt and Edward Upham “showing Martin Sanches of Cadex in Spain, coming of late under trust letters of safe conduct to England with his ship called Seint Nicholas laden with divers goods and merchandise, was attacked by armed people of Holand and Sealand, who took his ship; and appointing them to make inquisition in the county of Southampton whether the ship was in the king’s waters and how it was captured.”

On 22 May 1441 a commission[ccxxvii] was issued to Thomas Uvedale and others to “take the muster of the men at arms and archers who Richard, duke of York, is taking to France and Normandy, in a fit and proper place on Friday or Saturday next, to certify the king thereof.” This seems to be a repeat of the commission issued just two months earlier on 12 March 1441.

On 26 May 1441 a licence[ccxxviii] was issued to William Uvedale to grant to Richard Selby, clerk, Roger heron, clerk, Reginald Pekham, esquire, William Bures, esquire and Robert Russe and their heirs a messuage in the parish of St. George by the cathedral church of St. Paul, London, opposite a tenement called ‘Poulesbruerne,’ held in chief by fealty for all services, which messauge the said William with Walter Pigeon, of London, ‘gentilman’, Roger Haysand, citizen and draper of London, John Shipton of London, ‘gentilman,’ and Thomas Bradenham, chaplain, had of late the gift of William Raus of London, ‘gentilman’.”

On 31 May 1441 the king issued a commission[ccxxix] to Thomas Uvedale, Richard Dalyngrigge and Thomas Pounde to “take the muster Henry Husse, knight, and other persons of the retinue of the duke of York, which was not taken by them and other commissioners of the king appointed for that purpose.”

On 26 July 1441 a commission[ccxxx] of oyer and terminer was issued to “Master William Lynewode, keeper of the privy seal, Master Thomas Bekyngton, Master Adam Moleyns, Master Richard Andrews and Master William Sprever, doctor of laws, and John Wellys, setting forth that “an inquisition taken before Thomas Uvedale, William Sprever and Richard Holt at the suit of Martin Stuches of Cadexe in Spain it was found that the ‘burghmaister’ of Flussynges in Seland, captain, Cornelius John Williamesson of Le Veer in Seland, master of a ship of Seland called Petre de Camfer, Peter Veynes, mariner, Cornelius Ryder of Le Veer, mariner, Laurence Johnesson of Erremouth in Seland, mariner, Copyn Lamb of Middleburgh in Seland, ‘merchant’ and James Williamesson of Middleburgh, ‘merchant’ with other men of unknown of Seland and Holand in the said ship Petre de Camfer with swords, crossbows, bombards, pollaxes,’gysarmes’, ‘plates’, and palets, on 21 July last in the river of Evernore between the townships of Northwode in the Isle of Wight and Lepe, county Southampton, with the liberty of the port of Suthampton attacked and took a ship of the said Martin called Seint Nicholas leaden with divers goods and merchandise and coming to England with letters of safe-conduct; and the king has appointed the said commissioners to enquire into the charge.”

An instruction was issued to the escheator in Berkshire to take the fealties of Reynold West knight, William Uvedale esquire, Richard Wynteworth and Roger Kays clerk, and to give “them livery of the manor of 'Chirchespene,' a messuage, a mill, 20 acres of land, 15 acres of meadow and 3 acres of wood in 'Chirchespene,’. This was done because an inquisition, taken before Richard Restwolde esquire late escheator, that by fine levied at Westminster in the octaves of Trinity 16 Henry VI, between Reynold West and the others plaintiffs and John Chaumpe esquire and John Chelre who had withheld the property be force, and whereby the deforciants acknowledged the plaintiffs' right, and rendered the premises to John Chaumpe for life without impeachment of waste with reversion to themselves and their heirs, John Champe at his death was tenant thereof for life, that licence of the king was obtained, and that the said manor is held of the king by the service of the thirtieth part of one knight's fee, the said messuage, mill, land, etc. by the service of the fiftieth part; and for half a mark paid in the hanaper the king has respited the homages of the said Reynold and the others until Whitsuntide next.”

On 7 June 1443 a commission[ccxxxi] was issued to Richard, earl of Salisbury, Reynold de la Warre, knight, Master Adam Moleyn, Thomas Stanley, knight, John Popham, knight, John Hampton, John Yerde, Richard Dalyngrygge, Thomas Uvedale, Robert Whitgrave, Thomas Poune, Peter Boweman and John Exham, to “take the muster of John, duke of Somerset, going to parts beyond the seas, and all men at arms and archers of his retinue at Portsmouth on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday after Holy Trinity next. The like to the same as above and also on Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday after Holy Trinity next.”

A commission[ccxxxii] was issued on 28 February 1444 to “Thomas Uvedale, Richard Dalyngrygge and the deputy of the admiral of England in the port of Portsmouth and the bailiff of Portsmouth, on the complaint of the merchants of Genoa in London that a carrack of Genoa, whereof Sebestian Lomelinus is patron and Conrad de Gramardes is owner, laden with divers goods and merchandise, when sailing by Southampton, was overtaken by certain evildoers, lieges of the king, captured and brought to Portsmouth, contrary to the league between the king and them of Genoa, - to make inquisition in the county of Southampton touching the names of the said evildoers and into whose hands the carrack and merchandise have come.” 

On 12 May 1444 Thomas Uvedale witnessed an exemplification[ccxxxiii] of a charter of Henry, bishop of Winchester and cardinal of England, dated 8 November 22 Henry VI, and “granting in fee to John Barbour a messuage with a curtilage adjacent called ‘Halle Place’, 4 virgates of land and a water mill in Havone, county Southampton, and a messuage with a curtilage adjacent and a virgate of land in Brokampton, county Southampton, late of John Halle, at a rent of 43s 4d., with the right of re-entry and distraint if the rent be in arrear: and of the confirmation of the same to William, prior of the cathedral church of St. Swithin, Winchester, and the convent of that place, dated at the chapter house at Winchester, 15 November 1443.”

In 1444 (23 Henry VI), William Uvedale Esquire, entered into a bond for the payment of 24-pound sterling to Roger Appleton. William had sold the manor of Littlebroke, in Dartford Kent, to Roger for 300 marcs. Shortly after the sale the land was flooded by the Thames. William remitted to him 100 marcs of the purchase money of which 10 pounds were to be spent making "floddiches", in the construction and repair of the "water thorogh"; 14 pounds in repairing and strengthening the walls of the Thames towards the marsh of Littelbroke, and the remnant to be applied at the discretion of Roger in the celebration of masses, the distribution of money to poor householders, and other works of charity for the good of the souls of himself (William), and Joan, late his wife, and the souls of his parents, friends, and benefactors. Further that William, by reason of his many sicknesses, being in speedy expectation of his death, and wishing the aforesaid Roger to have proper compensation for the loss of his animals granted him 24 Pounds.

In 1444 the Earl of Suffolk went to Tours to talk peace with the French and agreed to a two-year truce. This came at the cost of handing over Maine, including its capital Le Mans the birthplace of William the Conqueror, to the French. He also arranged for the marriage of King Henry VI to Margaret of Anjou, niece of King Charles of France. King Henry VI and Margaret were married in 1445.

John Uvedale is returned among the names of the gentry of Hampshire in 1445.

On 11 February 1445 a licence[ccxxxiv] was issued “for 5 marks paid in the hanaper, for Reynold West, lord la Warre, William Uvedale, esquire, Richard Wentworth and Roger Keys, clerk, to grant to John Rogers the younger, Drew Barentyn and Thomas Hardgrave, esquires, and the heirs and assigns of John the manor of Chircchespene, county Berkshire, a mill called ‘Godewyns Mille’ 20 acres of lands, 15 acres of meadow, 8 acres of pasture and a tenement called ‘Deyes’ in Chirchespene and all other their lands in the in the said town, held in chief.”

On 15 April 1445 a grant[ccxxxv] was issued “to the king’s esquire for the body of John Hampton and Thomas Hampton of all that pertains to the king of the 10 pokes of wool, the owner whereof is unknown, which were hidden on 27 November last by John Wayte and Edmund Chernley of Tichefeld, county Southampton, at Brunnewich in the parish of Tichefeld under straw in a barn of William Uvedale, on the sea coast, to be carried over seas uncustomed and uncocketed and without agreement made with the collectors of the custom and subsidy in the port of Southampton. By p.s. etc.”

William Uvedale esquire issued a quitclaim to Roger Appelton and John Clerke of the manor of Litelbroke, and all the lands in the parishes of Stone and Dartford Kent late of Simon Vagge and Thomas Horseman, late of John Lufwyke his father-in-law.

Reynold West lord la Warre, knight issued a memorandum of acknowledgement to Richard West his son, Thomas Uvedale, William Uvedale the elder, William Welwyk, Thomas Bailly (Baylly) and William Ferby. This memorandum confirmed his gift of all his goods and chattels moveable and immovable, quick and dead within the realm, and all debts owed to him.

On 18 March 1446 John Uvedale and his son Thomas and others witnessed[ccxxxvi] a “Inspeximus and confirmation to William Marche, yeoman of Henry cardinal of England, bishop of Winchester, of (1) letters patent of the cardinal dated at Havonte, 1 February 11 Henry VI, granting to him two tenements in Havonte in ‘Hamwelstrete’ sometime of Willliam Blakeman, whereas one lies on the west side of the street between the tenement of Richard de Mordon on the north and the tenement of William Hogheles on the south, and the other on the east side between the common well called Hamwell on the south and the burial ground of the town to the north, to hold to him, his heirs and assigns at a rent of 2s. with the right of re-entry and distraint, if the rent be one month in arrear; (2) of the confirmation thereof by Thomas, prior of the cathedral church of St. Swithin, Winchester, and by the convent thereof, dated in the chapter house, Winchester, 6 March 1432. For ½ mark paid in the hanaper.”

In 1446 William de Uvedale had licence to alienate, upon payment to himself of 40 shillings, the manor of Addington in the counties of Surrey and Kent, with its appurtenances, with the exception of one acre, to William Bokelond, John Leigh and others. Partial payment was still outstanding at his death in that there were 200 marcs owing him from ‘John de Lyes’.

On 4 November 1446 a licence[ccxxxvii] was issued for William Uvedale, the elder “to grant to William Bokeland, esquire, Richard Walssh, Robert Whyte, John Wodeward, clerk, Thomas Wesenham and John Legh the elder and the heirs and assigns of John Legh the manor of Adyngton, in the counties of Surrey and Kent, held in chief, except an acre of land therein.”

In 1447 Edmund Mille issued a quitclaim to Thomas Uvedale, William Uvedale the younger, Thomas Marchall clerk, Thomas Pounde and Richard Newport of the manors of Wyltygne and Holyngton in Sussex, which he held by feoffment of Richard Dalyngrygge, esquire.

Thomas Uvedale was again Sheriff for Hampshire in 1447.

Thomas Uvedale witnessed a charter, dated 20 November1447, from Thomas Byflet to Roger Ivye exchanging Ryvrsden manor for Basing manor. It was also witnessed by John Waller, Thomas Tame, Thomas Well, William Port, John Thornbury. This was followed on 30 November by Thomas Byflet confirming to Roger, “a yearly rent of 20 marks that was to be taken from his manor of Welle, Southampton; and confirmed a covenant by Roger that the same shall be in suspense so long as he may peaceably hold the manor of Basinge, and the manor of Ryvesden after the said Thomas shall make a feoffment thereof to them, under the form and condition specified in a deed indented of feoffment of the manor of Basinge lately made, discharged of all charges, executions and lawful entries, without being thrust out of the said manors or any parcel thereof by reason of right or title now or hereafter belonging to any man before the date of such feoffment of the manor of Ryvesden.”

William Uvedale owned a Tavern less than a block from St. Paul’s Cathedral, between the cathedral and the Thames on Godliman Street. On 8 November 1447 Richard Selby, clerk to William Uvedale the elder esquire, William Godyng of Surrey 'gentilman,' Richard Philipp grocer and Richard Rowe vintner, citizens of London, their heirs and issued a Charter for this property. The charter concerned “the whole messuage with appurtenances in the parish of St. Gregory by the cathedral church of St. Paul London opposite a tenement called the 'Poulesbruerne,' which the said Richard, with Reynold Pekham esquire, Robert Russe, both yet living, Roger Heroun clerk and William Burys esquire, both now deceased, had by feoffment of William Uvedale, and the said Reynold and Robert Russe have made a release thereof to the said Richard, his heirs and assigns, John Olney being mayor of London, Robert Horne and Geoffrey Boleyn sheriffs, and Nicholas Wyfolde alderman of the ward.” The charter was witnessed by John Solom', John Sygore and William Wryght.

On 8 February 1448 a commission[ccxxxviii] was issued for the county of Hampshire to Thomas Uvedale, and others, to “make inquisition in the county touching all wards, marriages, reliefs, escheats and forfeitures therein due and concealed from the king and touching all things concerning the same, and all alienations and purchase in mortain without licence, escapes, concealments, sureties of the peace not observed, liveries of cloth given and received contrary to Stature and goods and merchandise shipped uncustomed and uncocketed.”

On 13 February 1448 Thomas Uvedale and Ralph Say, king’s sergeant of arms, received a commission[ccxxxix] to take the muster of Edmund, marquis of Dorset, and the men at arms of his retinue on the next Monday at Portsmouth. The marquis must have been delayed as the next month Thomas again received a commission[ccxl] to take the muster of Edmund, marquis of Dorset at Portsmouth.

In April 1448 William Uvedale, the sheriff of Southampton, the bailiffs of Portsmouth, and others, received a commission[ccxli] “setting forth the complaint of John Stokton, Thomas Hawekyns, William Hoggekyns, Thomas Pyry, John Dyrwynte and Richard Burugh of London, merchants, that William Perisson, William Kydde, John Palmer, William Broun and other pirates took on the sea goods and merchandise of the complainants to no small value, which they shipped in divers ships in the parts of Flanders and Zeland to bring the same to London, and distributed the same at will, and appointing the said commissioners to make inquisition in the said county into whose hands the merchandise came and now is and to arrest and restore the same compelling restitution by arrest of the bodies and goods of the guilty herein, and to arrest the said pirates and bring them before the king in Chancery.”

                                                    Photo credit: Gordon Walter Udell

Location of William Uvedale’s Tavern

On 30 May 1448, John Gaynecote, a former receiver of John Shirwyn and merchant from Dartmouth in Devon, was called to account[ccxlii] for not appearing before Thomas Uvedale, John Barbour and Roger Dybold, vica of Fareham, executors of the will of John Shirwyn, late constable of Portchester Castle.

Despite the truce talks the English attacked several villages in Brittany in July 1449. King Charles, who had been building his army, sent an army of 30,000 into Normandy. This led to the loss of most of Normandy and an attack on Rouen in October. The English soon had to surrender and Somerset handed over the feared Talbot to the French and was allowed to leave for Caen.

On 6 June 1449 Thomas Uvedale the elder, and others, received a commission[ccxliii] from the king and council to “take the muster of all men at arms, armed men and archers in the ports of Portsmouth and Pole, whom the king will send before 30 June towards the duchy of Normandy, at the said ports from time to time, and to take ships and other vessels for the passage of the same men and masters and mariners therefor in the ports of Southampton, Portsmouth and Pole and compel them to serve at the king’s wages. The like to John Devenyssh, Thomas Thunder Richard George, serjeant at arms, and Robert Thorp, to take a like muster at the port of Wynchelsea, as above.”

Thomas Uvedale witnessed a quitclaim on the 3 July 1449. Thomas abbot of St. Peter of Hide by Winchester and the convent to Robert Inkepenne esquire and the heirs of his body, Alice his sister, wife of Richard Hunt, and the heirs of her body, Edmund Hungerford knight, John Noreys esquire and Thomas Haydok and the heirs and assigns of John Noreys. The quitclaim “indented with warranty of the manor of Drayton Cannes by Wherewell co. Southampton, and all the lands, reversions, rents and services there late of Richard Pystor, which the said Robert holds of the abbot and convent as of their manor of Mucheldever, to him and the heirs of his body, with remainder to the said Alice and to the heirs of her body, remainder to the said Edmund, John and Thomas and to the heirs and assigns of the said John, and of the 8 marks of rent heretofore to them yearly due of the said manor and lands, saving to them and their successors all other services thereof due.” Other witnesses included John Lisle knight, William Brocas, William Fauconer, John Hampton esquires.

On 5 September 1449 Thomas and William Uvedale received a commission[ccxliv] to “array all men at arms and other ‘fencile’ men, hobelars and archers dwelling in the county of Southampton and to survey the muster of the same from time to time and to set up ‘bekyns’ in the usual places in the county.”

On 25 September 1449, a commission[ccxlv] was issued across the country, including one to Thomas Uvedale and others from Hampshire, to “treat with spiritual and secular persons in the county …for a loan to maintain the war against the king’s adversaries who cease not to wage war on England, Normandy and other places of the king’s obedience by land and seas, by captures, robberies, murders and slaughters of the king’s lieges and captures of castles, towns, and places in the said duchy and other places; with full power to allow such persons to have security according to the sum so lent from grants in the last parliament and convocation of the clergy of the province of Canterbury.”

Less than a week later Thomas Uvedale John FitzAlan, Earl of Arundel and several others, were commissioned[ccxlvi] to “take the muster of the men at arms, and archers, whom the king will send to Normandy, at Portsmouth on 2 October next and thereafter until 10 October.” Thomas Uvedale was related in marriage to the FitzAlan family.

William Uvedale, son of Sir John Uvedale and Sibilla Scures, died in 1449 without offspring. His will is dated 24 October 1449 and was proved at Lambeth on 4 November of the same year. He asked that his body be buried at St. Mary Overy, Southwark, to which he bequeathed 20 pounds. He also mentioned his great-nephews Reginald, Henry and Nicholas, who were the younger sons of his nephew Thomas Uvedale. His brother John Uvedale followed William as head of the elder branch of the family.

William's will states as follows:

"In the name of God, Amen. I, William Uvedale, Esquire, being of sound mind and good memory, on the 24^th day of October, A.D. 1449, and in the 28^th year of the reign of the sixth Henry after the Conquest, appoint, ordain, and make my will in the following manner:-

First, I bequeath and recommend my soul to Almighty God, my Creator and Saviour, and to the most blessed Virgin Mary his mother, and to all the Saints, and my body to be buried in the parish church of the blessed Virgin called Saint Mary Overy, in Southwark, in the county of Surrey.

And I leave to the fabric of the same church of Saint Mary 20 pounds. And I leave to the Prior of that church, for the time being, 20 shillings, and to each canon of that church 6s 8d., to pray for my soul and to celebrate obsequies, that is to say, a placebo and dirage on the day of my death, and a mass of requiem on the following day, solemnly, with the tolling of bells and other customary observances, and similar obsequies on the day of the month following after my death, and on the following day, in everything devoutly and solemnly, as is meet.

And I will that mine Executors at once and without delay, after my death with all the haste that can be made, do cause to be celebrated and said 2,000 masses for my soul.

And I leave 20 pound of sterling money to be spent and disposed of by my Executors in the repair and mending of Alters and roads, which require it most, in the parishes near to which and in which my lands and tenements lie and are situate.

And I bequeath to Reginald Uvedale, my great nephew, twenty marks in value from my stock at Northstede, on this condition, that he shall allow and suffer my Executors freely and peacefully to reside, possess, hold, and carry off from thence, by themselves or their agents, all my goods and chattels, movables and immovables, there being, without ant disturbance or interruption whatever. But if the said Reginald do have nothing of the said twenty marks, neither in money or value, then I will that mine Executors do prosecute the same Reginald for all and every my aforesaid goods so held back or owing, as the law demands and requires.

And I leave to Henry Uvedale, my great nephew, my gown of scarlet fringed with martens.

And I leave to Nicholas, my great nephew, my crimson gown fringed with martens.

And I leave to Sir William Botryfeld, my chaplain, my Missal, desiring further, that the said William shall have services for my soul in or near the place where my body is buried, so long, forsooth, as it shall seem good to my Executors for him to remain there.

Also, I leave to my servant John 10 pounds sterling, and my white bed, with the blankets and sheets, celor, curtains, and everything else belonging to the said bed, except the feather-bed of the same, and my best brass pot, and my brass cups.

And I will that John and Henry, two of my servants, if they be with me on the day of the date of my present will, have each of them 20s.

And I will that each of my farmers now being shall have and keep to himself, for his own use, one quarter of a year's rent, from his rent, or from his farm, which is or may be due from him at the time of my death.

 And I wish my Executors, immediately after my death, as soon as possible, to sell all that tenement or tavern with its appurtenances, lying near Powles Cheyne, in London, in which tenement or tavern there are certain persons enfeoffed at my appointment and for my use for a consideration, desiring that my feoffees shall at once make it over to him or them to whom the said sale shall be made, according to the form of such sale, whenever they shall be required to do so by mine Executors, and all the money to be raised by mine Executors shall faithfully dispose of in pious uses and works of charity for my soul. And whereas John de Lyes has, from the grant of certain persons, the manor of Adyngton, with its appurtenances, in the county of Surrey, upon condition of paying to me and mine Executors for the same 200 marcs, in a certain number of years not yet completed, I will by these presents that in case the said John de Lyes shall not observe the aforesaid condition, according to the form of the said indentures, that then Thomas Uvedale, my nephew, and my next heirs, shall enter upon the said manor, with its appurtenances, and shall hold it for the use of mine Executors until the remainder of the said 200 marcs being in arrears unpaid shall be fully paid to my Executors. And I will further that the said Thomas shall take and hold all the rents and profits of the same manor, and shall yearly, from term to term and form year to year, faithfully pay and release all and every of them, to my Executors, that out of them they may find four chaplains and honest men of the College of Souls, founded in the University of Oxford by the venerable father in Christ, Henry late Archbishop of Canterbury, daily to have celebration and to pray specially and devoutly for the soul of Sir Roger Heron, Clerk, deceased, and for my soul, until the said chaplains, or any one of them, be promoted; and when this happens, that other chaplains in the place of them shall be found there in the aforesaid college and so on from time to time, as long as and until the said sum of 200 marcs, or the residue of it, shall last, it shall be wholly spent in and distributed in the providing of chaplains so to hold chaplains celebration in the same place. And I will that when the residue of the said sum shall be so levied and received, that the same Thomas, my Nephew, shall release and make over all his right to the said John de Lyes, if he be alive, or his heirs, of and in the aforesaid manor of Adyngton, with its appurtenances, to have and to hold to him, his heirs and assigns, freely and peaceably, for ever, And the residue of all and every my goods, chattels, and debts, wherever they are, after my debts have been paid, my funeral duly and properly performed, and this my present will fulfilled., I giver and bequeath wholly to be made over, disposed of, and distributed for my soul and for the souls of my parents and my benefactors, pious uses and works of charity, and in celebrating masses, distributing to the poor, and in the improvements and repair of poor churches and bad roads."

Proved at Lambeth, 4^th of November 1449.

Executors, Wm, Godyng, Richard Rower, Vintner, and Richard Phillips”

Sir John Uvedale, Kt., the head of the family, died sometime around 1449, he was followed by Thomas Uvedale. There was a Thomas Uvedale, Esquire living at Chichester, Sussex at this time.

A recognizance for 200l., to be levied in the subject shires was issued to Walter Devereux of Wabley, Herefordshire, Hugh Mortymer of Curwyard, Worcestershire, Edmund Mulso of Neuton, Norhamptonshire, William Petchy of Donyngston, Kent knights, Fulk Eyton of Eyton, Salop and Thomas Uvedale of Chichestre, Sussex, esquires, to the king.

On 19 January 1450 a licence[ccxlvii] was issued to Reynold West, lord de la Warre, to grant “to John, archbishop of Canterbury, the chancellor, Thomas Uvedale esquire, Edmund Mille, John Whittokesmede, Richard Cook, esquire, John Michelgrove, esquire, and Thomas Bayly, ‘yoman,’ and their heirs, the manors of Alyngton, county Wiltshire, Okhangre and Barton Peverell, county Southampton, Fakenham Apses, county Suffolk, Excete, county Sussex, and Wolveton, county Dorset, held in chief.”

Sir Thomas Kyriell, knight of the Garter, sailed from Portsmouth in March of 1450, landing at Cherbourg with 2,500 men. The Duke of Somerset sent some troops to help including 600 under Henry Norbury, father of Elizabeth Norbury and future father-in-law of Thomas Uvedale.

On 6 May 1450 a commission[ccxlviii] was issued to Thomas Uvedale, the sheriff of Southampton and several others “reciting that Christian Van Blekyn, John Warendorp, Frank Stokedy and Reinkin Heryng, merchants of the Hanse, Almain, shipped of late divers goods and merchandise, customed and cocketed in the port of London, in a ship whereof Clays Fraunce is master, to take the same to the parts of the Hanse, to wit, Christina shipped a ‘corffe’ covered with black cowskin and sealed as specified, with 80 woollen cloths called ‘streitis’ contained therein, worth 30l., John Warendorp a barrel with four pointed cloths of ‘worstede’ and other ware contained therein to the value of 7l., Frank a pack with cloths and two barrels with tin to the value of 55l., and Reinkin two barrels with cloths and other merchandise contained therein to the value of 7l. 10s., sealed as specified, and while the ship was sailing by the Thames certain subjects of the king took the same and brought it to the coast of Portsmouth, purposing to have their will of the said merchandise; - and appointing the said commissioners to make inquisition in the said county touching the guilt herein and into whose hands the ship and merchandise have come, and to arrest the same and make restitution of the latter.”

On 15 October 1450 a commission[ccxlix] was issued to “John Popham, knight, John Lisle, knight, Thomas Uvedale, Thomas Tame and the sheriff of Southampton, setting forth that John Yong, John Cook, Clais Stephen and one Norton and other the king’s subjects took a hulk pertaining to John Loscart, Martin Houym and Martin Francisque of Bruges in Flanders, laden with divers goods and merchandise of the later in Portugal and sailing thence to Bruges, and disposed of the merchandise at will; contrary to the truce between the king and Phillip, duke of Burgundy; and appointing them to enquire into whose hands the hulk and merchandise have come and to arrest and keep the same safely till further order.”

On 6 November 1450 a pardon[ccl], for 6s. 8d. paid in the hanaper, was issued to “William Godying of Surrey, ‘gentylman,’ Richard Phillip, citizen and grocer of London, and Richard Rower, citizen and vintner of London, for having with William Uvedale, the elder, esquire, deceased, acquired of Richard Selby, clerk, deceased, the messauge of in the parish of St. Gregory by the cathedral church of St. Paul, London, opposite the tenement called ‘le Poulesbruern,’ held in chief by fealty, and for having entered therein without licence; and grant that they may hold the same to them and their heirs.”

An order was issued to the escheator in Somerset and Dorset on 1 December 1450. The escheator was ordered to take the fealties of John, archbishop of Canterbury and papal legate, Thomas Uvedale esquire, Edmund Mille, John Whittokesmede, Richard Cook, John Michelgrove esquires and Thomas Bailly, and to give them livery of the manor of Wolveton and the issues thereof taken, “but to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with other manors and advowsons hereinafter mentioned, delivering to them any issues thereof taken; as it is found by divers inquisitions, taken before the escheator, that Reynold West knight at his death held no lands in those counties in chief nor of any others in demesne nor in service, but long before his death was seised (by name of Reynold West knight, lord la Warre) of the manors of Bristelyngton, Shepton Malet and Northperot and the advowson of Northperot church co. Somerset, the manors of Wolveton, Mapouwdre, Hynton Martell, Mayn Martell and Compton Valence and the advowsons of the churches of Mayn Martell and Compton Valence co. Dorset, and by charter dated 16 April last gave the same (among other lands etc.) to the archbishop and the others, their heirs and assigns, having obtained licence of the king for the manor of Wolveton, and that this manor is held in chief by knight service, and the other manors and advowsons of others than the king; and for 40s. paid in the hanaper the king has respited until the feast of Allhallows next the homages of those grantees due in that behalf and for manors, lands etc. in other counties.”

On 18 February 1451 a commission[ccli] was issued to William FitzAlan, earl of Arundel, John Lysle, knight, Thomas Uvedale, the mayor of Southampton, and several others, appointing them to “make inquisition in the said town and county touching all who have taken, wounded, spoiled or slain therein any merchants or mariners of carracks of Genoa or others of any parts leagued with the king or protected with letters of safe-conduct, and who received them, and to arrest and commit to prison the guilty herein till further order, pursuant to the statue of 2 Henry V (Stat. I, c.6.).”

Thomas Uvedale was Sheriff of Southampton (Hampshire) in 1451.

Townhouse Owned by the Uvedale’s

The picture above is of a townhouse on St. Stephens Street in Norwich. It was built just inside the City walls on the road which led to the Uvedale estates at Tacolneston and Wymondham. The townhouse was considered to have been built sometime between 1434 and 1492, possible a site of an earlier Uvedale building. In the first half of the 20^thcentury a Mr. Ernest Kent drew attention to a stone bracket that supported the first-floor jetty at the right-hand end. On it was a coat of arms which Mr Kent made out to be "Argent, on a fez Azure, three eagles displayed Or (for Clere) impaling Argent, a Cross Moline Gules (for Uvedale)”. The building was damaged in the blitz of 1942 and was knocked down in 1946.

Meanwhile in France there were approximately 4,000 English troops in all under Sir Thomas Kyriell. On the 15 April 1450 during the Battle of Formigny the Count of Clermont attacked with 3,000 men. At a decisive moment the Constable of Richemont appeared with 1,200 troops and the English were defeated. The English lost all but 200 persons during the battle.

The rest of Normandy was lost in 1450. The last stand was by Thomas Gower and 1,000 troops at Cherbourg, however he surrendered in August of that year.

On 1 March 1451 Thomas Uvedale esquire, and others, were issued a commission[i] reciting that “whereas certain carracks of Genoa, laden with goods and merchandise of merchants of Genoa, touching at the port of Southampton to unlade the same, and the merchants laded certain goods and merchandise in boots and other small vessels to lodge the same in Southampton, many of the king’s lieges took the boots and spoiled them of the said goods; and appointing the said commissioners to make inquisition in the said town and the liberty thereof touching all goods so spoiled and by whom and their value and into whose hands the same have come.”

In 1451 the French invaded Guyene, which had been under Plantagenet rule for 300 years. By August all of Guyene, including Bordeaux had been lost to the French.

On the 19^th of March 1451 William Uvedale, the brother of Thomas, was appointed park-keeper of Waltham for life. Bishop Henri de Blois, brother of King Stephen, had established Bishops Waltham in 1136. It is located on the route between Winchester and Portsmouth, just a few miles south of Wickham. It became, and was at this time, the grand residence of the bishops of Winchester.

On 12 April 1451 a commission[ii] was issued to John Lysle, knight, and William Uvedale, esquire, appointing them to take the muster of the king’s esquire, John Bakere, and the men at arms, armed men and archers of his retinue, in his company for the safe keeping of the castle of Carisbrook in the Isle of Wight. Four days later Thomas and William Uvedale and several others were given a commission[iii] to arrest and bring before the king and council George Frensshman, mariner, and Richard Walsh, shipman to answer certain charges.

On 19 August 1451 Thomas and William Uvedale, and others, were given a commission[iv] to make inquisition in Hampshire “touching those who broke and cut up a hulk called le George of Lecluse, taken of late by certain lieges of the king contrary to the truce between the king and the duke of Burgundy and brought to Portsmouth, for which the king is bound to satisfy them of Flanders; and who took away the tackling and parts thereof, and when and how, and of what value are the same and into whose hands they have come.”

On 20 December 1451 Thomas Uvedale, the mayor of Southampton and several others were given a commission[v]“appointing them to make inquisition in the town and liberty thereof touching all customs and subsidies withdrawn and concealed from the king and all customers, collectors of subsidies, controllers and searchers in the port of that town, who have not resided in their offices according to statute and used ships, vessels or merchandise while staying in office.”

In a declaration dated 10 September 1452 John Newport esquire, states that “whereas a deed of feoffment with warranty was made by him to John Arundell earl of Arundell, John Roucle of the Isle of Wight and Richard Neuport of Soberton esquires, their heirs and assigns, of all his lands, rents, reversions and services in the county of Southampton, and all his goods and chattels within the realm, dated at Soberton 1 February 26 Henry VI and witnessed by Thomas Uvedale, William Uvedale, John Wayte, William Wayte esquires, John Makehayt, William Spegge and John Bole, no estate or possession was ever delivered by him or by any other in his name.”

On 14 September 1452 a commission[vi] was issued to Thomas Uvedale, sheriff of Southampton, John Wayte and William Uvedale, appointing them to arrest and commit to prison Richard Apprece, William Boucher, John Garnesay and Lucy Lanam, until they find security of their good behavoir towards the king and people.”

In October 1452 Talbot, at the urging of the Guyonias, landed there with 3,000 troops. Guyene welcomed the English troops and most of western Guyene was recaptured. In the spring of 1453 King Charles of France sent three armies to retake Guyene. Talbot and an army of 10,000 went to the relief of Castillon. On 17 July 1453 the English were badly defeated and Talbot was killed. This was somewhat reminiscent of Crecy where the longbow replaced the knight on his war-horse; in this case the archers were badly defeated by the superior French handguns and cannon.

On 8 April 1453 a commission[vii] was issued to Thomas Uvedale, esquire, William Uvedale, esquire, the sheriff of Southampton and several others, “appointing them to go to Portsmouth, Seford, Shorham , Chichestre, Havant, Farham, Gosporte, Hamyll on ‘le hoke,’ Hamyll on ‘le Rys,’ the isle of Wight, Lymyngton, Pole and Weymouth and the neighbouring places, and to search touching wools, woolfells and other merchandise brought thither to be shipped to other parts than the staple of Calais contrary to the Statutes of 8 Henry V and 18 Henry VI, and to arrest the same and to make inquisition in the counties of Southampton, Dorset and Sussex who are guilty herein and the value of the merchandise ; the king having learned that such merchandise has been so shipped to Brittany, Normandy and other parts. And the sheriff is to cause men of his bailiwick to come before the said commissioners, the king having given like commandment to the sheriffs of Dorset and Sussex.”

On 19 August 1453 a muster was taken across the county including in Hampshire where William, earl of Arundel, Thomas and William Uvedale, and several others, were given a commission[viii] to take at Portsmouth on 28 August or another day provided to them the muster of John Baker, Ellis Lagworth, William Bastard of Excestre, Bido de Vile and of the men at arms, armed men and archers of their retinue.

In August 1453 King Henry VI went mad, and the Duke of York assumed the role as Protector of England. The Duke of Somerset was jailed. These two "houses" of Lancaster and York would soon be entangled in the War of the Roses. Both houses originated from sons of Edward III; the house of Lancaster from John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and his younger brother Edmund Duke of York.

Richard Nevill, Earl of Salisbury and his son Richard, Nevill Earl of Warwick, supported Richard, Duke of York. Richard Nevill was the brother-in-law of the Duke of York. King Henry VI was supported by his wife Margaret of Anjou and the Duke of Somerset.

On 8 September 1453 a commission[ix] was issued country wide, including one to Thomas Uvedale and several others in Hampshire “reciting that, whereas John, earl of Shrewsbury, has brought back to the king's power the city of Bordeaux and the duchy of Aquitaine, taken of late by the power of the king's adversary of France, who intends again to invade those parts, and the king intends to relieve the earl's army, the said commissioners are appointed to treat with persons spiritual and temporal and the commons in Norfolk and Suffolk for a loan and to bring the same to the Receipt of the Exchequer before 24 January next.”

On 28 September 1453 a commission[x] was issued to Thomas Uvedale, and several others, reciting the complaint of Robert Lambard, merchant of Pole, touching the piracy of John Cole, Clays Stepyn, Thomas Stone and John Stoweke.”

In October 1453 Margaret bore King Henry VI a child whom they named Edward, Prince of Wales. Also, in the spring of 1453 Margaret Beaufort married Edmund Tudor of Wales. Her father was John; Duke of Somerset, her grandfather was the bastard half-brother of King Henry VI, John of Guant's son by Catherine Swyneford.

On 19 October 1453 Bordeaux, and thus the last of Guyene, surrendered to the French. Thus ended the hundred-year war between the French and English.

Elizabeth Foxle died ca 1452. Then ca 1454 Thomas Uvedale, married Margaret Kingeston daughter of Sir Thomas Kingeston and Alice, daughter of Sir Hugh Poynings. Thomas and Margaret had a son William born[xi] in 1455 and 19 years old when his father died in 1474. This Sir William Uvedale was knighted KB on the coronation of King Henry VII in October 1485 and went on to some prominence in the household of King Henry VII and his eldest son Arthur. He was the comptroller of Prince Arthur’s household at Ludlow Castle and was a key participant in the funeral service for Arthur in Worcester Cathedral.

Clearly Margaret Kingeston had an illustrious ancestry; including a Poynings and Welles grandparent, a Mowbray, St John and le Strange great-grandparent, a Warenne, FitzAlan and Segrave great-great-grandparent, two Plantagenet great-great-great-grandparents; a Courtenay and FitzAlan in the next generation and a de Vere and King Edward I in the next. Through them her ancestors included Kings of England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France (Capet and Carolingian), Aragon, Navarre, Leon, Castile, Galicia and Sicily, as well as Dukes of Normandy back to Rollo. In terms of Kings of England Edward I, Henry III, King John, Henry II, Empress Matilda, Henry I, William the Conqueror and King Alfred the Great were all her direct ancestors. Maybe this is why Thomas in his will asked to be buried beside her? Through her the descend of the family continued through her son Sir William Uvedale, K.B.

On 2 December 1453 the council issued a commission[xii] was issued to Thomas Uvedale, esquire, “of the keeping of the castle and town of Porchestre and the king's forest and warren there, to hold himself or by deputies, with a porter, an artilleryman and a watchman within the castle for the safe-keeping thereof, taking for his fee 12d. a day, and for the wages of the porter 3d. a day, of a groom under him 13d. a day, of the artilleryman 6d. a day and of the watchman 3d. a day, from the issues of the castle, forest and warren, so far as they suffice, and the residue from the issues of the county of Southampton.”

On 15 December 1453 a commission[xiii] was issued to Thomas and William Uvedale, and others, appointing them to “to arrest and keep safely till further order a ship called le Mawedelen Lisle, which John, late earl of Shrewsbury, and John, late viscount Lisle, laded in Aquitaine with certain merchandise to be brought to England, and all the merchandise therein and those pretending themselves to be master and bursar of the ship.”

William Uvedale, park-keeper of Waltham, married a lady of the name of Everhilda, as appears in a charter of the 6^th of February 1453-4, whereby William Wayneflete, Bishop of Winchester, granted to William Uvedale, Esq., and his wife Everhilda, a licence for a portable alter to hear mass. They had at least two children[xiv], Thomas his heir, park-keeper of Waltham after his father's death and Anthony.

An order was issued on 22 February 1454 to William Uvedale, the escheator in Wiltshire. The order was to take the fealty of John Thorp, son and heir of Ralph Thorp esquire, and to give him livery of lands held by his father in fee and fee tail; as he has proved his age before the escheator, and for half a mark paid in the hanaper the king has respited his homage until Christmas day next. Also, to the escheator in Devon a similar order to give the said John seisin; as he has proved his age before William Uvedale escheator in Wiltshire, and for a fine paid in the hanaper the king has respited his homage until a day yet to come, having ordered the said escheator to take his fealty.

On 12 April 1454 a commission[xv] was issued to Thomas Uvedale, John Barbour, the sheriff of Southampton and the constables of Havent, appointing them to “arrest and bring before the king and council Peter Folys, John Folys and John Wright, to answer certain charges.”

On 24 June 1454 a commission[xvi] was issued to the mayor of Sandwich, the mayor of Wynchelse, Thomas Uvedale, John Copedyke and John Fresey, “reciting the complaint of John Guy that when John, earl of Shrewsbury, was slain in Aquitaine, he was taken prisoner and put to ransom and sailing to England for payment thereof with a ship called le Nicholas of Abroghwragh which he bought in Brittany for his passage, was overcome by John Castelyon, John Fox, John Bristowe and William Stanley and other pirates in two barges called le George of Calais and le George of Sandwich, which pirates took the said ship laden with wine of the said John Guy and brought it to Sandwich, dividing the same among themselves and John Stulle and John Bradford, possessors, and David Sewell, chaplain, and John Paston, 'bocher,' victuallers of the barges; and appointing the said commissioners to arrest the said pirates and bring them before the king in Chancery to answer touching the premises.”

In late 1454 Henry VI regained his senses and almost immediately the Duke of Somerset was released from prison.

On 13 February 1455 a commission[xvii] was issued to “Thomas Uvedale, esquire, Thomas Tame, esquire, Thomas Welle, Richard Holt, Richard Chalcote, Richard Hunt, Henry Smart and the sheriff of Southampton, appointing them to make inquisition in the said county on whose soil the gaol in Winchester is situated and who is held to keep, repair and maintain the same and to keep the prisoners therein, and by what tenure.” Thomas Welle was another person related to Thomas Uvedale through marriage.

In May 1455 a battle occurred between Somerset and York at St. Albans, roughly 16 miles outside London. On 21 May Henry VI and the Duke of Somerset set out to St. Albans where they intended to hold a meeting with the barons. The Duke of York and his supporters were waiting for them. A battle ensued in which King Henry VI was wounded and the Duke of Somerset killed. The Earl of Warwick led the Yorkists. The next day the Duke of Norfolk arrived with the Earl of Oxford and roughly 6,000 men. I have seen somewhere the battle standard of Sir Thomas Uvedale recorded at the second battle at St. Albans.

On 8 May 1455 a commission[xviii] was issued to John Lysle, knight, Godfrey Hylton, knight, Thomas Uvedale, Richard Dalyngrygge, Micchael Skyllyng, Thomas Pounde, Thomas Welle, John Dykeman and the sheriff of Southampton appointing to “make inquisition in the said county touching all wools, woolfells and other merchandise laden und unladen in any ports and places on the seacoast of the county without payment of customs and subsidies and touching all such merchandise seised into the king's hands on that account.”

On 2 June 1455 a commission was issued to Thomas Uvedale, Richard Dalyngrygge, esquire, John Boole, John Hardyng, William Broun and Thomas Bokeland, appointing them “to enquire into whose hands has come a ‘ kervel' pertaining to certain subjects of the king of Portugal, with the tackling thereof, which kervell,' laden with divers goods and merchandise, was taken by Haukin Selander and his accomplices contrary to the friendship between the king and the king of Portugal and spoiled of its cargo and brought to the port of Portsmouth and put ashore there, where it remains to be destroyed, and to arrest, value and sell the same.”

                                                                   Photo credit: Gordon Walter Udell

Winchester Castle Great Hall

 William & Reginald Uvedale as Knight of the Shire 1449 and 1467

Henry VI became ill again in November of 1455 with the Duke of York taking over as the Protector of England.

Thomas Uvedale esquire, witnessed a charter on 20 March 1456. The charter was from William Yalton, son of William Yalton, to John Philpot esquire, his heirs and assigns. The charter with warranty was for the manor of Compton Wastlyng co. Southampton, and all lands, reversions, rents, commons, services etc. in Compton Wastlyng, Putte, Dane, Sparkeford and Shalford and in Farnham, Surrey. Other witnesses were John Lysle knight, Thomas Well, John Wayte and Richard Newport.

On 11 August 1456 a commission[xix] of array is issued on a broad basis including Thomas Uvedale and several others for Hampshire appointing them commissioners “to array and try all men at arms and others fencible mean, as well hobelars as archers and to cause them to be led to the coast and other places in the country to resist invasion of the king’s enemies, and to take muster of the same from time to time and to cause watches to be kept and ‘bekyns’ to be set up in the usual places.”

Thomas and William Uvedale also witnessed documentation of a gift, dated 31 May 1457 at Odyham. The documentation was from William Warbelton esquire, to Hugh Pakenham, husband of his cousin the daughter of Richard de la Hay his uncle, his heirs and assigns. The gift “with warranty were the offices of constable of Odyham castle with yearly wages of 6l. 16d., and keeper of Odyham park with daily wages of 4d., all to be taken of the issues, profits and revenues of the lordship or manor of Odyham, Southampton, and all lodges, fees, profits etc. to those offices due, pertaining or accustomed of old time or of late, and if at any time to come by authority of any parliament holden within the realm or otherwise those offices and wages, or any parcel thereof, be taken again into the king's hand with provision or exception in the act for renunciation or recompense in favour of William Warbelton, his heirs and assigns, or general mention of renunciation and recompense, or if the same be for any other cause evicted or recovered from the said Hugh, his heirs or assigns, they shall have all so reserved to him in law to sue for and obtain such recompense as fully as he would have if this grant had not been made; as the king by letters patent did grant to the provost of his college of St. Mary Eton by Windesore and the college and to their successors the reversion of the alien manor or priory of Hoo co. Sussex, which Roger Fenys knight held for life with reversion to the king, and of that manor or priory time out of mind did issue a free rent called 'saltrent,' namely two thirds of 32 quarters of salt, payable to the tenants and owners of the manor of Warbelton for the time being, whereof the said William and all his ancestors were owners and tenants, and were seised of that rent until for some time past it was unpaid by the said Roger, and after by the said provost, to the said William then being tenant and owner of Warbelton, and by writing enrolled in chancery he did grant that rent to the king and his heirs under certain conditions therein specified, to the intent that the king should make him recompense for rent and arrears; and to provide such recompense, in consideration that by way of exchange for the same by letters patent of 10 February, 30 Henry VI, the king granted him for life, among other things, the said office of constable and wages, to be occupied by himself or by deputy, and by other letters patent granted to John Gibbethorp his servant, yeoman of his chamber, the office of keeper of the said park for life and wages to be likewise occupied, of his particular knowledge and mere motion, in recompense for the said rent, by letters patent of 7 March last, the king did confirm his estate in the office of constable, and grant the same to him, his heirs and assigns, with the wages aforesaid and all fees, profits etc. thereto due and accustomed, and further gave to him, his heirs and assigns, the office of keeper of the said park immediately after the decease of John Gibbethorp, or so soon as it should be vacated or come to the king's hands by his surrender or otherwise, and the wages aforesaid, with all lodges, fees, profits etc. thereto due and accustomed of old time or of late.” Other witnesses included Ralph Legh, William Brokas, Richard Holte, John Walop, Bernard Brokas, John Pounde, John Thornbury esquires.

On 7 August 1457 Thomas and William Uvedale are included[xx] in the following: “Inspeximus and confirmation of (1) letters patent of queen Margaret, daughter of the king of Sicily and Jerusalem, dated at Coventre, 9 March, 35 Henry VI, granting to William Warbelton, esquire, in fee, during good behavior the offices of constable of Olyham castle and keeper of Olyham park with the wages of 4d. per day, granted to him by the king in recompense of a yearly rent of two parts of 32 quarters of salt, as above. 

(2) of a writing of the said William dated at Odyham, 31 May, 35 Henry VI, reciting the purport of letters patent of the king touching the grant of a manor or alien priory of Hoo, county Sussex, to the provost and college of St. Mary, Eton by Windsor, and touching the said offices as above (ibid) and granting the said office in fee to Hugh Pakenham, husband of his cousin, daughter of Richard de la Hay, his uncle, in like terms as they were granted to him; granting also that if offices be resumed by authority of Parliament, any reservation made therein shall hold good for Hugh and his heirs. Witnesses:- Thomas Uvedale, Ralph Legh, William Brocas, Richard Holte, William Uvedale, John Walop, Bernard Brocas, John Pounde, and John Thornbury, esquires and others.

(3) of a writing of John Gibthorp dated 22 April, 26 Henry VI, granting to the same Hugh in fee all his estate in the keeping of the park of Odyham, which John holds by letters patent dated 17 April, 30 Henry VI. For I mark paid in the hanaper.”

On 3 September 1457 a commission[xxi] of array was issued country wide, “appointing them to array and try all men at arms and other fencible men, as well as hobelars as archers, within the hundreds of Buttlesgate, Wherewell and Andever, county Southampton and lead them to the seacoast and other places in the county to resist the king’s enemies, and to take the muster of the same from time to time and cause watches to be kept and ‘bekyns’ to be set up in the usual places: the similar one was issued for other places in Hampshire which included William Uvedale, Reynold Uvedale for Meonstoke, Hambildon and Waltham and Thomas Uvedale and Henry Uvedale for ”Boseburgh and Portsedowne”. This is likely Thomas and three of his sons, as opposed to William his brother.

In January 1458 Margaret Beaufort married Sir Henry Stafford, the son of the Duke of Buckingham.

On 3 January 1458 a commission[xxii] is issued to Thomas Uvedale and others, appointing them to “arrest and commit to the gaol of the county all suspected persons calling themselves gentlemen and of noble birth, though they have not wherewithal to live, who wander about in great companies and unlawful gatherings through various parts of the county robbing the king’s lieges journeying therein.”

On 18 February 1458 a broad commission[xxiii] of array is issued from Westminster including Thomas Uvedale, esquire, John Paulet, Thomas’s relative through marriage, and others, as commissioners for Hampshire.

On 27 March 1458 a commission[xxiv] was issued that included Thomas Uvedale, esquire and William Uvedale, esquire, Thomas Pounde, John Baker, esquire, William Nedeham, and the sheriff of Southampton as commissioners for Hampshire, the like to “Thomas Descales, knight, John Nevill, knight, brother of the earl of Westmoreland, John Radclyf, esquire, Nicholas Elys, Henry Elys, Richard Barnaby, Thomas Osborn, king’s serjeant at arms, William Clelery, the sheriffs of Norfolk, Suffolk, Lincoln and York, the mayor and sheriff of Kyngeston upon Hull and the mayor and bailiffs of Bishop’s Lenn, reciting that a ship called la Marie of Spain, laden with wine, iron and other merchandise, was taken by pirates contrary to letters of safe-conduct, as Peter de Vittoria and Thomas de Countees, merchants of Spain, have complained; and appointing the said commissioners to make inquisition in the said counties touching the guilty and into whose hands the ship and cargo have come and to arrest and restore the same or the value thereof and to commit to prison all who refuse to make restitution and the guilty.”

On 25 June 1458 the close rolls record at Westminster that Henry Uvedale (son of Thomas Uvedale and Elizabeth Foxley) and Thomas Rogers, received a recognisance from the elder John Houghton esquire for 4l. payable on Michaelmas day next, to be levied in the city of London. “This was cancelled upon the acknowledgment of the said Henry, made 2 June, 37 Henry VI. The said John, to the said Henry and Thomas like recognisance payable on Midsummer day next. This was likewise cancelled.”

Reginald Uvedale, son of Thomas Uvedale and Agnes Paulet, is in the record as an escheator for the county of Wiltshire as follows:

"Order to the escheator in the county of Wilts; pursuant to an inquisition taken before Reynold Ovedale, esq. late escheator, showing that Joan late wife of John Dewalle esq held the manor of Merden on the day of her death in her demesne as of fee of the king in socage by rent of a rose payable at midsummer for all services; and that Edmund Stradlynge esq is the son and next heir of Joan, and of full age; to cause the said Edmund to have full seisen of the said manor as the king has taken his fealty."

Thomas Uvedale witnessed a document partitioning land between heirs of Thomas Poynings, his brother-in-law. The document reads as follows:

“John Bonevyle squier on that oon partie, John Paulet squier on the seconde partie, and Thomas Kyngeston squier on the thirde partie, cosyns and heires as well unto Thomas Ponynges knyght lord Seynt John as unto Hugh Seint John knyght son and heire unto Thomas, John Bonevile son of Jane eldest doughter of the said Hugh, John Paulet son of Constance his secounde doughter, and Thomas Kyngeston son of Alice his thirde and yongest doughter. Endenture witnessing a particion made betwene the parties of the maneres, londes etc. the whiche to them as heires been descended: John Bonevile shall have the maneres of Halfenaket and Walburton, the advousons of Boxgrave priorie, Moundeham chaunterie, the free chapell of Halfenaket, and all the londes, services etc. in the parisshes of Boxegrave, Westhamptenet, Hunston, Yapton, Mondeham, Sedyliham, Arundell, Kirdeford, Offeham, Walburton, and Compton co. Sussex, the reversion of the manor of Chauton, the advouson of Chauton chirche, of Selbourne priorye, the frechapell of Chauton maner and the advouson of the same with alle londes, services etc. in the parisshe of Chauton co. Suthampton aftyr the deth of Godfray Hylton knight and Alianore his wif: John Paulet shall have the maneres of Basyng, Bromley, Abbottiston, Ludshut, the advouson of Abbottiston chirche, the frecapell of Basyng and the advouson of the same, of the priorye of Shirbourne Monacorum with all other londes, services etc. in the parishes of Basyng, Bromley, Abbottyston and Bromshut co. Suthampton, the reversion of the maneres of Bernham, Bridham, the advouson of Bridham chirche co. Sussex aftyr the dethe of the said Godfray and Alianore, and alle the londes, servicez etc. in Bernham and Bridham which were of Thomas Ponynges or Hugh, except alle londes by thys writyng assigned to John Bonevile and Thomas Kyngeston: Thomas Kyngeston shall have the maneres of Warneford, the advouson of Warnford chirche, the kepynge of the forest of Pambere co. Suthampton, the maner of Newbury, the advouson of Creyford chirche othirwise Earde co. Kent, the reversion of the maner of Shirbourne Seynt John, the advouson of the chirche co. Suthampton aftir the dethe of the said Godfray and Alianore, the reversion of the maner of Middelton, the advouson of Middelton chirche co. Sussex, with alle other londes etc. in the parishes of Warneford, Creyford, Shirbourne and Middelton whiche were of Thomas Ponynges or Hugh, except londes etc. assigned to John Bonevile and John Paulet; and forasmuche as the londes etc. wereof the reversions been assigned to John Paulet with other londes to him assigned exceden the londes etc. assigned to Thomas Kyngeston by 5li. 3s. 11d., John Paulet grauntith to Thomas Kyngeston and to his heires an annuell rent of 5li. 3s. 11d. out of the maner of Abbottiston after the deth of the saide Godfray and Alianore; and forasmuche as the londes etc. wereof the reversions been assigned to John Bonevile with other londes to him assigned exceden the londes assigned to Thomas Kyngeston by 3li. 5s. 10d., John Bonevile grauntithe that 3li. 5s. 10d. yerely be reserved to Thomas Kyngeston and to his heires of the maner of Chauton after the dethe of the said Godfray and Alianore; moreover John Bonevile saith on his trouthe that no parcell of the maneres, londes etc. whiche he severally hathe here before occupied in otherwise charged by him nor be noon other in his behalfe than at the dethe of Thomas Ponynges and Hugh, nor noon estate is nor was made by him in fee nor fee taille of the same, and John Paulet and Thomas Kyngeston seith (likewise). Ther witnesses included Richard Chok sergeant atte lawe, Thomas Yong, John Orchard, John Sydenham, Thomas Dowrissh, John Denys.”

On 10 September 1458 a commission was issued to William, earl of Arundel, James earl of Wiltshire, Richard West, knight, John de Audeley, Thomas Thorpe, Richard Waller, Thomas Uvedale, and others, “appointing them to make inquisition in the said county touching all dilapidations, wastes, sales, destructions and stripments in the king’s manors, lordships, lands and possessions within the isle of Wight and the castle and lordship of Caresbrok, and all store and stuff and artillery and other habiliments of war within.”

On 14 September 1459 Thomas Uvedale is appointed a commissioner[xxv], along with others, in Hampshire to “put down congregations, confederacies, combinations and unlawful gatherings.”

Queen Margaret of Anjou was concerned that the Duke of York planned to overthrow the King. She therefore came up with a plan to have the Duke of York and the Nevills attainted by Parliament. The Yorkists hearing of this intrigue planned to intervene. The Earl of Salisbury was joined from Calais by the Earl of Warwick at the Duke of York's Ludlow Castle. On 2 October 1459 a Royal army approached Ludlow Castle. The garrison from Calais, led by Trollope, deserted and York and the Nevills had to flee to Ireland and France. Subsequently the Royal army did a lot of looting and pillaging in Ludlow, which undermined the support of King Henry VI.

In November a Parliament was gathered at Coventry, afterwards referred to as the “Devil's Parliament" in which an act of attainter was past against the Duke of York, the Nevill's and some of their supporters. There were a few of the barons, such as the Duke of Norfolk who supported the Duke of York.

On 21 December 1459 a commission[xxvi] is issued to call various people together to “lead all persons in the counties able to labour, as soon as they hear that Richard, duke of York, Edward earl of March, Richard, earl of Wawrick, Richard, earl of Salisbury, and Edmund, earl of Rutland, enter the realm or cause to be made any congregations, combinations or unlawful gatherings, and to resist the said rebels.” For Hampshire the commissioners included Henry, duke of Somerset, Richard de la Warre, knight, John Lysle, knight, Thomas Uvedale, Maurice Berkeley and John Paulet.

Meanwhile the Duke of York had fled to Ireland where he was strongly supported by the local community. His son Edward, the Earl of March was just 17 years old at the time. Edward had been born at Rouen when the Duke of York was in charge of the military operations in France. His mother was Salisbury's sister, Cecily Nevill.

In January of 1460 a fleet from Calais landed at Sandwich, defeated the garrison and left with a fleet that was being organized at Sandwich to attack Calais.

On 19 February 1460 another commission of array[xxvii] is issued which includes Thomas and William Uvedale for Southampton as commissioners.

Thomas Uvedale is included in another charter in February 1460. Those documents are from John Roger the elder esquire, to John Roger the younger his son, his heirs and assigns. The document reads as follows:

“gift with warranty of all his estate and interest in the manor of Frefolk co. Southampton, the advowson of the free chapel there, and all lands, reversions, rents and services there and in Chalgrave which by charter indented Robert Shotesbroke, John Lysle knights, William Warbelton, Thomas Uvedale, Edward Langford, Thomas Welles, Richard Holt, John Walop, Thomas Palyngton and Richard Smyth did demise to John Roger the elder for life, with remainder to John Roger the younger and Margery his wife; also of a tenement in the town of Southampton in the parish of St. Michael in 'Fysshmarket' street; and gift of all his goods and chattels in the county aforesaid.” 

On the 12^th of April 1460 Henry Uvedale, (son of Thomas Uvedale and Elizabeth Foxley) was appointed as Henry Uvedale the elder, Esq., park-keeper of Hambleton, county of Southampton.

In March of the same year the Earl of Warwick sailed with his Calais fleet to Ireland and back. Warwick was known as a great sea commander of the day. In June the fleet landed again at Sandwich and was joined by the Duke of York supporters. On 26 June they marched into Canterbury.

On 4 June 1460 the king and council issue a commission to “James, earl of Wiltshire, John Lovell, knight, Robert Hungrerford (sic) of Hungerford, knight, John Heron, knight, Edmund Hampden, knight, John Lisle, knight, Thomas Trwsham, Robert Whityngham, John Norys, Maurice Berkeley, Edward Langford, Thomas Burgh, Thomas Uvedale, John Paulet, John Willoughby, Roger Tokotes, Henry Long, Michael Skillyng, Thomas Welle, William Fieldyng and William Whitokesmede, to arrest and commit to prison all adherents of Richard, duke of York, Richard, earl of Wawrick, and Richard, earl of Salisbury, and their accomplices, and to call together all lieges of the counties of Oxford, Berks, Southampton and Wilts to so against the said rebels and all those who resist them herein.”

The Yorkist's then marched into London on 2 July and were well received by the citizens of London. Lord Scales was in command of the Tower of London and he fired into the city causing death among the citizens. The people of the city rallied around the Yorkist's and blockaded the Tower. The Tower was eventually captured and Lord Scales was executed by a mob.

On 10 July an army from the north defeated the Royal army at Northampton. King Henry VI was brought back to London as a prisoner.

On 15 September 1460 appointments[xxviii] are made of Robert Danvers, Robert Shotesbrok, knight, Robert Harecourt, knight, Thomas Uvedale, William Uvedale, John stokes Thomas Prout, Henry Uvedale, Michael Skilllyng, Thomas Welles, Peter Marmyon and John Prout as justices to deliver the gaol of Walyngford Castle of Thomas Rogger late of Chepynglanbourne, as well as other.

As previously mentioned, in 1460 the 3^rd Duke of York nominated[xxix] Sir William Uvedale, Kt., son of Thomas Uvedale and Elizabeth Foxley, to the Order of the Garter and that this “shewed who were deemed the most eminent amongst the Yorkist party, and consequently to whom King Edward the 4^th was mainly indebted for the Throne.”Those nominated were Sir Richard Neville Earl of Warwick (“the King Maker”), William Lord Bonville, Sir Thomas Kyriell, Sir John Wenlock, the Earl of Oxford, Lord Grey of Ruthyn, Lord Stourton, Lord Fitzwarine, Lord Hungerford, Lord Grey of Richmond, Lord Montagu, Sir Gaillard Duras, Sir John and Sir Thomas Neville, sons of the Earl of Salisbury, Sir Thomas Haryngton, Sir William Uvedale and Sir John Shotesbroke. The first four persons were elected to the Order. Sir William Uvedale would have been about 43 years of age at the time and would have likely played a key role in some of the battles in the War of the Roses which were well underway. Unfortunately, other than this nomination I currently have no other no record of this involvement, other than he being at the Battle of Towton with his father.

As previously discussed there is some history of the Uvedale family supporting the house of Lancaster, Sir William Uvedale’s great-great-great-grandfather, Sir John de Uvedale, Knight Bannaret, had his lands taken into King Edward II hand’s when the Earl of Hereford, Thomas of Lancaster and others rebelled against the king in 1322. Sir John de Uvedale’s son Peter de Uvedale, Baron was a retainer of the Earl of Hereford, one of the leaders of the rebellion, however he was given back the lands, his father being dead and he providing his fealty to the king after the Battle of Boroughbridge in 1322. There is record[xxx] of the “great sums for services rendered and money lent” owed by Henry of Grosmont, Earl of Lancaster to William’s great-great-grandfather, Sir Thomas Uvedale, Kt. during the hundred years war. In addition, William’s great-grandfather Sir John Uvedale, Kt., went along with John of Gaunt, the Earl of Lancaster’s expedition to France in 1369. Finally after the Battle of Tewkesbury, some 11 years after William was nominated to the Order of the Garter, his father Sir Thomas Uvedale is recorded as the Chamberlain to Lancastrian Margaret of Anjou, Queen of England. Finally, William’s younger brother, Sir William Uvedale KB, was the heir of his father and was attainted in 1483 by King Richard III. His attainder was overturned and he was eventually the Controller of Prince Arthur Tudor’s household at Ludlow Castle and was created a knight of the Bath in 1489. So, the family managed to survive the turmoil of the hundred years war, the War of the Roses and the transition from Plantagenet to Tudor rule.

It is interesting to review the 1460 list of nominiees listed above and to understand their fate, as follows:

• Sir Richard Neville “King Maker” Died at Battle of Wakefield Dec. 1460
• William Lord Bonville Died at Battle of Wakefield Dec. 1460
• Sir Thomas Kyriell Executed after 2^nd Battle of St Albans Feb 1461
• Sir John Wenlock Executed by his commander at Tewkesbury 1471
• John Neville Lord Montagu Died at Battle of Barnett 12 Apr. 1471
• Sons of Salisbury Thomas Neville Died at Battle of Wakefield Dec. 1460
• Sons of Salisbury John Neville Died 1471
• Sir Thomas Harington Died at Battle of Wakefield Dec. 1460
• Sir William Uvedale ???

Sources suggest there were between 2200 and 2500 Yorkists killed at the battle of Wakefield. It was only three months later that King Edward IV took over the throne of England after the Battle of Towton. Both Sir Thomas Uvedale and his son Sir William Uvedale are recorded at the Battle of Towton in March 1461 on the side of the Yorkists. It has been reported that 20,000 Lancastrians and 8,000 Yorkists killed during this battle. Is this where Sir William Uvedale died? His father survived until 1474.

I should note that Sir Thomas Uvedale’s last father-in-law, Sir Henry Norbury, Kt., of Stoke d’Abernon, Surrey fought as a retainer of Sir John Talbot, Kt. in at least five of the battles during the War of the Roses including Northampton, Wakefield and Towton on the Lancastrian side. Thomas married Elizabeth Norbury in about 1467, some 4 years before Tewkesbury. Maybe Henry or his daughter Elizabeth was an influence on Thomas and his change in loyalties?

On the 10^th of October 1460 the Duke of York arrived in London from Ireland. He presented himself as the rightful King of England, to the dismay of some. After discussions it was agreed that the Duke of York would be the heir of King Henry VI, and not Edward, Prince of Wales. In the meantime, the Duke of York was also to act as the Protector of England.

On 28 November 1460 a commission was issued including Thomas and William Uvedale, esquires “to make inquisition in the said county touching all felonies, trespasses and other misdeeds committed by Thomas Child late of London, ‘gentilman’ alias of Rosley, county Gloucester, Robert Trolop late of London, alias of Thornelawe in the bishopric of Durham, ‘gentilman’ and Richard Symond late of London alias of the parish of St. Columb, county Cornwall, ‘taillour’”.

Many people were shocked by the disinheritance of Edward, Prince of Wales. A large army assembled for a confrontation with the Duke of York at Sandal Castle. A battle occurred there on 30 December 1460. The Yorkists were slaughtered, approximately 2,000 including the Duke of York, his second son the Earl of Rutland and the Duke of Salisbury.

The Lancastrian army went on to sack St. Albans and headed towards London. When they got there the people of London would not let the Queen and her Lancastrian army enter the City. The Queen and the army thought better of attacking London and left for the north.

On 27 February 1461 the Duke of York's, son, Edward Earl of March arrived with an army in London. On 4 March 1461 Edward was acclaimed Edward IV, King of England in St. Paul's Cathedral.

On 22 March 1461 a commission[cclxxxii] was issued to the king’s kinsman, William, earl of Arundel, Roger Leukenore, Thomas Uvedale, Thomas Taweke, John Wode, William Husee, and the sheriff of Sussex, to “arrest and imprison certain vagabonds in the said county and hundred.”

King Edward IV organized an army, with help from the Earl of Wawrick and Sir John Howard. In late March of 1461 Edward headed north to confront the Lancastrian army near York.

The armies met at the Battle of Towton on Palm Sunday 29 March 1461. The Dukes of Somerset and Exeter, the Earl of Northumberland and Lord Dacre of Gillesland led the Lancastrians. The Yorkists were led by King Edward IV, the Earl of Wawrick, his Uncle Lord Fauconberg and the Duke of Norfolk, who arrived during the battle. It is reported that the Lancaster's had 60,000 men to York's 50,000. King Edward IV army was victorious.

King Henry VI, his Queen Margaret of Anjou and their entourage fled for France.

 King Edward IV

On 28 June 1461 Edward IV was crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey.

On 1 August 1461 a commission[cclxxxiii] of oyer and terminer was issued to John Bourchier of Berners, knight, John Audley of Audley, Nicholas Ayssheton, Walter Moile, John Lysle, knight, John Seymour, knight, Maurice Berkeley, esquire, Michael Skillyng and Thomas Uvedale, esquire, pursuant to the statue in Parliament at Westminster, 1 Richard II., on complaint by William, bishop of Winchester, that the bondmen of his manor of East Meon, county Southampton, had thrown off their allegiance.

In 1461, after the Battle of Towton, Edward's supporters executed the Earl of Oxford for treason. His son John de Vere was allowed to keep his inheritance. However, in order to balance power in the East Anglia area Edward gave increased influence to Lord Bourchier, Earl of Essex and Sir John Howard from Stoke-by-Nyland. John Howard was to become the 1^st Howard Duke of Norfolk following the Mowbrays.

On 14 November 1461 a commission[cclxxxiv] was issued which included Thomas Uvedale “to arrest and imprison John Bryncheley and others, late servants of Henry, duke of Exeter, Henry, duke of Somerset, and James, earl of Wiltshire, whom he had collected to stir up sedition in the county of Southampton and the said town.” 

In the autumn of 1462 and 1463 Queen Margaret made forays into northern England with the help of the French. They captured three castles, which soon surrendered to the Earl of Wawrick. However, on October 1463 King Edward made peace with the King of France and the Scots in December of the same year. This further undermined the external support for King Henry VI.

On 28 March 1462 a commission[cclxxxv] of oyer and terminer was issued to “the kings kinsman, William, earl of Arundel, Richard West de la Warre, knight, John Bourchier of Berners, knight, Humphrey Stafford of Suthwyk, knight, John Markham, knight, Robert Danby, knight, Peter Ardern, knight, William Yelverton, knight, Richard Byngham, Nicholas Ayssheton, Robert Danvers, Walter Moyle, John Nedeham, Richard Chok, John Lysle, knight, Maurice Berkeley of Beverston, Thomas Uvedale, John Wallop, Reginald Uvedale and William Sandes touching certain treasons committed with the county of Southampton, by Thomas Morice, late of Portesmuth, ‘yoman’ and Edmund Ordgrave, late of Bishop’s Waltham, ‘yoman’.”

The Compotus Roll of the City of Winchester for the year ending 29 September 1463 states: "in payment for one quart of Malmesey given to Thomas Uvedale 3 pence."

On 29 November 1463, at St. Cross Hospital, near Winchester, Bishop William Wayneflete committed to Henry Uvedale, the elder the administration of the goods and chattels of Master Thomas Forest, deceased intestate, late Master of St. Cross Hospital.

On 2 January 1464 a commission[cclxxxvi] was issued to “Geoffrey Gate, knight, Walter Fetyplace, mayor of Suthampton, Thomas Uvedale, esquire, Henry Trenchard, esquire, Thomas Welle, William Nedham, Phillip More and the sheriff of Southampton to enquire into the complaint of Peter Alday, John de Garcia, Martin de Unda and John de Spayne, merchants of Spain, that when they had freighted a ship called la Maudeleyne of Spain, of the portage of 90 tons, with divers wines and other goods and merchandise of Spain and brought it to the coast of the Isle of Wight under letters of safe-conduct of the king and it was wrecked there but no parcel of the goods and no person was lost, certain of the king’s subjects dwelling there carried off divers wines, goods and merchandise as though they were wreck of sea, though they were not, and kept the said letters of safe-conduct; and to cause restitution to be made of the said letters and certify thereon to the king.”

 In May 1464 Lord Montagu captured the Duke of Somerset near Hexham and had him executed.

Sir Thomas Uvedale, Kt. of Wickham Hampshire and Titsey in Surrey was Sheriff of Hampshire in 1464. The following year he was Sheriff of Surrey and Sussex.

There is a record of Reynold Uvedale, son of Thomas and Agnes (Paulet) Uvedale, working as an escheator in Hampshire as follows:

“To the escheator in the county of Southampton. Order to give Thomas Horsy, son and heir of William Horsy, seisin of the lands held by his father in fee and in fee tail; as he has proved his age before the escheator, and the king has taken his fealty, and for half a mark paid in the hanaper has respited his homage until Michaelmas day next.

To the escheator in Somerset and Dorset. Like order; as the said Thomas has proved his age before Reynold Uvedale esquire escheator in the county of Southampton, and for a fine paid in the hanaper the king has respited his homage until a day yet to come.

Like to Escheator in Wiltshire.”

On 23 March 1465 a licence[cclxxxvii] was issued to various person and for numerous property transactions; Thomas Uvedale, esquire in included in the list.

From the close rolls in March 1465: “Richard Wysbyche of Guldeford co. Surrey 'yoman,' to John Burghchier knight lord Berners, John lord Audeley, Nicholas Gaynesford, Reynold Uvedale esquirse, Henry Stokton, Thomas Palshot and Thomas Cager 'gentilman,' their executors and assigns. Gift of all her goods, debts and chattels within the realm or elsewhere.” A memorandum of acknowledgement is dated 18 February.”

Sir Thomas Uvedale was knighted before April 1465 (Bachelor[cclxxxviii]) and a Knight of the Bath[cclxxxix] on 26 May 1465.

Margaret Kingeston died ca 1466 and ca 1467 Thomas Uvedale married Elizabeth Norbury, former wife of William Sydney by whom she had daughters Elizabeth and Ann. Ann married Sir William Uvedale, son of Sir Thomas Uvedale and Margaret Kingeston and Elizabeth married John Hampden. Thomas Uvedale and Elizabeth Norbury had two sons Robert and William. Robert is mentioned in his father’s will and is a legatee in his mother’s will[ccxc]. The other son, William, referred to as William the younger son in his father’s will died before his mother since he is not referred to in his mother’s will in 1488.

Then we have the will of Sir Thomas Uvedale in 1474 which refers to William Uvedale, my elder son; and Thomas, my son; and William, my younger son; and Robert, my son; as well as William Uvedale, esquire, my brother. In this case I suggest that William Uvedale, my elder son is William Uvedale, his son with Margaret Kingeston, and the younger is William his son with Elizabeth Norbury.

So now we have a list of wives and children as follows:

1^st wife Agnes Paulet: children - Thomas, Sir William Uvedale, Kt., Elizabeth, Reginald, Nicolas and Richard;

2^nd wife Elizabeth Foxle: children – Elizabeth, Henry, Agnes

3^rd wife Margaret Kingeston: children – Sir William Uvedale

4^th wife Elizabeth Norbury: children – Robert and William.

On 14 February 1466 a commission[ccxci] is issued “to Thomas Uvedale, knight, Geoffrey Gate, knight, William Godyere, doctor of laws, Maurice Berkeley, esquire, Edward Langeford, Nicholas Suthcotes, one of the king’s serjeant at arms, and the sheriff of Suthampton to enquire what goods, merchandise and gear came to land from a carrack of Genoa called la Santa Maria of which Christopher John was patron, which founded near the Isle of Wight when sailing to England, and to take the same into safe-custody.” This is the first commission in which Thomas is recorded as a knight.

On 20 July 1466 a commission[ccxcii] is issued to “Thomas Uvedale, knight, Maurice Berkeley, esquire, Edward Langford, esquire, Vincent Pydelsdon, esquire, Thomas Wellis, William Nedham and the sheriff of Southampton to enquire what goods, merchandise and gear came ashore from a carrack of Genoa called la Sancta Maria, of which Christopher John was master, which was wrecked near the Isle of Wight, and into whose hands they came, as the king understands from certain merchants of Genoa that certain goods came ashore and were detained by certain of the ling’s lieges after taking of inquisitions to the like effect by virtue of letters patent dated 13 February last directed to the said Thomas, Maurice and Edward and others.”

 On 20 November 1466 a commission[ccxciii] is issued to “Thomas Uvedale, knight, Edward (sic) Berkeley, esquire, Edward Langford, esquire, Thomas Wellis, Nicholas Suthcotes, one of the king’s serjeant at arms, William Nedham and the sheriff of Southampton to enquire what goods, merchandise and hear came ashore from a carrack of Genoa called La Sancta Maria, of which Christopher John was master, which was wrecked near the Isle of Wight, and into shoes hands they came, as the king understands from certain merchants of Genoa that certain goods came ashore and were detained by certain of the ling’s lieges after the taking of inquisitions to the like effect by virtue of letters patent dated 13 February last directed to the said Thomas, Maurice and Edward and others.

During his administrative career Thomas Uvedale witnessed various land transactions including some with the families of all his wives families, except Elizabeth Foxle, including John Paulet, Thomas Welles, Thomas Kingeston, Thomas Poynings and Henry Norbury.

The question of whether or not there were two Sir William Uvedale is firstly; there is no dispute about the second Sir William Uvedale Kt., he is well recorded in wills, knighthood, as Knight of the Shire and Sheriff, as a member of the households of Arthur son of King Henry VII and the like. There is no known evidence that Sir Thomas’s brother William was ever knighted, in fact he is referred to as William Uvedale, esquire as late as 1474 in the will of Sir Thomas Uvedale, Kt. We have the record in The Notices of the Family[ccxciv], which also refers to The Manning History of Surrey and Hutchins History of Dorset, that there was a Sir William Uvedale, son of Sir Thomas Uvedale and Agnes Paulet. Then there is the record previously referred to where Thomas and William were attending Winchester College in 1424. Finally, there is the record of Sir William Uvedale being nominated[ccxcv] to the Order of the Garter in late 1460 by the Duke of York as this “shewed who were deemed the most eminent amongst the Yorkist party, and consequently to whom King Edward the 4^th was mainly indebted for the Throne.” In 1460 the then younger William, son of Sir Thomas Uvedale and Margaret Kingeston, was only 5 years old at the time, so this could not be him. So, from this I conclude that the Sir William Uvedale nominated is the son of Sir Thomas Uvedale, Kt. and Agnes Paulet who would have been approximately 43 years old at that time.

The Earl of Wawrick was seeking an advantageous marriage with France for King Edward IV. However, in May 1464 King Edward married a widow Elizabeth Woodville. This greatly upset the Earl of Wawrick as he had not been consulted or informed about the marriage. Queen Elizabeth was crowned in Westminster at Whitsun in 1465. A banquet was held in Westminster hall, 50 knights of the Bath were inducted on the occasion.

By 1467 the people of England were becoming discontent with the rule of King Edward IV. Trade with France and with Burgundy and the rule of law were suffering. There was much intrigue and many persons were being arrested for treason. In addition, people were thinking that the Woodville's and Lord Rivers were corrupt and had too much influence.

On 19 June 1467, William Wayneflete, Bishop of Winchester, directed a sequestration of the fruits of the chapel of Bramshill Hampshire, to Sir Thomas Uvedale, Kt., and to the Dean of Basingstoke, on account of that chapel not being served.

In May of 1467 King Edward IV revoked George Nevill's position as Lord Chancellor, furthering the rift with the Earl of Wawrick. In addition, in July of 1468 King Edward's sister Margaret was married to Duke Charles of Burgundy. The Earl of Wawrick had wanted an alliance with France and disfavoured the Duke of Burgundy.

In 1468 the Earl of Oxford was thrown in the Tower of London for treasonous acts but was pardoned by the King in April 1469.

On 13 February 1468 a commission[ccxcvi] of array was issued to “Anthony Wydevile of Scales of Neucels, knight, John Lysle, knight, Thomas Uvedale, knight, Maurice Berkeley, Roger Sambroke and Thomas Boureman within the Isle of Wight. The like to the king’s kinsman Richard (sic), earl of Arundel, and Antony Wydeville of Scales, knight, and John Audeley of Audeley, knight, John Lysle, knight, Thomas Uvedale, knight, Richard Darell, knight, Maurice Berkeley, John Pawelet, William Brocas, John Walop, William Uvedale, William Sandres, Thomas Pounde, Thomas Well, John Kirkeby, John Whitehed, Walter Barowe, John Hamond, Henry More and Robert Rynebourn with the county of Southampton.”

On 16 May 1468 a licence[ccxcvii] was issued “for 13 marks paid in the hanaper, for Thomas Uvedale, knight, John Whitokesmede and Thomas Bayly to grant the manor of Fakenham Aspes, county Suffolk, held in chief, to Richard West, knight, lord le Warre, and Katherine his wife; and for these to grant the manor to Thomas Cobham, knight, and Anne his wife and heirs of their bodies, with remainder to the right heirs of Thomas.”

In June 1469 Robin of Redesdale and several thousand supporters marched south in rebellion. They stated that the King was not listening to the council of Lords of the Royal Blood, but was being led by the Woodville's and Lord Rivers.

In July Oxford and Wawrick sailed to Calais to marry Wawrick's daughter, Isabel to the Earl of Oxford, against the wishes and without the approval of the King.

William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke, on his way to support the King at Nottingham, was defeated at the Battle of Edgecote in Oxfordshire. The Earl of Pembroke, along with Lord Rivers and Sir John Woodville were beheaded under instruction from Wawrick.

King Edward IV was captured and held within the territories of Warwick. Because of this there arose general concern on the lack of a central government. Lawlessness increased. The Earl of Wawrick brought King Edward IV out into the public eye at Pontefract and York. King Edward IV managed to escape and made his way back to London.

Henry Uvedale, son of Sir Thomas Uvedale, Kt. and Elizabeth Foxley, died on the 11 October 1469. Henry had married Margery, sister and one of the heirs of John Pershut, Esq., of Kilmeston, Hampshire, of which lady William Wayneflete had granted him the wardship and marriage for his faithful services performed. This arrangement was confirmed by a deed dated 28 November 1451. Henry was to marry her as soon as she was of lawful age. After his death Margery married Thomas Troyes, Esq. who was still living in 1503, and was master of all the chaces and parks of the bishopric of Winchester. Margery carried to Thomas Troyes her property in Kilmeston, as appears in a deed of September 1487. Thomas Troyes daughter Dorothy went on to marry Sir William Uvedale, Kt. born in 1483 and grandson of Sir Thomas Uvedale, Kt.

On 12 March 1470 King Edward IV crushed a rebellion in Lincolnshire near Stamford at the Battle of Losecoat Field. The leader of the rebellion Lord Welles, implicated the Duke of Clarence, brother of the King and the Earl of Wawrick. On 2 April King Edward IV issued a proclamation that Clarence and Wawrick were traitors. They fled for the continent.

The Earl of Wawrick, even though in charge of Calais, was forced into a port in France. After some discussion King Louis XI of France and Wawrick agreed to support the re-establishing of the House of Lancaster; and that England and France would be allied against the Burgundians. Queen Margaret and Wawrick were reconciled in July 1470.

The supporters of the House of Lancaster led by the Duke of Clarence, brother of King Edward VI, the Earls of Wawrick and Oxford landed in England and headed north with a force of approximately 30,000. King Edward IV headed south to meet them with a force of approximately 2,000. He was expecting to be joined by Lord Montagu and 6,000 men. However, Lord Montagu betrayed him and therefore, being heavily outnumbered, the King Edward IV fled to Burgundy.

On 29 October 1469 a commission of array[ccxcviii] was issued which included Thomas Uvedale for the county of Hampshire.

On 2 June 1470 another commission[ccxcix] of array was issued “the king’s brother, Richard, duke of Gloucester, the king’s kinsman, John, earl of Worchester, John Barre,, knight, John Boteler of Barmynghton, knight, Richard Beauchamp, Maurice Berkeley, Thomas Brigge, Robert Poynes and the sheriff in the county of Gloucester for defense against George, duke of Clarence, and Richard, earl of Wawrick, rebels. The like to the following in the counties named : - William earl of Arundel, John earl of Worchester, earl of Ryvers, John Audeley, knight, Thomas Ovedale, knight, Edward Berkeley, John Cheyne, John Coke, William Brocas, John Walop, John Rogers and John Whithed, in the county of Southampton. Etc”.

On 3 October 1470 London surrendered to the Earl of Wawrick's forces. On 10 October King Henry VI had his throne restored at St. Paul's Cathedral.

Thomas Uvedale, likely the son of Sir Thomas Uvedale and Agnes Paulet, since Thomas was knighted, is mentioned in another Close Roll in 1471 as follows: “Richard West, lord la Warre, knight, Thomas Uvedale esquire, John Whitokesmede and Thomas Baily, to Roger Keys, precentor of the cathedral church of St. Peter's, Exeter, and John Cheyne esquire, their heirs and assigns. Demise and quit claim with warranty of their manor of Northperet co. Somerset with the advowson of its church, and all lands, tenements, rents, reversions and services in Northperet, formerly of Walter Lortye, to be held by the aforesaid Roger etc. in capital demesne as of fee etc.” The document was dated 3 November 12 Edward IV and witnessed by John Dyneham esquire, John Denys of Orlegh, John Byconyll, John Reyny, Thomas Lyte. An associated memorandum of acknowledgement was dated 28 November.

In February 1471 Edmund Plantagenet, the Duke of Somerset and the Earl of Exeter returned from their exile on the continent.

There were serious problems reconciling Wawrick with the long-time supporters of the House of Lancaster, and also in a broader sense the supporters of both houses.

Then King Louis XI of France declared war on Burgundy and demanded that in accord with their agreement Wawrick join in. The merchants of London were not happy with this as a lot of their trade for wool was with Burgundy.

In response Duke Charles of Burgundy equipped King Edward IV with money and ships and they left Flushing for England on 11 March 1471. Edward carefully built his support after landing and entered London on April 1471.

A Lancastrian army of 20,000 approached London to fight with Edward. The armies met on 14 April 1471 at Battle of Barnet, approximately 10 miles north of London.

The Lancastrian army chose their position well and waited for Edward near a hedgerow. King Edward's army approached at nightfall and took formation and remained still all night. King Edward IV had established himself in charge of the centre division with the Duke of Gloucester on the right and Lord Hastings on the left. The opposing army had the Earl of Exeter on the left, Lord Montagu in the middle and the Earl of Oxford on the right. However, in the darkness the divisions were not lined up correctly but were skewed to the right. This caused much confusion to the benefit of King Edward IV. His forces charged at dawn and were victorious with Lord Montagu and the Earl of Wawrick being killed, along with many of men-at-arms. The Earl of Oxford managed to escape to Scotland.

Queen Margaret returned to Weymouth in England the same day as the Battle of Barnet being met by the Duke of Somerset and John Courtenay, Earl of Devon. They proceeded to build an army in Devon and Cornwall and headed to Wales. They were expecting to be joined by Jasper Tudor and Welsh supporters.

King Edward VI went to head them off and they met at Tewkesbury. Both armies were approximately 5,000 strong. Again, King Edward VI led the York's in the centre, with Lord Hastings and the Duke of Gloucester on the left and right. The Earl of Devon, Lord Wenlock and the Duke of Somerset led the Lancastrians. Despite the strong position of the Lancastrian's, King Edward's forces overthrew them. Edward, Prince of Wales was killed, along with the Duke of Somerset, Earl of Devon and Lords Wenlock and John Beaufort. Lord Wenlock was the chamberlain to Margaret of Anjou, when he was killed Sir Thomas Uvedale was appointed chamberlain to Queen Margaret of Anjuo.

Thomas must have been at Tewksbury at the battle, even though he was 76 at the time. There is a note in the Annals of Winchester College[ccc] that says “In May 1471, after the battle of Tewkesbury; the Society gave a breakfast to Sir Thomas Uvedale, Margaret of Anjou’s chamberlain (cancellario Regine, Dno Thome Uvedale), and others of her suite, when they passed through Winchester, probably on their way to Southampton to seek safety in foreign parts.”

King Edward IV arrived back in London on 21 May 1471 and King Henry VI died the same night in the Tower, some say at the hand of the Duke of Gloucester, brother of the King.

Therefore, in a short period of time King Edward IV of the House of York was back in power and the House of Lancaster had lost King Henry VI and Edward, the Prince of Wales his son.

On 4 October 1471 Henry Stafford husband to Margaret Beaufort and step father to her son Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond, died. Margaret Beaufort remarried within a year, this time to Thomas Lord Stanley.

On 2 June 1471, after the defeat of the House of Lancaster, Henry and Jasper Tudor escaped and found refuge in Brittany.

Sir Thomas Uvedale, Kt. is mentioned in an indenture dated 4 November, 11 Edward IV,1472, as follows: “Richard West lord la Warre, to Thomas Vaughan esquire. Bond in 1000l. payable at Christmas next etc. Condition, that if William Hastynges lord Hastynges, Thomas Vaughan, Thomas Hoo, John Devenysshe, Thomas Pounde esquires and Bartholomew Bolney, their heirs and assigns, hold and peaceably enjoy the manors of Bournehall and Hertisbourne co. Hertford, the manors of Swyneshed, Bloxham and Syxhill co. Lincoln, Bristall otherwise Burstall, Hardeby and Bowthon co. Leicester, and an annual rent of 10l. arising out of the manor of Snetherfeld co. Warwick and the manor of Wakerley co. Northampton, without question to the use of King Edward, till he be satisfied of 666l. 13s. 4d., according to the effect of indentures, whose date is 4 November, 11 Edward IV, between the aforesaid William Hastynges etc. and Richard West, lord de la Warre, son and heir of Reynold West and Katherine his wife, Thomas Uvedale knight, John Whitoxmede and Roger Keys clerk, this recognisance shall be voided etc.”

“Memorandum of acknowledgment by Richard West before Thomas Hoo and Walter Hanarde at Ewhurst, 3 November, by virtue of a writ dedimus potestatem enrolled in the chancery files.”

You will have noticed that the Uvedale’s were involved in a good number of Lord de la Warre’s transactions. They may have called each other cousins because of the reported marriage of a Thomas Uvedale from the early 13^th century to Margaret de la Warre, daughter of Roger de la Warre.

On 7 March 1472 a commission of array[ccci] is issued to “the king’s brothers George, duke of Clarence, and Richard, duke of Gloucester, the king’s kinsman John, duke of Norfolk, and William, earl of Arundel, Richard Fenys of Acre, knight, William Hastyngs of Hastyngs, knight. George Nevyle, knight, Roger Leukenore, knight, Thomas Vaghan, Thomas Hoo, John Devenyssh, Bartholomew Bolney, Nicholas Morley, John Dudley, William Cheyny, Vincent Fynche, Thomas Leukenore and the sheriff in the county of Sussex for defence against the king’s enemies, French, Easterlings and others. The like to the following in the counties named: - George duke of Clarence, Richard, duke of Gloucester, William, earl of Arundell, Thomas Arundel of Matravers, John Audeley of Audeley, knight, William Stourton, knight, Maurice Berkeley of Beverston, knight, Thomas Ovedale, knight, William Sandes, knight, Edward Berkeley, Thomas Welle, John Walop, Thomas Piouynde, Henry More and the sheriff, in the county of Southampton.”

On 18 August 1473 a commission[cccii] is issued “Richard Hastynges, knight, Thomas Littelton, Thomas Ferres, knight, Simon Mouteford, knight, Richard Verney, knight, John Grevyle, knight, William Lucy, John Hugford, Thomas Bordyt, Henry Boteler, John West, John Beaufitz and the sheriff of Wawrick to enquire concerning certain farms for lands granted and divers other sums of money and yearly profits, particulars of which are sent to them for inspection in the rolls annexed, which were paid to the king’s progenitors in the county of Wawrick, as appears in the memorandum of the Exchequer, but which through the negligence of the sheriff or other causes have not been fully paid for a long time, and to certify thereon before the king and council at Westminster in the quinzaine of Michaelmas next. By K. Vacated because otherwise below. Also Thomas Uvedale, knight, Maurice Barkeley, knight, William Sandes, knight, Edward Barkeley, Thomas Welles, John Cooke, John Walop, Thomas Pounde, Richard Jay, Henry Morer, John Whytehede, John Hamond, John Qjuidampton, Philip More, Richard Kygismyll, John Smert and the sheriff, in the county of Southampton.”

Also on 18 August 1473 another commission[ccciii] is issued by the king “Thomas Uvedale, knight, Maurice Barkely, knight, William Sandes, knight, Edward Barkeley, Thomas Welles, John Cooke, John Walop, Thomas Pounde, Richard Jay, Henry More, John Whitehede, John Hamondf John Quidampton, Philip More, Richard Kyngismyll, John Smert and the sheriff of Southampton to enquire concerning certain farms for lands granted and divers other sums of money and yearly profits, particulars of which are sent to them for inspection in the rolls annexed, which were paid to the king’s progenitors in the county of Southampton, as appears in the memoranda of the Exchequer, but which through the negligence of the sheriff or other causes have not been fully paid for a long time, and to certify thereon before the king and council at Westminster in the Quinzaine of Michaelmas next.”

On 5 December 1473, William Uvedale, park-keeper of Bishop's Waltham, and Elizabeth his wife, sister and heir of Sir Thomas Chetwood, released the manor of Preston in Banstead to Sir Richard Illington, Nicholas and John Gaynesford, and other. The name is spelt incorrectly as Woodhill, but the arms are correct. So, William’s first wife Everhilda must have died and he remarried.

Sir Thomas Uvedale died in 1474. Shortly before his death he conveyed his manors of Tatsfield and Woldingham, amongst others, to William Uvedale, Thomas Pounde, and Reginald Uvedale. Shortly after this Reginald died and William Uvedale and Thomas Pounde conveyed the manors to Sir Thomas and his wife Elizabeth, with the remainder of Tatsfield to Thomas Uvedale, son of Sir Thomas and the remainder of Woldingham, after the death of Sir Thomas and Elizabeth, to William Uvedale, younger son of Sir Thomas.

The manors of Tatsfield and Waldyngham, with the advowson of Tatsfield were settled on Elizabeth Norbury, of Stoke d'Arbernon, for life by a deed dated 2 September 1473. This was confirmed by William, son and heir of Sir Thomas, by a deed dated 15 March 1477.

Sir Thomas Uvedale had lived an eventful life having served at Agincourt, served as a Knight of the Shire and Sheriff in Surrey and Hampshire on numerous occasions, taken part in the battles of the War of the Roses, including Towton and Tewksebury, and serving as the chamberlain to Queen Margaret of Anjou. I can only imagine Sir Thomas at the age of 76 riding on his horse from Tewksebury to Winchester with other members of the defeated Lancastrine side to be served breakfast by his former college.

The will of Thomas Uvedale states:

"In the name of God, Amen. On the 6^th of March, A.D. 1473, I Thomas Uvedale, Knight, being of sound mind and body, by the favour of Almighty God, having always the hour of my death in expectation, have thought right that the evidence of my last will should be declared by these presents. In the first place, I bequeath my soul to Almighty God, to the blessed Virgin Mary, and to all the Saints; and my body to be buried in my new marble tomb, where the body of Margaret, my late wife, lies buried, in the high chancel of the parish church of Wykham, in the county of Southampton. And I will first, and before all things, that the sum of my debts in which I am legally bound should be paid. After that I leave to the reliques of the Saints in the mother church of Winchester vis. Viiid. And I leave to the works of the parish church of Wykham aforesaid vis. Viiid. And I will that Elizabeth, my wife, shall have out of my jewels, by the way of her dower, the following lots; viz., two silver pots porringers, swaged, of Parisian work, two silver and gilt saltcellars, with one cover, one silver basin, with a star enamelled in the middle of it, together with one silver cup, swaged; also one plain standing goblet of silver and silver gilt; also six bolecups, with a star enamelled in the bottom of them, and one cover for the same; also one white standing piece of silver, swaged, and covered, with one borcel, or one print of roses enamelled in the bottom of it; also one silver and gilt ewer; also one spice-plate and two silver candelabra, with an apparatus to serve either for a white light or for torches, two chargers with a cardinal's hat, six plates of different kinds, marked with a chaplet, sic salvers, with the arms of the Lord La Warr, and one plain bolecup with a cover, and the arms of a cardinal in the knob. And if my aforesaid wife be not contented with these jewels bequeathed and assigned to her, by way of her dower, out of all my jewels, then I will that she have for her dower out of my jewels what she shall appoint for herself and the law allow, reserving always to herself the right of having her proper dower of all my other goods, movables, and chattels, wherever they may be. 

Also I bequeath to William, my elder son, one silver basin with a silver-gilt crown in the bottom or in the middle, with one cup with the Salutation of the blessed Mary, two saltcellars, one cover belonging to them, two silver pots, plain pottells, one standing piece of silver and silver-gilt, with a cover; also one plain goblet, silver-gilt, four silver goblets, called bolecups, of Parisian work, swaged; two candelabra for torches, one layng ewer, two chargers, six new plates, six soup-plates, and six silver salvers. And I bequeath to the same William, my elder son, all my stock, live and dead, in the hands of my bailiff at Wykham; viz., one bull, twelve cows, eight oxen, a plough, with it's tackle, ten quarters of wheat, ten quarters of barley, and sixteen quarters of oats, one boar, and two sows; and if my executors, or any one of them, shall be hindered by my said son William, or any one else in his name, in the payment of my debts, and specially in payment to John Denyssh for Joan, my sister, then I will and strictly appoint that the said William shall have nothing whatever of the goods or jewels above bequeathed by me to him, but that the said goods and jewels shall be wholly disposed of in payment of my debts aforesaid.

Also I bequeath to Thomas, my son, one silver and silver-gilt standing piece, with a cover, one silver and silver-gilt goblet, two silver bolecups, not silver-gilt, swaged and without a cover; also one bolecup swaged, with a cover to the same, and one plain bolecup, with a cover and one square knob, silver-gilt.

Also I bequeath to William, my younger son, one silver and silver-gilt standing piece, with a cover, given by the Lord Bishop of Winchester, two swaged bolecups, of Parisian work, with one cover for the same; also one plain standing piece of silver, without a cover, with one flower enamelled in the middle of it, called a Margerin flower.

Also I bequeath to Robert, my son, a silver standing goblet, with a cover, and silver-gilt, late the property of Richard Dalyngrigge, Esq., and one silver goblet, with a cover called the Lilly. And if any of my said sons die before they come to full age, then the share or shares of him or them dying shall remain to the share of the survivor; and if all my sons die before they come of their full age, then all the goods that I have bequeathed to them shall be disposed of in payment of my debts; and if any of the said goods remain after payment of my debts, I will that they be distributed by my executors in alms and other works of charity. Also I will that my servants, of whatever sex, condition, or station, be recompensed out of my goods, according to the discretion of my Executors, that they may pray the more devoutly for my soul. And the residue of all other my goods and movables I bequeath to be distributed, according to the discretion of my Executors, in such works of charity and piety as they hope, may be pleasing to God and the welfare of my soul. And of this my will I appoint and ordain Executors the said Lady Elizabeth, my wife, William Uvedale, Esq. my brother, Thomas Pounde, Esq., William Elys, vicar of Hamildon, and John Wayte, my servant. Also I leave to the brotherhood of Corpus Christi, in the church of Wykham, twenty shillings.”

The aforesaid will was proved at Lambeth on the 12^th day of July, A.D. 1474, and the administration granted to the Lady Elizabeth, the relict of the deceased lord, and Thomas Pounde, executors.

An inquisition[ccciv] was held at Stevenage, Hertfordshire on 28 October 1474 on the matter of holdings of Sir Thomas on his death. It was found that Sir Thomas Uvedale, Kt. and Henry Uvedale, son of the said Sir Thomas, and son and heir of Elizabeth, late wife of said Thomas, who was daughter and heir of Thomas Foxle and Margery his wife, who was daughter and heir of Margaret Westynton, late wife of Thomas Galyon: were seized of the manor of Westynton with its appurtenances, in Welwyn and Ayot Mountfichet, in their demesne, as of fee, and being so seized, granted the same to John Say, Kt., Thomas Pounde, William Uvedale, son of the said Thomas Uvedale, William Elys clerk, John Wayte, Edmund Puryent, and Thomas Berwyck, to hold in fee and perform the last will of the said Thomas and Henry Uvedale, and of the survivor of them; that Henry died on 11 October 1469, Thomas Uvedale surviving; that the said manor was held of John Howard, Duke of Norfolk, by the service of one red rose yearly; that Thomas Uvedale died on the 20^th of February 1474, and that William Uvedale was son and next heir of the said Thomas Uvedale, Kt., and of the age of nineteen years and upward.

The will of Sir Thomas Uvedale was proved in the P.C.C on 12 July 1474. In it he gave instruction that his body should be buried in his new marble tomb in the parish church of Wickham with his wife Margaret.

Does the service to John Howard, whom I believe was a Yorkist, by one red rose (Lancastrine) yearly, imply some sort of understanding?

On 2 September 1474 William Uvedale, the younger son of Sir Thomas, had the manor of Woldingham settled on him in remainder after the death of Elizabeth Uvedale. Sir William Uvedale ratified this dead in 1478. William the younger's name appears in 1461, 1462, 1465 and 1470 as one of the feoffees of the lands of John Wallop, Esq.

On 12 January 1475 a commission of array[cccv] is issued to “the king’s kinsman William, earl of Arundel, and Thomas Arundell of Matravers, knight, William Berkeley, Edward Berkeley, William Ovedale, Thomas Leukenore, Thomas Pownde, John Paulet, John Walop, John Rogers, Thomas Browne, Charles Bulkeley and the sheriff in the county of Southampton for the defence of the Isle of Wight and the adjacent ports. Etc”.

In June 1475 King Edward IV led an army of approximately 12,000 into France. Rather than fight the English the French agreed to the Treaty of Picquigny whereby France was to pay a significant "pension" to the English crown. Key individuals involved in these discussions were Sir William Hastings, Lord Howard, William Dudley, John Morton and Thomas St. Leger.

King Edward IV then put his focus on stabilizing the economy and re-establishing the rule of law. He also would take time on various occasions to hunt in the Forest of Waltham.

An order was issued to the excheator in Buckingham that mentions William Uvedale “Order to assign dower to Elizabeth, wife of William Sydeney esquire, deceased, according to a valuation made of her husband's lands, having taken of her an oath that she will not marry without the king's consent, in the presence of William Uvedale and John Hampden esquires, husbands respectively of Anne and Elizabeth, daughters of the aforesaid William Sydene. To the escheator in Surrey and Sussex. Like order, under the same date.”

Charles of Burgundy died in 1477 upsetting the balance of power between Burgundy, England and France and Scotland.

On 18 February 1478 King Edward IV had his brother George, Duke of Clarence executed for treasonous activity.

In 1480 Edward signed an alliance with Burgundy and betrothed his son, the Prince of Wales to marry Anne of Brittany, heiress of Brittany.

William Uvedale, son of Sir Thomas Uvedale, KB and Margaret Kingeston, was Sheriff of Southampton (Hampshire) in 1480.

On 30 April, 1482 Henry Uvedale (son of Thomas Uvedale of Bromwich and Agnes) is referred to as the King's servant and had the office of "le pressing" or "stenyng" of wools in ships in the port of Southhampton. This Henry described is nearly always designated Henry Uvedale, senior. E.A. Fry provided evidences[cccvi] that Henry was descended from William Uvedale and his wife Everhilda, and not his brother Sir Thomas. Henry's ancestors are Thomas Uvedale, William and Everhilda Uvedale, John Uvedale and John and Sibilla (Scures) Uvedale, etc.

In 1482 Richard, Duke of Gloucester executed a successful war with Scots. Richard Plantagenet was acknowledged as a very successful military leader.

Also, in 1482 Mary of Burgundy died and King Lious XI of France and the Arch Duke Maximilian opened negotiations on an alliance. This led to the Treaty of Arras on 23 December 1482. France took over control of the counties of Burgundy and Artios, and Mary's daughter Mary was to marry the Dauphin. Since the French were no longer concerned about the English alliance with Burgundy, they ceased paying the "pensions".

On 2 March 1483 King Edward IV became ill and he died on 9 April. The king’s younger brother Richard Plantagenet was to be Protector of the Prince during his minority. Plans were prepared for the coronation of Edward V on 22 June 1483. William Uvedale was summoned to be present at the coronation and to receive the order of Knighthood on this occasion.

There were some that felt that the Woodville's intended to put Prince Edward on the thrown and rule themselves without the protectorship of Richard. Richard Plantagenet, Duke of Gloucester, and Henry, Stafford, Duke of Buckingham took Prince Edward, son of the deceased King into their custody. Along with young Prince Edward they arrested Lord Rivers, Richard Grey and Sir Thomas Vaugh took them to Pontefract and had them beheaded. Prince Edward was taken to London.

Hastings had been a most powerful supporter of the Plantagenets, including under King Edward IV. He felt that Buckingham was playing too powerful a role and began to cause dissent against Richard. On 13 June 1483 Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey and the son of the Duke of Norfolk, arrived and took Sir William Hastings, the Chamberlain of King Edward IV, to a council at the Tower of London. Present at the council were Bishop Morton, Lord Stanley, Lord Howard, Archbishop Rotherham, and the Dukes of Buckingham and Gloucester. The Duke of Gloucester threatened by Hastings and being greatly disturbed had Hastings taken away and beheaded.

With Hastings out of the way the Duke of Gloucester was crowned King Richard III on 6 July 1483.

Reign of King Richard III

On 16 July 1483 the two sons of King Edward IV, Edward, Prince of Wales and his younger brother the Duke of York were taken from their mother and placed in the Tower of London. King Richard III had been advised that the offspring of King Edward IV were illegitimate because Edward had been pledged to another before his marriage. One of the greatest mysteries in English history is how the two young boys died in the Tower while under the protection of King Richard III, their uncle. Some believe King Richard III was completely responsible, others believe the Duke of Buckingham was responsible and others believe Henry Tudor.

The house of Tudor and their supporters began to plot against King Richard. There were reports of men of substance such as MPs, Sheriffs and the like who set their minds against Richard. The Duke of Buckingham, the Earl of Dorset and Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry Tudor, led them. A rebellion in October of that year did not go well and the Duke of Buckingham who had switched sides and was a leader in the rebellion was beheaded. As a result of this rebellion the King had a number of attainters issued against his "opponents". Sir William Uvedale was attainted as part of Buckingham’s rebellion.

The attainder for treason of William Uvedale is recorded by an inquisition[cccvii] taken at Winchester on 8 December 1484. The jurors state that “William Uvedale, lately of Wykeham, in the county of Southampton, Esq., who by authority of Parliament held at Westminster on 22 of January, was attainted of high treason, was seized in his demesne as of fee on 18 October in that year of the following:

the manor of Wykeham, with the advowson of the church, with all its appurtenances, of the yearly value of 44 pounds;

the manors of Wydley and Cosham, with their appurtenances, County of Southhampton, of the yearly value of 8 pounds;

The manor of Petilworth, with its appurtenances, in the same county, and of 200 acres of land and forty acres of pasture, with the custody of the Forest of East Bayly, with its appurtenances.”

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Manor of Petilworth

 Meanwhile Henry Tudor had relocated to France where he was gathering support from France and was being joined by an increasing number of supporters from England.

Sir William Uvedale, Kt. obtained a pardon from his attainder on 19 January 1485.

On 1 August 1485 Henry Tudor and approximately 3,000 men left Rouen to invade England. The army was approximately one-half French. His principal commander was the earl of Oxford, John de Vere. The army landed in Milford Haven in Wales on 7 August. From there they travelled through Wales and into Shropshire, where they picked up another 2,000 troops.

King Richard III advanced with between 10,000 and 15,000 men to where the armies met at Bosworth on 22 August 1485. It should be noted Richard's army included Lord Stanley, stepfather of Henry Tudor, and approximately 3,000 of his men.

The Earl of Oxford and his men charged up the hill towards Lord Howard's troops and a fierce battle ensued with Oxford and Howard's forces fighting valiantly. The Stanley's were not entering into the fray. King Richard III sensing he was in trouble with his own force, seeing Henry Tudor in the battlefield, he charged along with his household knights and several others. In the charge Richard killed several men; toppled Henry's standard, along with the standard-bearer William Brandon. He then encountered John Cheney, a man of great bravery who stood in his way; Richard thrust him to the ground with great force. It was at this time that Lord Stanley joined the fight on the side of his stepson. King Richard III was killed in the thickest of the fighting, along with John Howard the Duke of Norfolk, Walter Lord Ferriers, Robert Brackenbury, Richard Radcliffe and several others. King Richard died as a true Plantagenet. The traitor, William Stanley is reported as having won the possession of King Richard's crown and placed it on Henry Tudor's head as the King of England.

After the fighting many took to their heels including Francis Lord Lovell, Humphrey Stafford, with Thomas his brother and many other companions. There were also a large number of captives.

Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey was wounded and taken prisoner at the Battle of Bosworth Field, his father being killed.

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Uvedale Mural Painted in Tudor times on the Dining Room Wall at Petilworth Manor

Since both William and his father Thomas Uvedale, were Sheriff of Hampshire and Surrey on several occasions, and as late as the 1480, it is likely that William Uvedale and Thomas Howard would have been close acquaintances. Thomas Howard, one of Richard's most strident supporters, was fortunate to be placed in the custody of the Earl of Oxford. Thomas Howard was restored before 1489. As a result of by the pardon of January 1485 the Uvedale family managed to survive the transition from the Plantagenet to the Tudor dynasty.

Reign of King Henry VII

On 30 October 1485 Henry VII was crowned in Westminster Abbey. William Uvedale was knighted[cccviii] on the occasion. On 1 of February 1485-86 William Uvedale is mentioned as one of the esquires of the king's body.

Henry made his uncle Jasper Tudor, the Duke of Bedford and later conveyed other titles including Lieutenant of Calais and Ireland. Lord Stanley was made Earl of Derby.

In his will dated 27 April 1486 William Wayneflete, Bishop of Winchester, bequeathed 3 pounds 6s 8d to Thomas Uvedale.

In April 1486 Sir Humphrey Stafford and Lord Lovell attempted a rebellion for the house of York, which failed with Stafford being beheaded and Lovell escaping to France.

On 16 June 1486 Henry VII defeated Lord Lincoln, the heir of Richard III, in the Battle of Stoke, near Newark.

King Henry VII married Elizabeth of York, daughter of King Edward IV, thus "uniting" the Houses of Lancaster and York. She was crowned Queen on 25 November 1487 at Westminster Abbey.

Sir William Uvedale, Kt. was Sheriff of Southampton (Hampshire) and Surrey again in 1487.

In 1487 Sir William Uvedale, son of Sir Thomas, ratified the deed of conveyance made by his father of the manors of Tatsfield and Waldingham to Elizabeth Norbury, his father's wife.

John Uvedale (Woodall) was commissioned to provide wagons, carts, horses, and oxen for the carriage of the royal household. This commission makes reference to the kinship with Sir William Uvedale. He also had other business connections with the Uvedale family which will be discussed further.

Elizabeth Uvedale, the last wife of Sir Thomas died on the 21^st of June 1488. In a list of wills related to Grey Friars in London we find: “Elizabeth Uvedale, late wife of Sir Thomas Uvedale, and daughter of Sir Henry Norbury. To be buried before the High Altar in the Hospital of S. Thomas the Martyr in Southwark, if she died in London or Southwark, or else in the "Gray ffreres" of London or at S. Mary Overey. A cope was to be made of her blue velvet gown, and a chasuble of her tawny velvet gown, for the use of the Church where she was buried; she also bequeathed a chalice of silver gilt, weight 30 oz., and two honest cruets of silver, weight 80 oz., to serve at the Altar before which she was buried. "I bequeth to the Gray Feres of London C. li. to the intent to have a masse ther morteysid perpetuall, and myn obite onys a yere for ever. And the mortesying to be made as fine as it canne be Immediatly after my deceasse or els at the freres prechours, where ye may have moost suerte of contynuaunce as canne be thought by myne executours and frendes.”

 ”She was buried at Greyfriars, "coram altaribus," in a raised tomb under the window at the Altar of S. Mary, her father's tomb being between the Altars of S. Mary and the Holy Cross. The Register records that she founded a perpetual chantry. "Morteysid" means conveyed in mortmain.“

It was reported that in the time of Henry VIII her tomb was to be seen and was described as "In tumba Elevata in archu venerabilis dna Elizabeth Uvedall filia pdci Henr Norbery pio ux Willmi Sydney armig postea ux dni Tho Uvedall milit. Qui ordinavit in hoc altari una(m) ppetua cataria. Quae obiit 21 die mez Junii A dni 1488." Her will was proved at Lambeth on the 11^th of July 1488. One of her daughters by William Sydney married William Uvedale son of Sir Thomas and Margaret Kingeston. Her other daughter Elizabeth married John Hampton and their children were Elizabeth and John.

The will of Elizabeth Uvedale states as follows:

"Will of Elizabeth Uvedale 14^th October 1487. I Elizabeth Uvedale Widdowe late the wife of Thomas Uvedale Kt. whoose soule God assoile, and one of the daughters of Sir Henry Norbury Kt. being in hoole mynde and in my good memorye and in my pure widowhood make and ordain my will. My bodye to be buried in the church of the Hospitall of St. Thomas the marter in Southwark beside London that is to say before the high auter of the same church if it happens me to dye in Southwark or in London or else in the Grey Friars of London or in the monasterye of St. Mary Overy in Southwark and if I dye elsewhere then my body to be buried there where as shall please God by the discretion of my Executors hereunder written. I will that the debts which I have of right or conscience be well and truly paid and reparation be done for any wrong committed by me and after that done then I bequeathe to the Relik of the Moder Church of St. Swithin at Winchester vis. & viid. And I will of mine blewe velvet gowne be ordained and made a vestment and a cope or another vestment as far as it will stretch to serve the House of God at such place as my bodye shall be buried in.

Item I bequeathe my tawny velvet gowne to be made a chesible thereof and a cope by mine executors if it will extend thereto and if not then my executors to provide the Remnant that shall lak my goods and the same chesible and cope to serve also to the house of Almighty God in the said church at the auter before which it shall fortune me to be buried. I will also that it shall please Almighty God to provide for my body to be buried there by ordained by myne executors a convenient chalice of silver gilt of the weight of xxx unces and ii honest cruett of silver of the weight of viii unces to serve to the honor of Almighty God at the auter before which it shall fortune me to be buried.

Item I bequeathe to each of the lights of St. Nicholas and St. John the Evangelist founded in the Parish of Cranley in the County of Surrey towards the supportacion of the same iis & iiiid. I bequeathe to everiche parish church where my livelode lieth in Surrey Sussex & Hampshire xxs to the Rood Light. 

Item In bequeathe my crimson fawne gowne to the Parish Church of Tychesey in the said countie of Surrey to the intent that myne executors of the same do to make thereof a cope or a chesible other sum other convenient ornament to serve in the said Church to the Worship of God and of his saints as long as it may endure and to have my soule recommended to Almighty God among ther devoute praires. 

Item I bequeathe a gowne of blewe velvett late belonging to my late husband Sir Thomas Uvedale to the Parish Church of Seint Nicholas of Wickham in Co Southton where the body of the said Sir Thomas Uvedale my late husband lieth to the intent that myne Executors make thereof a cope or a chesible or some other convenyent ornament to serve in the same Church to the Worship of Almighty God and of his seints as long as it may endure and to have my said late husband his soule and myne and myne fader and moder soules recommended to Almighty God among ther devoute praires. 

Item I will that myne Executors do to be songen for my soule and the soules of my said husbandes and my fader and moder 1,000 masses within the space of xxx daies after my decease, next coming and sooner if it can be. 

Item I bequeathe cs. To be disposed by mine Executors in almes amongst the poor people the daies of my decease and burying to pray for my soule. 

Item I bequeathe to Elizabeth my daughter x ti if she be alive the tyme of my decease.

Item I bequeathe to said Elizabeth my daughter a coler of goold of xxiiii leves droppes enamelid with black and goold with a fastenyng in the myddil with a Rubye and also my coler of Goold wrought with xvi white roses enamelid of the which certain Roses be sette with Rubies and other Dyamonds and certain knobbes of goold and mine old litell cuppe of silver gilt and pounced with a flower in the bottom ii gobletts of silver swaged a salt saler of silver gilt chasid with the coveryng thereto of silver gilt with a coveryng, a girdell of myne the tyssue of goold wrought with ermine harnesid with silver and gilt, my girdell of blewe damask harnessed with a bokil pendent and vi barres of silver gilt, my dimysent of goold which hath in that one end thereof ii diamondes with a rubie and in that other end ii Rubies and a Dyamond with a cheyne and a flower of stichework enamelid in the ende of the same cheyne and with a Rubie in the middes of the same flower, and vi spones of myne of silver, a playne pece of myne of silver - prymer that begynneth "Domine Deus Omnipotent" with clasps of silver gilt with myne armies upon. 

Moreover I bequeathe to the said Elizabeth my daughter certeine parcell of my other stuff hereunder written that is to wit my bed of Tapestre work wrought with ii bukkes celors testers and countpeynt thereto belonging and hir part by me assigned unto hir of my feder beddis like as it may appear more plainly in the article of bequest hereinunder written to Robert my sonne, and also iii pair of my good shetis every shete of iii bredis ii tableclothes of myn, iii long towell of myne of work, vi napkins, iii short washing towellis of myne and a holle hanging of Worsted yarn for her chambre. 

Item I bequeathe to the said Elizabeth my daughter as much of my stuf of household as is brasse peautre and other stuf as it apperith in my testament here following, ii fedder beddis, ii bolstere, ii matras, iiii pelowe of downe. Item for the which kechin iii pannes, ii grete and ii lesse iiii brasyn pottes ii more and ii lesse a hole garnish of peautre vessel ii Round basins of peautre. And if the said Elizabeth my daughter decease during my lief then I will and bequeathe al the premisses bequeathen by me to Elizabeth except the x pounds sterling before rehersed and writin to Elizabeth her daughter my godchild and to all her sisters by even porcions as thir names apperith here whoose names be Marie Anne and Jane daughters of the said Elizabeth;: my daughter, between them equally to be divided or the hoole to hir of them that thenne shall happen to live to be delivered unto them by myne Executors or to the survivor of them when they come of age of xv yeares to the intent that said Elizabeth or hir said daughters which shall happen the said legacy yerely do fynde an obite for my soule during the life of that so happenith to have the said legacy. And if also they die then I will that John Hampden son and heir of John Hampden and said Elizabeth my daughter have hit. 

Item I bequeathe to Anne my daughter now wife of William Uvedale Esquire my coler of goold of white and blewe flowers enamelid and ii flowers sette with a dyamant iiii with Rubies and vi perles and a flower callid a white Roose with iiii Dyamonds a Rubies and iiii perles therein, and my girdell of purpill velvet with a bokill and a pendent of silver and gilt sette with flowers of white and blewe enamelid and v barres of silver gilt unto the same belongyng and my girdell of purpill damask with barres of silver gilt and enamelid and my girdell of goold tissue wroughte with colombe flowers and barres of silver gilt, and a salt saler of sliver gilt with a square knoppe and my prymer therein begynnyng "O Domine Jesu Christe et una dulcedo". 

Item I bequeathe all my perles unsett equally to be divided between the said Elizabeth and Anne my daughters for to array thir daughters withal. 

Item I will and forth full ordein herein my Testament and last Will that all such goods and moveables as I have bequeathin unto my daughters Elizabeth and Anne and to thir daughters be not delivered unto them neither unto thir husbands unto such time that they find sufficient sureties unto my Executors and to my son Robert Uvedale that if the said Elizabeth and Anne my daughters dye having issue of thir bodies lawfully begotten that then all such goodes as is by me bequeathin to theym remeyn to thir children aforesaid lawfully begotin and everiche of the said children of Elizabeth and Anne my daughters to be other aires. And if all the said issue of my said daughters decease withoute issue whiche God forbid then I will that the forsaid premisses so bequeathin in my Testament remayne only unto the next of my blode as the parcell thereof herein written playnly apperith. 

Item I bequeathe to Robert my sonne to the apparell of his wife if it please God that she live a coler of goold of myne with xi Rubies and iii grete perlis in the same flower and iii hart of goold the oon enamelid with blewe and the that other with white and blewe, x barres of the same and iii Ringes of goold the oon with a Safir another with a square Dyamant the third a hoope of goold with the which I was wedded to the said Sir Thomas Uvedale his fader. 

Item another Ringe enamelid with a roose of Rubies therein and all my other Rings and Jewels not bequeathed - a tablet of goold for his brest my best fedir bed and all the Remnant of my feder beddes. 

Item I bequeathe to the said Robert my sonne the remnat of my stuff of household and all myne other goodes moveables and immoveables the which in this my present testament is not bequeathin neither otherwise yevin to any person or persons. 

Item I bequeathe to the said Robert the Jewels and Plate hereinafter written that is to wit iii candilstikks of silver ii chastid flaketts of silver and gilt with chaynes unto them, a tablett of goold of Seint George and the iii kings of colene, anther tablet of silver and gilt and gilt of ymagery, ii salers of silver gilt with a coveryng and ii litell salers white with a coveryng. Item a grete salt saler of goold sette with a safir and iiii grete perlis in the toppe except that it be delivered to the owener then the said Robert my sonne to have the money that it lieth for that is c pounds sterling. 

Item a standing cuppe of silver with gilt chasid a grete white bolle cuppe with a coveryng of silver. 

Item vi bolle pottes of silver ii basins of silver and ii Ewers of silver, ii gilt standing cuppes of silver giltwith the armes of me the same Dame Elizabeth in the bottom xii sponys of silver and a gilt cuppe that is of his faders bequest with a wrethe with a coveryng, with all other plate to me by the said Sir Thomas Uvedale my said husband, and fader unto the said Robert bequeathin here not specified if may be. A holy water stoppe with a springett of silver a cheyne for his nek with a flower and a rubie in the middis and iii small cheynes for his nek. Also a masse book a portous a chalice of silver parcell gilt a vestment and under clothes according for a preste to say masse withall and my prymer covered with clooth of goold begynnyng so "In Trinitate et Trinitatem" the which plate and Jewels with other premisses aforesaid specified by me to the said Robert bequeathin I will that immediately after my decease be put by myne Executors into a sure chest lokked and ensealid under the lokks and sealis of my said Executors and the said Robert to have a key of the said cofir and in a sure place to be settle and kepte until the said Robert come to the age of xxv yeres and thenne to be delivered to him by myne Executors if it be thought thenne that the said Robert be of and sadde disposicion and not wastable not riotous and thenne I will that the said Executors retein the said plate and jewels until the time that the said Robert come to his full age of xxx yeres and thenne I will that they be to the said Robert or to his assignees by will delivered. Always forsayne that if the said Robert by the assent of his next kynne and myne Executors be conveniently married after his deyne then after he accomplish the age of xxiii yeres he to have the premisses bequeathin and if he be otherwise married thenne he to have no delivery until the age of xxx yeres. And if her decease before the delivery I will that all the said plate and jewells by me bequeathin be sold by myne Executors as soon as it mat be goodly doon after the decease of the said Robert my sonne. 

Item I will that the said Robert have a soon as I am deceased all my stuf except Plate and jewels. Item I will that he have the Manor of Petilworth in Co. Southon and all the landes lying in the Parish of Broughton at his owen demeane and disposicion and at the age of xxi year yeres to have all his landes in his owen demeane and at his commandment. And I will that my said Executors be accountable to said Robert during the terme of his nonage that they did occupy the said landys,. Item notwithstanding my writing aforesaid if myne Executors die all I will that the longest that liveth of them or he decease deliver all such plate juels and evidences as is and shall be belonging to my sonne Robert by the meanes and bequeath of his fader of what age that ever the said Robert be at that tyme and the Executors of myne Executors shall have nothing to doo nor to melle with the said Juels Plate or Evidences. And if the said Robert outlive the said Executors and have the said goodes delivered I will that he be bounden to my said Executors and their Executors to fulfil the will of his said moder. 

Item if the said Robert die without issue of his body lawfully begotten that then he make or do to be made a sale of all such Juels and plate aforesaid or ordeyne that it be disposed for the wele of his faders soule for my soule and for his owen soule according as mine Executors would have if they had had foresaid plate and juels in thir keeping at the tyme of the said Roberts decease. 

Item I bequeathe to the Grey friers of London c to the intent to have a masse there morteysid perpetuall and myn obite tuys a yer for ever and this Mortesying to be made as sure as it can be immediately after my decease or else at the friers prechours, what ye may have moost suerte or continuance as canne be thought by myne Executors and frendes. 

Item I bequeathe to the monasterye of Syon that they lete singe a masse daily for me the terme of xx yeres in this monastre amongis thir brethern of thir place and that I may have all other suffragies, a dirige according to a bill wretin by the hands of brothers of the same place and thenne I will that they have c marcs to the Reparacion of thir church to the intent that I be for ever in thir devoute praires as one of thir benfactors.

Item I bequeathe to Saint Thomas Spitall in Southwerk ther to have a masse daily during a yere and an obite at my burying another at my monthes mynde, x marcs to the reparacion of the bedding for the poure people there. 

Item I bequeathe to the friers of Gylfeforde for the reparacion of thir place x marcs to the intent that my soule be daily remembered with a masse a dirige at my burying another at my moneth mynde and another at my yeres mynde. 

Item to a devoute preist x ti to sing Seint Gregoris trentalle at our Lady of Pewe or Scalla which if it be not doone by my life then I charge you my said Executors that it be doone as soon as I am deceasid as ye will answer afore God. 

Item I bequeathe to Thomas Belton in money x pounds sterling above his wages, a matris a bolster, a coveryng of a bed a pair of blankett and ii pair shetis perteyning to his deyne and a hors. 

Item I will yet myne Executors find the said Thomas Belton mete drinke and wages as he hath with me during the nonage of my sonne Robert and whenne the said Robert is come to his landes thenne I charge him on my blissing to find the saide Thomas Belton tenure of his lief. I will that all my servants have ther wages and thenne to be rewarded by the advyce of mine Executors after the contynuance of ther good service. 

Item if said Robert decease without issue of his bodye begottenne that his stuf of household except plate and juels to his ii sisters Elizabeth and Anne if they be thenne alive and else to thir children. Item I will that said Executors se and provide that Robert my said sonne have all such evidences concernyng to him as be in my sonne William Uvedale the elder's keeping before that my said Executors deliver him his evidences as is in my keping concerning to him by meane of his fader or his wife. 

Item I bequeathe to my suster Anne my best gowne of my wering. 

Item a dymysent of blak harnesid with goold a pair of bedis of white ambre gaudeed with goold. 

Item I will after my suster's decease the said goodes remeyne to Anne hir daughter. Item I will that all such dette as is dewe to me by obligacions or any other writing remayne unto my sonne Robert and to his assignees as my yeft. And I will not that myne Executors melle nor have a doo with him in that matter. 

Item I make and ordeyn to be myne Executors Sir John Norbury Knight my brother Richard Ing servant of the Coyf. And Richard Hawws. And I make overseers of this my said Testament William Uvedale the elder Esquire and John Hampden Esquire my sonne in law, and I will that everie of myne Executors that will take on him to fulfill my will and Testament have x ti and the overseers of the said Testament everie of them to have xxs."

Proved at Lambeth xi July 1487 by Thomas Belton. Administration granted to Sir John Norbury Knight and Richard Hawws Esquire.

There were three separate Inquisitions taken upon her death, the first at Petersfield, in the county of Southampton on the 6^th of November 1488. There it was found she was “seized of the following:

the manors of Petilworth, Henton-Bourhont, together with the advowson of the church at Petilworth;

the bailiwick called the Eastbayly, in the Forest of Bukholt; 

sixteen messuages, 100 acres of land, six acres of meadow, 20 acres of pasture, and six acres of wood, with their appurtenances, in Hooke, in the parish of Tychefeld;

one messuage called Buttenesfelde with its appurtenances, in the said parish; 

ten messuages, 100 acres of land, and eight acres of meadow, with their appurtenances, in Broughton.

That being so seized she had by deed conveyed the same to Sir John Fenys, Sir Thomas Montgomery, and Sir John Norbury, Kts., and others, to the use of herself for life, and after her death to the use of Robert Uvedale and the heir’s male of his body lawfully begotten, with remainder to the right heirs of Sir Thomas Uvedale Kt. Robert Uvedale was underage at the time of his mother's death and the lands were vested in trustees.” Robert would marry a lady called Elizabeth and as mentioned inherited the manor of Petilworth in the county of Southampton and the lands in Broughton. By the death of his brother, William, son of Sir Thomas and Elizabeth Norbury, he became entitled in remainder to the manor of Woldingham.

Also, it was found:

“that the manor of Petilworth was worth 10 marcs a year, that the advowson of was worth nothing; that the manor was held of the king by the service of one pair of silver-gilt spurs of the value of three shillings;

that the manor of Henton-Bourhunt was worth 6 pounds a year; and was held of the Prior of St. Swithin, Winchester, by fealty;

that the bailiwick called the Eastbayly was worth 40 shillings;

that the holdings in Hooke was worth 40 shillings a year and were held of Sir Thomas West Kt., Lord La Warr, but by what service is not known;

that the lands in Broughton were worth 40 shillings a year, and were held of the Lord of Broughton;

that the messuage called Byttenfeld was worth 40 shillings a year, and was held of John Pawlett, Esq., by fealty;

that Thomas Pounde, William Uvedale Esq, William Elys, and others, were seized in their demesne as of fee, of the manor of Fountley, in the parish of Titchefeld, and granted the same to Sir Thomas Uvedale, Kt., and Elizabeth his wife, to hold them and theirs heirs in free tenure; That Sir Thomas died, and Elizabeth outlived him, and made entry upon the manor, and was seized of it at the time of her death; that after her death it descended to William Uvedale, Esq., as son and heir of Sir Thomas; that the manor was held of John Poulet, Esq., and was worth 100 shillings a year.”

The second Inquisition was held at Godstone, Surrey, on the 3^rd of November 1488. This second inquisition dealt primarily with the lands held as a result of her marriage to William Sydney and included lands in Crannelegh, Alfold, Ewehurst, Shyre, Abyneworth, Shaldford. It was also found that:

“These various lands were held of Thomas Earl of Ormonde, Henry Clifford, Abbey of Graces, Abbey of Netley, Sir John Guldeforde. 

 that Thomas Pounde, William Uvedale, Esq., William Elys, and others were seized in their demesne, as of fee, of the manor of Tychesey, with its appurtenances in Tychesey, Lynefeld, Crowherst, and Oxted, in the county of Surrey. That by a deed dated the 2^nd of September, 13 Edward IV., they had conveyed the same to Sir Thomas Uvedale, Kt., in his demesne as of fee, and to Elizabeth as of fee tenure. That it was held of Edward Duke of Buckingham, and was of the yearly value of 20 marcs. 

that William was the son and next heir of Sir Thomas Uvedale, and was of the age of thirty-three years and upwards; 

that Elizabeth was also seized of the manors of Waldyngham and Tattsfeld;

that Waldynham was held of Edward, Duke of Buckingham, as of his manor of Blacchynlegh, and was of the yearly value of 4 pounds;

that the manor of Tattysfeld was held of John, Archbishop of Canterbury, and was of the yearly value of 6 pounds;

that Robert Uvedale was son and heir of the said Elizabeth, and of the age of twenty years and upwards.”

The third inquisition was held at Cranley on 2 November 1488. There it was found that:

“Edward Crofter and Thomas Belton were seized in their demese as of fee of the manor of Wolberough in Cranley, and of 200 acres of land, 200 acres of pasture, five of meadow, 100 of wood, and 40 shillings rent, with their appurtenances in Ruggewyk; and that by a deed dated the 5 December 1476, had conveyed the same to Elizabeth Uvedale and the heirs of her body by William Sydney, of Baynardes, her late husband.

that the manor of Wolberough was held of Sir George Nevill, and was of the yearly value of five marcs, and that the aforesaid lands were held of Thomas, Earl of Arundell, as of the honor of Arundell, and was of the yearly value of 6 pounds.

that Elizabeth died seized of the said manors on the 19^th of June, 3 Henry VII; and that Robert was her son and heir.”

Sir William Uvedale, Kt., and his wife Ann Sidney had at least two children, William born in 1483 and Thomas.

Sir William Uvedale, Kt. was a commissioner for muster in the county of Hampshire in 1488.

In 1488 Henry Uvedale of the Isle of Burbeck, son of Thomas Uvedale of Bromwich, married Edith Pool of Coates, Glos. Edith was the daughter of John Poole and she had a brother Richard Poole who settled at Coates when he bought the manor of Coates from the trustees of Elizabeth widow of Sir William Nottingham in 1491. Henry is the progenitor of most of the family that spread through the southwest including the Isle of Perbeck, More Chrichel, Horton in Dorset and Holte Park Wimborne.

Sir William Uvedale was made a Knight of the Bath[cccix] on 29 November 1489. This occurred on Prince Arthur, son of Henry VII, attaining his majority, and being made Prince of Wales.

On the 18^th of June 1490 (5 Henry VII) Henry Uvedale is referred to as "dapifer" and together with John Shorter were appointed "landarii" or approvers of Clarendon Park in Wiltshire for their lives at a wage of 3d, a day and 13/4 at Christmas and a robe, and 10/- at Easter. In Hutchins Henry Uvedale is described as squire of the body and of the Privy Chamber of Henry VII.

In 1490 Sir William Uvedale, KB, was one of the justices to inquire of treason in Salop. Also, on 9 January 1490-91 he witnessed a charter of Bishop Peter Courtney to John Philpot, Esq. dated at Bishop Waltham.

The Close Rolls record, dated 10 November, 7 Henry VII, 1492, Reynold Uvedale’s wife name as Elizabeth as follows: “Elizabeth late wife of Reynold Uvedale esquire, to William Holden and Robert Dalton clerks, their heirs and assigns. Demise by indenture of all lands and tenements, rents, reversions and services in the manors of Denmede, Putte, Botevilyens, Boere, Nichirche in the Isle of Wight and Wymering, West Cosham and Hylse co. Southampton, for an annual rent of 16l. with clause of distraint after fourteen days: and appointment of John Blakemore and John Pole as her attorneys etc.” Maybe the Udall family on the Isle of Wight in the 15^th century are descendants of Reynold and Elizabeth Uvedale?

In 1492 Columbus was successful in reaching the America's. In the year 1496 Henry Cabot went on an exploration voyage to Canada.

On 31 October 1492 Henry Uvedale is called one of the sewers of the King's chamber and had the office of Keeper of Fisherton Gaol in Wiltshire.

Sir William Uvedale, KB was Sheriff of Southampton (Hampshire) in 1493.

In 1493 Pope Alexander VI "divided" the "New World" between Portugal and Spain with all lands to the west and south of the Azores to Spain and lands to the east to Portugal.

Sir William Uvedale, KB along with Thomas Troye, Esq., and others, was a witness to the will of John Philpot, Esq., of Compton, near Winchester, dated 26 July 1493. The following is mentioned on the Compotus Roll of the City of Winchester that same year: "Et in solutis pro pane et vino missis Willielmo Uvedale, militi Vicecomiti Southon, xiid."Translated as “and in payment for bread and wine Mrs. William Uvedale host of Viscount Southampton.”

Sir William Uvedale, KB was present at the tournament on the creation of Henry Duke of York in 1494. He also was one of the feoffees of his uncle Sir John Norbury, Kt., of Stoke Abernon, whose will is dated the 12^th of August 1504. Thomas Uvedale was witness to a charter dated 31 August 1494.

William Uvedale is mentioned in a release and quitclaim dated 30 June, 11 Henry VII, as follows; “Anne Mountgomery widow, to Reynold Bray, John Norbury, William Uvedale knights, Richard Emson, John Brown, Richard Hawlasse esquires and John Pounde, their heirs and assigns. Release and quitclaim with warranty of the manor of Chaloughton co. Southampton.”

                                                                                                                Photo credit: Gordon Walter Udell

Corfe Castle, Dorset

Henry Uvedale of the More Chrichel branch of the family was Justice of the Peace for Dorset in 1496/97, and 1498/1499. At this time, while he was living at Corfe Castle, many serious charges of extortion were brought against Henry Uvedale. It would appear these charges did not stick since he was Sheriff for Dorset a few years later.

Robert Uvedale still held the manor of Petilworth, Hampshire and presented to its rectory in 1499. He was also farmer of the bishop's manor of Sevington, in the parish of Cheriton, Hampshire. Bishop Thomas Langton granted him a licence for a portable alter for himself and his wife to hear service, and a further licence to eat flesh-meat in Lent, dated at Waltham, on 26 March 1499.

Thomas Uvedale, the son of Sir William Uvedale, KB and Ann Sidney, was admitted to Winchester school at the age of 10 in 1500.

On 3^rd of August 1501 Henry Uvedale was appointed Controller of the Customs at Poole. In addition, in a patent roll on 30 March 1502 he is described as of Corfe Castle and had a pardon and release for all matters connected with his office as collector at Poole. He was also Justice for the Peace for Dorset in 1502/03.

Robert Uvedale died without issue on 8 April 1502, as appears by an inquisition[cccx] taken upon his death, at Winchester, on the 2^nd of October in that year.

Sir William Uvedale, KB was Steward and Controller of the Household of Arthur Tudor, son and heir of King Henry VII. After Arthur and Catherine of Aragon were married in November of 1501, they moved to Ludlow Castle. Arthur Tudor died in the spring of 1502 at the tender age of 15, some say by dubious means. His body was taken to Worcester Cathedral by chariot.

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Ludlow Castle

The journey from Ludlow Castle to Worcester and the funeral is described from the records of the day as follows:

"a rich chariot was prepared, drawn by six horses and covered at its base in black velvet. A rich black cloth of gold was placed over the coffin. Al the mourners followed with mourning hoods over their heads, and at every corner of the chariot, banners were borne by noblemen. 

In goodly fashion, 120 torchbearers led the way through Ludlow and other towns on the route. When they were on the road between the towns, the torches were extinguished, with the exception of 24 about the chariot. St. Mark's day, April 25, from Ludlow to Bewdley, wads the foulest, cold, windy and rainy day and the muddiest ways that we have seen - in some places we had to find oxen to draw the chariot, so dreadful was the way. As soon as the coffin was in the chapel at Bewdley, as with as many candles as there was room, the lords and others went to their dinners.

Every parish church or religious place that the cortege passed rang their bells. Sir Richard Croft and Sir William Ovedale (Uvedale), Steward and Controller of the Prince's Household, rode before to Worcester, and none was allowed to enter the city until after the corpse had entered. 

That day was fair and, with the 120 torchbearers, the cortege proceeded to the gate of that city where the bailiffs and the honest men of the city were on foot along the road on every side. All the torches of the town were as many as might well stand from the town gate to the great church gate. 

At the Cathedral were gathered the abbots of Gloucester, Hailes and Borey together with the Prior of Worcester and Great Malvern, and the procession proceeded to the Choir. There were just under 400 lights and many standards and banners with Royal arms including those of Prince Arthur and the King and Queen of Spain. 

A service of Nine Lessons was held, and that night there was a goodly watch of lords, knights, squires, gentleman ushers, officers of arms, yeoman and many others. 

On the day of the funeral and burial, three Masses were sung in the Cathedral by the bishops of Chester, Salisbury and Lincoln. The chief mourners were the earls of Surrey, Kent and Shrewsbury, and from Prince Arthur's household were Sir Griffith Rice, carrying the prince's banner, Sir William Ovedale (Uvedale), Sir Richard Croft, Sir Richard Poole and Dr. Edenham. Other leading figures were Lord Dudley and Lord Powys. 

He had a hard heart who did not weep at the scene. After the sermon, there was a great dole of groats to every poor man and woman. 

A minister of the church took away the palls of rich gold cloth, and the gentlemen took up the corpse and bore it to the grave at the south end of the High Alter. Then, with weeping and sore lamentation, the corpse was laid in the grave. Sir William Ovedale, (Uvedale) Controller of the prince’s household, sore weeping and crying, took the staff of his office by both ends and over his head broke it and cast it into the grave. It was a piteous sight, who had seen it, and thus God have mercy on good Prince Arthur's soul, Amen."

William Uvedale, the eldest son of Sir William Uvedale and Ann Sidney, was married to  Dorothy Troyes in about 1501, and their eldest son, Arthur was born in 1502. It would appear obvious that their son was named after Prince Arthur, who as previously stated died that same year.

William Uvedale is mentioned in an indenture between Sir Reynold Bray, knight for the king's body and chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster, and Sir John Norbury knight, as follows:

“for the performance of a marriage to be made between Edmund son of Reynold's brother John and Jane Halywell daughter and heir apparent of Richard Halewell and of Sir John's daughter Anne, Sir John is to make estate before Whitsuntide next to William bishop of Lincoln, William Hody knight, chief baron of the Exchequer, Harry Wiloughby and William Uvedale knights, Richard Emson, John Broun, Thomas Grenefeld, John Aston esquire, John Gilberd and Thomas Gilberd, their heirs and assigns, of the manors of Griffe and Wellesbourne co. Warwick; Belbroughton co. Worcester with the advowson; Stok Dabernon, Fleccheham, Estwik and Aldebury co. Surrey with the advowsons of the manors (sic); the advowson of Teytendrewe co. Devon; a moiety of the advowsons and patronages of Erbury priory and the friary in Warwick; and the reversion of the manor of Shypton upon Charewell' co. Oxford with the advowson after the decease of Laura (Lore) lady Mount Joy and of all other manors and lands held to Sir John's use in Surrey, and of the manor of Chaloughton co. Southampton, to the use of Sir John and dame Jane his wife for life and thereafter of Edmund Bray and Jane Halywell and the heirs of their bodies if they marry together and for default of such issue to the use contained in an indenture of partition made between Sir John and Edward Belknap (further particulars given); acknowledgment by Sir John of receipt of 300 m. from Sir Reynold. Sealed.”

On the 20^th of June 1504 (19 Henry VII) Henry Uvedale was appointed Keeper of Bagshot park in Windsor Forest for life and rent of a messuage there called "The Crowne" and lands in Bagshot and Wynesham, Surrey.

Nicholas Udall, believed to be from Southampton and the Wickham Uvedale family, was born in 1505 or 1506. Nicholas received his early training at Winchester College. Could he be a descendant of Nicholas Uvedale, born in 1457 son of Sir Thomas and Agnes Paulet or his uncle Nicholas son of John Uvedale?

On 15 November 1508 Thomas Uvedale of the "Soca juxta Wynton", armiger, and Henry Uvedale his son and heir apparent gave a bond to John Brugges citizen and clothier (pannarii) of London for a debt of 50 pounds sterling on their property in Bromwych in Tychfeld. This bond was subsequently transferred to Francis Albright on 6 October 1514.

In 1509 Sir Henry Uvedale Kt., had a grant of the office of comptroller of the port of Poole, the offices of East Bayly and West Bayly of the Isle of Purbeck, and of Steward of the hundred of Cokeden, and the lordships of Canford, Poole and Corfe Castle. Henry was the father of Sir William Uvedale, Kt., of More Chrichel.

Henry Uvedale gentleman usher of the Chamber: “To be, during pleasure, east bailiff and west bailiff of the Isle of Purbek, as heretofore.”

 In July 1509 Henry Uvedale was granted as follows: “Henry Uvedale , gentleman usher of the Chamber. To be, during pleasure, comptroller of the port of Poole, Dorset”.

On the 6 May Henry Uvedale, of Corff Castell, Dorset, serjeant of the King's staghounds, late of Berford St. Martin's, Wilts, gentleman usher of Henry VII., customer and comptroller of Poole, and bailiff of Bagshote, Surr., esq. or gentleman, was pardoned.

On 21 April 1509 King Henry VII died to be followed by his son Henry VIII.

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Corfe Castle viewed from the South

Reign of King Henry VIII

On 19 October 1510 Henry Uvedale settles an annual rent of 10 marks on Mary Fraunceys (shepster, or in other words sheep sheerer) of Suthwerk, Surrey, out of his manor and lands in Hampshire. On 16 and 22 April 1512 he grants to her, now described as Mary Herson als Fraunceys of Hampshire, "gentilwoman" all his goods and chattels all his lands in the county of Hampshire. By charter dated 23 April 1512 in which he describes himself as Henry Uvedale gentilman son and heir of Thomas Uvedale he feoffs certain trustees of all his manor of Bromwych to hold to them for the life of Mary his wife in name of jointure with reversion after his death to the use of his heirs. E.A. Fry suggests that Henry had married Mary on 22 or 23 of April 1512.

On the 20 May 1512 Sir William Uvedale, KB, after the death of Anne (Sydney) his wife, released to his son William all his right and title in the lands and tenements which she had inherited from her father, William Sydney.

Sir William Uvedale is mentioned in the grants in May 1512: “50. Sir William Uvedale. To be, for life, keeper of the chase of Brengewood and the outwoods adjoining it in the lordship of Wygmor, vice Thomas Grove, deceased.”

Sir William Uvedale is again listed in the grants in November 1512: “Sir William Uvedale. To be, for life, forester or keeper of the forest or chase and outwoods of Brungewodde, in the lordship of Wyggemor, marches of Wales, with the office called "le pokership," in the said lordship and the keeping of Prestwodde ditch in the said chase; with annual fees of 6l. 2s. 6d. for the chace, 18s. for the ditch and 30s. 5d. for the pokership. On surrender of pat. 24 May, 4 Hen. VIII., granting him the keeping of the chace and outwoods.”

In 1513 there was trouble brewing again between the English and the Scots due to Englands involvement in conflicts in Europe against France. Catherine of Aragon, Queen of England issued warrants on the 27 August that all property of Scotsmen in England was to be seized. Henry Uvedale is mentioned in the Grants of 1513, as follow:

“Scotchmen in England. Blank commission to seize the property of all born subjects (except ecclesiastics) of the King of Scots in the county of Oxford, selling such as cannot be kept and making inventories of the property, &c., by indenture with the said Scots; submitting any disputes that may arise to the determination of Westminster, 27 Aug. 5 Hen. VIII. (Teste Regina.) With fiat for like commissions to other counties. S.B. (signed: Katherine the Qwene)

ii. Commissions made in pursuance of the above, viz.:—

Dorset—Sir Th. Trenchard, Henryu Uvedale, Giles Strangwyche, Roger Cheverell and Rob. Turges: the abbot of Sern and Sir Wm. Filoll.”

Louis XII, King of France proceeded to attack the papal forces of Julian II at Bologne. Henry VIII supported the pope. As a result of this, and other attempts to undermine the pope, the pope "gave" the French throne to Henry. He also conferred on him the title of “Most Christian King”.

Thomas Wolsey and Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey supported the King's plan for war with France. On 2 April 1513 an 80-ship fleet won a sea battle against the French. The Admiral of the Fleet was Edward Howard, son of the Earl of Surrey.

Calais was still under the control of the British at this time.

King Henry VIII landed with his army and went on to capture Therouanne, Tournai, and Lille. They also defeated a French army at Guinegate in the "Battle of the Spurs". That same summer of 1513 Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey, led the English in the defeat of the Scots at the Battle of Flodden. The Scots had invaded Northumbria in August in order to defend their alliance with the French. Many Scots were killed there, along with the Scots King James.

John Uvedale was in charge of the commissionary at the Battle of Flodden. This John also went on to be the secretary to many influential persons, including the Duke of Norfolk, Ann Boleyn, Henry Fitzroy Duke of Richmond and the Council of the North under Henry VIII. Sir William Uvedale was at the battle of Flodden and and met John Uvedale, and agreed:



“that
t he
 saide
 Sir
 William
 didde 
descende
 of 
the 
seconde
 brother and
 the
 saide
 Jon
 Uuedale
 didde
 of 
the
thirde 
brother, 
and 
truthe 
is the 
saide
 Sir 
William 
Uuedale
 and
 John 
Uuedale
 were 
soo
 like
 in
 favor 
and
compositione 
of 
making,
 that 
a
 man 
wolde
 have 
judged them 
brothers
 and 
so 
saide
 Henry 
VII”

 

And more:

"In an olde a roll of armes in parchement fownde in Croxton abbaie in the Cowntie of Leicester, it apperithe that Mounser duuedale givethe a crosse like a mill-pike redde in a fielde of silver (and this was the olde armes oonlie of the Uuedale) for duuedale is no more but as moche to saie de Uuedale, and then for shortenes and curiositie of speache the first vowel -e- is elidide bi apostrophe, which is a figure that when two vowels do come together the first is lost and drownide in to the last, and soo Mounser de Uuedale is callede shorte Mounser Duuedale, this name hathe bene marveloslie changide bi what meanes I knowe not nor can finde owt, except as I coniecture bi corrupcione of the comon people in pronownsing shorte the names of thinges for thei call the name Wooddall/and some call it Udall/and some Wodhall/and some have called it Unedale/but truthe is the right name is Uuedale/ and iet there is a howse callide at this daie Woddehall in Deane in the Cowntie of Comberlande out of which howse John Woddehall late of Walttham on the Wolde in the countie of Leicester cumithe, whose sonne and heire William dwellithe in Essex and hath married with the dowghter of Bran(che) but that howse as it sholde seme was ever callide Woddehall/for it soo appearithe apon certaine tombe stoones at Wooddehall in Deane in the Cowntie of Comberlande aforesaide where their anceters ar buriede/and it semithe that those Woodehalls gave another armes and not the crosse crosse-lett/ for it appearithe in a seale of armes which the saide John Woddehall didde give that in the middest of the scotchian was a ridge overthwarte the scothian and ii starres above and oon underneathe it/ wherefore if that be (.... The) proper seale of armes of Uuedale, then can thei not give (the cross crosslett which the name of Uuedale dothe give asis aforesaide. 

The roll of arms found in Croxton abbey was apparently the same roll which came afterwards into the possession of Hugh Fitzwilliam of Sprotbrough, and was copied by Hugh Cotgrave in 1562. This copy was printed (London, Pickering, 1829), and at page 5 the arms of Douvedale occur, but the copyist or his editor has converted the name into Wonnedale." 

(There) is another howse (in Richm)ondshire in the cowntie of Iorke in Wensladale, the familie being utterlie extincte, and yet the name of the remaining, callide to this daie Woddall parke and Woddall howse, apperteining to the Queen's maiestie as parcell of the castell of Midleham in Wensladale within the liberties of Richmondshire in the Cowntie of Iorke/ this howse I coniecture to be the howse of the Uuedale in old time/ John Uuedale was ....ller of the Scottish felde callide Branketone felde, or Floddone felde, wheare James (King of) Scottes was slaine/ in conf(erence theare) hadde betwixt (him and) Sir William Uuedale, comonelie (callide) Sir William Woddall president of prince Arthures cownsaile in Wales, didde affirme that the olde name of the Uuedale cam out of the northe cuntrie first, which thing the said Sir William didde verifie to be trewe, and then and there thei didde agree betwixte them that the howse of the Uuedale was in ancient time attaintide in the northe parties, and that the saide Sir William dide descende of the second brother and the saide Ion Uuedale didde descende of the thirde brother, and truthe is the saide Sir William Uuedale and John Uuedale were soo like in favor and compositone of making, that a man wolde have judgede them brothers and so saide (Henry) the seventh/but truthe is that (the eldest) brother was attaintide and boothe Sir William and the saide Ion Uuedale agreed in their coference that Sir William (came of the) seconde brother and Ion Uuedale (aforesaide) of the third brother/ and soo onelie (ought) to give the cross crosslet with the differing of the seconde brother and of the thirde brother/but the saide William his issue hathe quarteride at the leaste six coates bi mariage as appearithe bi the armes at this daie/item the saide William didde givein his signett or seale of armes ii oisteriche fethers in a capp of maintenance, and soo he might well doo as appearithe bi seales of his ancetersKing Edwarde the thirdes daies but afore that time as it should seme the ii osteriche fethers issuide out of a crowne with ii little hornes as sholde seme in the side of the crown as bi seales of evidence in king Henry the (thirdes) daies appearithe which William Uuedale of Hampshire hathe iet to showe at this daie/and that semith to be an indowment from some king because it issuithe owt of the crowne. Howbeit sureliethe saide William Uuedale of Hampshire is the eldest howse of the Uuedale in Englande, as of the seconde brother as is aforesaide, and nexte to him the howse of the said John Uuedale as of the third brother/for the howse of Uuedale in Dorsett shire issuithe owt of the house of him of Hampshire iiii decents ago/bi this conference it apperithe that the aforesaide John Uuedale maie give the armes of Uuedale with the difference of the thirde brother, and also the saide John Uuedale maie give as an endowment the armes given to him at Branckestone felde aforesaide as appearithe .......le of the Herald's cofirming the (armes) then given to him/heare is to be notede that there is a hoole cuntrie in the north callede Tuuedale and some call it and write it Tiuidale: it is not farre swarving from Duuedale but oonelie at for a d which maie come bi corrupcion of speache/and the Uuedale to beare the name of the cuntrie from whence the first came/ but hearof I leave to the arbitremt of the skillfull to judge what thei think goode, but certain it is the name came out of the northe at the first, whether from Tuuedale or noo I can not affirme. 

…But, notwithstanding the conference here reported, the connection of Uvedale of Marrick with the knightly family of Uvedale, long seated at Titsey in Surrey, and Wickham in Hampshire, is more than doubtful. The only document that I have met with which illustrates their real decent, is the will of Julian Skoore, of the parish of Banwell, in the county of Somerset, dated 5 February 1542. After bequeathing her soul to God, and her body to be buried in the parish church of Banwell, and giving to the high alter for tythes forgotten xiid, to the mother church of St. Andrew of Wells iiiid, to the churchhouse ii platters and ii pottyngers to be occupyde only at the church ale, and divers kyrtles and household effects to her godechildren and others, she leaves all the rest of her goods, moveable and unmoveable, to George Woodall, the sonne of Thomas Woodall, and makes him her sole executor, concluding thus: "I wyll yt my sonne John Uuedale, one of the Kyng our sov'ayn lordes Councell in the north p'ties, shall have the ov'all suche things as I have gyve and beqethyd the saide George durying the tyme of hys nonage, and also I wyll hym to be my cheyfe ov'sear to mynest' this my laste wyll, and to mynest' also att my buryall, my monethese mynde, and att my yeres mynde yu my sonnes absense, and to have hys labor xs. Given ye daye and yeare w'te, these beyng witnesses, Sir Willya Vebb vicar of ye sayde p'iche of Banwell, John Symonds, John P'ker, with others.” 

"John Woodall had doubtlessly prospered in the service of the crown, and having been promoted to the rank of esquire at the field of Flodden, the name of Woodall, it seems, been dropped for that of Uvedale, and with the consent of Sir William Uvedale, the ancient bearing of the family assumed with a difference in order to give colour to this decent, the coat of arms awarded him by the heralds being added merely by way of augmentation. In the 26th Henry VIII John Uvedale filled the post of secretary to the Queen, he being styled in a grant to him in that year of the suppressed hospital of Newton Garth, in the county of York." 

If you go back as is stated above four generations as suggested above you end up with Sir Thomas Uvedale born circa 1305. Which would suggest that William Uvedale was descendant from the second son of Sir Thomas Uvedale and John of the third son. This would imply that there was another son of Sir Thomas born to either Mary, Isabel or Margaret Rees born before Sir John Uvedale (who was born about 1344), and another son born after Sir John Uvedale by Margaret Rees or Benedicta. While it may be possible I do not have any evidence that this is correct.

In 1513 Sir William Uvedale was one of the justices to inquire of treasons in Salop.

In 1514 Mary Frauncis, widow of Henry Uvedale, deceased, was granted protection for three years against her creditors. “The petition prefixed to the S.B. states that Bartholomew Cesson, merchant of London, caused certain linen cloth, silk and other goods of hers, to the value of 200l. and more, to be conveyed with his goods from Salisbury fair to Oxford fair and, [with others, robbed her of them;] whereupon she made suit to the King's Council and the "said misdoers" were committed to the ... but she could get no more recompense from them but 23l.”

Sir William Uvedale Kt., son of Sir Henry Uvedale, Kt. of Corfe, had a lease for life and eventually bought the manor of Little Chrichel in More Chrichel, from Sir Henry Lord Daubenay in 1514.

Aticle Copyright held by Gordon Walter Udell.

[i] Granville Leveson Gower, Esq., M.P., The Notices of the Family of Uvedale of Titsey, Surrey and Wickham, Hampshire; Cox and Wyman, Classical & General Printers, London, 1865.

[ii] Sir Mathew Hale, The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States of America; January 1874. Published by Henry S. King & Company, page 427.

[iii] Red Book of the Exchequer, 12 Henry II (1166) page 351.

[iv] The Norman People and their existing descendants in the British dominions and the United States of America; Originally printed in London in 1874; Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc.

[v] De Banco Trinity – 9 Henry V m318.

[vi] Assize Roll No. 1244 m20 - 8 Edward I 1280.

[vii] Curia Regis Roll No. 25 3 John 1201.

[viii] History of the Exchequer, page 533, note F, referring to Mag. Rot. 5 Johnis Rot., 1b.

[ix] Rot. Lit. Pat., p. 134; Curia Regis Rolls, vol. ix, pp. 70, 343; vol. x, p. 53.

[x] Granville Leveson Gower; Notices of the Uvedale family of Titsey, Surrey and Wickham, Hampshire; printed by Cox & Wyman, Classical & General Printers, London, 1865; Page 6.

[xi] Be Banco Trinity 9 Henry V; m318.

[xii] Granville Leveson Gower, Notices of the Uvedale family of Titsey, Surrey and Wickham, Hampshire; published 1865; page 5 and 6.

[xiii] Cotton MSS Titus C viii folio 96.6

[xiv] George Edward Cokayne, The Complete Peerage XII/2:196-7.

[xv] Feet of Fines, Norfolk 282/6. No 26.

[xvi] Feet of Fines 19 Henry III No. 605.

[xvii] Feet of Fines Henry III 1234 No. 623.

[xviii] Book of Fees page 903; 27 Henry III.

[xix] Curia Regis Rolls No. 132 and 133 28 Henry III.

[xx] Feet of Fines No. 949; 33 Henry III; 1249.

[xxi] Norfolk Feet of Fines 157/77 No. 1081.

[xxii] Assize Roll 56817.18d 1257 - 41 Henry III.

[xxiii] Mincell. Inquisition p.347 Edward I 1276 and Coram Rage Roll No 49 32d and 59 13 9 of the same date.

[xxiv] Assize Roll No. 1244 20d and in 1281 Coram Rage ut supra.

[xxv] Assize Roll No. 1244 – 8/9 Edward I 1280/81 mm 16 and 30.

[xxvi] Inquisition Post Morteum 24 Edward I (1296); Number ??

[xxvii] Inquisition Post Morteum 15 Edward II (1322); Number 12.

[xxviii] C. Edward II, File 31. (10).

[i] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 5, Henry VI, Westminster, 1 March 1451, page 442, membrane 10d.

[ii] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 5, Henry VI, Westminster, 12 April 1451, page 445, membrane 7d.

[iii] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 5, Henry VI, Westminster, 16 April 1451, page 443, membrane 9d.

[iv] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 5, Henry VI, Westminster, 19 August 1451, page 480, membrane 5d.

[v] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 5, Henry VI, Westminster, 20 December 1451, page 536, membrane 15d.

[vi] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 6, Henry VI, Westminster, 14 September 1452, page 55, membrane 23d.

[vii] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 6, Henry VI, Westminster, 8 April 1453, page 117, membrane 25d.

[viii] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 6, Henry VI, Westminster, 19 August 1453, page 52, membrane 1.

[ix] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 6, Henry VI, Westminster, 8 September 1453, page 52, membrane 1.

[x] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 6, Henry VI, Westminster, 28 September 1453, page 174, membrane 11d.

[xi] The last will and testament of Sir Thomas Uvedale, Kt., made on the 6^th of March, 1473 and proved at Lambeth on the 12^th of July 1474.

[xii] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 6, Henry VI, Westminster, 2 dEcember 1453, page 141, membrane 23.

[xiii] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 6, Henry VI, Westminster, 15 December 1453, page 166, membrane 23d.

[xiv] Granville Leveson Gower; The Notices of the Uvedale family of Titsey, Surrey and Wickham, Hampshire; published by Cox & Wyman, Classical & General Printers, London 1865; page 38.

[xv] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 6, Henry VI, Westminster, 12 April 1454, page 177, membrane 6d.

[xvi] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 6, Henry VI, Westminster, 24 June 1454, page 176, membrane 9d.

[xvii] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 6, Henry VI, Westminster, 13 February 1455, page 223, membrane 12d.

[xviii] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 6, Henry VI, Westminster, 8 May 1455, page 307, membrane 13d.

[xix] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 6, Henry VI, Westminster, 11 August 1456, page 311, membrane 6d.

[xx] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 6, Henry VI, Westminster, 7 August 1457, page 363, membrane 5.

[xxi] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 6, Henry VI, Westminster, 3 September 1457, page 400, membrane 14d.

[xxii] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 6, Henry VI, Westminster, 3 January 1458, page 411, membrane 2d.

[xxiii] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 6, Henry VI, Westminster, 18 February 1458, page 437/438, membrane 15d.

[xxiv] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 6, Henry VI, Westminster, 27 March 1458, page 437/438, membrane 15d.

[xxv] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 6, Henry VI, Westminster, 14 September 1459, page 556, membrane 19d.

[xxvi] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 6, Henry VI, Westminster, 21 December 1459, page 557/558, membrane 15d.

[xxvii] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 6, Henry VI, Westminster, 19 February 1460, page 564, membrane 7d.

[xxviii] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 6, Henry VI, Westminster, 15 September 1460, page 648, membrane 23d.

[xxix] Nicholas Harris Nicolas; History of the Orders of Knighthood of the British Empire, Volume 1; page 88;

[xxx] 38 Edward III: Letters Patent, membrane 20, 1 May Westminster Palace.

[i] Granville Leveson Gower, Esq., M.P., The Notices of the Family of Uvedale of Titsey, Surrey and Wickham, Hampshire; Cox and Wyman, Classical & General Printers, London, 1865.

[ii] Sir Mathew Hale, The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States of America; January 1874. Published by Henry S. King & Company, page 427.

[iii] Red Book of the Exchequer, 12 Henry II (1166) page 351.

[iv] The Norman People and their existing descendants in the British dominions and the United States of America; Originally printed in London in 1874; Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc.

[v] De Banco Trinity – 9 Henry V m318.

[vi] Assize Roll No. 1244 m20 - 8 Edward I 1280.

[vii] Curia Regis Roll No. 25 3 John 1201.

[viii] History of the Exchequer, page 533, note F, referring to Mag. Rot. 5 Johnis Rot., 1b.

[ix] Rot. Lit. Pat., p. 134; Curia Regis Rolls, vol. ix, pp. 70, 343; vol. x, p. 53.

[x] Granville Leveson Gower; Notices of the Uvedale family of Titsey, Surrey and Wickham, Hampshire; printed by Cox & Wyman, Classical & General Printers, London, 1865; Page 6.

[xi] Be Banco Trinity 9 Henry V; m318.

[xii] Granville Leveson Gower, Notices of the Uvedale family of Titsey, Surrey and Wickham, Hampshire; published 1865; page 5 and 6.

[xiii] Cotton MSS Titus C viii folio 96.6

[xiv] George Edward Cokayne, The Complete Peerage XII/2:196-7.

[xv] Feet of Fines, Norfolk 282/6. No 26.

[xvi] Feet of Fines 19 Henry III No. 605.

[xvii] Feet of Fines Henry III 1234 No. 623.

[xviii] Book of Fees page 903; 27 Henry III.

[xix] Curia Regis Rolls No. 132 and 133 28 Henry III.

[xx] Feet of Fines No. 949; 33 Henry III; 1249.

[xxi] Norfolk Feet of Fines 157/77 No. 1081.

[xxii] Assize Roll 56817.18d 1257 - 41 Henry III.

[xxiii] Mincell. Inquisition p.347 Edward I 1276 and Coram Rage Roll No 49 32d and 59 13 9 of the same date.

[xxiv] Assize Roll No. 1244 20d and in 1281 Coram Rage ut supra.

[xxv] Assize Roll No. 1244 – 8/9 Edward I 1280/81 mm 16 and 30.

[xxvi] Inquisition Post Morteum 24 Edward I (1296); Number ??

[xxvii] Inquisition Post Morteum 15 Edward II (1322); Number 12.

[xxviii] C. Edward II, File 31. (10).

[xxix] Inquisition Post Morteum; 24 Edward 1. 360.

[xxx] Duke of Norfolk’s Deeds in Historical MSS Volume VII p. 323.

[xxxi] Duke of Norfolk’s Deeds in Historical MSS Report VII, page 232.

[xxxii] Calendar of Patent Rolls 25 Edward I – Part II; membrane B issued at Aug 21, 1297 at Winchelsea.

[xxxiii] Assize Roll number 1244, membrane 20; 8 Edward I (1280).

[xxxiv] Petition dated 1297 CCR 1296‐1302, page 61.

[xxxv] Henry Gough, Middle Temple, Barrister-at-Law Scotland in 1298. Documents relating to the Campaign of King Edward the first in that year, and especially to the Battle of Falkirk. Published 1888 by Alexander Gardner, Paisley, and 12 Paternoster. Page 29 and 163.

Row, London 1888. Printed by Nichols and Sons, 25 Parliament Street, Westminster.

[xxxvi] I have used the surname spellings out of the source documents in general in the paper.

[xxxvii] Rotuli Scotiae – Part II, 1300, page 322, item 1285.

[xxxviii] Rotuli Scotiae - Part II, 1300, page 322 item 1285.

[xxxix] Rotuli Scotiae – Part II: 1301, Page 326 number 1331.

[xl] Rotuli Scotiae – Part II: 1301, page 327 Number 1341.

[xli] Rotuli Scotiae – Part II: 1301, page 411 Number 2286.

[xlii] Rotuli Scotiae – Part II: 1301, page 331, number 1386.

[xliii] Rotuli Scotiae – Part II: 1301, page 416, number 2334.

[xliv] Calendar of Close Rolls.

[xlv] Rotuli Scotiae – Part II: 1303; page 419, item 2410.

[xlvi] Rotuli Scotiae – Part II: 1303; page 334, item 1430.

[xlvii] Rotuli Scotiae – Part II: 1303; page 334, item 1432.

[xlviii] Ralph de Scales, William de Botreaus, Robert de Tateshale, William de Felton, Richard de Bolton, Alexander de Fryvill, Edmund de Cornubia, John Hayward, Henry de Buntesdon, Ralph de Stanford, chaplain, Nicholas le Acatur, William le Geytur, Phillip de Vernay, Robert Chyval, Walter de Rye, and William de Grandisone.

[xlix] Rotuli Scotiae – Part II: 1303; page 335, item 1438.

[l] Calendar of Patent Rolls, 1303, membrane 27, 13 April Averham.

[li] George Edward Cokayne, Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Sutton Publishing Ltd. Page XII/2:198.

[lii] Rotuli Scotiae – Part II: 1303; page 424, item 2438.

[liii] Rotuli Scotiae – Part II: 1303; page 341, item 1489.

[liv] Rotuli Scotiae – Part II: 1303; page 428, item 2467.

[lv] Rotuli Scotiae – Part II: 1303, page 341, item 1490.

[lvi] Rotuli Scotiae – Part II: 1303, page 429, item 2484.

[lvii] Frank B. Lewis, Extracted and Edited, Fines Relating to the County of Surrey, Levied in the King’s Court. Printed for the Surrey Archaeological Society. 1894. Page

68 Numbers 109 and 110; 32 Edward I.

[lviii] Scutage Rolls, 1304.

[lix] Rotuli Scotiae, 1304, page 347 item1550.

[lx] Calendar of Close Rolls, 1304, Membrane 1.

[lxi] Assize Roll No. 1244 8 & 9 Edward I 1280/81 membrane 16 and 30.

[lxii] Assize Roll No. 1244 membrane 20d.

[lxiii] Calendar of Close Rolls, Membrane 1.

[lxiv] Calendar of Close Rolls: 32 Edward I, membrane Id.

[lxv] Scutage Rolls: 1304, membrane 1.

[lxvi] Scutage Rolls: 1304 membrane 1.

[lxvii] Calendar of Patent Rolls, Membrane 19; 32 Edward I, 1304, 1 May Sterling.

[lxviii] Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs in England and Wales.

[lxix] Granville Leveson Gower, Notices of the family of Uvedale of Titsey, Surrey and Wickham, Hants, 1865, page 9.

[lxx] William Arthur Shaw, Knights of England: A Complete Record from the Earliest Times to the Present, page 111.

[lxxi] Feet of Fines Norfolk; 32 Edward I.

[lxxii] Coram Rage No. 192 m20; 1 Edward II, 1307/08.

[lxxiii] Calendar of Patent Rolls, 1303, membrane 27, 13 April at Averham.

[lxxiv] George Edward Cokayne, Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Sutton Publishing Ltd. Page XII/2:198.

[lxxv] Frank B. Lewis, Extracted and Edited, Fines Relating to the County of Surrey, Levied in the King’s Court. Printed for the Surrey Archaeological Society, 1894. Page 68 numbers 109 and 110; 32 Edward I.

[lxxvi] Calendar of Patent Rolls, Membrane 9, 33 Edward I, 1305, October 25 Westminster.

[lxxvii] P.R.O. CP 25(1) 26/49, no. 15. Also Victoria History of Cambridgeshire; 1982, pages 54-66.

[lxxviii] Rotuli Scotiae – Part II: 1306, page 349, item 1573.

[lxxix] Rotuli Scotiae – Part II: 1306, page 353, item 1596.

[lxxx] Granville Leveson Gower, Notices of the family of Uvedale of Titsey, Surrey and Wickham, Hants, 1865, page 10.

[lxxxi] Calendar of Patent Rolls, membrane 10; 31 August 1306, Newburgh-in-Tindale.

[lxxxii] Calendar of Patent Rolls; 34 Edward I, membrane 21, 1306, 6 June Westminster.

[lxxxiii] Calendar of Patent Rolls, Membrane 21; 6 June 1306, Westminster; 34 Edward I.

[lxxxiv] Calendar of Patent Rolls; 34 Edward I, 1306, 1 November 1306; Lanercost.

[lxxxv] Granville Leveson Gower, Notices of the Family of Uvedale of Titsey, Surrey and Wickham, Hants; 1865, page 10.

[lxxxvi] Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs in England and Wales.

[lxxxvii] Calendar of Patent Rolls, Membrane 4; 28 June Caldcoats, 35 Edward I.

[lxxxviii] G.O Sayles, The Functions of the Medieval Parliament of England; Note on

bottom of page 46.

[lxxxix] Rotuli Scotiae – Part II: 1307, page 355, item 1623.

[xc] Rotuli Scotiae – Part II: 1307, page 444, item 2661.

[xci] Notices of the family of Uvedale of Titsey, Surrey, Wickham, Hants; by Granville Leveson Gower; 1865; Page 10.

[xcii] Eschequer 4 Edward III. Number 2.

[xciii] Alice Beardwood, Records of the Trial of Walter Langeton, Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield 1307- 1312; Camden Fourth Series Volume 6, published 1969. Pages 11, 24, 148 and 170.

[xciv] Calendar of Patent Rolls, 1308, membrane 3.

[xcv] Calendar of Patent Rolls, membrane 20; 12 March 1311, Berwick-on-Tweed.

[xcvi] Rotuli Scotiae – Part II: 1315, page 466, item 3000.

[xcvii] J.M.W. Bean, From Lord to Patron; Lordship in late medieval England, 1928, page 51.

[xcviii] Writs tested at Clipston on 5 March 1316.

[xcix] E.A. Fry “The Uvedale Family of Dorset,” Number 44. Notes & Queries for Somerset and Dorset Volume XIX, Part CLIV, September 1927: Page 54.

[c] Feet of Fines File 237/28/ Numbers 21 and 22, 31 Edward I membrane 30.

[ci] De Banco Trinity 9 Henry V; m318.

[cii] Folios 1xi – lxx: May 1317 – Calendar of letter books of the city of London: E: 1414 – 1337 (1903), page 75-84.

[ciii] Granville Leveson Gower, Notices of the Uvedale family of Titsey, Surrey and Wickham, Hants, page 11, 1865.

[civ] Records of the Duchy of Lancaster.

[cv] Juliet Barker, The Tournament in England 1000‐1400; page 27.

[cvi] Rotuli Scotiae – Part II: 1318, page 481, item 3181.

[cvii] Patent 13 Edward II. Number 40.

[cviii] Granville Leveson Gower, Notices of the Family of Uvedale of Titsey, Surrey and Wickham, Hants; 1865, page 11.

[cix] Granville Leveson Gower, Notices of the Family of Uvedale of Titsey, Surrey and Wickham, Hants; 1865, page 16.

[cx] Calendar of Patent Rolls, 1322, membrane 30.

[cxi] Granville Leveson Gower, Notices of the Family of Uvedale of Titsey, Surrey and Wickham, Hants; 1865, page 11.

[cxii] Calendar of Fine Rolls 1322, membrane 11.

[cxiii] Calendar of Fine Rolls 1322, membrane 3.

[cxiv] Close Rolls, Edward II, 4^th of January 1322, Worchester.

[cxv] Inquisition post mortem 15 Edward II. Rot 12.

[cxvi] British Museum, Add. MS. 7967, folio 17d.

[cxvii] Calendar of Patent Rolls, membrane 24, September 20, 1324; Porchester.

[cxviii] Calendar of Patent Rolls, membrane 20; October 1325, Cippenham.

[cxix] Robert Lowth DD., The Life of William of Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester, 1759; Page 13.

[cxx] Rotuli Scotiae – Part II: 1327, page 489, item 3277.

[cxxi] Calendar of Patent Rolls, membrane 13d. October 24 1327; Nottingham. I Edward III.

[cxxii] Granville Leveson Gower, Notices of the Family of Uvedale of Titsey, Surrey and Wickham Hampshire, 1865, pages 13 and 14.

[cxxiii] Augustus A. Burt and J.R. Jobbins from Notices of the Family of Uvedale of Titsey, Surrey and Wickham Hants; 1865.

[cxxiv] James Bothwell, Edward III and the ‘New Nobility’; Largesse and Limitation in Fourteenth Century England; The English Historical Review Volume 112, No. 449 (November 1997) pages 111 to 1140.

[cxxv] Rotuli Scotiae – Part II: 1335, page 500, item 3447.

[cxxvi] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta ancestry: A study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 2nd edition, page 84.

[cxxvii] Rotuli Scotiae – Part II: page 379, item 1910. Letters of Attorney issued on the 14^th of July 1336.

[cxxviii] P.R.O., CP 25(1)/28/73, no. 16; cf. Cal. Close, 1339– 41, 443.

[cxxix] Last Will and Testament of Sir Thomas de Uvedale Militis; 1367.

[cxxx] J. Baigent, Manual of Heraldic Illum. Page 34.

[cxxxi] History of Norfolk, volume II, page 502.

[cxxxii] Rot. Orig. 15 Edward III No. 7.

[cxxxiii] Augustus A. Burt and J.R. Jobbins, Wife of Sir Ralph Shelton, knight from a gravestone at Snoring Church, Norfolk. Notices of the Family of Uvedale of Titsey, Surrey and Wickham Hants; Granville Leveson Gower, 1865.

[cxxxiv] Calendar of Patent Rolls, membrane 11; 28 April 1342, Westminster.

[cxxxv] Francis Blomefield, History of Norfolk, volume II, page 501.

[cxxxvi] British Library, Ms. Harley 3838, folios. 31-31v.

[cxxxvii] 19 Edward III membrane 5d 28 September 1345 at Woolmer.

[cxxxviii] Collections for a history of Staffordshire, Item 152 Crecy and Calais.

[cxxxix] Chronicle of Jon le Bel, page xxxx.

[cxl] Collections for a history of Staffordshire, Item 152 Crecy and Calais.

[cxli] J.W. Sherborne, Indentured Retinues and English Expedition to France, 1369-1380, The English Historical Review, volume LXXIX, No. 313, page 722.

[cxlii] Thomas Rymer, Rymer’s Feodora, volume III, Part I 31, Pt. II 49, 69. (Gascon Roll C61/59 Membrane 1d.)

[cxliii] CP Volume 3 pages 353 to 355.

[cxliv] C. Edward III. File 211. (15).

[cxlv] P.R.O., Ms. E 135/2/50, folio 26; in A. Little, op. cit., 9

[cxlvi] Calendar of Letter Books of the City of London G: 1352 1374 (1905); page 35-51.

[cxlvii] Syllabus of Rymer’s Foedora; Volume 1; 1066-1372, page 394.

[cxlviii] W. Mark Ormrod, Edward III; page 412.

[cxlix] Leon Mirot and Eugene Deprez, Les ambassades anglaises pendant la guerre de cent ans. Cataloque Bibliotheque de l’ecole des chartes; 1809, tome 59. Pages 550-577. (Bundle 314, no. 15).

[cl] Leon Mirot and Eugene Deprez, Les ambassades anglaises pendant la guerre de cent ans. Cataloque Bibliotheque de l’ecole des chartes; 1809, tome 59. Pages 550-577. (Bundle 314, no. 19).

[cli] Stephen Cooper, Sir John Chandos; The Perfect Knight. Page 67.

[clii] Thomas Rymer, Rymer, Foedora King Edward III; ii, 631.

[cliii] Leon Mirot and Eugene Deprez, Les ambassades anglaises pendant la guerre de cent ans. Cataloque Bibliotheque de l’ecole des chartes; 1809, tome 59. Pages 550-577. (Bundle 314, no. 27).

[cliv] Granville Leveson Gower, Notices of the family of Uvedale of Titsey, Surrey and Wickham, Hants; 1865, page 16.

[clv] Deputy Keeper of the Records, Edward III, Westminster, 10 May 1362, page 187/188, membrane 13.

[clvi] Deputy Keeper of the Records, Edward III, Westminster, 29 September 1362, Edward III, page 248, membrane 26.

[clvii] Deputy Keeper of the records, Edward III, Westminster, 20 November 1362, page 291.293, membrane 7d.

[clviii] Granville Leveson Gower, All transactions in this paragraph from the Notices of the family of Uvedale of Titsey, Surrey and Wickham, Hants; 1865, page 17.

[clix] Granville Leveson Gower, Notices of the Uvedale family of Titsey, Surrey and Wickham, Hants, 1865, page 18.

[clx] 38 Edward III; Letters Patent membrane 20, 1 May Westminster Palace.

[clxi] Robert de la Mare, knight, John de Charneles, canon of York, and John Nueofmarchee, esquire. The Duke died 23 March 1361 and his will was dated at London on 10 November 1362

[clxii] Philip Dalenchon, archbishop of Rouen, Charles, cont of Alencon and Perche, Gervase, bishop of Sees, Michael, abbot of St. Martin, Sees, John, abbot of Lonllay, Gauwyn, lord of Ferrier’, Peter, lord of Taurnebu, William du Merle, John du Merle, John, lord of La Ferrier’, William des Pres, lord of St. Brice, Willim de Caouresier.

[clxiii] Granville Leveson Gower, Notices of the Uvedale family of Titsey, Surrey and Wickham, Hants, 1865, page 17.

[clxiv] Leon Mirot and Eugene Deprez, Les ambassades anglaises pendant la guerre de cent ans. Cataloque Bibliotheque de l’ecole des chartes; 1809, tome 59. Pages 550-577. (Bundle 315, no. 13).

[clxv] Michael Prestwich, The Three Edwards, War and State in England, 1272-1377, published 1980 by Book Club Associates by arrangement with Weidenfeld and Nicolson, page 208.

[clxvi] Granville Leveson Gower, Notices of the Uvedale family of Titsey, Surrey and Wickham, Hants, 1865, page 17.

[clxvii] Owen Manning; History of Surrey, volume 2, page 401.

[clxviii] The Deputy Keeper of the Records; Westminster, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 1, Henry V, page 178, membrane 23d.

[clxix] Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Henry V, Westminster, Volume 1, page 264, membrane 29d.

[clxx] Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Henry V, Volume 1, page 348, membrane 16d.

[clxxi] E.A. Fry; The Uvedale family of Dorset; Notes & Queries for Somerset and Dorset; Volume XIX, Part CLIV; September 1927; page 61

[clxxii] Nicholas Harris Nicolas; History of the Battle of Agincourt; Appendix XV p61.

[clxxiii] John Gough Nichols, F.S.A.; The Topographer and Genealogist Volume III, 1858, page 191.

[clxxiv] T.F. Kirby, M.A., F.S.A.; Annals of Winchester College; Henry Frowde, London, 1892, page 189.

[clxxv] T.F. Kirby, M.A., F.S.A.; Annals of Winchester College; Henry Frowde, London, 1892, page 112.

[clxxvi] Douglas Richardson in his Plantagenet Ancestry, Magna Carta Ancestry and Royal Ancestry.

[clxxvii] Will of William Uvedale, Esquire dated 24^th of October 1449 and proved at Lambeth 4^th of November 1449.

[clxxviii] Granville Leveson Gower, Esquire, M.P., Notices of the Family of Uvedale of Titsey, Surrey and Wickham, Hampshire; Cox & Wyman, Classical & General Printers, 1865; page 31.

[clxxix] Inquisition Post Morteum 14 Edward IV, number 26.

[clxxx] E.A. Fox; Notes & Queries for Somerset & Dorset; Volume XIX September 1927 Part CLIV; page 61

[clxxxi] Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Henry V; Westminster, Volume 2, page 81, membrane 1d.

[clxxxii] The Medieval Soldier in later Medieval England; Database for University of Reading/University of Southampton; Muster Roll TNA E101/51/2 m27.

[clxxxiii] Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Henry V, Westminster, Volume 2, page 146, membrane 6d.

[clxxxiv] Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Henry V, Westminster, Volume 2, page 148, membrane 1d.

[clxxxv] Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Henry V, 11 April 1418, Wickham, Volume 2, page 197, membrane 31d.

[clxxxvi] Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 2, Henry V, 11 April 1418, Wickham, page 201, membrane 27d-25d.

[clxxxvii] Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 2, Henry V, 5 March 1419, Westminster, page 209, membrane 9d.

[clxxxviii] Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 2, Henry V, 26 April 1419, Westminster, page 267, membrane 31d.

[clxxxix] Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 2, Henry V, Westminster, 26 November 1419, Westminster, page 249/250, membrane 13.

[cxc] Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 1, Henry VI, Westminster, 18 June 1424, page 124, membrane 16d.

[cxci] Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 1, Henry VI, Westminster, 12 August 1424, page 221, membrane 9d.

[cxcii] Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 1, Henry VI, Westminster, 17 December 1424, page 227, membrane 11d.

[cxciii] Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 1, Henry VI, Westminster, 24 May 1425, page 302/303, membrane 11d.

[cxciv] Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 1, Henry VI, Westminster, 23 July 1426, page 353/355, membrane 8.

[cxcv] Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 1, Henry VI, Westminster, 13 May 1428, page 480/481, membrane 16.

[cxcvi] Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 2, Henry VI, Westminster, 6 March 1430, page 49/51, membrane 30.

[cxcvii] Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 2, Henry VI, Westminster, 23 October 1430, page 129, membrane 22d.

[cxcviii] Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 2, Henry VI, Westminster, 26 March 1431, page 124/125, membrane 25d.

[cxcix] Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 2, Henry VI, Westminster, 12 April 1431, page 134/138, membrane 2d.

[cc] Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 2, Henry VI, Westminster, 4 May 1431, page 133, membrane 6d.

[cci] Esch. 14 Edward IV No. 26.

[ccii] John Gough Nichols, F.S.A.; The Topographer and Genealogist Volume III, 1858, page 189.

[cciii] Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 2, Henry VI, Westminster, 24 March 1433, page 278, membrane 5d.

[cciv] Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 2, Henry VI, Westminster, 1 May 1434, page 370/380, membrane 26 & 21.

[ccv] Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 2, Henry VI, Westminster, 4 March 1435, page 471, membrane 19d.

[ccvi] Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 2, Henry VI, Westminster, 8 April 1435, page 472, membrane 19d.

[ccvii] Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 2, Henry VI, Westminster, 8 April 1435, page 473, membrane 18d.

[ccviii] Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 2, Henry VI, Westminster, 22 May 1435, page 473, membrane 17d.

[ccix] Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 2, Henry VI, Westminster, 18 November 1435, page 525, membrane 17d.

[ccx] Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 2, Henry VI, Westminster, 12 December 1435, page 525, membrane 17d.

[ccxi] Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 2, Henry VI, Westminster, 22 December 1435, page 527, membrane 13d.

[ccxii] Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 2, Henry VI, Westminster, 18 January 1436, page 221, membrane 9d.

[ccxiii] Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 2, Henry VI, Westminster, 18 January 1436, page 221, membrane 9d.

[ccxiv] Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 3, Henry VI, Westminster, 10 August 1436, page 85, membrane 32d.

[ccxv]Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 3, Henry VI, Westminster, 23 January 1437, page 85/86, membrane 31d.

[ccxvi] Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 3, Henry VI, Westminster, 215 February 1437, page 85, membrane 32d.

[ccxvii] Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 3, Henry VI, Westminster, 25 June 1437, page 88, membrane 12d.

[ccxviii] Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 3, Henry VI, Westminster, 30 September 1437, page 144, membrane 35d.

[ccxix] Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 3, Henry VI, Westminster, 27 January 1438, page 267, membrane 25d.

[ccxx] Granville Leveson Gower, Notices of the Uvedale family of Titsey, Surrey and Wickham, Hants, page 30.

[ccxxi] Deputy Recorder of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 3, Henry VI, Westminster, 28 October 1438, page 119, membrane 19.

[ccxxii] Deputy Recorder of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 3, Henry VI, Westminster, 10 March 1439, page 249/250, membrane 11.

[ccxxiii] Deputy Recorder of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 3, Henry VI, Westminster, 21 July 1439, page 314/315, membrane 19d.

[ccxxiv] Deputy Recorder of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 3, Henry VI, Westminster, 8 November 1439, page 343/344, membrane 20.

[ccxxv] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 3, Henry VI, Westminster, 10 May 1441, page 539, membrane 15d.

[ccxxvi] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 3, Henry VI, Westminster, 12 March 1441, page 535, membrane 27d.

[ccxxvii] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 3, Henry VI, Westminster, 22 May 1441, page 539, membrane 2d.

[ccxxviii] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 3, Henry VI, Westminster, 26 May 1441, page 541, membrane 35.

[ccxxix] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 3, Henry VI, Westminster, 31 May 1441, page 571, membrane 33d.

[ccxxx] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 4, Henry VI, Westminster, 26 July 1441, page 575, membrane 14d.

[ccxxxi] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 4, Henry VI, Westminster, 7 June 1443, page 201, membrane 19d.

[ccxxxii] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 4, Henry VI, Westminster, 28 February 1444, page 286, membrane 27d.

[ccxxxiii] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 4, Henry VI, Westminster, 12 May 1444, page 266, membrane 17.

[ccxxxiv] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 4, Henry VI, Westminster, 11 February 1445, page 331, membrane 4.

[ccxxxv] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 4, Henry VI, Westminster, 15 April 1445, page 344, membrane 24.

[ccxxxvi] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 4, Henry VI, Westminster, 18 March 1446, page 417, membrane 4.

[ccxxxvii] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 5, Henry VI, Westminster, 4 November 1446, page 6, membrane 24.

[ccxxxviii] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 5, Henry VI, Westminster, 8 February 1448, page 138/139, membrane 8d.

[ccxxxix] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 5, Henry VI, Westminster, 13 February 1448, page 138, membrane 12d.

[ccxl] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 5, Henry VI, Westminster, 21 March 1448, page 140, membrane 6d.

[ccxli] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 5, Henry VI, Westminster, 23 April 1448, page 186, membrane 38d.

[ccxlii] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 5, Henry VI, Westminster, 30 May 1448, page 99, membrane 30.

[ccxliii] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 5, Henry VI, Westminster, 6 June 1449, page 270, membrane 21d.

[ccxliv] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 5, Henry VI, Westminster, 5 September 1449, page 316/317, membrane 15d.

[ccxlv] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 5, Henry VI, Westminster, 25 September 1449, page 297/299, membrane 17.

[ccxlvi] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 5, Henry VI, Westminster, 30 September 1449, page 317, membrane 1d.

[ccxlvii] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 5, Henry VI, Westminster, 19 January 1450, page 311, membrane 5d.

[ccxlviii] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 5, Henry VI, Westminster, 6 May 1450, page 380, membrane 24d.

[ccxlix] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 5, Henry VI, Westminster, 15 October 1450, page 432, membrane 20d.

[ccl] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 5, Henry VI, Westminster, 6 November 1450, page 403, membrane 19.

[ccli] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 5, Henry VI, Westminster, 18 February 1451, page 441, membrane 10d.

[cclii] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 5, Henry VI, Westminster, 1 March 1451, page 442, membrane 10d.

[ccliii] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 5, Henry VI, Westminster, 12 April 1451, page 445, membrane 7d.

[ccliv] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 5, Henry VI, Westminster, 16 April 1451, page 443, membrane 9d.

[cclv] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 5, Henry VI, Westminster, 19 August 1451, page 480, membrane 5d.

[cclvi] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 5, Henry VI, Westminster, 20 December 1451, page 536, membrane 15d.

[cclvii] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 6, Henry VI, Westminster, 14 September 1452, page 55, membrane 23d.

[cclviii] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 6, Henry VI, Westminster, 8 April 1453, page 117, membrane 25d.

[cclix] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 6, Henry VI, Westminster, 19 August 1453, page 52, membrane 1.

[cclx] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 6, Henry VI, Westminster, 8 September 1453, page 52, membrane 1.

[cclxi] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 6, Henry VI, Westminster, 28 September 1453, page 174, membrane 11d.

[cclxii] The last will and testament of Sir Thomas Uvedale, Kt., made on the 6^th of March, 1473 and proved at Lambeth on the 12^th of July 1474.

[cclxiii] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 6, Henry VI, Westminster, 2 dEcember 1453, page 141, membrane 23.

[cclxiv] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 6, Henry VI, Westminster, 15 December 1453, page 166, membrane 23d.

[cclxv] Granville Leveson Gower; The Notices of the Uvedale family of Titsey, Surrey and Wickham, Hampshire; published by Cox & Wyman, Classical & General Printers, London 1865; page 38.

[cclxvi] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 6, Henry VI, Westminster, 12 April 1454, page 177, membrane 6d.

[cclxvii] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 6, Henry VI, Westminster, 24 June 1454, page 176, membrane 9d.

[cclxviii] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 6, Henry VI, Westminster, 13 February 1455, page 223, membrane 12d.

[cclxix] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 6, Henry VI, Westminster, 8 May 1455, page 307, membrane 13d.

[cclxx] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 6, Henry VI, Westminster, 11 August 1456, page 311, membrane 6d.

[cclxxi] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 6, Henry VI, Westminster, 7 August 1457, page 363, membrane 5.

[cclxxii] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 6, Henry VI, Westminster, 3 September 1457, page 400, membrane 14d.

[cclxxiii] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 6, Henry VI, Westminster, 3 January 1458, page 411, membrane 2d.

[cclxxiv] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 6, Henry VI, Westminster, 18 February 1458, page 437/438, membrane 15d.

[cclxxv] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 6, Henry VI, Westminster, 27 March 1458, page 437/438, membrane 15d.

[cclxxvi] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 6, Henry VI, Westminster, 14 September 1459, page 556, membrane 19d.

[cclxxvii] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 6, Henry VI, Westminster, 21 December 1459, page 557/558, membrane 15d.

[cclxxviii] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 6, Henry VI, Westminster, 19 February 1460, page 564, membrane 7d.

[cclxxix] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 6, Henry VI, Westminster, 15 September 1460, page 648, membrane 23d.

[cclxxx] Nicholas Harris Nicolas; History of the Orders of Knighthood of the British Empire, Volume 1; page 88;

[cclxxxi] 38 Edward III: Letters Patent, membrane 20, 1 May Westminster Palace.

[cclxxxii] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 3, Edward IV, Westminster, 22 March 1461, page 31, membrane 18d.

[cclxxxiii] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 3, Edward IV, Westminster, 1 August 1461, page 38, membrane 2d.

[cclxxxiv] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 3, Edward IV, Westminster, 14 November 1461, page 67, membrane 10d.

[cclxxxv] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 3, Edward IV, Westminster, 28 March 1461, page 201/202, membrane 21d.

[cclxxxvi] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 3, Edward IV, Westminster, 2 January 1464, page 304, membrane 11d.

[cclxxxvii] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 3, Edward IV, Westminster, 23 March 1465, page 492, membrane 10d.

[cclxxxviii] Wm. A. Shaw, Litt. D.; Knights of England; Volume II page 14.

[cclxxxix] Wm. A. Shaw Litt. D.; Knights of England; Volume I, page 135.

[ccxc] Will of Elizabeth Uvedale, dated 14^th of October 1487 and proved at Lambeth 11^th of July 1488.

[ccxci] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 3, Edward IV, Westminster, 14 February 1466, page 492, membrane 10d.

[ccxcii] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 3, Edward IV, Westminster, 20 July 1466, page 552, membrane 21d.

[ccxciii] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 3, Edward IV, Westminster, 28 November 1466, page 554, membrane 13d.

[ccxciv] Granville Leveson Gower, Esquire, M.P.; The Notices of the Family of Uvedale of Titsey, Surrey and Wickham, Hampshire; Cox & Wyman, Classical & General Printers; 1865; page 32.

[ccxcv] Nicholas Harris Nicolas; History of the Orders of Knighthood of the British Empire, History of the Order of the Garter, Henry VI; published by John Hunter, London: Maddox Street; 1842; page 88

[ccxcvi] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 3, Edward IV Henry VI, Westminster, 13 February 1468, page 56/57, membrane 6d.

[ccxcvii] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 3, Edward IV Henry VI, Westminster, 16 May 1468, page 118, membrane 12.

[ccxcviii] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 3, Edward IV Henry VI, Westminster, 29 October 1469, page 195/196, membrane 19d.

[ccxcix] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 3, Edward IV Henry VI, Westminster, 2 June 1470, page 220, membrane 9.

[ccc] T.F. Kirby, M.A., F.S.A.; Annals of Winchester College; page 214.

[ccci] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 3, Edward IV Henry VI, Westminster, 7 March 1472, page 351, membrane 25d.

[cccii] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 3, Edward IV Henry VI, Westminster, 18 August 1473, page 405, membrane 8d.

[ccciii] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 3, Edward IV Henry VI, Westminster, 18 August 1473, page 429, membrane 9d.

[ccciv] Esch. 14 Edward IV. Number 26.

[cccv] The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Volume 3, Edward IV Henry VI, Westminster, 12 January 1475, page 495, membrane 7d.

[cccvi] E.A. Fry; The Uvedale family of Dorset; Somerset and Dorset, Notes & Queries; page 54 to 62;

[cccvii] Inquisition 2 Richard III. Number 32.

[cccviii] Wm. A. Shaw; Knights of England; Volume 1, page 143; Sherratt & Hughes, London 1906.

[cccix] Wm. A. Shaw Litt. D., Knights of England; Sherratt & Hughes, London 1906, Volume 1, page 153.

[cccx] Inquisition Post Morteum 17 Henry VII. Number 7.