Knights made at the Battle of Stoke

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Reference

Add. 34889, f. 135

Date

16 June 1487

Library / Archive

Transcript location(s) in printed volume(s)

Gairdner, Vol VI, item 1016; Gairdner, 'Paston Letters', item 97

Transcript from James Gairdner, 'The Paston Letters, A.D., 1422-1509, New Complete Library Edition, Volume VI'

1016

KNIGHTS MADE AT THE BATTLE OF STOKE¹

Sir Edmond Benyngfeld.	[Sir Richard De]levere.
Sir Jamys Blount.	Sir J[ohn] Mortumer.
Sir Richard Croft.	Sir William Troutbeke.
Sir [Humfrey] Stanley.

Knyghtes made at the same Batayll.

The sone and heyr of the Lord Audeley.¹

Sir Edward Noreys.	Sir Gregory . . . . . . . . . . .
Sir Robert Clyfford.	Sir Thomas Bl[ount].
Sir George Hopton.	Sir Robert Cheyny.
Sir John Paston.	Sir William Car[ew].
Sir Thomas Lovell.	Sir John Wy[ndham].
Sir Humfrey Savage.	Sir Simond . . . . . . . . . . .
Sir Herry Willoughby.	Sir Roger Be[llingham].
Sir John Sapcotes.	Sir John . . . . . . . . . . .
Sir William Vampage.	Sir George Nevil . . . . . . . . . . .
Sir Antony Brone.	Sir Robert Radcly[ff].
. . . . . . . . . . .	Sir Jamys Par[ker].
. . . . . . . . . . .	Sir Edward Dar[ell].
. . . . . . . . . . .	Sir Edward Pekeryn[g].
. . . . . . . . . . .	Sir Thomas of W[olton].
. . . . . . . . . . .	Sir William Sand[es].

A mutilated endorsement in Sir John Paston’s hand reads, ‘. . . . . . . . . . . prisoners
. . . . . . . . . . .fownd.’

¹ [Add. MS. 34,889, f. 135.] This is only a fragment, the first part of which is
lost. The seven names at the beginning are the end of a list of knights bannerets
made upon the field. Then follow the names of those who were merely dubbed
knights; but this list, too, is imperfect, not merely by the mutilation of some names,
but because another leaf would certainly have been required to give them all. Com-
pare another copy of these lists in Leland’s Collectanea, iv. 214-15, where the names
in the second list stand in a different order. Several of the mutilated names here have
been filled in from Leland; but, curiously enough, that list gives no Sir Gregory and
no Sir Simon. Since this was in type the Editor has found a complete list, more
accurate than Leland’s, which will be printed at the end of these letters.

¹ Sir James Audeley, as his name is given in Leland’s list. This was Sir James
Touchet, who succeeded his father as Lord Audeley in 1491, and was beheaded and
attainted in 1497.

JUNE 16

1487
JUNE 16

Transcript from James Gairdner, 'The Paston Letters, 1422-1509'

XCVII

A.D. 1487, 16 June

KNIGHTS MADE AT THE BATTLE OF STOKE

[Add. MS. 34,889, f. 135]

This is only a fragment, the first part of which is lost. The seven names
at the beginning are the end of a list of knights bannerets made upon the
field. Then follow the names of those who were merely dubbed knights;
but this list, too, is imperfect, not merely by the mutilation of some names,
but because another leaf would certainly have been required to give them
all. Compare another copy of these lists in Leland’s Collectanea, IV., 214-
15, where the names in the second list stand in a different order. Several
of the mutilated names here have been filled in from Leland; but, curiously
enough, that list gives no Sir Gregory and no Sir Simon.

Sir Edmond Benyngfeld.	[Sir Richard De]levere.
Sir Jamys Blount.	Sir J[ohn] Mortumer.
Sir Richard Croft.	Sir William Troutbeke.

Sir [Humfrey] Stanley.

Knyghtes made at the same Batayll.

The sone and heyr of the Lord Audeley.¹

Sir Edward Noreys.	Sir Gregory . . . .
Sir Robert Clyfford.	Sir Thomas Bl[ount].
Sir George Hopton.	Sir Robert Cheyny.
Sir John Paston.	Sir William Car[ew].
Sir Thomas Lovell.	Sir John Wy[ndham].
Sir Humfrey Savage.	Sir Simond . . . .
Sir Herry Willoughby.	Sir Roger Be[llingham].
Sir John Sapcotes.	Sir John . . . . .
Sir William Vampage.	Sir George Nevil . .
Sir Antony Brone.	Sir Robert Radcly[ff].
. . . . . . . . . . . .	Sir Jamys Par[ker].
. . . . . . . . . . . .	Sir Edward Dar[ell].
. . . . . . . . . . . .	Sir Edward Pekeryn[g].
. . . . . . . . . . . .	Sir Thomas of W[olton].
. . . . . . . . . . . .	Sir William Sand[es].

A mutilated indorsement in Sir John Paston’s hand reads, ‘ . . . . . . . . . . . .
prisoners . . . . . . . . . . . . fownd.’

¹ Sir James Audeley, as his name is given in Leland’s list. This was Sir
James Touchet, who succeeded his father as Lord Audeley in 1491, and was
beheaded and attainted in 1497.