46172. Sir Thomas Knyvet & 46173. Muriel
Howard
~1485, Thomas Knevet born in Buckenham castle, Norfolk, England,
s/o 92344. Sir Edmund Knyvet &
92345. Eleanor Tyrell.
8/22/1485, Henry VII succeeded Richard III as King of
England.
1486, Muriel born in Norfolk, England, d/o 92346. Duke Thomas Howard & 92347.
Elizabeth Tilney.
[––Muriel &
John––]
Muriel 1st married John Grey, 2nd
Viscount Lisle.
1504, Thomas’ father died at sea.
9/9/1504, John Grey, Viscount Lisle, died, buried at
Abingdon Monastery.
1/17/1505, IPM of John Grey, Viscount Lysle. He took to wife
Meriella, daughter of Thomas, earl of Surrey, treasurer of England; and after
the marriage he enfeoffed the said earl, Thomas Howard, John Bourghchier,
knight, lord Barners, Thomas Fenys, knight, lord Dacre, …, of the manor of
Kyngeston Lysle, Berks. … Elizabeth Grey is his daughter and heir, and is aged
8 weeks and more before the taking of this inquisition. (S) CIsPM.
[––Thomas &
Muriel––]
Bef. 7/9/1506, Thomas, of Buckenham, Norfolk, married Muriel,
a lady-in-waiting of Queen Katherine.
5-6/1507, Thomas, a squire of the king’s body, jousted in
tournaments.
4/21/1509, Henry VIII succeeded Henry VII as King of
England.
6/23/1509, Thomas created Knight of the Bath at Henry VIII’s
coronation.
7/27/1509, Thomas made Bearer of the King’s Standard.
11/6/1509, Thomas, Earl of Surrey, Treasurer of England, … Lease
of all the possessions in England, Wales, or Calais, in the King's hands by the
minority of Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Sir John Grey, Viscount Lisle,
dec.; … to hold to the use of Thomas
Knyvet, and Mercella his wife, viscountess Lisle, … during the said Elizabeth's
minority; at rent of £292 5s. 4¼d. (S) L&Ps, F&D, Henry VIII, V1, 1920.
1/5/1510, Sir Thomas Knyvet, Sir Edward Howard, …. Licence,
within 3 years, to export 500 sacks of wool from London, Southampton or
Sandwich, through and beyond the mountains through the Straits of Marrok, duty
free. (S) CCRs. [The group had recently acquired the ship ‘Mary and John’ of
London.]
2/8/1510, Sir Thomas made knight for the Body. (S) L&Ps,
F&D, Henry VIII, V1, 1920.
2/22/1510, Sir Thomas made Master of the Horse. (S) L&Ps,
F&D, Henry VIII, V1, 1920.
7/4/1510, “Common recovery, Sir Thomas Knyvet, Sir Thomas
Boleyn, …, Sir Philip Tylney, … against Thomas, Earl of Surrey re the manor of
Thetford.” (S) UKNA.
1512, Thomas a Captain in a fleet of 50 ships sailing from
Hampton.
1512, The Fleet encounted an enemy fleet of 28 ships of
Brest.
9/8/1512, The smaller enemy treat retreated into the harbor,
leaving 2 larger ships at sea [which may not have been able to return because
of their draft and the tide.]
8/12/1512, Thomas died as Captain of the “Regent”, the
largest ship in the Royal Navy; killed in action at sea off Brest in a battle
with the French. The Regent grappled the Cordeliere, the largest French ship. In
a long battle, the Cordeliere was set on fire by its crew to prevent capture,
and then both ships burnt. According to one report, Thomas was killed by
gunfire before the fires. Of the 800 English on board the ‘Regent’, 170 were
saved; and of the 1,500 Frenchmen, 20 were saved and made prisoners. [A large
amount of money and gold was taken from the French ships that were captured.]
12/14/1512, Muriel died at Lambeth in childbirth.
4/1513, Thomas’ will proved at the Perogative Court of
Cantebury. (S) UKNA.
(S) Historical Notes. 1509-1714, 1856, Sheppard, P178. (S) A
Gen. and Heraldic Hist. …, Burke, 1838, P294. (S) Fifty Ancestors of Henry
Lincoln Clapp, 1902, P74. (S) Will of Sir Thomas Knyvet, April 1513, UKNA. (S)
Letter from Antonio Bavarin to Francesco da Pesaro of London, 9/5/1512.
Child of John and
Muriel:
i. Elizabeth Grey, born 11/1504 in England.
Child of Thomas and
Muriel:
i. Edmund Knyvet, born 1508 in England. [Heir]
11/25/1515, Edmund heir to his great-grandfather 184688. Sir
William Knevit of the manor of Crumwell. (S) Hist. of Nottingham, V3, 1796,
Crumwell.
Edmund married Jane Bourchier, d/o Sir John, 2nd
Lord Berners, & Katherine Howard [half-sister to Edmund’s grandfather.]
ii. Henry Knevet (23086), born ~1510 in England.
