THE MARRIAGE REGISTERS OF ALL SAINTS, MAIDSTONE.* May 14 Mr George Curtis to Mistris Bridget Knatchbull;† by a Licence from July 4 Thomas Mandie to Joanne Chesman, widdowe. Sep. Jan. 12 Alexander Malime to Alice Loddington. Thomas Shepherd, of Stapelherst, with Susan Cooke, of the frie [? Friars]. John Standly to An chelson. Thomas ffowle, milman, to Katherin baseden, daughter of William Baseden. John Lambe to Katherin Larke. Justian Vane, laborer, to Elizabeth Evernden. Thomas Monke to Elizabeth Newstreat. Robert Woode, of Sheffeildstreat, to Mary Dodson, of the same. Edward Robye to Marie Short. John Brooke, smythe, to Agnes Evans. Thomas Evans, shomaker, to Joanne Cleeve. Feb. 24 William Startupe to Dorothie Goslinge. April 28 Ambrose Beale§ to Ann Reve, widdowe of Mr Thomas Reve,|| Jurat, deceased. April 28 Richard Wayer, of horsmanden, to Joann Yeomans, widdowe. May 19 George Browne, of Gowdhurst, to Ann fferance, a maide, of this parrish; by a Licence from Caunterburie. May 26 Alexander Beachinge to Elizabeth Symons, widdowe. May 26 Thomas Combe to Katherin Reve. June 10 June 12 Thomas Dycer and Sara Robinson, virgin; by Licence from Caunterburie. Communicated by the Rev. J. CAVE-BROWNE, M.A.-continued from p. 138. The alliances of the Knatchbull family are fully emblazoned on the tomb of Sir Norton Knatchbull in Maidstone Church. (See Cave-Browne's History,' etc., pp. 159-161.) The granddaughter of Julius Cæsar, the eminent Physician of Queens Mary and Elizabeth. (Berry's Kentish Pedigrees,' p. 489.) The connection with Maidstone may be thus traced: This lady's father, Sir Thomas Cæsar, Kt., one of the Barons of the Exchequer (1610), had married for his third wife Susanna, daughter of Sir W. Ryder or Rither, Kt. (Lord Mayor in 1600), who then resided at the Mote. § Mayor in 1624 and 1637. Mayor in 1612 and 1627. June 19 June 24 June 29 July 10 June 16 John Maye, clothier, with Marie ffranke, virgin. Richard Harris, of Ashford, gentle', with Elizabeth Appelton, a maide, of this parrish. Thomas fferrall and Tabitha Wall. William Bartholmew and Susan Pake. July 14 Thomas Englishe and Tomeson fillpott. July 15 Thomas Paule, of St An, Blackfriers, in London, with Katherin Parker, a maide, of this parrish. July 17 Peter Ellise, labourer, with Ann Boutlie. July 20 John Martyne, thredtwister, and Alice Broke. July 31 John Carr, shomaker, with Elizabeth ffidge. Aug. 11 Thomas Dypkyn, husbandman, to Elizabeth Jull, virgin. Aug. 14 Thomas Jones, millman, to Ann Chalice, virgin. Sep. 16 Richard Line, of Ashforth, gentle', to Margerye Enghand, gentlewoman, virgin; by a Licence from Sir George Newman, Commissarie of the Citie and Diocease of Caunterburie. Sep. 16 Nicholas Lorkinge, thridtwyster, to Katherin Berge, virgin. Robert Stile, wever, of Hollingbourne, to Elizabeth Milles, a maide, of this parrish. William Collyns, tayler, to Marie Austen, a maide. John Arden, servant to Sir William Wraye, Knight, to Alice Gypes, virgin. Richard Masson, blacksmyth, to Ann Barrington, virgin. Adame Turner, tanner, of Malden in Essex, to Bridget Greene, daughter to Master Gabriell Greene,* Jurat of this parish; by a Licence from my Lord's Grace of Caunterburie. Alexander fayley, tilemaker, of Hollingbourne, to Janne Woollet, a maide, Robert Oliver, silkweaver, to Magdelen Milles, widdowe. Feb. 2 Thomas Dasonn,† shoomaker, to Myldred Clarke. 1618. Robert Brook, silkweaver, to Sara Peirse, da. of Samuel. June 25 Edward Hawle, paynter, to Audry Ayerst, widdoe. July 6 William Wood, woolendrap', to Jane Gaurdner,‡ daughter of Richard George ffenner, Esquir, to Anne Ellis, widdoe of Edmund Ellis, gent. * Mayor in 1615. † Cant, Transcript, "Dawson." Cant. Transcript, "Gardner." Oct. 27 Nov. 2 Tobias Eagless to Alice Hunt. Henry ffysher to Mrs Anne Clarke, of Offum; by Licence out of the Nov. 17 John Hill, of Saint Andrew's in holborn, to Anne Barker. Jan. 3 Edward Young to Elizabeth Syder. Jan. 8 Jan. 11 James Davie to Elizabeth Smith. Jan. 12 Edward Clement, of Lidden, to Catherine Marshall, of Canterbury; by a Peter Ellis to Jane Peirse. Thomas ffaucham to Marie Goldham. Thomas Grange, gent., to Caterine Ellisse; by a Licence. 1619. April 2 Thomas Swayman, gent., to ffrancis Chayny; by a Licence from Canterbury. April 4 Ambrose Wingate, of London, fruiterer, to Catherine Banckes; by a Robert Samon, carpenter, to Repentance Garrett; by Licence from John Bix, of Babchild, gent., to Helen Golding, da. of Robert Golding, Grant of Arms to Henry Webbe, 1550. To all Nobles and Jentylles these presentes l'res Redyng hering or seing Thomas Hawley al's Clarencieux principall Herawld and Kyng of Armes of the Sowth East and West partes of this Realme of England from ye Ryuer of Trent Southward sendyth dew and humble Comendation and gretyng Equity willith and reason ordenyth That men vertuous and of noble Courage bee by their merites and good renowne rewardyd not alonely their Parsons in thys mortall life so breif and transitory But also after them those yt shalbe of their bodyes descendyd to bee in all places of Honour with other Nobles and Gentylls acceptyd and taken by certeyne Enseignes and demonstrances of Honor and noblesse That is to saie Blason Healme and tymber to the ende that by their ensamples other maie ye more enforce themselves to haue perseueraunce to vse their daies in ffeates of Armes and werkes vertuous To gett ye renowne of ancyent noblesse in their Lignes and Posterityes and therefore I Clarentieux Kyng of Armes as abouesaid not alonely by ye Comon Renowne but also by ye reporte and wyttnes of diuerse worthy to bee taken of word and credence am plainly advertised and enformed that Henry Webbe of the Citty of London Gentillman is descendyd of a House vndefamyd and hath of longe tyme ben one of ye gentylmen Vshers vnto the late Kyng of most famous memory Henry ye Eight and also to ye Kynges most Royall Matie Edward ye Sixth And also att this present tyme being Chief Porter for his Highnes of ye Tower of London And hath of longe tyme vsyd himselfe so Worshipfully and discretly so that he hath well deseruyd to bee in all places of Honour admitted nombred and taken in ye company of other Nobles and Jentylles and for ye remembrance of ye same by the Vertue authority and power annexed attributed giuen and granted by ye Kyng our Soveragne Lordes Highnes to mee and to my Office of Clarencieux Kyng of Armes by expresse wordes vnder his most noble Great Seale haue deuised ordayned giuen and granted to ye said Henry Webbe Gentillman and to his posterity the Armes and Creast in manner as hereafter followeth That is to saie Gules and siluer fflore contre flore p'ty p' cheueron Three Greyhoundes hedds Rasy entrechanged of ye feld langued asur on every neck a Coller studded and rynged contre coulered of ye ffelde vppon his Helme on a Torse siluer and Geules a demy Tygre vert porfled gold about hys neck a gemell siluer langued geules supportyng betweene his Pawes a branch of Barbary stalked and leuyd vert the berys gules mantelyd asur dobled siluer as more plainly apperyth depicted in this margent to haue and to hold to him and his posterity and they to vse and enjoye for evermore. In witnes whereof I the said Clarencieux Kyng of Armes have signed theis p'ntes with mine hand and sett thereunto ye Seale of mine Armes with ye seale of my Office of Clarencieuex Kyng of Armes yeuen and granted att London ye xth daie of September In ye ffowerth yeare of ye Rayne of our Soueraigne Lord Edward ye Sixth by ye Grace of God King of England ffrance and Ireland Defenderof ye ffaith and of ye Church of England and Ireland vnder Christ on Earth the supreme hedd. Par moy CLAR'CIEULX ROY D'ARMES. |