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Sir William STANLEY (ex.1495)
of Holt, Denbigh.
Younger son of Thomas, 1st Lord Stanley of Latham. (Ricardian 116 pp.206-10)
2nd son of Thomas Stanley, 1st Lord Stanley(d.1459)(q.v.). (B.T.)
1 = 2 Joan, widow of John, 7th Lord Lovell. (Coronation p.399)
2 = 3 Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Hopton(q.v.), and widow of John Tiptoft, Earl of
Worcester(q.v.) and Sir Roger Corbet(q.v.). (ibid.p.400)
Children:
Jane = John, son of Piers Warburton. (Ricardian 116 pp.206-10)
William = Jane, daughter of Geoffrey Massy. (ibid.)
Catherine = Thomas Cocat of Holt. (ibid.)
23 Sep.1459
1461
1462
At Blore Heath. He was attainted as a Yorkist. (Coronation p.399)
Made Chamberlain of Chester. (C.D.N.B.p.1236)
He campaigned in the North for Edward with 400 archers.
(Coronation p.399)
1 Feb.
He was granted the castle and manor of Skipton. (C.P.R.1461-67 p.115)
16 Feb.
Granted “Cobbeshole”, Kent, forfeited by Robert Myrefin. (ibid.p.198)
5 Jun.
He witnessed a charter regarding land in Lancashire.
(C.C.R.1476-85 p.205)
18 Oct.
On a commission of the peace for the West Riding. (C.P.R.1461-67 p.577)
15 May1464 Fought at Hexham. (Coronation p.399)
29 May
Granted Skipton. (C.P.R.1461-67 p.342)
8 Jul.
On a commission of the peace for the West Riding. (ibid.p.577)
1 Feb.1465 On a commission of the peace for the West Riding. (ibid.p.577)
12 Nov.
Granted Skipton. (ibid.p.474)
5 Jan. 1466 On a commission of the peace for the West Riding. (ibid.p.577)
24 Aug.
Joan died. (Ricardian 118 p.315)
8 May1467 On a commission of the peace for the West Riding. (C.P.R.1467-77 p.638)
27 Jun.
On a commission of the peace for the West Riding. (ibid.p.638)
17 Oct.
On a commission of the peace for the West Riding. (ibid.p.638)
8 Jun. 1468 On a commission of the peace for the West Riding. (ibid.p.638)
14 Feb.1470 Appointed Steward of Denbigh. (C.P.R.1467-77 p.183)
2 Mar.
On a commission of array for the West Riding. (ibid.p.899)
10 May
One of those who were present in the chamber next to the garden of the
Bishop of Salisbury’s palace. (C.C.R.1468-76 p.130)
1471 He joined Edward at Nottingham, with archers. (Coronation p.399)
4 May
Created a Knight Banneret after Tewkesbury. (B.T.p.21)
7 Dec.
He and Elizabeth were granted custody of all her first husband’s castles,
lordships etc. during the minority of his son, Edward.
(C.P.R.1467-77 p.p.297)
24 Feb.1472 On a commission of the peace for the West Riding. (ibid.p.638)
7 Mar.
On a commission of array for the West Riding. (ibid.p.349)
1 Jun. 1473 On a commission of the peace for the West Riding. (ibid.p.638)
11 Sep.
One of those licensed for the alienation in mortmain of the church of
Henour to the Abbot and convent of Dale. (ibid.p.410)
2 Dec.
On a commission of the peace for the West Riding. (ibid.p.638)
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3 Aug.1474 On a commission to enquire into all shipments of wools, hides,
wool-fells, lead, tin and other merchandise which ought to repair to the
Staple of Calais in Cheshire contrary to statutes of Henry Vi.
(ibid.p.490)
1475 He exchanged the lordship of Skipton for Chirk with Richard.
(Coronation p.399)
5 Mar.
Granted land in the Welsh Marches and Kent, and also the manor and
lordship of Skipton. (C.P.R.1467-77 p.505)
7 Apr.
On a commission of oyer and terminer for Lancashire. (ibid. p.525)
23 Apr.
One of those commissioned to arrest John Rutter and John Obrych, who
had received wages to go to Ireland with Gilbert Debenham(q.v.) but who
had not yet taken up service. (ibid.p.526)
One of those commissioned to muster 220 archers who were going to
Ireland in the company of Thomas Danyell(q.v.). (ibid.p.524)
Summer
With the army in France. (F.P.B.)
12 Feb.1478 He witnessed a charter regarding land in Westmoreland.
(C.C.R.1476-85 p.177)
9 Aug.
One of those ordered to muster men at Conway to go to Ireland.
(S.F. II p.710)
26 Nov.1482 He and Elizabeth were licensed to enter all lands which had descended
to her from William Lucy, Eleanor Lucy and Walter Hopton.
(C.P.R.1476-85 p.332)
6 Jul. 1483 At the coronation. (Coronation p.271)
12 Nov.
Appointed Chief Justice of North Wales. (C.P.R.1476-85 p.368)
Mar.1484 Appointed Constable and Captain of Caernarvon with 24 soldiers in his
retinue. (Harl.433 I f.456)
1 May
On a commission of array for Shropshire. (C.P.R.1476-85 p.516)
Oct.
William Nanson, Deputy Sheriff of Norfolk, was ordered to summon him,
John, Duke of Norfolk(q.v.), Gilbert Talbot, Sir Gilbert Debenham and
Richard fitzlowes to appear before the King regarding 2,000 marks which
They owed. (C.C.R.1476-85 p.389)
8 Dec.
On a commission of array for Shropshire. (C.P.R.1476-85 p.491)
10 Dec.
granted lordships and manors. (ibid.p.516)
1485 He was denounced as a traitor by his nephew, Lord Strange, and outlawed.
(C.D.N.B.p.1236)
22 Aug.
He joined Henry Tudor at Bosworth, deciding the day by taking his 3,000
men into the action. (ibid.)
16 Feb.1495 He was executed as an accomplice of Perkin Warbeck. (G. & C.p.244)
Beheaded on Tower Hill. (Ricardian 118 p.318)
Stanley 3,118
11 September 2004
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