Henry Daubeney 1st Earl Bridgewater 1493-1548

Before December 1493 [his father] Giles Daubeney 1st Baron Daubeney [aged 42] and [his mother] Elizabeth Arundell Baroness Offaly were married. She by marriage Baroness Daubeney.

In December 1493 Henry Daubeney 1st Earl Bridgewater was born to Giles Daubeney 1st Baron Daubeney [aged 42] and Elizabeth Arundell Baroness Offaly.

In or shortly before 1499 [his brother-in-law] John Bourchier 1st Earl Bath [aged 28] and [his sister] Cecily Daubeney Baroness Fitzwarin [aged 24] were married. She by marriage Baroness Fitzwarin. They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England.

On 21st May 1508 [his father] Giles Daubeney 1st Baron Daubeney [aged 56] died. His son Henry [aged 14] succeeded 2nd Baron Daubeney. [his future wife] Catherine Howard Countess Bridgewater [aged 9] by marriage Baroness Daubeney.

In 1524 Rhys ap Gruffydd Deheubarth [aged 16] and [his future wife] Catherine Howard Countess Bridgewater [aged 25] were married. She the daughter of Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk [aged 81] and [his future mother-in-law] Agnes Tilney Duchess Norfolk [aged 47].

Before October 1524 [his sister] Cecily Daubeney Baroness Fitzwarin [aged 50] died. He death sometimes given as 30th April 1539 although this is inconsistent with his second wife having died in Oct 1524.

In 1538 Henry Daubeney 1st Earl Bridgewater [aged 44] was created 1st Earl Bridgewater. [his future wife] Catherine Howard Countess Bridgewater [aged 39] by marriage Countess Bridgewater.

Before 1544 Henry Daubeney 1st Earl Bridgewater [aged 50] and Elizabeth Neville [aged 52] were married. They were fourth cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Around 1544 [his wife] Elizabeth Neville [aged 53] died.

Atfer 1544 Henry Daubeney 1st Earl Bridgewater [aged 50] and Catherine Howard Countess Bridgewater [aged 45] were married. She the daughter of Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk and Agnes Tilney Duchess Norfolk [aged 67].

On 8th April 1548 Henry Daubeney 1st Earl Bridgewater [aged 54] died. Earl Bridgewater extinct. His nephew John [aged 49] succeeded 3rd Baron Daubeney.

Around 11th May 1554 [his former wife] Catherine Howard Countess Bridgewater [aged 55] died.

Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic Henry VIII 1542. II. Acts printed in the Statutes at Large, but not entered on the Parliament Roll, viz.:—

Cap. 2 [o.n. 2]. Buying of fish upon the sea.

C. 5 [o.n. 5]. Great horses.

C. 8 [o.n. 8]. Against conjurations and witchcrafts and sorcery and enchantments.

C. 14 [o.n. 14]. Prophecies upon declaration of names, arms, badges, &c.

C. 15 [o.n. 15]. Sanctuary of Manchester to be abolished, and the sanctuary men transferred to West Chester, which is to be a sanctuary.

C. 21 [o.n. 33 in the year 37 Henry VIII.].⁵ Attainder of Catharine Howard and others.—Catharine Howard whom the King took to wife is proved to have been not of pure and honest living before her marriage, and the fact that she has since taken to her service one Francis Dereham, the person with whom she "used that vicious life before," and has taken as chamberer a woman who was privy to her naughty life before, is proof of her will to return to her old abominable life. Also she has confederated with Lady Jane Rocheford, widow, late wife of Sir George Boleyn, late Lord Rochford, to "bring her vicious and abominable purpose to pass" with Thomas Culpeper, late one of the King's Privy Chamber, and has met Culpeper in "a secret and vile place," at 11 o'clock at night, and remained there with him until 3 a.m., with only "that bawd, the lady Jane Rocheford." For these treasons, Culpeper and Dereham have been convicted and executed, and the Queen and Lady Rochford stand indicted. The indictments of such as have lately suffered are hereby approved, and the said Queen and Lady Rochford are, by authority of this Parliament, convicted and attainted of high treason, and shall suffer accordingly; and the said Queen, lady Rocheford, Culpeper, and Dereham shall forfeit to the Crown all possessions which they held on 25 Aug. 33 Henry VIII. The Royal assent to this Act shall be given by commission. And where Agnes duchess of Norfolk, widow, and Catharine Countess of Bridgewater, wife of Henry Earl of Bridgewater, are indicted of misprision of treason for concealing the first treasons, and lord William Howard, lady Margaret Howard his wife, Edward Walgrave, Kath. Tylney, Alice Restwold, Joan Bulmer, Anne Howard, Robert Damporte, Malyn Tylney, Marg. Bennet, and William Assheby have been convicted of the said misprision, all of them shall forfeit their goods to the King, and be imprisoned for life, and the King shall take the revenues of their lands from 1 Oct. 33 Henry VIII. for term of their lives. To avoid doubts in future, it is declared that the Royal assent given by commission shall be valid in all cases hereafter, that any lightness of the Queen for the time being may be revealed to the King or his Council, and that an unchaste woman marrying the King shall be guilty of high treason.

C. 25 [o.n. 23]. Denization of children of Thomas Poyntz, of London, grocer, William Castelyn, of London, mercer, and John Dymock, late gentleman usher, born beyond sea of wives who were not denizens.

C. 26 [o.n. 24]. Certain crafty conveyances executed by Sir John Shelton, dec., declared null.

C. 28 [o.n. 26]. That the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the Chancellor of Augmentations, the Chancellor of First Fruits and Tenths, the master of Wards and Liveries, each of the General Surveyors, the treasurer of the Chamber, the treasurer of Augmentations, and the groom of the Stole, may each retain one chaplain holding one benefice with cure of souls and not resident upon it.

C. 29 [o.n. 27]. Religious persons of houses and monasteries which have been translated from their old corporations into new corporations, without being suppressed, to enjoy the benefits of the Act of 31 Henry VIII., enabling religious persons in houses suppressed to sue and be sued, &c.

C. 30 [o.n. 28]. Authority of the dean and chapter of Lichfield in making leases, &c.

C. 31 [o.n. 29]. Bishoprics of Chester and of the Isle of Man transferred from the jurisdiction of Canterbury to that of York.

C. 32 [o.n. 30]. Whitegate made a parish church separate from the parish of Over.

C. 33 [o.n. 31]. Privileges of Kingston-upon-Hull.

C. 34 [o.n. 32]. The two annual fairs granted to King's Lynn by pat.

7 July 29 Henry VIII. taken away, because of the regrating of salt fish practised there, to the detriment of Styrbridge fair, Ely fair, and other fairs in cos. Camb. and Hunts.

C. 35 [o.n. 33]. Water conduits of Gloucester.

C. 39 [o.n. 37]. Establishment of the Court of General Surveyors.

Note. 5. Received the royal assent, 11 February, Lords' Journals.