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http://www.berkshirehistory.com/bios/tfettiplacejr.htmlSir Thomas Fettiplace (d. 1523)Born: circa 1461, probably in the City of LondonMember of the King's CouncilDied: 10th December 1523, probably at Compton Beauchamp,Berkshire Sir Thomas Fettiplace was the third son of John Fettiplace,citizen and draper of London and Lord of the Manor of EastShefford (Berkshire), by his wife, Joan Fabian, widow ofAlderman Robert Horne. His father died when he was a toddler. Hewould have been brought up in East Shefford and Letcombe Regisby his mother and and step-father, John Estbury. Thomas was probably introduced to the Royal Court of King HenryVII by his elder brother, Anthony. Though he quickly rose abovehim in Royal favour and was knighted on 18th February 1504 atthe time of Prince Henry's creation as Prince of Wales. By 1507,commissions and appointments had brought him enough reward tobegin purchasing manors across Berkshire and he made his homethe beautiful old manor house of Compton Beauchamp. In 1517,John Norreys, the nephew of Sir Thomas' wife, was fined forhaving murdered a certain John Enhold and his lands wereconfiscated. Thomas stood as trustee for his heirs and took onthe manor of Ockwells in Bray as well. He must have stayed thereoften when attending the King at Windsor Castle.Sir Thomas spent some time abroad serving his Sovereign in bothmilitary and political matters. In 1513, he had been "grantedprotection as he was about to serve in the Wars under Richard,Bishop of Winchester" in France. Seven years later, he,together with the Lord Cardinal, the Privy Seal and other greatnobility, was appointed one of the King's Council to makearrangements for the meeting of King Henry VIII and Francis I ofFrance. Thomas was in attendance upon the King at the Field ofthe Cloth of Gold, when he and (the second) Lady Fettiplacewere, with others, specially selected to attend upon QueenCatherine. A little later, he was appointed, together with hisbrother-in-law, Sir Nicholas Carew, and other relatives, toattend upon the King at his meeting with the Emperor Charles Vat Gravelines.Sir Thomas died soon afterwards seized of the manors ofStanford-in-the-Vale, Shrivenham, Bourton and Ockwells, all inBerkshire, as well as much other wealth. He was buried in "yeAbbaye Churche of Abingdon" and, by his will, he bequeathed asmall sum of money to "ye Church of Lyttle Shifford to bebestowed ther after ye discretion of my nephew John FettypIacethe elder on ye mending of my Grandmother's tombe orotherwise''. Sir Thomas had twice married, first to Margaret (aliasElizabeth), the daughter of Sir William Norreys of Yattendon(Berkshire) and, secondly, to Elizabeth, a sister of SirNicholas Carew, Master of the Horse, who, like Sir AdrianFortesque, his brother Anthony's brother-in-law, lost his headon the block at the command of the Sovereign in whose favour heand Sir Adrian had once stood so high. By his second marriage,Sir Thomas left an only daughter, Katherine. Though his widowwas pregnant at the time of his death, their baby son only liveda few months. Katherine Fettiplace married Sir FrancisEnglefield of Englefield House, the Master of the Court of Wardsand Liveries to Queen Mary. When he fled abroad and his landswere confiscated during the reign of Elizabeth I, Katherine wasregranted the use of her old family home at Compton Beauchamp,until her death in 1579.
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