John Kendale (abt. 1430 - 1485)

Born about 1430 in England

Died 22 Aug 1485 at about age 55 in Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England [uncertain]

Biography

John Kendale is Notable.

Kings Secretary

He is often referred to in literature as the king's secretary but also variously held the positions of keeper of the writs and rolls of the Common Bench, controller, changer and assayer of the mint and Master of the game of deer of the king's park.

Family

Born c1430 son of John and Elizabeth Kendale. See research notes in John’s Profile

1447 Mentioned in the will of John Kendale his father. He was left his seal of arms, his sword, his best hauberk and gown, his best hood, four yards of kendal for a new gown and 40s.

1462/3 John Kendale esquire the king's servant and Margaret his wife are sent to the abbot and convent of Bermesey, to take such corrody or maintenance as William Philpot groom of the cellar (sellarii) or any other person had. ^[1]

Before 1483 he was married but his wife was not named when representatives from Southampton in Dec 1483 presented wine to the ‘master secretary and his wife’.^[2]

They had at least one son. Thomas Barowe (d1499) Richard duke of Gloucester’s councilor and chancellor includes in his will a bequest of £50 to Robert Brackenbury’s son and £40 to John Kendall’s son.^[3]

In Service of Richard Duke of Gloucester

In 1466 the presentation to either of the rectories of Barnet or Tyneby was granted by the abbot of St. Albans to Richard duke of Gloucester and John Kendale his secretary, and this grant was repeated in 1476 and 1483. ^[4]

In Dec 1474 he signed a letter patent of Richard, Duke of Gloucester, as secretary. Although the transcription refers to him as J Rendale, it is clear by comparison of the signature with later documents that it is the same John Kendale.^{[5] [6]}

In 1481 he was one of 3 attorneys acting on behalf of the Duke of Gloucester to convey 10 acres of lane to the Collegiate Church of Middleham, York, a project which the Duke had been personally involved since its inception in 1477. ^[7]

In Mar 1482 he was granted for life, by King Edward IV as servant of the king's brother Richard, duke of Gloucester, office of clerk of all returns of writs in the castle of York within the city of York and elsewhere within the county of York and all mandates and precepts of the king and the wardens of the marches towards Scotland.^[8]

1482 Admitted to the freedom of the city of York, the first person to receive the Honorary Freedom of the city of York. Entered (Presumably after Richard became King) as Johannes Kendale, secretarius Domini Regis^{[9] [10]}

In May 1483 he was granted by King Edward V the position of the office of keeper of the writs and rolls of the Common Bench or chief clerk in the same Bench. At this time he was still servant of the king's uncle Richard, duke of Gloucester, a relationship that remained until death.^[11]

In Service of King Richard III

Richard was crowned King Richard III in July 1483 Following this, John Kendale joined his Royal Progress, which happened directly after his coronation. In August, when they stopped in Nottingham, he wrote to York’s mayor, recorder, aldermen, and sheriffs, complimenting the city, saying how fond the king was of it, and hinted that a splendid reception for the king and queen would be in order upon their arrival in York.^[12]

1483 Jul 5th Richard wasted no time in giving him a lifetime Grant of the office of keeper of the writs and rolls of the Common Bench. ^[13]

1483 Nov 22nd A few months later he was made controller, changer and assayer of the mint and coinage of gold and silver within the Tower of London and all places within the realm and under the Kings obedience.^[14]

Clearly his status attracted additional wealth

o 1484 Mar 5th He and George Longvile we’re Granted for seven years the custody of a rent due of the ward of the castle of Norhampton^[15]

o 1484 Mar 28 Granted for ten years the custody of the exchange within the town of Calais and the custody of the exchange within the realm to foreign parts, to receive sums of gold and silver from any persons going to the city of Rome or other foreign parts and to give them letters of exchange for the same. ^[16]

o 1484 Mar 30 Grant to John Kendale, esquire, of an annuity of £80 life of Joan Stonour, mother of William Stonour, knight, rebel. ^[17]

o 1485 Jan 8 Grant for life to the king's servants John Kendale, the king's secretary, and George Dale of the office of the custody of the king's manor of Havering at Boure, co Essex.^[18]

o 1485 Mar 4 He was granted custody of a place called 'the prince warderobe' within the city of London. ^[19]

1484 Dec In an expansive Commission of array John Kendale the secretary and John Kendale of westminster are mentioned in the same ‘team’. Also included was Sir Richard Charlton, who died at Bosworth and whose wife Elizabeth married probably the latter Kendale.

Richard Charleton, knight, Thomas Frowyk, knight, John Kendale, secretary, Thomas Wyndesore, Robert Forster, Thomas Luyt, Richard Ive, Robert Luyt, John Kendale of Westminster and — Croke, under- sheriff, in the county of Middlesex.^[20]

1485 Feb 5 Grant for life of the offices of master forester or [master] of the game of deer of the king's park of Haveryng at Boure and surveyor and steward of the king's lordship of Haveryng at Boure, Essex.^[21]

Battle of Bosworth Field

The Battle of Bosworth Field was the last significant battle of the Wars of the Roses, fought on 22 August 1485, Richard III, the last king of the House of York, was killed during the battle. It was a defining moment in English history but particularly so for John Kendale who found himself on the wrong side and was killed either in battle or shortly afterwards.

With the king dead, the army began to disintegrate and many surrendered. Amongst the Yorkist dead were Sir Richard Brackenbury, the lieutenant of the Tower, John Kendall, the king's secretary, Lord Ferrers of Chartley, Sir Robert Percy and Sir Richard Radcliffe. ^[22]

King Henry VII backdated his sovereignty to the day before the Battle of Bosworth Field, enabling him to condemn as traitors all who fought for King Richard III. Battle of Bosworth Field on Britishbattles.com. He was attainted as a traitor in the first parliament of Henry VII and his lands were confiscated.^[23]

His inquisition post mortem was initiated 3rd Nov 1489. It was recorded that he was attainted for high treason by an Act of the Parliament held at Westminster on 7 November, 1 Henry VII (1486), and was seised in fee on the day of his forfeiture of Manors or lordships called Pedyngton, Avenescorte and Wyke, in the hundred and parish of Berkeley, worth 15l. ^[24]

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Medieval England: Kendale

Research Notes

John Kendall uses data from the Dictionary of National Biography. The data will be removed on completion of this duplicate

Disambiguation Kendale (Also Kendall, Kendal, Kendell) is a common name and there a number of contemporary 15thC John’s.^[25]

1. John Kendale, secretary to Richard III
2. John Kendale, Turcopilier.
3. John Kendale Vicar-choral of Southwell. (abt.1445-aft.1497)]]
4. John Kendale Controller of the king's works
5. John Kendale Notary
6. John Kendale Yeoman of the crown, of Westminster
7. John Kendale Pewterer
8. John Kendale Ormsby
9. John Kendale Cofferer
10. John Kendale Bridgwater
11. John Kendale Ripon
12. John Kendall WW2 bomb. Records were lost.

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Medieval England: Kendale

Sources

1. ↑ 'Close Rolls, Edward IV: 1462-1463', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward IV: Volume 1, 1461-1468, ed. W H B Bird and K H Ledward (London, 1949), pp. 162-175. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw4/vol1/pp162-175 [accessed 4 November 2020]. (Subscription)
2. ↑ Ricardian on line Vol 7 No 92 Page 230
3. ↑ Ricardian Register Richard III Society, Inc. Vol. 42 No. 4 December, 2011
4. ↑ 'Parishes: East Barnet', in A History of the County of Hertford: Volume 2, ed. William Page (London, 1908), pp. 337-342. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/herts/vol2/pp337-342 [accessed 12 October 2020].
5. ↑ Hunter Blair, C. H. (1961). Two letters patent from Hutton John near Penrith, Cumberland. Archaeologia Aeliana Series 4. Vol 39, pp. 367-370. https://doi.org/10.5284/1060362
6. ↑ The signature of John Kendale, Secretary to Richard III From the Stonar Lellers, SCI/46 No. 142, Public Record Office.
7. ↑ Documents relating to the foundation and antiquities of the Collegiate Church of Middleham, in the County of York, with an historical introduction, and incidental notices of the castle, town, and neighbourhood by Atthill, William, 1807-1884. Page 85 (See also introduction for an account of the Duke’s personal commitment.)
8. ↑ Calendar of the patent rolls 1476-1485 page 324
9. ↑ Admissions to the Freedom of York: Temp. Edward IV (1461-83)', in Register of the Freemen of the City of York: Vol. 1, 1272-1558, ed. Francis Collins (Durham, 1897), pp. 181-206. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/york-freemen/vol1/pp181-206 [accessed 26 October 2020].
10. ↑ [http://www.freemenofyork.com/famous_honorary_freemen.html The gild of freemen of the city of York.
11. ↑ Calendar of the patent rolls 1476-1485 page 349
12. ↑ Hammond/Sutton 139-40, citing Harleian 433 MS, vol. 2, p, 42. Referenced in murreyandblue.
13. ↑ Calendar of the patent rolls 1476-1485 Page 468
14. ↑ Calendar of the patent rolls 1476-1485 Page 367
15. ↑ Calendar of the patent rolls 1476-1485 Page 418-9
16. ↑ Calendar of the patent rolls 1476-1485 Page 454
17. ↑ Calendar of the patent rolls 1476-1485 Page 454
18. ↑ Calendar of the patent rolls 1476-1485 Page 506
19. ↑ Calendar of the patent rolls 1476-1485 Page 540
20. ↑ Calendar of the patent rolls 1476-1485 Page 490
21. ↑ Calendar of the patent rolls 1476-1485 Page 540
22. ↑ The Richard III Society
23. ↑ The history and antiquities of the county of Leicester. Page 382
24. ↑ Cyril Flower, M. C. B. Dawes and A. C. Wood, 'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry VII, Entries 651-700', in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Series 2, Volume 3, Henry VII (London, 1955), pp. 371-388. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/series2-vol3/pp371-388 [accessed 1 November 2020]. No 654
25. ↑ Wikisource contributors, "Page:Dictionary of National Biography volume 30.djvu/413," Wikisource , https://en.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=Page:Dictionary_of_National_Biography_volume_30.djvu/413&oldid=7907085 (accessed October 7, 2020).

See also

• Wikipedia contributors, "John Kendal," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Kendal&oldid=780032835 (accessed October 26, 2020).