Richard Tyndale

1. RICHARD1 TYNDALE

• was born Bef. 1478, and
• died 1506.
• He married TEBOTA HUCHINS.
  • She died Aft. 1485.

Notes for RICHARD TYNDALE:

• Tenant of HOLDERSCROFT in Stinchcombe in 1478.
• Collector of a Lay Subsidy for Gloucestershire in 1491/2.
• Tenant farmer of MELKSHAM COURT, Stinchcombe.

Notes for TEBOTA HUCHINS:

• Tenant of MELKSHAM COURT, Stinchcombe in and before 1478.
• Was living in 1485.

Children of RICHARD TYNDALE and TEBOTA HUCHINS are:

• 1. 2. i. THOMAS2 TYNDALE,
  • b. of Melksham Court & Holderscroft;
  • d. Bef. Feb 1539/40.
• 2. ii. WILLIAM (THE MARTYR) TYNDALE,
  • b. 1494, Probaby North Nibley, Gloucester;
  • d. 1536, Vilvoorden, Belgium.
• 3. 3. iii. JOHN TYNDALE.
• 4. 4. iv. EDWARD TYNDALE,
  • b. of Slimbridge, Gloucestershire;
  • d. Bef. 01 Oct 1546.

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From The Genealogist (1878) vol. II, edited by George W. Marshall, L.L.D.

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NOTES RELATING TO THE FAMILY OF TYNDALE, OF STINCHCOMBE AND NIBLEY IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE.

By B. W. Greenfield, Barr. at Law.

(Continued from Vol. II. page 7.)

I have in vain searched the Registers of the Bishops of Lincoln, Ely, Worcester, and Hereford for the ordination of William Tyndale-alias-Huchyns. The nearest approach to the subject of inquiry was the discovery in the Act Book of Bishop Alcock at Worcester, that, on 25 April 1483, Letters-dimissory were granted to William Huchyns, Scholar, a native of the Diocese, enabling him to be admitted by any other Bishop into the lesser and sacred orders. By virtue of these letters, at a General Ordination, celebrated on 20 May 1486, in the Cathedral of Hereford, William Huchyns, of the diocese of Worcester, was ordained Deacon-secular on the title given him by the Abbey of St. Augustine, Bristol. (Register, Myllyng).

Prior to 33 Hen. VIII., 1511, the whole of Gloucestershire was in the diocese of Worcester, and formed an Archdeaconry, called the Archdeaconry of Gloucester.

Query: Is this William Huchyns identical with William Tyndale alias Huchyns, the Martyr? If he is, then the Martyr's birth and ordination must be set back to earlier dates than have been assigned to them. Assuming that he was 18 years old when these letters-dimissory were granted in 1483, he was verging on 70 years of age at the time of his death, in 1536. No reliable inference can be drawn from the absence of the double name, or alias, as the insertion of both docs not invariably occur: more frequently he is called by one name, sometimes " Tyndale " and sometimes Huchyns. In the articles ministered against Hurmfrey Munmouth, he is styled both, "Hochin otherwise Tyndall" and "Tyndal or Hochen." Munmouth, in his answer, calls him, "Tyndal otherwise called Hoichens." Sir Thomas More, in his controversial attacks against Tyndale, not unfrequently calls him simply "Hychens" or " Hychins" as well as "Tyndale." Herman Rinck, of Cologne, in his reply to Cardinal Wolsey, simply calls him "Hutchyns," and Robert Ridley, one of Bishop Tonstal's chaplains, and uncle of Nicholas Ridley, the Martyr, calls him "William Hichyns otherwise Tyndale"

Reverting Io the William Huchyns, who was admitted to Deacon's Orders, at Hereford, in 1486: I have met with an incident which most probably relates to him. In the Register of Bishop Silvestro Gigli, called in monkish Latin "de Gigliis"or "de Liliis," who occupied the See of Worcester from 1498 to 1521, there is a certificate, dated 10 August 1513, of the benefices throughout the diocese, the names of the resident clergy, and the sums charged on their respective stipends, for the purpose of levying and collecting the first of four entire Tenths conceded by the clergy, in the convocation held at St. Paul's Cathedral from 6 February to 17 December 1512, in respect of the subsidy granted to the king by Parliament, in 3 and 4 Hen. VIII. In this account, which is in Latin, there is an entry to the effect that William Huchyns, chaplain, officiating minister of the parish church of Little Comberton, in the deanery of Pershore, is charged with the sum of 6s. 8d. in respect of his stipend, in the absence of Roger Brereton, the rector, who is exempt from the payment because he is pursuing his studies at the University of Oxford. Little Comberton is in the vale of Evesham, and about eight miles north-east from Tewkesbury.

THE TYNDALES OF STINCHCOMBE AND NIBLEY.

The following particulars have been compiled — during 30 years and upwards — from the Public Records; Wills and Administrasions; Original Deeds; Abstract of Title; Parish-church Registers ; MSS. in the Brit. Museum and. Heralds' College ; the Smyth MSS. at Berkeley Castle and other authentic sources.

The earliest and most reliable account of the family is that of John Smyth of Nibley, the antiquary and historian — who, as steward of the lordship of Berkeley — having free access to, made extracts from the Court Rolls and other muniments at Berkeley Castle ; and who, with untiring industry, compiled several works relative to the county of Gloucester, and more especially to the Berkeley family and Hundred of Berkeley, that fill many folio MS. volumes which are described by Sir Robert Atkyns. Some, if not the greater part, of these MSS. are at Berkeley Castle. One of them, entitled 'Description of the Hundred of Berkeley,' — a large thick folio, the compiling of which extended through 40 years and was finished in December 1639, only a few months before the author's death, — contains an elaborate account of the several parishes, manors and tenures, and a pedigree of almost every tenant — whether free or copyhold — within the Barony, or Hundred, of Berkeley.

In this work, under the head of "North Nibley," Smyth describes Hunt's Court as an ancient capital messuage with 58 acres of land, taking its name from that of its ancient owners, who made their abode there from the beginning of the reign of Edward I.: being held of the lord of Berkeley as of the manor of Wotton-Forren by Knight's service, suit to the Hundred Court of Berkeley, and by the yearly rent of 15s.

After giving the descent of the property in the family of Hunt, he states that it came to the family of Tyndale thus : — " Lastly, another John Hunt, towards the end of King Edward IV., left issue a daughter married to

• Hugh Tyndall, alias Hutchens, father of
• John Tyndall, alias Hutchens, father of
• Thomas, father of
• Richard Tyndall, who died 19 Eliz. (1577), father of
• Richard, who died in 18 Jacobi (1621), father of
• Thomas Tyndall, father of
• Thomas Tyndall that now in AD 1639, ward to the king for other land holden by knight service in capite, as the office, or inquisition, found after his death sheweth."

The deed of entail, in 1542, of Alice Tyndale, widow, — of which an abstract is given below— proves that Thomas Tyndale — (grandson, according to the above extract, of Hugh by the above heiress of Hunt's Court) — married Alice Hunt, sister and sole heir of Thomas Hunt, cousin and heir of John Hunt, and that she possessed messuages and lands within the Lordship of Nibley and Wotton, which descended to her after the death of her brother. Assuming that Smyth, from the remarkable accuracy accorded to bis compilations] is correct in this instance, we may conclude that two members of the Tyndale family, a grandfather and grandson, matched with heiresses of the name of Hunt, and that they were of the same kin, as the lands of both were situated in Nibley and within the manor of Wotton. If, on the contrary, there was only one match with an heiress of Hunt,— as there is proof of that between Thomas Tyndale and Alice, sister and sole heir of Thomas Hunt. — Smyth must have erred in marrying her to Hugh the grandfather. At the same time it is due to him to say that, in accordance with his proverbial accuracy, his account of the Tyndalc descent from the first Thomas is proved to be correct. He is, however, inaccurate in stating that John Tyndale, alias Hutchens (son of Hugh) was father of Thomas : for — according to an original deed of lease, dated 5 April 2 Hen.VIII, of which a complete abstract is given below— Thomas Tyndale, alias Huchyns, who became lessee of Melksham's Court, was son of Richard. Probably this Richard and John were brothers. On this assumption, Smyth's error is reduced to small dimensions: for we learn from Foxe that the Martyr had a brother, John Tyndale, a merchant, who was living in 1530.

The use of the same alias by the Martyr and the family at Stinchcombe; the fact of the Martyr having brothers named Edward and John, and the statements of Stokeslcy and Smyth conduce to the belief that there were four brothers, viz.,

• 1. Richard of Melksham's Court, the progenitor of the Stinchcombe and Nibley line and its various branches;
• 2. Edward of Hurst in Slimbridge and Pull Court, progenitor of the Thornbury line;
• 3. William the Martyr, and
• 4. John the merchant.

The Martyr cannot be placed lower down in the pedigree, nor be identified with William the brother of Thomas, of whose history I am able to give an outline.

Upon the attainder and execution of Sir Adrian Fortescue, knight banneret, a knight, also, of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, in 31 Hen. VIII. 1539, and the consequent seizure of all his possessions by the Crown, the title-deeds and other records affecting his lands passed into the Court of Augmentations.

The manors of Bradston and Stinchcombe— being the inheritance of his first wife — were not subject to forfeiture under the attainder. This lady was Anne, daughter of Sir William Stonor of Stonor, co. Oxford, knt. and sister and sole heir of John Stonor, Esq. She died on 14 June 1518, leaving issue, by Sir Adrian, two daughters. Frances, the second daughter, married Thomas Fitzgerald, 10th Earl of Kildare, and died without issue.

Margaret Fortescue, the eldest daughter, who thus became sole surviving child and heir of her mother, married Thomas, 1st Lord Wentworth of Nettlested. By Patent, dated 28 May 33 Hen. VIII.,, 1541, Lord Wentworth had special livery of all the lands which descended to his wife on the death of her mother, whereby he became possessed of these and other manors in Gloucestershire, whilst the records relating to them were retained by the Crown.

Thus several records, entitled 'Fortescuc's Lands' ranging over a period of 73 years from 2 Edw. IV., 1462, to 27 Hen. VIII., 1535, comprising original deeds, bailiffs' accounts, and court-rolls of the manors of Bradston and Stinchcombe, are found preserved among the Public Records.

A minute search through these records has been rewarded by the accession of additional data and by the discovery that members of the Martyr's family were settled in the parish of Stinchcombe — (which adjoins that of Nibley) — before the year 1478.

PROOFS AND REFERENCES.

1st Group. Abstract of Title Deeds of the Rev. William Tyndale, Rector of Charfield, (1749 to Feb. 1763) made by George Tyndale, Esq., of Bathford, about Nov. 1762: which abstract is now in posession of B. W. Greenfield 1877.

John Hunt, by deed poll dated Saturday next, after the feast of St. Bartholomew (26 August) 2 Hen. VI. (1424), gives and grants to Robert Stanshaw and John Skey, senior, all his tenements, pastures, rents, and reversions, with all their appurts., in North Nibley, within the manor of Wotton under Egge to Hold to the said Robert Stanshaw and John Skey and their heirs for ever of the chief Lord of the fee by the Rents and Services accustomed.

Register of Bishop Carpenter at Worcester, II. 38, 39.

"John Hunt or Nibley" was one of the jury (composed of ten clerics and ten laymen) on a Commission of Inquiry — emanating from the Bishop of Worcester — held in the church of Wotton, 8 July 1173, respecting the resignation of John Harneham as Rector of the parish church of Wotton under Egge, and the right of the noble Lord Sir William Berkeley Kt., Lord Berkeley, the patron, to present Robert Logge, chaplain, to the said vacant Rectory.

2nd Group.

Ministers' Accounts, Ancient Miscellanea of the Exchequer. " Fortescue's Lands Bundle 129-3. "New Rental of the M. of Stinchcombe dated 5 May 18 E. IV,"

"Tebeta Hochyns " holds as a free tenant within the manor of Stinchcombe (with two others) a messuage and half a virgate of land with a wood at an annual rent of 13s. 4d., due to the lord of the manor at Michaelmas 18 E. IV. (1478).

The same as next above.

"Tebota Hochyns" — as Farmer of the lord's demesne lands, —in May 18 E. IV. (1478)— holds by Indenture, the Manor, with the meadows and pastures and appurtenances thereto belonging called "Le Milsh'mscourt " in Stinchcombe at a yearly rent of 4£ 13s. 4d.

Augmentations Records, Court or Manor Rolls, " Bradston and Stynchcombe ' A4.'" in P.R.O.

"Tibot Huchons," or "Tibet Huchens," farmer of "Milkesh'mscourte," is by Richard Stede bailiff of Sir William Norreis Kt. lord of the manor of Stynchcombe, presented at a manor court, held there on 18 Oct. 1 H. VII. (1485), for leaving the Dove-cote and Cowhouse in a ruinous state: sufficient time is given her to repair them before the next court under penalty.

She was succeeded — as tenant farmer or Melksham's Court — by Richard Tyndale.

In what relationship Tebota Huchyns and Richard Tyndale (father of Thomas Tyndale alias Huchyns) stood to each other — whether of husband and wife, or mother and son — does not appear. Their names and juxtaposition, as to time and place, and the fact, that their respective tenements were, after the death of Tebota Huchyns, held by Richard Tyndale and his descendants, and were leased together to the same tenant ever afterwards until they were purchased in perpetuity, suggest the idea that — in this as in many other instances — the double name, or alias, might have originated in marriage.

3rd Group. Ministers' Accounts. "Fortescue's Lands.' Bundle 129-3: " New Rental of the Manor of Stinchcombe "' (as above).

"Richard Tyndale," in May 18 E. IV. (1478) holds of the lord's demesne land in Stinchcombe a croft called "Holderscroft,' at an annual rent of 4s. 4d.

Lay Subsidies 1 13-171 Easter 7 II. VII. Glover. Conqwtus of Rich. Hewchyns of Stinchcombe, arid others in P. M. 0.

" Richard Hewchyns de Stynchecou' " is one of the eight collectors for the county of Gloucester of the first of two Fifteenths and two Tenths, being a subsidy granted by Parliament (assembled at Westminster 17 October 7 H. VII. (1491) and prorogued to 26 January following) on the Laity, to be collected and paid by 1 April 1492, by virtue of a writ, under the Great Seal, directed to the said collectors and dated 22 Feb. 7 II. VII. (1491-2).

Augmentations Records. Chartae Miscellanies, vol. 7, No. 173.

"Richard Tyndale ;; had been farm tenant of Melksham's Court before his son Thomas, who was so on and before 5 April 2 H. VIII. (1511).

Ministers' Accounts. " Fortescue's lands,'" Bundle 129-10. "Rental* in M. of Stinchcombe, made 22 Jan. 22 II. VII. (1506-7).

This Richard Tyndale died before 22 January 22 H. VII. (1507-7), for his two sons," Thomas Tyndale alias Huchyns " and "William Tyndale " his (Thomas's) brother, were at that date joint farm tenants of Melksham's Court, and of the toft called Holderscroft by Indenture of Lease, at a yearly rent of £4 17s. 8d., as given below.

(To he continued.)