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Sir Nicholas Drury of Thurston (and later Rougham), 7th great grandson of Drieu of Normandy, is the first of the line to live at Rougham village. The Drurys would reside at Rougham for eleven generations. Nicholas, apparently somewhat rebellious towards the authority of the Abbey of St. Edmunds, was pardoned in 1359 for failure to appear to answer charges that he conspired to keep court cases from being heard in the Abbey for the area around the village of Thurston. However, he was in good stead with King Edward and was sent in 1375 to conduct the king's business in Ireland. That same year he was commissioned to "buy and take all the Hawks and Tercels which they should be able to find" to be appraised and purchased by the king. Sir Nicholas added the Tau Cross to the Drury arms.
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1376
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Thurston, Suffolk, England (United Kingdom)
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1405 |
1405
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Ickworth, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, UK
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1409
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1428
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Hawstead, Suffolk, England (United Kingdom)
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February 4, 1456
Age 80
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Thurston, Suffolk, England (United Kingdom)
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Parish Church at Thurston, Thurston, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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