Sir William Scott, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports

William Scott (died 1524)

Sir William Scott of Scot's Hall in Smeeth, Kent (1459 – 24 August 1524) was Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports.

William Scott was the son of Sir John Scott and Agnes Beaufitz, daughter and co-heiress of William Beaufitz. His sister, Elizabeth Scott (d. 15 August 1528), married Sir Edward Poynings.[1][2]

Scott rose to favour following the seizure of the throne by Henry VII. Within a few years he had been appointed to the Privy Council, appointed Comptroller of the Household and in 1489 was created a Companion of the Bath at the same ceremony as Prince Arthur. He served as High Sheriff of Kent in 1491, 1501 and 1516, and was also to become Constable of Dover Castle, Marshal of Calais (1490-1) and Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (1492–1493). He remained in favour under Henry VIII, being present at the famous meeting at the Field of the Cloth of Gold in 1520 and one of the deputation sent to greet Emperor Charles V when he landed at Dover in 1522.

Scott inherited the manor of Brabourne in 1495, and had Scot's Hall elaborately rebuilt so that it came to be regarded as one of the foremost houses in Kent.[citation needed]

He was buried at Brabourne, where there is a memorial brass to him in the Scott chapel in St Mary's church.[3]

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Scott married Sibyl Lewknor, the daughter of Sir Thomas Lewknor (d. 20 July 1484) of Trotton, Sussex, and Katherine Pelham (d.1481), widow of John Bramshott (d.1468), and daughter of Sir John Pelham, Chamberlain to Katherine of Valois,[1][4][5] by whom he had two sons and three daughters:[6][7]

• Sir John Scott (d. 7 October 1533), who married Anne Pympe, daughter and heiress of Sir Reynold Pympe, esquire, of Nettlestead, Kent, by Elizabeth or Isabel Pashley, daughter of John Pashley, esquire, by whom he had five sons and seven daughters.
• Edward Scott of The Moat, Sussex, who married Alice Fogge, daughter and co-heiress of Thomas Fogge, sergeant porter of Calais.[8] After Scott's death his widow married Sir Robert Oxenbridge.[9]
• Anne Scott, who married Sir Edward Boughton.
• Katherine Scott.
• Elizabeth Scott.

From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Scott_of_Scott's_Hall

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• Sir William Scott, Sheriff of Kent, Constable of Dover Castle1,2,3,4,5
• M, #80933, b. circa 1445, d. 24 August 1524
• Father Sir John Scott, Sheriff of Kent, Governor of Dover Castle3,5 b. c 1415, d. 1485
• Mother Agnes Beaufitz3,5 b. c 1415, d. 25 Mar 1487
• Sir William Scott, Sheriff of Kent, Constable of Dover Castle was born circa 1445 at Scott Hall, Kent, England. He married Sibyl Lewknor, daughter of Sir Thomas Lewkenor, Sheriff of Surrey & Sussex, Constable of Bodiam Castle and Katherine Pelham, before 1484; They had 2 sons (Sir John; & Edward) and 3 daughters (Anne, wife of Sir Edward Boughton; Katherine; & Elizabeth).2,3,4,5 Sir William Scott, Sheriff of Kent, Constable of Dover Castle died on 24 August 1524 at Brabrourne, Kent, England; Buried in the chancel of the church at Brabourne, Kent.3,5 His estate was probated on 1 February 1525.5
• Family Sibyl Lewknor b. c 1463 Sybilla's Will is dated Aug 4 1528 https://archive.org/stream/memorialsoffamil00scot#page/138/mode/2up...

Sybilla Lewknor's Pedigree https://archive.org/stream/memorialsoffamil00scot#page/144/mode/2up...

• Child
  • Sir John Scott, Sheriff of Kent, Burgess of New Romney+1,3,5 b. b 1485, d. 7 Oct 1533
• Citations
• 1.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 335.
• 2.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 21.
• 3.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 1.
• 4.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, p. 574.
• 5.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 593.
• From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p2693.htm#... ___________________________

SIR WILLIAM SCOTT (1459-1524) of Brabourne was concerned in the siege of Bodiam Castle in 1483/4, for which and other delinquencies he received a pardon on the accession of Henry VII. Rising in favour with that monarch,he was sworn of the privy council, appointed comptroller of the household, and created C. B. with Prince Arthur on 29 Nov 1489. He was also lieutenant of Dover Castle, warden of the Cinque ports, and marshal of Calais in 1490/1, sheriff of Kent the same year, and 1501 and 1516. In1495 he succeeded to the manor of Brabourne on the death, without issue,of Joan, widow of Sir John Lewknor (killed at Tewkesbury 1471). The property came to her from her father Richard, son of John Halsham, and,by a settlement of 1464, was limited to John Scott and his heirs, failing Joan Lewknor's issue. John Scott's relationship to the Halshams andLewknors is not established. In 1519 Sir William attended Henry VIII at the Field of the Cloth of Gold, and figured among the grandees deputed with Wolsey to receive the Emperor Charles V on his landing at dover on28 May 1522. Scot's Hall he rebuilt in a style of such splendour as to make it long the rival of the greatest of the houses of Kent. He died on24 Aug. 1524, and was buried in the chancel of Brabourne church. By his wife Sybil (d. 1527) he left issue. A younger son, Edward (d. 1535),married Alice, daughter of Thomas Fogge, serjeant porter of Calais, and founded the family of Scott of the Mote, Iden, Sussex. [Life Sketch of Sir William Scott & Selected Descendants, www.burgoyne.com] 1 2

Sources: 1.Title: Newsgroup: soc.genealogy.medieval, at groups - google.com Page: Adrian Channing, 18 Nov 1998 2.Title: Plantagenet Ancestry of Seventeenth-Century Colonists, by David Faris, 2nd Edition 1999, NEHGS Page: 150

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Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports

• The Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports is a ceremonial official in the United Kingdom. The post dates from at least the 12th century but may be older. The Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports was originally in charge of the Cinque Ports, a group of five port towns on the southeast coast of England. Today the role is a sinecure and an honorary title, and today 14 towns belong to the Cinque Ports confederation. The title is one of the higher honours bestowed by the Sovereign. It has often been held by members of the Royal Family or Prime Ministers, especially those who have been influential in defending Britain at times of war.
• The Lord Warden was solely responsible for the return of all writs to the Crown, along with the collection of taxes and the arrest of criminals. His court was held in St James's church, near Dover Castle, and there he exercised jurisdiction broadly equivalent to that of Chancery. He also had a "lieutenant's powers of muster ", and the Constableship of Dover Castle, later added to the Warden's office, enabled him to keep a garrison and administrative staff, including the Clerk and the Lieutenant of the Castle. .... etc.
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