ABSTRACT
Unwyn, Union, etc Henry (ca. 1498-† bef. 31 Oct 1578): from Bishops Cannings, Wilt, son of WinC tenant, adm scholar 1508, aged 11; NCO fell. 23 Aug 1516, vac bef. Mar 1520 on promotion to holy orders; BCL1 (BRUO2, p. 588); inst 1 Aug 1550 vic Milton Lilbourne,2 Wilt, crown pat. (W&SRO, D1/2/16, Reg. Capon, fo. 42r), vac bef. 7 Oct 1564 (W&SRO, D1/2/16, Reg. Jewel, fo. 13r); comp 23 May 1554 vic Chirton, Wilt £9 18s 4d, crown pat., David Leawys, St Michael Bassieshawe, innholder and Thomas Maydewell, St Swithin’s, draper, surs (TNA, E 334/4, fo. 150v), inst 30 May (W&SRO, D1/2/16, Reg. Capon, fo. 57r), vac bef. 4 Mar 1580 (W&SRO, D1/2/17, Reg. Piers, fo. 5v); priest, disp 9 May 1555 for both (CRP, no. 1218), exhibited in CC Salis (W&SRO, D1/43/2, fo. 10v) bef. 5 May 1556 (W&SRO, D1/39/1/1, fo. 86ar); inst aft. 1554 rect Great Somerford, Wilt (W&SRO, D1/2/16, Reg. Capon, fo. 53r)–† bef. 31 Oct 1578 (W&SRO, D1/2/17, Reg. Piers, fo. 3r)
Upton, John: priest, coll 23 Oct 1558 rect Stanmer, Suss (CRP, no. 2295)–† bef. 7 Aug 1560 (Reg. Parker, p. 369), worth £16 (VE 1, p. 338)
Upton, Thomas († bef. 29 Jan 1572): pres in PCC 11 Aug 1557, 2 and 27 Oct, 17 Nov (TNA, PROB 29/9, fos 249v, 254r, 272r, 284r), apparently hearing cases 11 Feb 1558, again 2 and 29 Mar, oc 2 Dec commissary (TNA, PROB 29/10, fo. 23v, 33v, 45v, 133v), continued active throughout TNA, PROB 29/11, unofficially and officially as Thomas Argall’s (qv) deputy, than whom he appeared much more frequently (qv) (e.g., fo. 84v); authenticated two significavits in 1558 (CRP, nos 2214a and 2300); adm 10 May 1566 proc of Arches (Reg. Parker, p. 454); will 29 Sept 1571/prov 29 Jan 1572 (TNA, PROB 11/54, fo. 14r PCC 2 Daper; BRS, 18, p. 318): notary public, St Faith’s, sealed 4 Oct 1571, persons: wife, exec, da Margaret, Thomas Blundell, grocer, Peter Frenche, legacies: one-third property to da, rest to wife
Ustas or Eustace, Roland, 2nd Baron Baltinglas (1505-78): son Sir Thomas Eustace, Harristown, Ireland, 1st viscount Baltinglass (1480-1549);3 marr ca. 1528 Joan, da James Butler, 8th lord of Dunboyne, 6 sons and 2 das: Joan, marr Sir Barnaby FitzPatrick, baron of Upper Ossory, and Eleanor, marr Sir Edmund Butler, 2nd son of 9th earl of Ormonde; most famous son James (born 1530) participated in Desmond rebellion;4 sometime lord of Kilcullen, co. Kildare who had allowed the disposessed Obs OFMs to return to New Abbey (CRP, no. 1020) founded by his great-uncle Sir Roland FitzEustace, later Baron Portlester († 1496); in parliament 1558 strongly opposed act of uniformity; jp co. Kildare 1561; ordered arrested in 1567 and taken to London, but order not executed
Vaghan or Vaughan, William: inst 29 Apr 1550 vic Ramsey, Ess, crown pat. (GL, 9531/12/2, fo. 33v), vac (†)5 bef. 16 Dec 1560 (GL, 9531/13/1, fo. 118v); pres 17 Oct 1554 rect Wrabness, Ess (CPRPM 2, p. 252), inst 9 May 1555 (GL, 9531/12/2, fo. 188v), comp [n.d] July 1557 £7 4s, ‘per me recepto’ (TNA, E 334/6, fo. 45r), vac (†)6 bef. 8 Oct 1560 (GL, 9531/13/1, fo. 117v; Newcourt 2, p. 687 has only 2nd inst incorrectly citing Reg. Bonner, 462); disp 10 July 1555 for both (CRP, no. 1288)
Valence, Thomas: ?of CCO 1555, sup 13 Mar 1556 to practice medicine (RUO 1, pp. 231 and 354); MA,7 pres 5 Nov 1556 Bracklesham preb, Chich, crown pat. (CRP, no. 1765) rep. Edward Chamber (qv), instal 12 Dec 1556 via proc (Peckham, no. 562)– depr bef. 27 Feb 1564 (WSRO, Ep/I/1/7, fo. 21v), worth £11 17s 3d (VE 1, p. 301)
Valewer, John: BCL, adm 26 May 1557 proc of Arches (CRP, no. 2018); almost certainly same as next
Valler, John: fell. NCO 16 July 1545 from Havant, Hant, BCL 18 July 1552 (RUO 1, pp. 219 and 354); cr 11 July 1556 notary, Winch dioc (CRP, no. 1602); marr 1557 (RUO 1, pp. 219 and 354); almost certainly same as last
Varren, Warren, Warener or Warner, Christopher: long memo, said by eds to be for parliament, ordering Robert Colens (qv) to exam ‘anker’ [anchorite] of Cant (L&P 6, no. 1381; BL, Titus B I 446); record of Bocking and Barton confession, saying showed ‘revelation’ to ‘Ancore’ in Cant and Colens (ibid., no. 1468, p. 589); confessed 24 Oct 1532 that Edward Bocking and Elizabeth Barton had often visited him in prison, never knew abt their books nor saw her in trance, nevertheless thought her miracles, etc., from God bec ‘dubia in meliorem partem interpretari debent’, once asked me to pray for Wolsey and Warham, greatly disturbed his contemplation (ibid., no. 1336), confession sent to Cromwell 24 Oct 1533 (ibid., no. 1333); priest, faculties 5 Oct 1556 to receive penitent schismatics and heretics (CRP, no. 1717)
Vathson or Wathson, William: OCist, abs 31 Jan 1555 schism, orders, marr, disp orders, to hold ben (CRP, no. 1055); 2 and 3 Feb 1555 specially ord deac and priest to title of pension of 4 marks from Charles Brandon, late duke of Suffolk (GL, 9535/1, fo. 42v-3r); prob. rel John Watson, mercer, in Brandon’s service as of 1535 (S. J. Gunn, Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, c. 1484-1545 [Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1988], p. 135)
Vaudrey, Edward († 8/16 Nov 1557): comp 16 Dec 1546 vic Hunston, Suss £13 6s 2d,8 Richard Parker and William Downer, both N. Mundham, Suss, surs (TNA, E 334/3, fo. 107r), inst 10 Jan 1547, Thomas Bower (Bowyer, qv), London, grocer, pat. phv (WSRO, Ep/I/1/6, fo. 39v), still 25 Sept 1548 when given best gown by Edmund Spokes, rect Merston, ovs 7 Jan 1557 of will of Stephen Parker, rect W. Itchenor, oc Sept 1545 curate Hunston (TSW, 3, p. 19)–† bef. 13 Jan 1558 (WSRO, Ep/I/1/7, fo. 3r); pres 14 July 1556 rect Merston, Suss (CPRPM 3, p. 502), inst 5 Sept (WSRO, Ep/I/10/10, unfoliated leaf at end)–† bef. 16 Nov 1557 (WSRO, Ep, I/10/10, fo. 49v), worth £7 3s 6d (VE 1, p. 308); disp 31 July 1556 for both (CRP, no. 1631); 19 Apr 1557 witn to will of John Clerk, Merston (TSW 3, p. 213); will 8 Nov 1557/prov 21
Dec (WSRO, CCC 9, fo. 3 abstracted in TSW 3, pp. 16-18): bur chancel of Hunston, 12 priests to sing mass at various times for his soul
Vaughan, David: deac, rect Llanedwen, Ang, abs and disp 11 June 1557 (CRP, no. 2038), incorrectly called dean Bangor in on-line BL MSS catalogue;9 David ap Res Vichan, inst 8 Oct 1557 rect Llanddwy and Llanddwyewe (Pryce, p. 16)
Vaus, Vaux, Vawse, Lawrence (ca. 1519/20-ca. 1585): at QCO [but see bel.], where associated with James Brooke10 (qv); BTh 29 July 1556, of CCC11 (RUO 1, p. 233); fell. Manchester Coll. at dissolution 1547 (only ben) when had £12 19s 6d, pensioned on £8 13s 4d (T. G. Law, ed., A catechisme or Christian doctrine by Laurence Vaux, B.D., Chetham Society, n.s., 4 [1885], pp. vii-x; £8 acc. B. L. Beer and S. M. Jack, eds, ‘The letters of William, Lord Paget of Beaudesert, 1547-1563’, Camden miscellany, 25 [1974], pp. 1-141, p. 19); ord 24 Sept 1542 priest; called Nicholas, coll 6 Nov 1556 by proxy Minor pars altaris preb, Salis, instal n.d. by proxy-depr ‘early in Elizabeth’s reign’ (F3 6, p. 58; identity with Lawrence reinforced by Molanus, Annales Lovanienses quoted in Law, p. liiin who discounts the claim); appt 26 March 1557 coll. church Manchester (CRP, no. 1924); pres 25 June 1557 vic Tydrington, Glos (CPRPM 3, p. 365); pres 11 Feb 1558 Manchester coll. (CPRPM 4, p. 357; as what not said; as master in succession to Collier [F. R. Raines, ed., The rectors of Manchester and the wardens of the collegiate church of that town, 1 (Chetham Society, 5 [1885]), p. 63, dated only 1557 or 1558]); proc said had gone to London at 1559 visitation (RVAB, fo. 51r); ca. 1561 restricted to Worc (Gee, p. 181); on list of academicians either dead or in exile for faith (Sander, DVM, p. 692); to Louvain where may have kept English school; apostolic delegate to England 1566 rep. Nicholas Sander and Thomas Harding (qv), worked mainly in Lanc, back to Louvain where became novice Augustinian canon 10 Aug 1572, professed 8 May 1573, left for Rheims 24 June 1578, captured at Dover bef. 20 Oct 1580, imprisoned under good conditions at Westm, committed to Gatehouse aft. examination by Bp Aylmer, still Mar 1583, giving a letter to John Coppage (qv) in extenso, Apr 1584 in Clink, Southwark, still Apr 1585, prob † in prison that year, undated will [?now in Chetham Library, Manchester] described as mostly abt eccl vestments and liturgical equipment incl from Manchester (Law, pp. xxvi, xxviii, xxxi-xxxix, li-lxix, lxxiv, lxxxii, lxxxv); Wood and his ed. tell a much different but apparently completely mistaken story of Vaux’s end, having him † in the Gatehouse prison, Westm, bur 24 or 28 Dec 1571 citing parish register of St Margaret’s (Wood 1, col. 385); wrote A catechisme or a Christian doctrine, first ed. 1568 (ARCR 2, nos 748-56)
Venden, Dr: see Wendy, Thomas de Vere, Anne, dowager countess of Oxford: oc 1552 pat. rect Badlesmere, Kent when
Williams Roberts (qv) inst, still 16 March 1557 (CRP, no. 1907); see also Geoffrey Astley ab.; pat. as of 26 July 1554 Castle Camps, Camb when pres Richard Wadnowe (SVI, p. 29)
Vernon, Vernam, Varnan, Verneham, Richard († bef. 22 Dec 1556): from St Paul’s School, BA 23 June 1528, MA 17 July 1531, rented room BCO, 1541 and ECO 1541,
still 1543 (BRUO2, p. 592); ord 8 Apr 1531 sec subd C&L (LRO, B/A/1/14 (ii), fo. 217r); 25 May 1532 ben deac, priest 20 Sept 1532 with John Blaxton (qv) (LincRO, Epis. reg. 26, fos 31v and 32r); inst 28 May 1528 rect Fringford, Oxon, Sir Thomas More (qv), pat. when exhibited disp for defect of age (LincRO, Epis. reg. 27, fo. 185v)–resig 6 Aug 1549 (OA, ODP d105, p. 64); pres 2nd preb, Winch, crown pat., instal 9 Oct 1547, ‘prob. superseded’ bef. 24 Jan 1548 (F3 3, p. 91); chap to Lord St John, disp 4 Mar 1548 for 2 bens (FOR, p. 308); comp 15 Nov 1549 rect Litton Cheney, Dor, next inc oc 24 Dec 1566 (DI, 3, p. 124), but prob. –† (see bel.), worth £33 7s 8d (VE 1, p. 236); inst via proc 3 Jan 1548 rect St Martin by Looe, Corn, Sir John Paulet, pat. (DRO, EDRC 14, fo. 128r), comp 24 Jan 155412 £32 9s 11d, John Longe, St Botolph Aldersgate, gent and Thomas Bidley, St Augustine Watling Street, merchant tailor, surs (TNA, E 334/4, fo. 1v), vac (†) bef. 20 May 1565 (DRO, EDRC 19, fo. 10r); comp 21 May 1549 rect Headbourne Worthy, Hant £14 10d, same surs as for last (TNA, E 334/4, fo. 27v); inst 23 May 1551 7th13 preb, Worcester, crown pat., instal 24 May (WoRO b. 716.093 BA 2648/9/(iv), pp. 36 and 85), present 11 Nov 1555 (WCA, D364)–† bef. 22 Dec 1556 (WoRO b. 716.093 BA 2648/9/(iv), p. 51); disp 26 July 1555 Worcester preb, Litton Cheney and St Martin by Looe (CRP, no. 1319OK); inst and instal 16 Sept 1555 Gillingham major preb, Salis, William Milton, London, gent, pat. phv (W&SRO, D1/2/16, Reg. Capon, fo. 68v and SCAB 14:2, p. 91)–† (F3 6, p. 41)
Vincent, John († 8 Aug 1558): inst 23 June 152014 rect Sheepy Magna, Leic, Richard Astley, pat. (LincRO, Epis. reg. 25, fo. 40v), worth £20 p.a. (Hodgett, LRS, p. 87); inst 17 Sept 1528 10th preb New Coll., Leicester, Sir Richard Sacheverell and John Fowler, gen, pats. (LincRO, Epis. reg. 27, fo. 157r)–prob. move to 7th preb bel.; disp 19 Feb 1535 for 2 bens (FOR, p. 21); priest, inst 12 June 1535 rect Langton, E. York, William Mooke, exec of William Claybrugh, DCnL and John Chapman, notary, pats. (BI, Reg. 28, fo. 29v)–resig bef. 11 Aug 1555 (BI, Reg. 29, fo. 114v), prob vac. bef. 28 Apr 1554 (BI, Adm 1554/7; Calendar of Admissions papers); comp 27 June 1541 7th preb New Coll., Leicester £13 3d, Francis Richardson, St Giles Cripplegate, fletcher and John Bradshawe, Horton on the Hill, Leic, gent, surs (TNA, E 334/2, fo. 41v), crown pat. (LincRO, Epis. reg. 27, fo. 168v)–dissolution 10 Sept 1548 when pensioned on £10-† 8 Aug 1558 (Hodgett, LRS, pp. 87 and 136); comp 20 Mar 1553 Bedford Minor preb, Lincoln (F3 9, p. 38), instal 23 Oct via proxy-depr bef. 1 Sept 155515 wrb Thomas Reyner (qv) (LincCA 3, pp. 99 and 120); priest, abs & disp 1 Aug 1555 for Sheepy Magna and rect Barwell, Leic (CRP, no 1327, 10cd), † holding Barwell bef. 11 Oct 1558 (LincRO, Epis. reg. 28, fo. 130v; LI2, no. 423, guessing Burwell, Linc), worth £20 10s 7 1/2d in 1576 (Foster, Lincoln, p. 39); almost certainly rel John Vincent, yeom, pat. 1561 Sheepy Magna (LincRO, Epis. reg. 28, fo. 112v; LI2, no. 1029), his will BRS, 27, p. 48: 1564, Shepeye, ser. III, fo. 56
