Knight and Lord of the Manor of Hawstead, Suffolk, Knight of the Body to Kings Henry VII and Henry VIII. Knight of the Shire for Suffolk, Speaker of the House of Commons, Privy Councillor. Barrister-at-law.
Eldest son and heir to Roger Drury of Hawstead and his second wife, Felice Denston, the heiress to William Denston of Besthorpe, Norfolk. Robert was born before 1456, and the first of his family to become involved at court.
Sir Robert married Anne Calthorpe, daughter of Sir William Calthorpe and Elizabeth Stapleton. They married about 1487 and had two sons and four daughters:
Sir William
Sir Robert
Anne, wife of Sir George Waldegrave
Elizabeth, wife of Sir Philip Boteler
Bruidget, wife of Sir John Jernegan
Ursula, wife of Sir Giles Allington
Secondly,he was the husband of Anne Jernegan, daughter of Edward Jernegan and widow of Lord Edward Grey and Henry Barley. They married before 1531 and had no issue. She was referred to in Sir Robert's will as "My Lady Grey."
Sir Robert was knighted 17 June 1497 by King Henry II after the Battle of Blackheath. He was involved chiefly in Scottish affairs, while serving the King. He was a witness to Henry VIII's renewal of the treaty with Scotland in 1509, and was commissioned a month later to receive the oath of James IV of Scotland, and to treat for the redress of grievances. His homes included a house in College Street, Bury St Edmonds, and a "place" in the parish of St Clement Dane, London, which later gave its name to "Drury Lane".
Two books owned by Sir Robert have survived: a Latin version of the Vulgate, which have the marriages and progeny of Sir Robert recorded on the pages, the entries made from 1527 to 1566. the second book is that of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. On the front fly-leaf is inscribed "Robertus Drury, miles" and a list of his children.
Sir Robert's last will is dated 01 May 1535, requesting burial next to his first wife at Bury St Edmunds. He and Anne are buried in the most elaborate tomb in the largest Church in the county of Suffolk.
Eldest son and heir to Roger Drury of Hawstead and his second wife, Felice Denston, the heiress to William Denston of Besthorpe, Norfolk. Robert was born before 1456, and the first of his family to become involved at court.
Sir Robert married Anne Calthorpe, daughter of Sir William Calthorpe and Elizabeth Stapleton. They married about 1487 and had two sons and four daughters:
Sir William
Sir Robert
Anne, wife of Sir George Waldegrave
Elizabeth, wife of Sir Philip Boteler
Bruidget, wife of Sir John Jernegan
Ursula, wife of Sir Giles Allington
Secondly,he was the husband of Anne Jernegan, daughter of Edward Jernegan and widow of Lord Edward Grey and Henry Barley. They married before 1531 and had no issue. She was referred to in Sir Robert's will as "My Lady Grey."
Sir Robert was knighted 17 June 1497 by King Henry II after the Battle of Blackheath. He was involved chiefly in Scottish affairs, while serving the King. He was a witness to Henry VIII's renewal of the treaty with Scotland in 1509, and was commissioned a month later to receive the oath of James IV of Scotland, and to treat for the redress of grievances. His homes included a house in College Street, Bury St Edmonds, and a "place" in the parish of St Clement Dane, London, which later gave its name to "Drury Lane".
Two books owned by Sir Robert have survived: a Latin version of the Vulgate, which have the marriages and progeny of Sir Robert recorded on the pages, the entries made from 1527 to 1566. the second book is that of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. On the front fly-leaf is inscribed "Robertus Drury, miles" and a list of his children.
Sir Robert's last will is dated 01 May 1535, requesting burial next to his first wife at Bury St Edmunds. He and Anne are buried in the most elaborate tomb in the largest Church in the county of Suffolk.
Knight and Lord of the Manor of Hawstead, Suffolk, Knight of the Body to Kings Henry VII and Henry VIII. Knight of the Shire for Suffolk, Speaker of the House of Commons, Privy Councillor. Barrister-at-law.
Eldest son and heir to Roger Drury of Hawstead and his second wife, Felice Denston, the heiress to William Denston of Besthorpe, Norfolk. Robert was born before 1456, and the first of his family to become involved at court.
Sir Robert married Anne Calthorpe, daughter of Sir William Calthorpe and Elizabeth Stapleton. They married about 1487 and had two sons and four daughters:
Sir William
Sir Robert
Anne, wife of Sir George Waldegrave
Elizabeth, wife of Sir Philip Boteler
Bruidget, wife of Sir John Jernegan
Ursula, wife of Sir Giles Allington
Secondly,he was the husband of Anne Jernegan, daughter of Edward Jernegan and widow of Lord Edward Grey and Henry Barley. They married before 1531 and had no issue. She was referred to in Sir Robert's will as "My Lady Grey."
Sir Robert was knighted 17 June 1497 by King Henry II after the Battle of Blackheath. He was involved chiefly in Scottish affairs, while serving the King. He was a witness to Henry VIII's renewal of the treaty with Scotland in 1509, and was commissioned a month later to receive the oath of James IV of Scotland, and to treat for the redress of grievances. His homes included a house in College Street, Bury St Edmonds, and a "place" in the parish of St Clement Dane, London, which later gave its name to "Drury Lane".
Two books owned by Sir Robert have survived: a Latin version of the Vulgate, which have the marriages and progeny of Sir Robert recorded on the pages, the entries made from 1527 to 1566. the second book is that of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. On the front fly-leaf is inscribed "Robertus Drury, miles" and a list of his children.
Sir Robert's last will is dated 01 May 1535, requesting burial next to his first wife at Bury St Edmunds. He and Anne are buried in the most elaborate tomb in the largest Church in the county of Suffolk.
Eldest son and heir to Roger Drury of Hawstead and his second wife, Felice Denston, the heiress to William Denston of Besthorpe, Norfolk. Robert was born before 1456, and the first of his family to become involved at court.
Sir Robert married Anne Calthorpe, daughter of Sir William Calthorpe and Elizabeth Stapleton. They married about 1487 and had two sons and four daughters:
Sir William
Sir Robert
Anne, wife of Sir George Waldegrave
Elizabeth, wife of Sir Philip Boteler
Bruidget, wife of Sir John Jernegan
Ursula, wife of Sir Giles Allington
Secondly,he was the husband of Anne Jernegan, daughter of Edward Jernegan and widow of Lord Edward Grey and Henry Barley. They married before 1531 and had no issue. She was referred to in Sir Robert's will as "My Lady Grey."
Sir Robert was knighted 17 June 1497 by King Henry II after the Battle of Blackheath. He was involved chiefly in Scottish affairs, while serving the King. He was a witness to Henry VIII's renewal of the treaty with Scotland in 1509, and was commissioned a month later to receive the oath of James IV of Scotland, and to treat for the redress of grievances. His homes included a house in College Street, Bury St Edmonds, and a "place" in the parish of St Clement Dane, London, which later gave its name to "Drury Lane".
Two books owned by Sir Robert have survived: a Latin version of the Vulgate, which have the marriages and progeny of Sir Robert recorded on the pages, the entries made from 1527 to 1566. the second book is that of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. On the front fly-leaf is inscribed "Robertus Drury, miles" and a list of his children.
Sir Robert's last will is dated 01 May 1535, requesting burial next to his first wife at Bury St Edmunds. He and Anne are buried in the most elaborate tomb in the largest Church in the county of Suffolk.
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'Such as ye be, sometime were we, such as we are, such shall ye be. Miserere nostri'
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