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SJCR/SJAR/1/1/Metcalfe/2/10/9
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- 1533 (Creation)
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Letter, no year, Thomas duke of Norfolk, Westminster, to Nicholas Metcalfe & SJC, asking the reversion of the lease of Higham Kent for Jenyns Canoncle (Canntle).
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The dating of this & letters SJAR/1/1/1/2/8/1-2 depend on the timing of an extraordinary Court intrigue involving Cromwell and Sir Edward Neville.
It is presumed that Norfolk made his petition on or around 19 Oct, 1533. On 2 Nov, Cromwell urges the College to comply with a royal request to the same end (see Baker-Mayor History I.462). On the same date Henry VIII revokes his letter in favour of Canntle and urges the claim of Richard Ranshawe whom he has been told is already in occupation.
On (or around) 22 Jan 1534, the King revokes his previous revocation and commands Canntle to be given the lease. A month later on 24 February 1534 the College’s lease to Ranshawe is quoted in a later lease which bears this date, backdated to Michaelmas 1533 (Baker-Mayor History I.369).
Early July 1534, Cromwell writes again in support of Canntle. A few days later the College replies explaining that the King's last letter did not reach the College because the Master had delayed it on the advice of Sir Edward Neville who had told Metcalfe that the King favoured Ranshawe. The College said that nothing could be done, since the lease was now in Ranshawe's hands (i.e. that dated February 1534 as above).
In the college accounts for 1534-15355 (Michaelmas) Elisia, widow of Robert Hilton had the farm, but Ranshawe occupied it by Christmas 1535.