The Knights of England

1389, Apr. 23. WALTER CLOPTON (Chief Justice King's Bench), as a Banneret. At Windsor.

1389, Apr. 23. ROBERT CHARLETON (Chief Justice of Common Pleas), as a Banneret. At Windsor.

1390, Apr. 23. ROGER (MORTIMER), 4th earl of March. By the King at Windsor.

1390, Apr. 23.

THOMAS (STAFFORD), 3rd earl of Stafford.

ALPHONSO, son of the count of Denia in Arragon.

1394, Mar. 25. O'NEALE, king of Meath. By Richard II. in the Cathedral Church of Dublin.

1394, Mar. 25. BRIAN DE THOMOND, king of Thomond, ibid., by

same.

1394, Mar. 25. ARTHUR MACMOROUGH, king of Leinster, ibid., by

On the eve of the Coronation of king Henry IV.

1399, Oct. 11. THOMAS (PLANTAGENET), afterwards duke of Clarence, son of king Henry IV.

1399, Oct. 11. JOHN (PLANTAGENET), afterwards duke of Bedford, son of the king.

1399, Oct. 11. HUMPHREY (PLANTAGENET), afterwards duke of Gloucester, son of the king.

1399, Oct. 11. THOMAS (FITZ-ALAN), 17th earl of Arundel.

1399, Oct. 11. RICHARD (BEAUCHAMP), afterwards 13th earl of Warwick.

1399, Oct. 11. EDMUND (STAFFORD), 5th earl of Stafford.

1399, Oct 11. HUGH (COURTENAY), son of and afterwards 13th earl of Devon.

1399, Oct. 11. HENRY (BEAUMONT), 5th lord Beaumont, and thirtythree others [partly accounted for as follows]

1399, Oct. 11.

Willoughby.

WILLOUGHBY, brother to William, 5th lord

1399, Oct. 11. HUGH STAFFORD, brother to the earl of Stafford.

1399, Oct. 11. RICHARD CAMOIS, son of Thomas, lord Camois.

RALPH [erratum for John] DEINCOURT, 5th lord

1399, Oct. 11. Deincourt.

1399, Oct. 11. ALMARIC DE ST. AMAND, 3rd lord Seyntismond or St. Amand.

1400, Mar. 17.

WILLIAM HANKFORD (a Justice of Common Pleas).

1400, Mar. 17. Pleas).

WILLIAM BRENCHESLEY (a Justice of Common

1400, Mar. 17. BARTHOLOMEW ROCHFORD (RACHFORD).

1400, Mar. 17. HENRY PERCY.

1400, Mar. 17. JOHN ARUNDELL.

1400, Mar. 17. WILLIAM STRALL or STRALLEY.

1400, Mar. 17. JOHN TURPINGTON.

1400, Mar. 17. AILMER SAINT.

1400, Mar. 17. EDWARD HASTINGS.

1400, Mar. 17. JOHN GREISLEY.

1400, Mar. 17. GERALD SOTILL (SATELL).

1400, Mar. 17. JOHN ARDEN.

1400, Mar. 17. ROBERT CHALONS.

1400, Mar. 17. THOMAS DYMOCK.

1400, Mar. 17. WALTER HUNGERFORD.

1400, Mar. 17. WILLIAM GIBETHORPE (GILETHORPE).

1400, Mar. 17. WILLIAM NEWPORT, and others to the number of 46 in all.

On the eve of the Coronation of Henry V., Apr., 1413.

1413, Apr. 8. EDMOND (MORTIMER), 5th earl of March.

1413, Apr. 8. ROGER MORTIMER, his brother.

1413, Apr. 8. JOHN (HOLAND), restored as 14th earl of Huntington, afterwards duke of Exeter.

1413, Apr. 8. [RICHARD] HOLAND, his brother.

1413, Apr. 8. RICHARD LE DESPENSER [Wrongly styled] lord le Despencer.

1413, Apr. 8. JOHN PHELIP.

1413, Apr. 8. JOHN ROTHENHALE.

1413, Apr. 8. THOMAS WEST.

1418, Apr. 23. LEWIS ROBSART, on the celebration of the feast of St. George at Caen.

1421, Apr. 23. JAMES I., king of Scotland, on the feast of St. George at Windsor.

1421, Apr. 23. HUMPHREY (STAFFORD), 6th earl of Stafford (ibid.). 1426, May 19. After the battle of Verneuil (Aug., 1424), the duke of Bedford came over into England and on Whitsuntide in 1426 at Leicester [at a Parliament there] he dubbed king Henry VI. knight and forthwith the said king dubbed the following 44 knights. Prior to this ceremony writs had been issued dated from Leicester, 1426, May 4, to 24 out of the following 44 knights commanding them to present themselves at Leicester at the coming feast of Pentecost to receive the dignity of knighthood along with the king.*

1426, May 19. RICHARD (PLANTAGENET), 3rd duke of York.

1426, May 19. JOHN (DE MOWBRAY), son and heir to the duke of Norfolk, and afterwards 5th duke of Norfolk.

THOMAS (COURTENAY), 14th earl of Devon.

1426, May 19.

JOHN (DE VERE), 12th earl of Oxford.

1426, May 19.

RALPH (DE NEVILL), 2nd earl of Westmorland.

1426, May 19.

HENRY (PERCY), son and heir to and afterwards 3rd earl of Northumberland.

1426, May 19. JAMES (BUTLER, alias Ormond), son and heir to and afterwards 5th earl of Ormond.

*The remaining knights elect who did not receive such summons are here printed in italics, As to the question whether the italicised knights in this list are to be considered knights bachelors, or knights of the Bath, see introduction, p. xv.

1426, May 19. THOMAS DE Ros, 9th lord Ros.

1426, May 19. JOHN (BEAUMONT), lord, afterwards viscount, Beaumont.

1426, May 19. James Butler.

1426, May 19. JOHN (FITZ-ALAN), lord Maltravers, afterwards 19th earl of Arundel.

1426, May 19. JOHN CORNWALL.

1426, May 19.

HENRY (GREY), 2nd earl of Tankerville.

1426, May 19. WILLIAM (NEVILL), afterwards 6th lord Nevill de Fauconberge.

1426, May 19. GEORGE [erratum for John] (NEVILL), 6th lord Latimer.

1426, May 19. LIONEL (DE WELLES), 6th lord Welles.

1426, May 19. James (de Berkeley), lord de Berkeley.

1426, May 19. JOHN (TALBOT), son and heir to lord Talbot, and afterwards 5th earl of Shrewsbury.