John Gwynneth

In October 1548 Gwynneth's niece Joan Awparte, Vaughan's stepdaughter, married Edward Myldemay,J.L. Chester and G.J. Armytage, ''Allegations for Marriage Licences issued from the Faculty Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury at London 1542 to 1869'', Harleian Society XXIV (1886), [https://archive.org/details/marriagelicence00chester/page/12 p. 13] (Internet Archive). elder brother of Sir Walter. The marriage was brief, for Edward, who had become [[Worshipful Company of Mercers|citizen and Mercer]] in October 1541,H.A. St.J. Mildmay, ''A Brief Memoir of the Mildmay Family'' (John Lane, The Bodley Head/Private, London/New York 1913), [https://archive.org/details/briefmemoirofmil00mild/page/n25 p. 14] (Internet Archive). made his will on 22 March 1549, in which he gives "to Elizabeth Awparte, sister to my late wife Johanna, £20 which is owing me by my uncle the vicar of Luton." (Possibly this was money owing by Gwynneth upon the marriage settlement, since he, as the surviving executor of Edward Awparte senr, held the portions of the Awparte children until their age of 21 or else were married, a term now elapsing.Will of Edward Awparte, Girdler of London (P.C.C. 1532).) Myldemay makes gifts of various of his wife's effects: the will was proved by Sir Walter Mildmay on 3 April 1549.Will of Edwarde Myldemay, Gentleman of London (P.C.C. 1549, Populwell quire).

In October 1548 Gwynneth's niece Joan Awparte, Vaughan's stepdaughter, married Edward Myldemay,J.L. Chester and G.J. Armytage, ''Allegations for Marriage Licences issued from the Faculty Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury at London 1542 to 1869'', Harleian Society XXIV (1886), [https://archive.org/details/marriagelicence00chester/page/12 p. 13] (Internet Archive). elder brother of Sir Walter. The marriage was brief, for Edward, who had become [[Worshipful Company of Mercers|citizen and Mercer]] in October 1541,H.A. St.J. Mildmay, ''A Brief Memoir of the Mildmay Family'' (John Lane, The Bodley Head/Private, London/New York 1913), [https://archive.org/details/briefmemoirofmil00mild/page/n25 p. 14] (Internet Archive). made his will on 22 March 1549, in which he gives "to Elizabeth Awparte, sister to my late wife Johanna, £20 which is owing me by my uncle the vicar of Luton." (Possibly this was money owing by Gwynneth upon the marriage settlement, since he, as the surviving executor of Edward Awparte senr, held the portions of the Awparte children until their age of 21 or else were married, a term now elapsing.Will of Edward Awparte, Girdler of London (P.C.C. 1532).) Myldemay makes gifts of various of his wife's effects: the will was proved by Sir Walter Mildmay on 3 April 1549.Will of Edwarde Myldemay, Gentleman of London (P.C.C. 1549, Populwell quire).

Stephen Vaughan made Gwynneth his executor at his death in December 1549, leaving him in charge of "The Three Leggs" in Westcheap with a room for his own lodgings and the management of the premises on behalf of Vaughan's daughters for the space of nine years. Vaughan's brother-in-law Thomas Lodge, husband of Mawdlyn (who died in 1548), and John Griffith were his overseers. (Lodge had of late conducted secret surveillance for Vaughan overseas.J. Gairdner and R.H. Brodie (eds), ''Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII'', Vol XX Part 1: January–July 1545 (HMSO 1905), [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/letters-papers-hen8/vol20/no1/pp101-114 p. 107, item 250] (British History Online).) Gwynneth swore to probate on 26 February 1549/50.Will of Stephen Vaughan (P.C.C. 1550, Coode quire). 'Inquisition post mortem: Stephen Vaughan', in G.S. Fry (ed.), ''Abstracts of Inquisitiones Post Mortem For the City of London'', Part 1 (London 1896), [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/abstract/no1/pp78-95 pp. 78–95] (British History Online). In that connection he had the task of delivering to Sir John Williams some £305 owing to the King from Vaughan's accounts as Under-Treasurer of the Tower Mint.J.R. Dasent (ed.), ''Acts of the Privy Council of England'', New Series III: 1550–1552 (HMSO 1891), [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112119573936;view=1up;seq=348 p. 308] (Hathi Trust).

Stephen Vaughan made Gwynneth his executor at his death in December 1549, leaving him in charge of "The Three Leggs" in Westcheap with a room for his own lodgings and the management of the premises on behalf of Vaughan's daughters for the space of nine years. Vaughan's brother-in-law Thomas Lodge, husband of Mawdlyn (who died in 1548), and John Griffith were his overseers. (Lodge had of late conducted secret surveillance for Vaughan overseas.J. Gairdner and R.H. Brodie (eds), ''Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII'', Vol XX Part 1: January–July 1545 (HMSO 1905), [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/letters-papers-hen8/vol20/no1/pp101-114 p. 107, item 250] (British History Online).) Gwynneth swore to probate on 26 February 1549/50.Will of Stephen Vaughan (P.C.C. 1550, Coode quire). 'Inquisition post mortem: Stephen Vaughan', in G.S. Fry (ed.), ''Abstracts of Inquisitiones Post Mortem For the City of London'', Part 1 (London 1896), [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/abstract/no1/pp78-95 pp. 78–95] (British History Online). In that connection he had the task of delivering to Sir John Williams some £305 owing to the King from Vaughan's accounts as Under-Treasurer of the Tower Mint.J.R. Dasent (ed.), ''Acts of the Privy Council of England'', New Series III: 1550–1552 (HMSO 1891), [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112119573936;view=1up;seq=348 p. 308] (HathiTrust).

A notice of Gwynneth's niece Jane Vaughan, written upon family authority in 1632, states that Gwynneth was "a long time kept in prison when heresy came in", and thereafter arranged Jane's marriage to (Thomas) Wiseman,Hamilton, ''Chronicle of St Monica's'', [https://archive.org/details/TheChronicleOfTheEnglishAugustinianV1/page/n131 p. 81] (Internet Archive). The source, derived from living tradition, is explicit that John Gwynneth was the uncle of Jane Wiseman the recusant. C. Walker, 'Wiseman [née Vaughan], Jane (d. 1610)', ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (2004) gives an incorrect parentage. (son of John Wiseman of [[Felsted]], Essex (died 1559/60)Wizeman, ''The Theology and Spirituality of Mary Tudor's Church'', p. 36. Parentage confused in S.M. Thorpe/R.J.W. Swales, 'Wiseman, John (by 1515–58), of Great Canfield, Essex', in S.T. Bindoff (ed.), ''The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1509–1558'' (from Boydell and Brewer, 1982), [https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/wiseman-john-1515-58 History of Parliament Online].): if so this imprisonment may have been in the Edwardian period, as he barely survived into the time of [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth]], and the Wisemans' elder children were born during the 1550s.These connections and affiliations are fully demonstrated by G. Ford, ''Genealogical Findings from the Diary of Thomas Cartwright, Bishop of Chester (1634–1689)'', 2 vols (Queensland, 2013), I ({{ISBN|148255142X}}). See Will of John Wiseman of Felsted, Essex (P.C.C. 1560, Mellershe quire), PROB 11/43/74. Vaughan had entrusted to Gwynneth a dower of gold for the use of his children, for which, in 1551–52, they in their own names were obliged to sue the stepmother (now the wife of [[George Rolle]] of [[Stevenstone]] (d. 1552)A.D.K. Hawkyard, 'Rolle, George (by 1486–1552), of Stevenstone, Devon and London', in S.T. Bindoff (ed.), ''The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1509–1558'' (from Boydell and Brewer 1982), [http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/rolle-george-1486-1552 History of Parliament Online]. His will was made 11 November 1552 and first proved on 9 February 1552/53: Will of George Rolle of Stevenstone, (P.C.C. 1553, Tashe quire), PROB 11/36/44 and PROB 11/36/183.) in the years immediately after their father's death:The National Archives (UK), Chancery: ''Vaughan v Rolles'', ref. [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7500615 C 1/1319/9-11]. the suit was then continued with Gwynneth's support.The National Archives (UK), Chancery: ''Guyneth v Rolles'', ref. [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7500616 C 1/1319/12-14]. ?See also ''John ?Guwill v. George Rolle and Margery'' [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C9250536 C 4/120/88]. At this stage Jane Vaughan was unmarried, but her sister [[Anne Locke|Anne]] was already married to Henry Locke, son of Sir [[William Lok]].

A notice of Gwynneth's niece Jane Vaughan, written upon family authority in 1632, states that Gwynneth was "a long time kept in prison when heresy came in", and thereafter arranged Jane's marriage to (Thomas) Wiseman,Hamilton, ''Chronicle of St Monica's'', [https://archive.org/details/TheChronicleOfTheEnglishAugustinianV1/page/n131 p. 81] (Internet Archive). The source, derived from living tradition, is explicit that John Gwynneth was the uncle of Jane Wiseman the recusant. C. Walker, 'Wiseman [née Vaughan], Jane (d. 1610)', ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (2004) gives an incorrect parentage. (son of John Wiseman of [[Felsted]], Essex (died 1559/60)Wizeman, ''The Theology and Spirituality of Mary Tudor's Church'', p. 36. Parentage confused in S.M. Thorpe/R.J.W. Swales, 'Wiseman, John (by 1515–58), of Great Canfield, Essex', in S.T. Bindoff (ed.), ''The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1509–1558'' (from Boydell and Brewer, 1982), [https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/wiseman-john-1515-58 History of Parliament Online].): if so this imprisonment may have been in the Edwardian period, as he barely survived into the time of [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth]], and the Wisemans' elder children were born during the 1550s.These connections and affiliations are fully demonstrated by G. Ford, ''Genealogical Findings from the Diary of Thomas Cartwright, Bishop of Chester (1634–1689)'', 2 vols (Queensland, 2013), I ({{ISBN|148255142X}}). See Will of John Wiseman of Felsted, Essex (P.C.C. 1560, Mellershe quire), PROB 11/43/74. Vaughan had entrusted to Gwynneth a dower of gold for the use of his children, for which, in 1551–52, they in their own names were obliged to sue the stepmother (now the wife of [[George Rolle]] of [[Stevenstone]] (d. 1552)A.D.K. Hawkyard, 'Rolle, George (by 1486–1552), of Stevenstone, Devon and London', in S.T. Bindoff (ed.), ''The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1509–1558'' (from Boydell and Brewer 1982), [http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/rolle-george-1486-1552 History of Parliament Online]. His will was made 11 November 1552 and first proved on 9 February 1552/53: Will of George Rolle of Stevenstone, (P.C.C. 1553, Tashe quire), PROB 11/36/44 and PROB 11/36/183.) in the years immediately after their father's death:The National Archives (UK), Chancery: ''Vaughan v Rolles'', ref. [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7500615 C 1/1319/9-11]. the suit was then continued with Gwynneth's support.The National Archives (UK), Chancery: ''Guyneth v Rolles'', ref. [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7500616 C 1/1319/12-14]. ?See also ''John ?Guwill v. George Rolle and Margery'' [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C9250536 C 4/120/88]. At this stage Jane Vaughan was unmarried, but her sister [[Anne Locke|Anne]] was already married to Henry Locke, son of Sir [[William Lok]].