Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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Around 1484 Nicholas Hare was born to [his father] John Hare of Homersfield in Suffolk. He was educated at Gonville College, Cambridge University and admitted to the Inner Temple in 1515.
Around 1528 Nicholas Hare (age 44) and Katherine Bassingbourne (age 25) were married. They had three sons and three daughters.
In 1529 Nicholas Hare (age 45) was elected MP Downton.
In 1539 Nicholas Hare (age 55) was elected Speaker of the House of Commons.
In May 1539 Nicholas Hare (age 55) was knighted.
Chronicle of Edward Hall [1496-1548]. 12th April 1540. The xii. daie of Aprill began a Parliament, and sir Nicholas Hare (age 56) restored to the office of speaker, in the whiche was frely graunted, without contradicions, foure fiftenes and a Subsedy, of twoo s. of landes, and xii. d. of goodes, toward the greate charges of Bulwarkes.
In 1545 Nicholas Hare (age 61) was elected MP Lancaster.
In 1547 Nicholas Hare (age 63) was elected MP Taunton.
In 1553 Nicholas Hare (age 69) was appointed Master of the Rolls.
In 1554 Nicholas Hare (age 70) presided at the trial of Nicholas Throckmorton (age 39) for his involvement in Wyatt's Rebellion.
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 31st October 1557 Nicholas Hare (age 73) died. He was buried on 8th November 1557 at Temple Church, London [Map].
Henry Machyn's Diary. 8th November 1557. The viij day of November was bered with-in the Tempull [Map] ser Necolas Hare (deceased), knyght, and master of the rolles, with ij whytt branchys and (blank) torches, and a herse garnyshed with wax and penselles and armes; and with a harold of armes; and with a standard, and a penon, and cote of armes, elmett, targatt, and sword; and a viij dosen of skochyons.
Note. P. 156. Ibid. Funeral of sir Nicholas Hare. Having been a master of requests to Henry VIII. and Edward VI. he was constituted master of the rolls by patent 18 Sept. 1553. His wife Catharine survived him not quite a month. See their epitaph printed in Dugdale's Origines Juridiciales, fol. 1671, p. 178.
Around 21st November 1557 [his former wife] Katherine Bassingbourne (age 54) died.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 30th November 1557. [The xxv day of November died the [his former wife] lady Hare (deceased), late wife] unto ser Necolaus Hare (deceased), knyght, and [master of the rolls, the] wyche she ded at (blank).