Arthur Darcy 1495-1561

Before 1495 [his father] Thomas Darcy 1st Baron Darcy Templehurst [aged 27] and [his mother] Dousabella Tempest [aged 27] were married. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Around 1495 Arthur Darcy was born to Thomas Darcy 1st Baron Darcy Templehurst [aged 28] and Dousabella Tempest [aged 28] at Aston.

Around 1500 [his father] Thomas Darcy 1st Baron Darcy Templehurst [aged 33] and [his step-mother] Edith Sandys Baroness were married.

On 17th October 1509 [his father] Thomas Darcy 1st Baron Darcy Templehurst [aged 42] was created 1st Baron Darcy of Darcy aka Templehurst. [his step-mother] Edith Sandys Baroness by marriage Baroness Darcy of Darcy aka Templehurst.

After 26th March 1521 [his brother] George Darcy 1st Baron Darcy Aston [aged 24] and [his sister-in-law] Dorothy Melton Baroness Darcy [aged 15] were married. They were fifth cousins.

On 22nd August 1529 [his mother] Dousabella Tempest [aged 62] died.

In or before 1532 Arthur Darcy [aged 36] and Mary Carew [aged 14] were married. The difference in their ages was 22 years. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Around 1532 [his son] Henry Darcy was born to Arthur Darcy [aged 37] and [his wife] Mary Carew [aged 15]. He married in or before 1571 Katherine Fermor and had issue.

Chronicle of Edward Hall [1496-1548]. [20th October 1532]. When the King should pass over the sea, he considered that the Scots had robbed his subjects, both by sea and land, and that no redress was made for the same, imagined that in his absence, they would attempt some outrageous enterprise against his people, wherefore like a prudent prince to be in a surety, he sent sir Arthur Darcy knight, with three hundred tall men to Berwick, to defend the invasions of the Scots. The Scots hearing of his coming, came into Northumberland, by the middle Marches, and came to a place called Fowbery, and in their journey fired certain villages and returned. Sir Arthur Darcy [aged 37] hearing of this adventure, was nothing content. Now at this season there lay at Berwick, Archibald Douglas Earl of Angus, which had married the Queen of Scots, the King's sister, and was banished Scotland and she was from him divorced, and married to another. The Scots bragged of their enterprise, and said that Sir Arthur had brought them good luck, and said, that he and the Earl of Angus, slept well in Berwick: they hearing of this brag, made a road with four hundred men into Scotland, and set a village on fire: then shortly assembled together, eight hundred Scots. When the Englishmen perceived the Scots, they caused their trumpet to blow a retreat, and the Earl and twenty with him, showed himself on a hill, even in the face of the Scots, and the trumpet blew at their backs, so that the Scots thought that there had been two companies, which caused the Scottes to fly, and the Englishmen followed, and slew a great number, and took many prisoners, and brought them to Berwick, the twentieth day of October.

In or before 1542 [his son] Edward Darcy was born to Arthur Darcy [aged 46] and [his wife] Mary Carew [aged 24] at Dartford, Kent [Map].

In or before 1542 [his son] Thomas Darcy was born to Arthur Darcy [aged 46] and [his wife] Mary Carew [aged 24] at Hornby Castle [Map]. He married 1st May 1561 his third cousin once removed Elizabeth Conyers, daughter of John Conyers 3rd Baron Conyers and Maud Clifford Baroness Conyers, and had issue.

Tudor Tracts Chapter 4. [10th September 1547]. Like as also, a little before this onset, Sir Thomas Darcy [aged 40] upon his approach to the enemy was struck glancing wise, on the right side, with a bullet of one of their field pieces; and thereby his body bruised with the bowing in of his harness, his sword hilts broken, and the forefinger of his right hand beaten flat: even so, upon the parting of this fray, was Sir Arthur Darcy [aged 52] flashed at with swords, and so hurt upon the wedding finger of his right hand also, as it was counted for the first part of medicine to have it quite cut away.

In 1548 [his brother] George Darcy 1st Baron Darcy Aston [aged 51] was created 1st Baron Darcy of Aston. [his sister-in-law] Dorothy Melton Baroness Darcy [aged 42] by marriage Baroness Darcy of Aston. Some argue this was a restoration of his father's Barony although when he took his place in the House of Lords it was a junior Baron ie without the precedence of the former Barony suggesting it was a new creation. However, when his son [his nephew] John Darcy 2nd Baron Darcy Aston [aged 8] took his place in the House of Lords it was with the precedence of the former Barony.

Around 1550 [his son] Francis Darcy was born to Arthur Darcy [aged 55] and [his wife] Mary Carew [aged 33]. He married 1590 Katharine Darcy and had issue.

In 1551 Arthur Darcy [aged 56] was appointed Lieutenant of the Tower of London.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 4th September 1552 and 5th September 1552. The iiij and v day of October was the good bysshope of Dorham [aged 78] whent unto Towre-hylle [Map] [to the] late monestery of whyt monkes, the wyche place ys gyffyn unto ser Arthur Darcy [aged 57] knyght, and a-ffor the chyff justes of England, Chamley, and master Gudderyke, and master Gosnolle and odur, master Coke and master Chydley.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 19th August 1557. The xviiij day of August was the hers for the kyng of Denmarke fenysshed, with wax, the wyche was never sen shyche on [seen such a one] in England of that fassyon, of sqware tapurs, and xxj baners and baners rolles of all ther leneges and mareges in baner-rolles. The sam nyght was the durge, my lord tresorer cheyff morner; and after that my [his brother] lord Darcy [aged 60], ser Robart Uxinbryge [aged 49], ser Edmond Peckam [aged 62], ser [Robert] Freston [aged 57], cofferer to the quen [aged 41], and ser Recherd Sowthwell [aged 54], ser Arthur Darcy [aged 62], and mony nobull men and gentyllmen alle in blake; and my lord of London [aged 57] begane the durge, with ys myter [on] alle the durge wylle; and after the durge alle the haroldes and the lordes whent to the bysshope of London('s) plasse and dronke; and iiij goodly whytt branchys, and vj dosen torchys, and the qwer hangyd with blake and armes; and vj pilers covered with velvet, and a goodly hers-cloth of tensell, the crosse of cloth of selver; and the morow masse, and a goodly sermon, and after to my lord('s) of London to dener for the kyng of Denmarke('s) obseque and fenerall, and a mageste and valans fryng of gold, and x dosen pensels, and x dosen skochyns of armes.

On 28th August 1558 [his brother] George Darcy 1st Baron Darcy Aston [aged 61] died at Stepney [Map]. His son [his nephew] John [aged 18] succeeded 2nd Baron Darcy of Aston.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 31st December 1559. The xxxj in the mornyng and the last ded my [his wife] lade Darce [aged 42] the wyff of ser Arthur Darce [aged 64] knyght, dwellyng in the nwe abbay on the Towre-hylle....

On 31st December 1559 [his wife] Mary Carew [aged 42] died. She was buried at St Botolph without Aldgate [Map].

Henry Machyn's Diary. 8th January 1560. The viij day of January was bered at sant Botulf with-owt Algatt [Map] my [his former wife] lade Darce, the wyff of ser Arthur Darce [aged 65] knyght; and so the chyrche and the quer wher hangyd with blake and armes, and so browth to the chyrche with xxx [priests] and clarkes syngyng, and ther was ij haroldes of armes, master Clarenshux [aged 50] and master Somersett in ther ryche cottes; [then] cam the mornars, in gownes and cottes; then came ... that bare a pennon of armes, and the corse, with a ryche palle; there was a C [100] in blake, and xxiiij [24] men and women pore had gownes; and master Juell [aged 37] byshope of Salysbere dyd pryche; and the(re) was a communyon; and all the morners offered; and after a grett dolle of money; and, all done, to the plasse to dener, for ther was a grett dener, and there were vij [7] dosen of skochyons of armes.

On 3rd April 1561 Arthur Darcy [aged 66] died.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 3rd April 1561. The iij day of Aprell ded ser Arthur Darce [aged 66] knyght at Bedyngtun besyd Crowdun, the [which] was my [his father] lord Darce('s) [son] the wyche was heded on the Towre hyll [Map] for the surpryse in the Northe.

Note. P. 254. Death of sir Arthur Darcy. Sir Arthur was the second son of Thomas lord Darcy, who suffered death for his share in the Pilgrimage of Grace. He had married [his former wife] Mary, daughter and co-heiress of Sir [his former father-in-law] Nicholas Carew, K.G. whence his death at Beddington, the mansion of that family. Lady Darcy's funeral has before occurred, in p. 222. Their epitaph in St. Botolph's, Billingsgate, will be found in Stowe's Survay.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 14th April 1561. The xiiij day of Aprell a-for non was cared from sant Ellens in London, owt of a howse [where once] lyved old Clarenshus master Benolt the kyng at a[rms in the] tyme of kyng Henre viij. ser Arthur Darce [deceased], and cared [to saint] Botolffe with-owt Algatt [Map] to (be) bered by my [his former wife] lade ys [wife, with] a xx clarkes syngynge, and then cam the standard ... of armes and ys cott armur, ys target and sword and helmet, ... and ij haroldes of armes, on beyryng the elmett and nodur [the coat armour;] and the chyrche hangyd with blake and armes and raylles, [and the place] with blake and armes, and then cam the corse and vj of ys [servants] that bare hym, and mony mornars in blake; and he had a pall of blake velvett, and with armes of bokeram; and master Beycun dyd pryche ther.