Warmington Members of the Knowle Guild

Extracts from the Guild of Knowle

Knowle was a hamlet in the extensive parish of Hampton-in-Arden. In 1397, Walter Cook, a canon of Lincoln, obtained a papal bull enabling him to build a chapel with baptismal and burial rights in Knowle. A few years later Walter established a chantry with a chaplain at Knowle. In 1413 he founded, with others, a gild or fraternity in connection with the church consisting of a master with brethren and sisters to be called the gild of St Anne of Knowle. Under Walter’s influence Knowle went on to become a collegiate church with a complement of up to ten chantry priests.

The old register of the Guild survives, showing the great popularity of the institution throughout Warwickshire and beyond. For an annual subscription, the priests of the guild prayed for the health of the souls of the brethren and sisters.

Among the thousands of members, recruitment in the area around Warmington seems to be particularly marked when the Master was a local man.

In 1493, the Master was Robert TURNER of Avyn Dorsett

Among the many locally-recruited brethren and sisters in that year, were:

William GARDENAR and Alice his wife of Orliscote

Robert CLEYDYCHE and Mariona his wife of Orliscote

Richard BOROES and Mariona his wife of Warmington

Thomas BOROES and Elizabeth his wife of the same town

 

In 1514, the Master was Henry MAKEPEYS of Chepyng Dorsett

Among the many locally-recruited brethren and sisters in that year, were:

Thomas SHARMAN and Margaret of Warmynton

Master John ENGLISSHE¹, chaplain, and for the souls of his parents John and Mge. of Warmyngton

Robert DAVYS² (or Danys) & Margerea³ his wife of Warmyngton

Thomas GARDENER⁴ & Margaret his wife of the same

John DAVYS (or Danys) & Joanna his wife of Warmynton

Richard PETYFERE⁵ & Agnes⁶ of Warmyngton

(Also entered are Richard Petivere and Agnes his wife of Shenyngton)

Rychard COLENS⁷ & Alys⁸ of Warmyngton

Thomas ENOKE & Joanna his wife of Warmynton

Robert ENOKE⁹ (blank space) of the same

John SHROPSHYRE & Elisabeth his wife of the same.
Heritage Group footnotes:

¹ Will of John Englisshe, parish priest, proved at Lichfield 1536.
² and ³. The wills of Robert & Margery Davys are listed in the index of wills proved at Lichfield in 1546, but are no longer extant.

⁴ Will of Thomas Gardener proved at Lichfield 1547.

⁵ Will of Richard Petyfere proved at Lichfield 1538.

⁶ Will of Agnes Petyfere proved at Lichfield 1540 but no longer extant.

⁷ and ⁸ Wills of Richard Collins, 1540, and Alys, proved at Lichfield but no longer extant.

⁹ Will of Robert Enock, 1557, proved at Lichfield but no longer extant.