Kent Lynsted

‘Dame CATHARINE late wife of Sir DRUE DRURYE, gentleman usher of ye privy chamber of our soveraign ladye Queen Elizabeth. Daughter and sole Heire of William FINCHE of ye parishe Esquire. She deceased ye 13 Daye of September 1601 in ye 45 yeere of Hir age’.

‘If virtuous rage of oldiscene, If worthye matche commende,

If modeste life, If children sweete, If meeke and Godlye ende,

Then she whoe lyeth enterred heere, Was sure and happye wighe

Whoe with these golden graces all, And many more was dighe,

Cease then to mourne for hir you frends Whose vertues rare were founde

Hir soule in blisse doth raigne in Heaven, Though bodye rott in grounde’.

Sir Drue m1 Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Phillip Calthorpe and Amata Boleyn (aunt of Queen Ann Boleyn)

He m2 Catherine, daughter of William Finch of Lynsted who shares this tomb -

.Children

1. Elizabeth m1 (2nd wife) Sir Thomas Wingfield son of Sir Robert Wingfield of Letheringham (d 1609) www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/14300836067/ widower of Radcliff Gerrard www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/14005154053/ m2 Henry Reynold of Belstead

2. Ann www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/14450695084/ m Sir John Deane of Great Maplestead www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/14428597446/

3. Frances m Sir Robert Botiler of Wotton

4. Drue Drury, 1st Bart of Riddlesworth (1588-1632) m Anne daughter of Edward Waldegrave of Canfield

‘.Drue was the son of Sir Robert Drury and Elizabeth daughter of Edmund Brudenell,

His brother was Sir William Drury,Lord Justice governor of Ireland in 1576 who married Margaret, daughter of Thomas Lord Wentworth,

Drue had m1 Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Phillip Calthorpe and Amata Boleyn (aunt of Queen Ann Boleyn)

Drue's grandparents were Sir Robert Drury Sr. (1463-1536) Privy Councilor to King Henry VII and Speaker of the House of Commons and Anne www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/4258436115/ daughter of Sir William Calthorpe and Elizabeth Stapeleton.

 

Sir Drue Drury, Gentleman Usher of ye privie chamber of our most gracious soveraigne ladye Queene Elizabeth. In 1559 Dru and his brother William, a soldier, were sent to the Tower for several months charged with the attempted murder of Robert Dudley the Queens favourite who was rumoured at the time to be in line to marry the Queen. Whether there was any substance in the accusation is not clear because it was Dudley himself who later secured their release. (Elizabeth the Queen by Alison Weir)

Sir Drue Drurye was one of the Commissioners of Elizabeth I who was responsible for the conveyance to Fotheringhay Castle of the warrant for the execution of Mary Queen of Scots. It is understood that he was also a witness to the signature on this warrant. As assistant to Paulet he co-signed an anguished letter to Elizabeth when it was intimated that Paulet should quietly "do away" with Mary to save Elizabeth from having to go through with her execution. Paulet wrote the letter adding my assistant" subscribes in his heart to my opinion"

 

Dru also has a monument at Riddlesworth www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/4381923692/

 

 

 

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