Sir Thomas Cheney KG of the Blackfriars, City of London and Shurland, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, was an English administrator and diplomat, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports in south-east England from 1536 until his death.
Letter from Sir Thomas Cheyne to John Monynge [Monyn], dated at Shurland, 1 August [1547–1549]. The letter relates to orders from the Lord Protector, Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, regent for the boy king, Edward VI. It announces the despatch of letters by which the Duke has directed that 270 mariners be engaged for the royal service, within the liberties of the Cinque Ports, who are to be at Gillingham by the 12th of the month. To Cheyne, this number seems excessive, because he has never raised more than 50 or 60 at a time, and there are evidently not enough men at Sturbourne available. Monyn is directed to raise 60 men at the very least. He says that John Anthony can give him the names of some mariners available in
Field of the Cloth of Gold
The Field of the Cloth of Gold was a summit meeting between King Henry VIII of England and King Francis I of France from 7 to 24 June 1520. Held at Balinghem, between Ardres in France and Guînes in the English Pale of Calais, it was a very expensive display of wealth by both kings.
The Field of the Cloth of Gold, oil painting of circa 1545 in the Royal Collection at Hampton Court. Henry VIII on horseback approaches at bottom left.
Francis I (portrait by Jean Clouet, Louvre Museum, Paris)
Henry VIII (portrait by Joos van Cleve, Royal Collection, Hampton Court)
Cardinal Wolsey
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