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English: Dyrham Royal Licence to Empark, dated 5th. June 1511. Granted by King Henry VIII to Sir William Denys(d.1533) of Dyrham, Glos., Esquire of the Body.
King Henry VIII appointed Sir William Denys (1470–1533) an Esquire of the Body at some date before 5 June 1511. It was perhaps at the very time of William's appointment to that position at court that the King promised him the honour of a licence to empark 500 acres of his manor of Dyrham in Gloucestershire, which is to say to enclose the land with a wall or hedgebank and to establish a captive herd of deer within, with exclusive hunting rights. This grant is witnessed by a charter on parchment, to which is affixed a rare example of a perfect great seal of Henry VIII, now hanging in a frame beneath the main staircase of Dyrham Park. It clearly was handed down with the deeds of the manor on the termination of the Denys era at Dyrham. The charter is of exceptional interest as it is signed as witnesses by men of the greatest importance in the state, who were at the King's side at that moment, at the Palace of Westminster. The text of the document, translated from Latin is as follows:[1]
Henry by the grace of God King of England and France and Lord of Ireland sends greetings to his archbishops, bishops, abbotts, priors, dukes, marquises, earls, barons, judges, sheriffs, reeves, ministers and all our bailiffs and faithful subjects. Let it be known that we, motivated by our especial grace and certain knowledge of him, have granted for us and our heirs to our faithful servant William Denys, esquire of the Royal Body, to him, his heirs and assigns, the right to empark 500 acres of land, meadow, pasture and wood together with appurtenance at Le Worthy within the manor of Dereham in the county of Gloucestershire and enclose them with fences and hedges in order to make a park there. Also that they may have free warren in all their demesne lands within the said manor. No other person may enter this park or warren to hunt or catch anything which might belong to that park or warren without permission from William, his heirs or assigns under penalty of £10, provided that the land is not within our forest.
Witnessed by:
The most reverend in Christ father William Canterbury our chancellor and archbishop
The reverend in Christ fathers Richard Winchester, Keeper of the Privy Purse and
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2011-01-05 16:45 Lobsterthermidor 1280×960 (568670 bytes) Dyrham Royal Licence to Empark, dated 5th. June 1511. Granted by King Henry VIII to Sir William Denys(d.1533) of Dyrham, Glos., Esquire of the Body.
↑Translation provided by information sheet by National Trust, at Dyrham Park; A summary of the charter was retained in the royal records, Charter Roll 200, no. 20, printed in Letters & Papers of Henry VIII, Foreign & Domestic, 1509–1514, vol. 1, 5 June 1511, summarized as follows: "William Denys, Esquire for the Body, license by charter to impark 500 acres at Le Worthy within his manor of Dereham Gloucestershire & to have free-warren in all the demesnes of that manor. Witnesses:
W. Archbishop of Canterbury, Chancellor
R. Bishop of Winchester, Privy Seal
Thomas, Bishop of Durham, Secretary
Edward, Duke of Buckingham
Thomas, Marquis of Dorset
Thomas, Earl of Surrey, Treasurer
George, Earl of Shrewsbury, Steward of the Household
Charles Somerset, Chamberlain, Baron
George Nevile of Bergavenny, Baron
Sir Thomas Lovell, Treasurer of the Household
Sir Edward Poynings, Controller of the Household
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