Sir John BOURCHIER 3rd Baron Fitzwarine [15775]

  General Notes:

John Bourchier third Baron FitzWarine who in 6 Hen. VII. being of full age had livery of his lands and was summoned to Parliament from August 12, 1492 to June 8, 1536. He inherited large estates from his mother the heiress of Lord Dynham.
He signed the celebrated letter to Pope Clement VII. in 22 Hen. VIII. wherein the subscribing lords apprised his Holiness of the frail tenure of his supremacy should he refuse the pontifical assent to the divorce of the King from Queen Katherine of Aragon. Lord FitzWarine was subsequently advanced by letters patent dated July g, 1536 to the Earldom of Bath.
He died April 30, 1539 leaving, amongst other directions in his will "that an honest secular priest should sing mass for the health of his soul for the space of twenty years after his decease.

John married Cecily D'AUBENEY [15776] [MRIN: 5626], daughter of Giles Lord D'AUBENEY [15777] and Unknown.