The second Warbeck follower who became a sanctuary man in St Martin le Grand in London was named Seyntbarbe, a retainer of Lord Audeley. Seyntbarbe fled to SMLG after the battle of Blackheath in 1497. We learn about Seyntbarbe from London grocer William Mathew, who lived in St Martin’s as a youth when apprenticed toContinue reading “Seyntbarbe, retainer of Lord Audley”
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Murder, treason, and exile
An odd case weaving together an apparently ordinary homicide with the last throes of the 15th century dynastic wars – and suggesting that in some circumstances traitors who might foment rebellion abroad could not be allowed to abjure. In Dec 1501, Thomas Forest, tailor of Leominster, Herefordshire, took sanctuary far from home in Holy CrossContinue reading “Murder, treason, and exile”
Sanctuary Seekers in England, 1394-1557 