Pt. 5: Drurys of Hawstead, cont'd.

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Drury arms on a brass monument to Sir William Drury in Hawstead Church, showing the Greyhound crest above the helmet and the Tau Cross

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Left, clockwise from bottom left: Arms of Drury, Cullum, Fylet, Middleton, Milner/Gibson/ Cullum, and Clopton, in the porch entrance to Hawstead Church. Right: Elaborate stained glass window with several quartered Drury arms

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	Arms from the stained glass window shown above right. CCW from top left: Fresel impaled w/ Saxham; Drury/ Hanningfeld: Drury/???; Drury/Stafford (bottom right)

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Nicholas Drury of Thurston's son, Roger Drury(d. 1493/94) continued the Hawstead line of Drurys. He and his wife Felice Denston of Besthorpe, Norfolk had five children, including William Drury who founded the Besthorpe Drury line and Sir Robert Drury of Hawstead. Sir Robert, buried in the elaborate tomb at St. Mary's Church at Bury St. Edmunds, was father of Sir Robert Drury who started the Drurys of Edgerley, Bucks County, and Sir William Drury of Hawstead. Sir William's tomb in All Saint's Church at Hawstead is pictured below.

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Right: Tomb of Sir William Drury (d. 1557/58) in Hawstead Church

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Left: Brass rubbings of Sir William and his first wife, Joan. Brass rubbings available at: KristineSchrepel K&A Brass Rubbings & All Things Medieval Right: Brasses inlaid atop the tomb of Sir William Drury, with his wives Joan St. Maur, left, and Elizabeth Sotehill, right

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Sir William Drury of Hawstead was a member of the Privy Council of Queen Mary and a trusted knight of the Shire. Although a Protestant, he was the second person sent for by Princess Mary in July, 1553 when she heard the news of her brother, Edward VI's death. Mary was the true successor to the throne, but Lady Jane Grey, Protestant, was immediately named Queen upon Edward's death. Mary ordered all captains to bring their men to muster under Sir William Drury and Sir William Waldegrave. William took 100 men to Kenninghall to assist Mary, who was proclaimed Queen. A key player in Queen Mary's bid to restore Catholicism in England, Sir William Drury was ordered to search the house of Thomas Pooley of Icklingham who was leading a Protestant revolt against the Queen's proposed marriage to King Philip of Spain. Sir William had been previously appointed in 1552 as a commissioner of Suffolk to investigate the question of pensions for dispossesed members of religious houses during the previous reign.

Left: The seal of Sir William Drury of Hawstead, with the Tau Cross and greyhound crest, as published in Cullum's 1784, "The History and Antiquities of Hawstead".

Sir William had six daughters, including Ann who married Sir Christopher Heydon of Baconsthorpe, who would later serve as a magistrate in the recuscancy trial of her fourth cousin, John Drury of Godwick. Another daughter was Elizabeth who married Sir Robert Drury of Rougham, her fourth cousin twice removed. Their monument is in the chancel at Rougham church.

Sir William's son, Robert Drury of Hawstead, died one day before him and the estate passed to Robert's son, Sir William Drury(d. 1589/90). He hosted Queen Elizabeth at Hawstead Place during her Progress of Suffolk in 1578. His uncle, Henry Drury (the second son of Sir William, and brother of Robert) lived at Lawshall Manor where he was arrested that same day by Elizabeth.

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Left: Monumental Brass of Ursula Drury, brother of Sir William. She married Sir Giles Alington of Horseheath. Her brass is in the center of the chancel floor at Hawstead Church. Right: Brass of Ursula's sister Ann Drury, who married Sir Christopher Hayden. Her brass is in Baconsthorpe Church, seat of the Haydens.

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Click here to continue the Drury journey through Hawstead

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