Lancaster — Minor Figures

64 figures from Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.

Edmund Grey, Baron Grey of Ruthin

lord · first appears Henry VI 59

• Henry VI 59 · with Henry VI “Edmund lord Greie of Ruthen who was on the kings side, failed in the trust committed to him: for where the enimies could not (without great danger) enter vpon the kings campe, by reason of a mightie trench and rampire pight full of piles and sharpe stakes, wherewith the campe was compassed about: the said lord Graie came with his men, and with helping hands pulled the enimies vp, and receiued them into the field where the battell was begun with great force & violence”
• Edward IV 4 · sworn: Edward IV “But when the maior looked to be set to keepe the state in the hall, as it beene vsed in all places of the citie and liberties, out of the kings presence (vnknowne to the sergeants and against their wils, as they said) the lord Graie of Ruthen then treasuror of England was there placed.”

Humphrey Neville

knight · first appears Edward IV 3

• Edward IV 3 · enemies with Edward IV “Sir Humfrie Neuill was taken in Holdernesse, and at Yorke lost his head.”
• Edward IV 3 · enemies with John Neville, Marquess of Montagu “Sir Humfrie Neuill, and William Tailbois, calling himselfe earle of Kime, sir Rafe Greie, and Richard Tunstall, with diuerse other, which escaped from this battell”

Richard Beauchamp

bishop · first appears Henry VI 55

• Henry VI 55 · sworn: Henry VI “And at length it was determined, that the K. should first send vnto the aduersaries, a messenger of good account, as the bishop of Salisburie Richard Beauchampe, to offer vnto them a cléere and frée generall pardon of all trespasses, offenses, and transgressions whatsoeuer; if they would giue ouer their enterprise, and become true and obedient subiects.”
• Edward IV 20 · sworn: Edward IV “to Richard Beauchampe, sonne and heire to the lord Beauchampe of Powike, to whome he had (before this present) committed the rule and custodie of the towne and castell of Glocester.”

Robert Hungerford, Baron Hungerford

baron · first appears Edward IV 3

• Edward IV 3 · enemies with John Neville, Marquess of Montagu “was incountered with the lord Hungerford, the lord Roos, sir Rafe Persie, and diuerse other, at a place called Hegelie moore”
• Edward IV 3 · enemies with Edward IV “the other lords and knights were had to Newcastell, and there (after a little respit) were likewise put to death.”

Spising

rebel captain · first appears Edward IV 26

• Edward IV 26 · enemies with Edward IV “King Edward visiting diuerse places in Kent, sate in iudgement on such as had aided the bastard in the last commotion, of whome diuerse were condemned and executed, as Spising one of the capteins that assaulted Algate”