Holinshed's Chronicles

William Gascoigne

Also known as: maister Gascoigne / sir William Gascoigne · Family: Unknown · Role: sergeant at law · First appears: Henry IV 3

Life events

  • c. 1399 · John Markham and William Gascoigne were appointed as counsel to review parliamentary records.(Henry IV 3 · 📍 the White-hall)
    • With: John Markham
    • “Héerevpon the commons praied that they might haue iustice Markham, and maister Gascoigne a sergeant at the law ioined with them for counsell, touching the perusing of the records, which was granted them, and day giuen ouer till the next morrow in the White-hall”

Henry IV 3

  • with John Markham (interaction) “Héerevpon the commons praied that they might haue iustice Markham, and maister Gascoigne a sergeant at the law ioined with them for counsell, touching the perusing of the records, which was granted them”

Henry V 26

  • sworn: Henry V “where he left a strong garison of men, with sir William Gascoigne, to kéepe the passage”

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