John Cheyne

Also known as: Iohn Cheineie / sir Iohn Cheinie · Family: nobility · Role: knight · First appears: Richard II 66

Life events

• c. 1397 · Richard II had John Cobham and John Cheyne apprehended and committed to the Tower.(Richard II 66 · 📍 the tower)
  • With: Richard II John Cobham
  • “There were also apprehended and committed to the tower the same time, the lord Iohn Cobham, and sir Iohn Cheinie knights.”
• c. 1397 · John Cobham and John Cheyne were convicted of treason, then pardoned and banished or imprisoned.(Richard II 69)
  • With: Richard II John Cobham
  • “On the mondaie next after the arreignement of the earle of Warwike, to wit, the foure and twentie of September, was the lord Iohn Cobham, and sir Iohn Cheinie arreigned, and found guiltie of like treasons for which the other had beene condemned before: but at the earnest instance and sute of the nobles, they were pardoned of life, and banished, or (as Fabian saith) condemned to perpetuall prison.”
• c. 1399 · Henry IV sent ambassadors to Rome to explain his title and accession to the kingdom.(Henry IV 5 · 📍 Rome)
  • With: John Trenevant John Cheyne (esquire)
  • “Into Rome were sent, Iohn Treneuant bishop of Hereford, sir Iohn Cheinie knight, & Iohn Cheinie esquier.”
• c. 1474 · Edward IV agreed to leave John Howard and John Cheyne as hostages until his army crossed the seas.(Edward IV 29)
  • With: Edward IV John Howard, Duke of Norfolk
  • “It was also couenanted, that after the whole summe aforesaid of seuentie and fiue thousand crownes were paid to king Edward, he should leaue in hostage the lord Howard, and sir Iohn Cheinie maister of his horsse, vntill he with all his armie was passed the seas.”
• 1475 · Thomas Montgomery was richly rewarded, while John Howard and John Cheyne returned from hostage custody.(Edward IV 33)
  • With: Thomas Montgomery John Howard, Duke of Norfolk
  • “Sir Thomas Montgomerie was with plate richlie rewarded, and so dispatched. There returned with him the lord Howard and sir Iohn Cheinie, which were hostages with the French king, till the English armie were returned into England.”

Richard II 66

• enemies with Richard II “The same euening that the king departed from London towards Plashie, to apprehend the duke of Glocester, the earle of Rutland and the earle of Kent were sent with a great number of men of armes and archers to arrest the erle of Arundell; which was doone easilie inough, by reason that the said earle was trained with faire words at the kings hands, till he was within his danger: where otherwise he might haue béene able to haue saued himselfe, and deliuered his fréends. The earle of Warwike was taken, and committed to the tower the same day that the king had willed him to dinner, and shewed him verie good countenance. There were also apprehended and committed to the tower the same time, the lord Iohn Cobham, and sir Iohn Cheinie knights.”

Henry IV 5

• sworn: Henry IV “Into Rome were sent, Iohn Treneuant bishop of Hereford, sir Iohn Cheinie knight, & Iohn Cheinie esquier.”

Edward IV 29

• sworn: Edward IV “sir Iohn Cheinie maister of his horsse”
• with Edward IV (hostage under the peace agreement) “he should leaue in hostage the lord Howard, and sir Iohn Cheinie maister of his horsse”

Edward IV 33

• with Edward IV (John Cheyne was held as a hostage by the French king.) “There returned with him the lord Howard and sir Iohn Cheinie, which were hostages with the French king, till the English armie were returned into England.”
• with Louis XI (John Cheyne was held as a hostage by the French king.) “There returned with him the lord Howard and sir Iohn Cheinie, which were hostages with the French king, till the English armie were returned into England.”

Richard III 13

• enemies with Richard III “one Thomas Yate, offering to him for his paines eight pounds, to go ouer into Britaine vnto Henrie erle of Richmond, Thomas marquesse Dorset, Iohn Cheineie esquier, and others, which in the last parlement holden at Westminster had béene atteinted of sundrie high treasons by them practised within the kings dominion”

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Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.