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Published March 2025. The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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Died of Sweating Sickness is in Disease. See Sweating Sickness.
In Jun 1517 Thomas Clinton 8th Baron Clinton (age 27) died of sweating sickness. His son Edward (age 5) succeeded 9th Baron Clinton.
On 15 Oct 1517 Thomas Grey 11th Baron Grey of Wilton (age 20) died of sweating sickness. He was buried at the St Peter's Church, Merton. His brother Richard (age 10) succeeded 12th Baron Grey of Wilton.
In Jun 1528 Francis Poyntz (age 43) died of sweating sickness.
On 22 Jun 1528 William Carey (age 28) died of sweating sickness. He was buried at Compton Wynyates, Warwickshire [Map].
On or before 30 Jun 1528 John Stanley (age 18) died of sweating sickness; probably, the sweating sickness given there was an outbreak at the time. See Letters 1528 1440.
On 30 Jun 1528 William Compton (age 46) died of sweating sickness. His son Peter Compton (age 5) became a ward of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (age 55).. In his will he left Anne Stafford Countess Huntingdon (age 45) a life interest in property in Leicestershire and founded a chantry where prayers would be said daily for her soul.
On 14 Jul 1551 the two Brandon brothers died of sweating sickness at the Bishop of Lincoln's Palace, Buckden [Map]. They were buried at St Mary's Church, Buckden [Map].
Henry Brandon 2nd Duke of Suffolk (age 15) died of sweating sickness . His brother Charles (age 14) succeeded 3rd Duke Suffolk, 3rd Viscount Lisle.
Charles Brandon 3rd Duke of Suffolk died of sweating sickness an hour or so after his brother. Duke Suffolk, Viscount Lisle extinct.
Charles Brandon 3rd Duke of Suffolk: In 1537 he was born to Charles Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk and Catherine Willoughby Duchess Suffolk. Henry Machyn's Diary. 22 Sep 1551. The xxij day of September was the monyth ['s mind of the] ij dukkes of Suffoke [Note. Henry Brandon 2nd Duke of Suffolk and Charles Brandon 3rd Duke of Suffolk] in Chambryge-shyre, with [ij] standards, ij baners grett of armes and large, and banars rolles of dyver armes, with ij elmets, ij [swords, ij] targetts crownyd, ij cotes of armes, ij crests, and [ten dozen] of schochyons crounyd; and yt was grett pete of [their] dethe, and yt had plesyd God, of so nobull a stok they wher, for ther ys no more left of them.
On 02 Jul 1551 Edward Grey 3rd Baron Grey of Powis (age 48) died of sweating sickness. Baron Grey of Powis abeyant.
By an inquisition taken at Montgomery, 5 Edward VI, 1551, after the death of Edward last Lord Powes, it appears "that Edward Grey Lord Powes in his life suffered a recovery, and made a deed of feoffment, and made a will and codicil, whereby in default of lawful issue of his own body, he limited the inheritance of his whole estate to Edward Grey, his bastard son by Jane Orwell, daughter of Sir Lewis Orwell, Knight, and the other heirs of his body, with remainders to his daughters by the said Jane Orwell, and the heirs of their bodies, successively, with remainders in fee to his own right heirs." And the jury find, that the said Edward Grey was his consanguineus et heres in remanen', which, by a decree of the Court of Wards, 27 Elizabeth, hereafter mentioned, is explained to be hæres factus. See "The Feudal Barons of Powys".
On 04 Jul 1551 Gregory Cromwell 1st Baron Cromwell Oakham (age 31) died of sweating sickness. His son Henry (age 13) succeeded 2nd Baron Cromwell Oakham.
On 10 Jul 1551 John Luttrell (age 32) died of sweating sickness.
On 12 Jul 1551 Thomas Speke (age 43) died, probably of sweating sickness.
On 13 Jul 1551 John Wallop (age 61) died of sweating sickness.