Roger Tempest Esq. of Broughton ¹

  General Notes:

The origins of the Tempest family can be traced back to Roger Tempest in 1098. The family have been established in the area for 900 years and the lineage now runs through thirty one generations to the present day.

Stephen Tempest built the present Broughton Hall in 1597. This was originally of Elizabethan architecture later extended in the eighteenth and nineteenth century into the form we see today. The original Hall which was closer to the river was surrounded by a moat and was demolished on completion of the new hall.

The Hall was requisitioned by Cromwell during the Civil War in around 1644 and this was the only period during which the building was not occupied by the Tempest family. Robert Tempest was killed in a skirmish with Cromwell's troops on the front lawn.

BLG1952 reports that Roger was ward of Henry, Lord Clifford (presumably the 10th Lord Clifford)

In October, 1492, Henry and Thomas Tempest sued Roger Tempest for trespass and damage to their houses and closes in Brough-ton, and the following year he sued them for the like (De Banco Ro: 922, Mich. 8 Henry vij, mm.20 & 20d & Ro: 928, m. 303d, Ro: 930, m.366d etc.).
On 4 February, 1493-4, he wit-nessed at Skipton a grant from Henry Lord Clifford to Thomas de Marton of land etc: in West Marton (Dodsw: MSS, vol. 155, fol. 125).
The 5 July, 1496, as son of John, son of William Tempest of Bro'ton, he as nearest heir joins Elizabeth widow of said William in enfeoffing William Westby, James Metcalfe, Ralph Catterall, Esq^rs, and James Carr, gent., of all their messuages in Skipton Glusburn, Lothersdone & Broughton, co. York (Add MSS. 32,104, fol. 225).
In 1497, James Welles of Gosberkirke, co. Lincoln, en-feoffed George Lord Strange, John Townley, Richard Tempest and Roger Tempest of Bro'ton etc: of all his lands in Rimmington, co York (Dodsw: MSS. vol. 155, fol. 165d).
On 30 September 1499, Roger Tempest rendered his military suit at Skipton Castle (Ibid: vol. 83, fol. 116).
In September 1498, he bound himself in 20 marks to William Yorke (De Banco Ro: 976, Easter, 21 Henry vij, m.491d).
In May, 1502, Henry Lord Clifford was bound in £1000 to Roger Tempest, esq: to abide the arbitration as to certain pasture rights he clai-med in Tempest's land in the "Cowpasture" of Broughton Sleyghts-in-Craven and as to overthrowing Roger's fences (Ibid: Ro: 978, m.622, & Ro. 986, m.447).
In October, 1502, Lord Clifford sued him for spreading "false news and lies of him at Skipton", and prosecuted him for breaking closes, at Thurlby, Styrton, Elsawe & Crokeryse (Ro: 962, mm.242d & 297).
In 1502, Sir Robert Clifford, kt, claimed £40 debt of Roger (Ib. m.48 etc.) and in 1503, Roger Tempest claimed £40 from Ralph Catterall of Little Mitten (Ib: m.298d).
In 1504, he and Edward Tempest, merchant of Calais were sued for debts (Ib. Ro. 970, m.383).
In October 1504, Henry Lord Clifford was bound to the Archbishop of York etc: in £1000 to keep the peace by himself and servants towards Roger Tempest of Broghton (Ib. Ro: 974, m.415).
In May, 1505, Roger Tempest Esq:, and Anne his wife, daughter of Robert Carre, Esq:, sued Lord Clifford for 28¹ⁱ which are in arrear of an annual rent of iv marks he owes them (Ib. Ro: 973, m.371), the case being renewed October 1505 (Ro: 974, m. 295d). The disputes over the pasturage in Bro'ton continued till 1507 (Ro: 986, m.447), no judgement appearing (E.B.T.).
In 1505, he, with Thomas Tempest and James Metcalfe of Nappay, were plaintiffs in a fine of the manor of Hertlington against Roger Metcalfe and Elizabeth his wife (Yorkshire Fines, vol. 1, p.20).
In 1509, Roger Tempest of Bro'ton-in-Craven gent., and James Metcalfe of Nappay were sued for £20 by Miles Staveley of Ripon, Tempest having signed a bond at York, 3 March, 1507-8, for the delivery of 10 fodders of lead to Staveley at the "Crayne" at York before 24 June ensuing.
In 1511, Staveley sued him for £40, declaring the lead was undelivered, which Tempest denied (Common Ro: Mich: 1 Henry viii, m.189d, and Easter, 3 Henry viii, m.422).
In 1512, Roger Tempest was one of the Commissioners for the Subsidy, W.R. Yorks, granted 4 February, 3 Henry viii (Rot: Parl: vol. vj, p.xxxix).
In October, 1514, he sued Sir Richard Tempest, knt, Nicholas Tempest, gent., Nicholas Ellis, yeoman, and Richard Banaster, gent., for wrongful caption of his cattle at Bro'ton (Common Ro: 1008, Mich. 6 Henry viij, m.412).
Early in 1515, the case continued, and Sir Richard Tempest was accused of taking 4 bullocks and 15 heifers worth 100s from the said Roger, when he, as bailiff of the Liberty of Craven went to Broughton the 15 January, 6 Henry viij, to return the other beasts, while Roger was countercharged for assembling at Marton the same day, with John Banaster of Bro'ton, Richard and James Oxynhirde, George Marton and 47 others from Broughton, Skipton, East and West Marton, and rescued his cattle, wounding Robert Silverwood, Sir Richard's servant (Ib: No. 1009, Hilary, 6 Henry viij, m.549).
In June, 1515, Roger Tempest again sued Sir Richard and Nicholas Tempest, Nicholas Ellys and Richard Banaster this time for caption of 30 oxen and 24 cows worth xx^li, which he stated they removed on Tuesday, 2 October, 1514, from the Estfields in Broughton. In defence, Sir Richard and the others declare that they acted as bailiffs of Thomas Tempest who, in right of his wife Margaret, claimed xiv^li from Roger Tempest by reason as follows. One Sir Richard Tempest, knt, being seized of two messuages, 40 acres of land, 2a of meadow, 20 acres of pasture in Broughton-in-Craven and of the moiety of the manor of Broughton, with appurtenances, as parcel of his demesne as of fee and holding the same of Lord Clifford as of Skipton castle fee by homage and fealty and a scutage of xl^s to the king with x^s more or less etc. gave the same half manor and lands etc: to his son Roger Tempest to hold to him and his heirs male, rendering to the said Sir Richard Tempest and his heirs for ever, xls yearly at Midsummer. And this Roger Tempest was so seized of the said premises.
After the death of the grantor Sir Richard, the rent and reversion of the half manor etc: descended to one Sir Thomas Tempest, father of the said Margaret the wife of said Thomas Tempest as consanguinous and heir of the said grantor, viz brother of Richard son of John, son of Peter, son and heir of the said Sir Richard the grantor. And the said Roger Tempest the grantee, dying, the moiety of the manor with its messuages etc: descended to the plaintiff Roger Tempest as lawful heir male, viz: son of John, son of William, son of Roger, the aforesaid son of Sir Richard the grantor, and Roger is now seized of the premises in demesne as of fee by virtue of the s^d grant. The defendants show that the plaintiff Roger paid the rent of xls yearly to Sir Thomas Tempest, the father of Margaret until his death in July 1507, from which time he has been in arrear and that they as bailiffs for the said Margaret seized the cattle to discharge the debt of xix^li.
The case was adjourned till Michaelmas, but does not again appear, therefore doubtless settled out of Court (Ibid., Ro: 1011, Trinity, 7 Henry viij, m.314).
The xl^s rent was paid by the Tempest's of Bro'ton to the Tempest's of Brace-well till the death of Richard Tempest, the last of the line 1657 and for some years after to his assigns (Bro'ton Acc^t. Bks).
On 13 July, 1515, Roger Tempest, Esq:, with Vincent Metcalfe, etc., acted as arbitrator between Robert Hertlington, gent., and William Redmayne, Esq:, against Roger Metcalfe and Elizabeth his wife as to some Hertlington land, and signed the award (Lord Ribblesdale's MSS, C. No.45).
The 24 March, 1516-17, Roger Proctor of Coppercote in Craven left xx^s to "Mr Roger Tempest to be a good master to my two sons his poor kinsmen" (Testa: Ebor: vol. 5, p.783, note).
On 1 December, 10 Henry viii, Sir William Gascoigne of Gawthorpe, co. York, knt, bound himself in 200 marks to Roger Tempest and Elizabeth his wife to be repaid 30 November 1521, for which being unpaid in June 1523, they sued him (Common Ro: 1040, Trinity, 15 Henry viij, m.436).
In 1521, Roger Tempest was one of Cardinal Wolsey's suit at Calais (Chron: of Calais [Camden Soc:], p.98), being in the "Kynge's serviss" and the Cardinals "att the last metyng and assembly by twene or soverain lord the Kyng and the Frensh Kyng" at the Field of the Cloth of Gold, June 1520 (Early Chanc: Proceed, 450, No. 42).
At the date of the Lay Subsidy 14 & 15 Henry viij (1523), he and John Vavasour were the "chief lords" in Broughton, he having 15 free tenants, and he is returned a chiefe lorde in Burnsall with 8 tenants, freeholders, and in Skipton 2 tenants (Lay Exch: Subs. W.R.Y. 206/116, pp. 35, 36, 49d, 50-3, & 4).
In 1523, he and his wife Elizabeth sued Henry Pole of Bodyngton, co. Glouc:, on Sir William Gascoigne's bond of December 1518 (Common Ro: 1040, Trinity, 15 Henry viij, m.339).
In October 1524, he obtained a decree against John Leghe, constable of Carlisle Castle for land he claimed in right of Elizabeth his wife (Cal: Lett: & Pap: Henry viij, vol. 4, No. 705), and about that date petitioned Cardinal Wolsey to assist him in recovering his wife's jointure lands in Harewood, Lupton etc: from Richard Redmayne her son (Early Chanc: Proceed Bdle 450, No. 42).
In 1525, he owned a burgage in Skipton lying between those of Richard Malham and John Witherhead (in Swadford) (Lord Ribblesdale's MSS, S. 14 & 16). He was on the Comm: of Peace for W.R.Y. August 1525 (Cal: Lett^s & Pap. Henry viij, vol. 4, No. 1610) and December 1528 (No. 5083). ²

Roger married Anne Carre, daughter of Sir Robert Carre of Thornton and Margaret Clifford. (Anne Carre was born in 1473.)

Roger next married Elizabeth Huddleston, daughter of William Huddleston and Unknown, before 1 Dec 1518. (Elizabeth Huddleston died on 10 Feb 1526.)

  Marriage Notes:

By writ 28 May, 1527, John Norton, Thomas Ryder and Ro-ger Lassels, Esq., & Walter Bradford gent., were directed to make inquest on the heirs of Elizabeth wife of Roger Tempest, Esq., late wife of Edward Redmayne, esq: (Pat: Ro: 19 Henry viii, pt 1, m.9d). By inquest at York Castle 1530, Eliza-beth late wife of Edward Redmayne and formerly Elizabeth Legh is declared to have died 10 February, 1526-7. Only her Redmayne heirs are named (Chanc: Inq: p.m., II, vol. 49, No. 17). She had no issue by Roger Tempest but "my sister Red-mayne" is named in the will of Anne the widow of her stepson Steph: Tempest of Bro'ton 17 February 1554-5 (Reg: Test: Ebor:).