William Tempest

  General Notes:

of Broughton-in-Craven (Common Ro: Trinity, 7 Henry viii, m.314)

On 7 July, 15 Henry vi (1437), his parents settled upon him and Joan, daughter of James Metcalfe, their manor of Mersdenplace in Broghton, with land there and at Thorpe, Burnsall and Appletrewick worth £6:15:0 yearly (Bro'ton No. 26).
The 20 June, 1455 (33 Henry vi), he witnessed the demise made by his father Roger to William's own son on his marriage with Agnes Banaster (Bro'ton No. 29).
In September 1455, William Tempest was, with Roger his father, a juror at Skipton at the Inq: p.m. of Thomas lord Clifford and Westmoreland (Inq: p.m., Escheator's Acc^ts, No. 44).
In 1464, he is described as "of Carleton-in-Craven, gent" in an action brought by John Conyers & Elizabeth his wife to recover 40s (De Banco Ro: 812, m.20, & Ro: 813, mm. 294d and 458d).
At the manorial Court of Skipton Castle, 13 October, 1467 (7 Edward iv), the "heir of Roger Tempest" appeared as a suitor (Dodsw: MSS, vol. 83, fol. 115, Ct Rolls). This shows that Roger was dead and William in possession of his father's estates, but he was neither administrator of his father's goods, January 1467-8, nor is
he named in his mother's will of April 1469. Perhaps he was absent from Yorkshire, or some cause of quarrel had arisen (E.B.T.).
In 1471, he witnessed, with Sir Richard Tempest of Stainforth and Thomas Tempest of Bracewell, a grant from Brian Bold to Sir Henry and Dame Grace Bold of half the manor of Carleton (in Craven) with land there and at Yolo-sone (Yellison) etc: (Dodsw: MSS, vol. 83, fol. 23d).
By fine levied 25 June, 16 Edward iv (1476), John Smythe and Margaret his wife conveyed to William and Thomas Tempest 4 messuages, 10 bovates of land, 10 acres of meadow and 20 acres of pasture with appurtenances in Marton in Craven, which were entailed on William Tempest for life, then on Thomas Tempest & heirs, in failure on John brother of Thomas and heirs, with remainder to the right heirs of William Tem-pest (Feet of Fines, Yorks, File 164, No. 26).
On 20 September 1478, William Tempest of Broughton, with Sir Richard Tempest of Stainforth, Sir Richard Hamerton of Wiglesworth, knts, Richard Hamerton of Helyfeld, William Radcliffe of Threshfeld and Thomas Westby of Holme, esq^rs attested to the right of the prior of Bolton to present to the church of Marton-in-Craven (Dodsw: MSS, vol. 28, fol. 245b from Archbishop Boothe's Reg: fol. 63).
On 10 April 1482, Thomas Metcalfe, esq. Miles Metcalfe, Richard Pacok, vicar of Carleton-in-Craven, and Thomas Tempest, release to William Tempest of Broghton, Esq:, 2 burgages in Skipton of which he had enfeoffed them (Gargrave No. 2).
He joined the king's army before the battle of Bosworth in August 1485 with his "cosyn Sir Richard Tempest of the Dale" (Stainforth) and was one of those who "sware that king Richard should wear the crown" (Harl: MSS 542, fol. 31 & 32, Narrative of Henry Savyll).
On 20 March 1485-6 (1 Henry vii) William Tempest of Broghton-in-Craven, Esq:, enfeoffed Ralph Catterall and William Westby, Esq^rs, of 2 tofts with appurtenances, a water fulling mill, Milneholme close, Burtree flatt, and Mickelbert closes, a parcel of meadow called Saltermyre etc: in Broghton and appointed Laurence Catterall to deliver seisin and 27 March, 1486, the feoffees demised the same to Elizabeth wife of said William Tempest for life (Towneley MSS, N.N., Chetham Lib. C. 8, 12).
In July, 1487, "one Tempest" and Thomas Metcalfe, senior and others, convicted of treason but reprieved (Raine's York, p.95).
On 17 August, 1490, William Tempest enrolled in the Lancaster Chancery Court, a deed of same date demising to Ralph Catterall of Catterall and Alan Catterall of Rawthmell, esqrs , a messuage and lands held by 15 various tenants in Thorpe, Burnsall and Broghton for seven years from 1 December follow-ing at 10 marks yearly (Lanc: Pat: Ro: 1-5 Henry vii, No. 8, m.35).
Probably died before September 1492, when his grandson and heir Roger Tempest of Broghton-in-Craven, gent., seized goods worth £40 and £20 from Henry and Thomas Tempest in Broghton and in 1494, claimed them as esquire of his right (De Banco Ro: 922, Michaelmas, 8 Henry vij, mm.20 & 20d, Ro. 928, m.303d, & Ro: 930, m.366d). The 6 May, 1494, a writ for certified copy of the fine levied by William Tempest in 1476 of land etc: in Marton was issued (Issue Ro: 928, m. 308). ¹

William married Joan METCALF, daughter of James METCALF and Unknown, on 7 Jul 1437. (Joan METCALF died before 30 Mar 1486.)

William next married Elizabeth CATTERALL, daughter of Richard CATTERALL and Unknown.