knighted in 1523, Knight of the Garter 1540, esquire of the body to Henry VIII 1524, granted Battle Abbey 1538, priory of St. Mary Overy, Southwark where he built home for his descendants, many lands, i.e. manors of Godstow, Send (Sussex), Brede (Hastings Cistercian abbey of Waverley, monasteries of Bayham nr. Lamberhurst, Calceto nr. Arundel, etc. master of the horse, standard-bearer to Henry, guardian of Edward and Elizabeth, executor of H., d.1548
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HeadingBrowne, Anthony used in: Early Book Owners in Britain