He was eldest surviving son of Sir Robert Clere of Ormsby, Norfolk, and his second wife Alice, daughter of Sir William Boleyn, of Blickling Hall, Norfolk. He succeeded to his father's estates in 1529 and in 1538 came into possession of about 20 manors, mostly on the Norfolk coast, following his mother's death.[2]
He married, by 1531, Anne, daughter of Sir Thomas Tyrrell of Gipping, Suffolk, with whom he had three sons and two daughters.[2] Clere was knighted in 1539.[2] He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Bramber 1542 and 1545, Thetford March 1553 and Norfolk 1555.[2]
His third and first surviving son, Edward Clere, also became an MP and led an illustrious career.[3]
Naval serviceedit
He served in the Royal Navy as captain of the ships Peter Longanarde or Peter Pomegranate (1545) and Swepestake (1546).[4] He served in France as treasurer of the English army stationed there from November 1549 to April 1550. In 1556 he was appointed Vice-Admiral at Portsmouth. His first mission was to escort the abdicated EmperorCharles V to retirement in Spain, receiving a golden chain from him.
Clere's fleet in July included; the Minion, the Trinity Henry, the Salamander, the Mary Willoughby, the Greyhound, the Bull, the Tiger, the New Bark, and the Flower de Luce.[6]
He was drowned in August 1557 in battle with a Scots fleet in the Orkney Islands.[2] According to the report of John Southerne, captain of the Gabriel, Clere burnt Kirkwall town on 11 August and on next day entered the Cathedral and brought six cannon on shore to batter the castle. On Friday 13 the force on shore attempting to take the Bishop's Palace was beaten back to sea by 3000 islanders, and 97 men including Clere were drowned.[7]
Referencesedit
^C. S. Knighton & David Loades, Navy of Edward VI and Mary I (Navy Records Society, 2011), pp. 535-6.
^ abcde"CLERE, Sir John (?1511-57), of London, Norwich and Ormesby, Norf. - History of Parliament Online". Historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
^"CLERE, Edward (1536-1606), of Ormesby, Norf. - History of Parliament Online". Historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
^C. S. Knighton & David Loades, Navy of Edward VI and Mary I (Navy Records Society, 2011), p. 535.
^C. S. Knighton & David Loades, Navy of Edward VI and Mary I (Navy Records Society, 2011), pp. 342-5: Peter Anderson, Robert Stewart, Earl of Orkney Lord of Shetland (Edinburgh: John Donald, 1982), p. 32.
^C. S. Knighton & David Loades, Navy of Edward VI and Mary I (Navy Records Society, 2011), p. 338.
^John Strype, Ecclesiastical Memorials, vol. 3 part II (London, 1822), pp. 86-7, quoting Lambeth Talbot MS. 3195 (Volume D), f.114, 'Examination of John Southerne.
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john, clere, died, 1557, john, clere, 1511, august, 1557, english, politician, naval, commander, contents, career, naval, service, defeat, kirkwall, referencescareer, edithe, eldest, surviving, robert, clere, ormsby, norfolk, second, wife, alice, daughter, wil. Sir John Clere 1511 21 August 1557 was an English politician and naval commander 1 Contents 1 Career 2 Naval service 2 1 Defeat at Kirkwall 3 ReferencesCareer editHe was eldest surviving son of Sir Robert Clere of Ormsby Norfolk and his second wife Alice daughter of Sir William Boleyn of Blickling Hall Norfolk He succeeded to his father s estates in 1529 and in 1538 came into possession of about 20 manors mostly on the Norfolk coast following his mother s death 2 He married by 1531 Anne daughter of Sir Thomas Tyrrell of Gipping Suffolk with whom he had three sons and two daughters 2 Clere was knighted in 1539 2 He was a Member of Parliament MP for Bramber 1542 and 1545 Thetford March 1553 and Norfolk 1555 2 His third and first surviving son Edward Clere also became an MP and led an illustrious career 3 Naval service editHe served in the Royal Navy as captain of the ships Peter Longanarde or Peter Pomegranate 1545 and Swepestake 1546 4 He served in France as treasurer of the English army stationed there from November 1549 to April 1550 In 1556 he was appointed Vice Admiral at Portsmouth His first mission was to escort the abdicated Emperor Charles V to retirement in Spain receiving a golden chain from him Defeat at Kirkwall edit His second assignment was to command with Admiral William Woodhouse a naval expedition against Scotland 5 Clere s fleet in July included the Minion the Trinity Henry the Salamander the Mary Willoughby the Greyhound the Bull the Tiger the New Bark and the Flower de Luce 6 He was drowned in August 1557 in battle with a Scots fleet in the Orkney Islands 2 According to the report of John Southerne captain of the Gabriel Clere burnt Kirkwall town on 11 August and on next day entered the Cathedral and brought six cannon on shore to batter the castle On Friday 13 the force on shore attempting to take the Bishop s Palace was beaten back to sea by 3000 islanders and 97 men including Clere were drowned 7 References edit C S Knighton amp David Loades Navy of Edward VI and Mary I Navy Records Society 2011 pp 535 6 a b c d e CLERE Sir John 1511 57 of London Norwich and Ormesby Norf History of Parliament Online Historyofparliamentonline org Retrieved 1 March 2019 CLERE Edward 1536 1606 of Ormesby Norf History of Parliament Online Historyofparliamentonline org Retrieved 1 March 2019 C S Knighton amp David Loades Navy of Edward VI and Mary I Navy Records Society 2011 p 535 C S Knighton amp David Loades Navy of Edward VI and Mary I Navy Records Society 2011 pp 342 5 Peter Anderson Robert Stewart Earl of Orkney Lord of Shetland Edinburgh John Donald 1982 p 32 C S Knighton amp David Loades Navy of Edward VI and Mary I Navy Records Society 2011 p 338 John Strype Ecclesiastical Memorials vol 3 part II London 1822 pp 86 7 quoting Lambeth Talbot MS 3195 Volume D f 114 Examination of John Southerne nbsp nbsp This article about a 16th century Member of the Parliament of England is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Clere died 1557 amp oldid 1145733264, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
