Did Sir William Tirwhit serve on the campaign?
By Professor Anne Curry At the time of the 1415 campaign William Tirwhit (Tyrwhitt) was still an esquire. He indented to serve in person as a man-at-arms and with three archers. His indenture survives at TNA E 101/69/4/402. We also have the relevant warrant for issue (TNA E 404/31/388) and the payment of wages for the first quarter of service is recorded in the special issue roll for the campaign (TNA E 101/45/5 m. 8). No muster survives for his company. Since there is no evidence to the contrary, we... Read More