General Notes

AGINCOURT BATTLE ROLL :
MONSR THOMAS PERCY AND HIS RETENU
William Fowler.
William Fayrchild.
Monsr John Osbaldesten, Chlr.
John de Malpas.
Richard de Malpas.
Monsr Henry de Skaresbreke, Chlr.
Edward Banester.
Henry Gray.
John Gylle.
Monsr Edmund de la Pole, Chlr.
Richard Doo.
Alan Dalby.
Monsr William Stanely, Chlr.
Henry Hoton.
John Barbour.


Burkes General Armory, Page 372, Under "Fowler" (Windlesham House, Bagshot, Co. Surry)has this for a Coat of Arms:" Az.on a chev. ar. betw. 3 lions pass. guard. or. as many crosses pattee sa. Crests: 1st,  Fowler: An owl ar. ducally crowned or;  2nd,  Englefield: An arm erect vested per pale az. and gu. cuff ar. the arm holding a branch of laurel, ppr.; Motto: " Sapiens qui vigilat."

Henry Fowler Removed to Barthomley, Co. Cheshire, of which parish his brother, Rev. Richard Fowler, was Rector; will dated 25 July,1638, proved at London by his brother Richard in 1646, whom he made his heir.

Sir William Fowler of Rycott, Oxford was born about 1400 in Sherbourne, Oxford, England.  It was during the Third Crusade, 1191, in which Richard the Lion Hearted of England, Philip II of France, and Emperor Frederick Barbarosa took part, that Richard Fowler came into prominence. He took with him and maintained during this crusade to Palestine a body of British bowmen, all of whom were his own tenants.

The Third Crusade has been described as a "glorious but fruitless effort for the recovery of Palestine." However, Richard Fowler's services were so brilliant that King Richard bestowed upon him the crest with our family's present coat-of-arms and a grant of land in Abbey-Cwyn-Hir.

According to tradition, it was during the seige of Acre that Richard Fowler blocked an attempt of the infidels to surprise and capture theChristian camp, and that it was this brilliant stroke that brought him knighthood.  From Sir Richard Fowler, this hero of the Third Crusade, we are direct descendants.  Sir William Fowler of Rycot, Oxford, fourth indescent from Sir Richard, was the father of the second Sir Richard Fowler, knighted by King Edward IV and created Chancelor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

Richard Gildart Fowler . "A history of the Fowler family of southeastern North Carolina". Norman, Oklahoma 1985. Grover Parsons Fowler. From a book titled, "The House of Fowler". Pages 28,29. William Fowler born about 1445. He was the 5th great grandfather of Mary Ball. Her son was  Gen & Pres. George Washington.

Sir Wm Fowler (of Buckingham) died 1452. His son, Richard, left a will dated 1477 in which he states his aunt is Sibil Quartermayne etc etc, and 'ITEM I will that there be a monk or a priest found[ener?] to syng daily in the chapel of St.Dunston in the abbey of Westminister where my fader heth buried for the terme of tenne yerres'. The will is a little difficult to read. I dont know if Richard got the date of his father death wrong, or whether his father was buried somewhere else first. Richard preferred to be buried with his friends in Buckingham. Paul Poornan. Oxford, UK.

Thomas Fowler coat of arms, son of William and brother of Richard, found on his Brass in Mr. Mill Stephenson's "A List of Monumental Brasses in the British Isles" 1926. Also found in Monumental brasses in the chapel of Christs College, [I] A monumental brass in the ante-chapel. by A.H. Lloyd, Ph.D., F.S.A.  The slab lies in the south east corner close to the wall and screen. The mesurements are 6' 9" X 2' 9".   There are two figures, a man ond a wife.
The blazon Thomas's shield is: Quarterley:  1] Argent 3 wolves heads erased gules, a border Azure charged with 12 castles Or. {Fowler} 2] Ermine on a canton Gules an owl argent {Barton} 3] Argent 2 bars Gules on a chief Or a Lion Azure {Englefield} 4] Vairy Argent and Gules {Gernon or Gresley} Over all in fess point a crescent for difference.
The wife of Thomas bore on her shield the arms of Dynham of Notewell co. Devon and Arches.