As one of the county gentry , John Winchcombe was asked to provide Newbury men to fight in Henry VIII 's armies , beginning when he was listed as one of those to be approached " … for aid against the rebels in the north " ( i.e. the Pilgrimage of Grace ) in 1536 . He was listed to supply men for the army in Flanders in 1543 , with 10-foot soldiers specified ; and for the Boulogne campaign in 1544 . For the latter , contemporary documents show him at the head of 150 named Newbury men , all furnished with new coats . His will of 1557 includes references to 20 sets of armour and two demi-lances
Pilgrimage of Grace
Pilgrimage of Grace
Jack O'Newbury