▁land ▁in ▁the ▁west ▁country ▁and ▁Po yn ings ▁began ▁to ▁ac quire ▁additional ▁land ▁in ▁W ilt shire , ▁Corn wall ▁and ▁Som erset , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁ex ch anging ▁Westen h anger ▁for ▁a ▁grant ▁of ▁mon astic ▁land ▁in ▁Dor set ▁( including ▁Bind on ▁Ab bey ). ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 5 4 0 s , ▁he ▁served ▁King ▁Henry ▁VIII ▁as ▁Marsh al ▁of ▁Cal ais ▁and ▁ke eper ▁of ▁the ▁castle ▁at ▁Gu î nes , ▁then ▁took ▁an ▁active ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁invasion ▁of ▁France ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 4 , ▁in ▁particular ▁at ▁Mont re uil ▁and ▁the ▁sie ges ▁of ▁Bou log ne . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁January ▁ 1 5 4 5 , ▁Po yn ings ▁was ▁raised ▁to ▁the ▁peer age ▁as ▁Baron ▁Po yn ings ▁and ▁appointed ▁Lieutenant ▁of ▁Bou log ne . ▁He ▁died ▁of ▁d ys ent ery ▁at ▁Bou log ne ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁August ▁ 1 5 4 5 . ▁ ▁Mar riage ▁and ▁issue ▁He ▁married ▁K atherine ▁Mar ney , ▁wid ow ▁of ▁George ▁Rad cl iffe , ▁a ▁younger ▁son ▁of ▁Robert ▁Rad cl iffe , ▁ 1 st ▁Earl ▁of ▁Sus sex , ▁and ▁elder ▁daughter ▁and ▁co - he ir ▁of ▁John ▁Mar ney , ▁ 2 nd ▁Baron ▁Mar ney , ▁by ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁an ▁only ▁son , ▁bapt ized ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 5 3 9 , ▁who ▁died ▁an ▁infant . ▁ ▁Notes