kˈɪŋstən sˈɜːvd æt ðə hˈɛd əvə θˈaʊzənd ɡlˈɑːstɚʃɚ mˈɛn ˌʌndɚ ðə dˈuːk ʌv nˈɔːɹfək ɪnðə səpɹˈɛʃən ʌvðə pˈɪlɡɹɪmɪdʒ ʌv ɡɹˈeɪs, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks sˈɛvən, ænd fˈɔːt ɪnðə dᵻfˈiːt θˈɜːtiːn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks ʌvðə ɹˈɛbəlz æt lˈaʊθ.
Kingston served at the head of a thousand Gloucestershire men under the Duke of Norfolk in the suppression of the Pilgrimage of Grace, 1536–7, and fought in the defeat (13 October 1536) of the rebels at Louth.