æz wˈʌn ʌvðə kˈaʊnti dʒˈɛntɹi, dʒˈɑːn wˈɪntʃkuːm wʌz ˈæskt tə pɹəvˈaɪd nˈuːbɛɹi mˈɛn tə fˈaɪt ɪn hˈɛnɹi ɹˌoʊmən ˈeɪt ˈɑːɹmiz, bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ wɛn hiː wʌz lˈɪstᵻd æz wˈʌn ʌv ðoʊz təbi ɐpɹˈoʊtʃt "…fɔːɹ ˈeɪd ɐɡˈɛnst ðə ɹˈɛbəlz ɪnðə nˈɔːɹθ" ˈaɪ.ˈiː. ðə pˈɪlɡɹɪmɪdʒ ʌv ɡɹˈeɪs ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks.
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.