1506 JOHN WASE

 

1506 JOHN WASE,

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(Merchant of the Staple of Calais).

Eldest son of John Wase or Wayze of London, and born about 1460; was a coroner in 1503 and a warden of the gild of Corpus Christi in St. Martin's church in 1513. He married Alice, daughter and heiress of John Bailey of Rotherby, co. Leic., widow of Wm. Hill of Leic., and at his death, about 1526, left issue.

The Wase family of Rotherby entered their Pedigree at the Heralds' Visitation of co. Leic. 1619, and recorded their Arms :-Argent, on a chevron sable between three garbs vert, banded or, as many étoiles of the field. Crest :-Out of clouds proper issuing rays or, there on a dexter arm embowed in armour argent, garnished of the first, holding by the point a demi battle~axe erect of the second. Plate 2.