Panel of clear, coloured and flashed glass painted with brown/black pigment and silver stain. Depicting the arms of the Audley family; probably specifically the arms of James Audley. English, c.1350

Panel of clear, coloured and flashed glass painted with brown/black pigment and silver stain. Depicting the arms of the Audley family (gules fretty or) and probably those of the son of Nicholas, James Audley (gules fretty or a label ermine).

From the Strawberry Hill collection.
At the time of acquisition this shield was thought to be 15th century

The arms of Nicholas de Audley appear in the Falkirk Roll (c.1298) as gules fretty or.
Sir Nicholas Audelaye was one of the leaders on the Calais Campaign (1346/7). His arms are described in the so-called Calais Roll as 'gules fretty or'.

Audley family:
1) Originally from Audley in North Staffordshire. Held Audley from the Verdons and adopted their coat of arms, differenced, (gules, fretty or).
James Audley (died 1272) married Alice, daughter of William Longespée and acquired the Oxon manor of Stratton. He set up his younger son, Hugh (d.1325) there. James' heirs were James (d.1273), Henry (d.1276), William (d.1282) and Nicholas (d.1299). Out of these 4, only Nicholas had children. Nicholas was succeeded by his first son, Thomas (d.1308; no heirs), and then by his second son, Nicholas (d.1316), who became the 2nd Lord Audley. Nicholas was succeeded by his son, James (1312-1386), 3rd Lord Audley. This James rebuilt the parish church at Audley in the 1330s. James was succeeded by his son, Nicholas who died without heirs in 1391, the estates passing into the Tuchet family through the marriage of Nicholas' sister Joan. The title was later adopted by the Tuchets.

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