APPENDIX 3

Thomas' death is mentioned in the Westminster Chronicle. His closeness to the king can be inferred from the fact that he was made to abjure the court by the Appellant Lords. From the Westminster Chronicle footnotes you can work out various relationships/networks.

Elizabeth Tryvet, also called Lady Tryvet, was in receipt of a grant from the king after her husband' s death but unfortunately I cannot put my hand on that ref. She was also a Lady of the Garter, for which see The Complete Peerage, vol 2 Appendix B. Her membership of this places her in select company. Nigel Saul's new book speaks generally of the 'Garter Ladies' and this might help you to judge her importance [I cannot find this reference - it is in the context of women in general]; this book also has something on Thomas' military career in Navarre, on the bishop of Norwich's crusade etc.

*I am sure that you know to use the index of the Calendars of Patent and Close Rolls for both Edward I11 and Richard II.

*For the military career, look at Carte, Gascon Rolls. This is only a selection of the entries on the original rolls and they are in Latin but printed nevertheless. Also, look at the *Deputy Keeper's Reports, there might be something. There should be an index telling you which of the volumes deals with the Gascon Wars of EIII and RII and see if you find Thomas. These volumes are at the Institute of Historical Research and the PRO.

*Also look at the Calendars oflnquisitions Post Mortera for the year 1388 which should give you the lands of Thomas and his heir.

*Tout, Chapters in Medieval Administrative History, vol vi p. 144 gives further refs. to the Admirals of Edward III and RII and to the court of the Admiralty but this will not be helpful for Trvyet specifically. For Thomas see, ibid vol iii pp.435 n3,452 n2 which really is only the story of the expelling from court and subsequent sureties etc.

*Victoria County History for Somerset might also be a help.

*Anthony Goodman in Loyal Conspiracy p. 26 refers to Thomas as 'unpopular' [might be true from the Monk of Westminster's comments on Thomas' death]; that he had lost the Admiralship to the earl of Arundel; p. 129 shows that, as Admiral, Arundel copied one of the tactics first used by Thomas when he was Admiral; p. 172 for Thomas and Nicholas Brembre's attempts to ambush the Lords Appellant.

[see above#. I have a payment to Thomas as Admiral in 1389 so he must have regained his position as Admiral after the Appellants but I have not checked this. It may be a payment in arrears. ]

*Something of the career of Thomas as Admiral in, J.S. Roskell, The Impeachment of Michael de la Pole.

I have not investigated Thomas' relationship to John Tryvet but I think John is also from Somerset. John had a career in Gascony.

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