COFFIN, William

Abt 1481 - 1538  (57 years)

• Name	COFFIN, William
  Birth	Abt 1481
  Gender	Male
  _COLOR	3
  Death	8 Dec 1538
  Person ID	I1843	Puffers
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2013

  
  

  Father	COFFIN, Richard,   b. 1425, Portledge, Devonshire, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	GAMBON, Alice,   b. Abt 1460, Merston, Shropshire, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1462	Merston, Shropshire, England
  Family ID	F2643	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Of Henry VIII's Privy Chamber. Once passing Bideford Church, he found a b urial scene with a priest who refused sacraments because friends would n ot give over the deceased man's only possession, a horse. Sir Wm had th e priest placed in the grave and ordered him to be buried; the priest a greed to read the service. Risky business, flouting a priest, but Wm us ed the event to persuade Parliament to limit what the clergy could char ge the poor.