Agnes Kelloway-
widow Pomeroy, Lady Bowring

Did Richard III seek to protect his nephews of whom he was reportedly very fond. Could he have spirited them away , and taken them from the royal residence that was the Tower of London, to his castle at Sheriff Hutton on the east coast.  Remote and well defended they would have been safe there. Edward, the oldest boy is said to have had an infection in his jaw. This infection, so close to the brain, would without doubt have killed the boy in those times without proper medical knowledge.  It would have been a simple enough to take the the remaining boy Richard Duke of York, across the North Sea to Burgundy when news of Richards defeat and death at Bosworth reached them in 1485.
Did Richard quietly  and secretly  by word of mouth only organise their hiding further away , in the Netherlands or in the court of his sister Margaret of Burgundy ?

1491 Cork in Ireland in November Perkin Warbeck arrived claiming to be Richard, Duke of York, the second son of Edward IV however on this occasion he had little support and retreated to Europe.

On 3 July 1495, funded and promoted by Margaret of Burgundy, Perkin Warbeck landed at Deal in Kent but on this occasion they were routed. He turned to Scotland

September 1496, James IV of Scotland prepared to invade England with Warbeck - this failed but Warbeck tried again in Ireland at Waterford. This also failed but his following seems to have grown.

BOWRING, HALEY, HALLEY, HAWLEY, PIKE.Collinson's History of Somerset (iii., 7), says William Pyke married Alice Bowring, daughter of Thomas Bowring, of Bowrings-Leigh, in County Devon ; issue, son and heir, Robert Pike, assessed at Pike's Ash (Somerset), in 22nd year.

IPM shows Alyce Bowring married Pyke of Glastonbury

The same work (iii., 99), says Buckland Manor was granted 36 Henry VIII., to William Halley, Esq. (armiger), whose descendant, Lord Hawley, sold it to John Baker. Sir John Warre married Unton Hawley, daughter of Sir Francis Hawley, of Buckland, Somerset (afterwards Baron Hawley, of the Kingdom of Ireland).

The Domestic State Papers, Hamilton edition, refer to a suit (1639), which Lady Haley wishes brought against Agnes Bowring for possession of tenement in County Somerset, Wiveliscombe ; sends her son-in-law, Mr. Weare, to make entry upon it.

In the Visitation of Somersetshire, by Weare, is a reference to one Sir Richard Pyke, living eighth year of Richard II. 1388  whose descendant, William Pyke, married Alice Bowring, of Bowrings-Leigh, in West Alvington, Devon.

One John Pike came to New England in 1635, from Langford, England (possibly the parish of Langford, near Bridgwater, in Somerset). He may be identical with the John Pike, of whose baptism, Nov. i, 1572, record is said to exist (? in Bridgwater). The coat of arms brought by John Pike to America in 1635 contains the crescents shown in the coat granted to Sir Richard Pyke, living circa 1385, above mentioned.

Rauff Bowring mentioned in the will of his brother, Robert Bowring, of Alvington, as subjoined ? LEWIN BOWRING.

The Will of Robert Bowring, of the parish of Alvington, co. Devon, gent., 1514, May 3 To be buried in the parish church of Alvington, before the figure of Saint Michael the Archangel in the chancel.

To Rauff Bowring my brother £40.

To Alice my wife 100 which I delivered into her own hands in London, also half of all my cattle and " occupation " of one half of my platefor her life, the said plate after her death to go to my daughter Thomasyn and if said Thomasyn die before full age or unmarried said plate to go to my executors. To the said Thomasyn the other half of my cattle and plate.

To Alice Pyke my sister, wife of Willm. Pyke of Glastonbery, £40 to help the marriage of my nieces, daughters of my said sister, and if the said two nieces die before full age (&c.)

To James Fulford, Chaplain, to pray for my soul. To every priest in the parish of Honyton. Whereas I have enfeoffed

the Right Worshipful Richard Hals, Richard Vowell, Esquires, and others of all my lands and tenements in the counties of Devon and Somerset to the intent to perform my last will which is this, my said feoffees take all rents during nonage of my daughter Thomasyn and after till she be married.

I will that Sir Steveyn Horswell, Chaplain, have yearly for his exhibition in the University of Oxford during the nonage of my daughter 10 marks.

To Thomas Costarde Clerk of Alvyngton 2os. yearly (in like manner).

To my servant John Adams. To James Horswell. To Morys Heywood. To Patrys Mayne my servant. To Christopher Dowce my servant and to Johan Dowce his wife. To John Maynarde and to Johan his servant. To James Broke, John Table, John a Borow my servant &c.

To Thomas Davy and to Katheryn his wife.

To the parish church of St. Olave in the City of Exeter. To the two houses of Fryers of Exeter. To the " Crossid Fryers " of St. Johns.

To every parish church of Honyton( Honiton) and between Honyton and Alvyngton and to every parish church within a mile every side of the way my body shall be carried .

To the parish church of Alvyngton for building of a church house 2.0,

Residue to Alice my wife and Thomasyn my daughter.

William Courtney Esq., Richard Hals Esqre.,and Gregory Morgan and William Pyke gent/ and they executors.

Supervisors, John Marshall and John Portman gents. Witnesses, William Courtney Esqre., Sir James Fulford, curate of Honyton, John Marshall, Esq., William Pyke, gent., John Adams the younger, and many others.

Probate of the will of said deceased, having at the time of his death certain goods and credits in several dioceses in the province of Canterbury, 16 June 1514, by Richard Hals executor. Power reserved to Alice the executrix. P.C.C. (33 Fettiplace.)
[Mr. Thomas B. Bowring has also kindly sent us a copy of this will. EDS.)