Career
As Sheriff of Cornwall in 1497 Sir John was a target for the Cornish rebels under Richard Pendyn of Pendeen who attacked and 'dismantled' Tehidy, the family home. He was created Knight of the Bath by King Henry VII in November, 1501 at the time of the marriage of his son and heir Prince Arthur to Katherine of Aragon. He was Sheriff of Cornwall again in 1517 and 1522 and Sheriff of Devon in 1524. In 1520 he was part of the entourage which accompanied Henry VIII to the Field of Cloth of Gold.
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