John de Radynden

He inherited his father's estate of Radynden, as well as the properties of his mother and his aunt, Alice de Mucegros.

In 1303, John is recorded as being in possession of his mother's holdings in Sussex and as he was her heir, it is probable that she had died by then.

[1] In the 17th century, the cartographer John Speed depicted the Saxon king Ælle holding a shield with a design representing Sussex.

Bodiam Castle, built in the 14th century, has three coats of arms set into the wall of its gatehouse.

The plinth has PRESTON PARK on the front and a narrow and unobtrusive vertical plaque on the side.

This involved trips abroad, with his patron to perform various services of military and diplomatic nature on behalf of King Edward I.

In 1305, Radynden went with Hugh le Despenser to Pope Clement V to obtain a Papal bull.

The reason for this expedition was due to the King being forced by the parliament of 1301 to order an assessment of the royal forests.

[9] Between 1316 and 1317 Radynden served as commissioner of array, with a remit to gather inhabitants of Sussex and ready them for military service.

This relationship came to an abrupt end in 1326 when Roger Mortimer and the King's wife, Queen Isabella, led a rebellion against Edward II.