1493 – 18 November 1563) was an English peer, a Cumberland landowner, and the holder of important offices under the Crown, including many years' service as Warden of the West Marches.
Between 1523 and 1525, during the Scottish war, he was accused of stirring up border unrest and was later brought before the Star Chamber, where he lost his wardenries.
He was tried in Westminster Hall and acquitted on 9 July 1534, to cheers, after defending himself in court for seven hours.
[3] In June 1528 he wrote from London to Cardinal Wolsey mentioning that he had been on a pilgrimage to Canterbury and had fallen from his horse, breaking his left arm, "overthwart a cart-spirn.
Children of William Dacre and Elizabeth Talbot: