The nephew of John Town Clerk of London is thought to continue the Carpenter on to William of Homme Carpenter. I have searched for a clue to John Jr., as he is referred to. The John that I wish to introduce here is in political trouble in 1468. At this time King Edward IV is taking revenge on all Lancaster supporters. John is said to have been a resident of Wenlond, which is explained as Welland in co. Worcester. There is a conspicuous lack of Carpenters in London in the later 1400s, which is no surprise given the political climate. John Sr. was previously seen as under political persecution. This John Carpenter, and hopefully his son, is described as a ‘husbandsman’ and could refer to either rich or poor. The suspicion here is on the side of rich given his ‘gentleman’ companion. Kings rarely bother with the humble and poor. The document does narrow the residence of John Carpenter to Worcester of Hereford, itself an interesting fact, given the fact William of Homme is said to have been born locally. Abbreviated from 1468 PATENT ROLLS, June 15, Membrane 15d. “Commission to Richard Beauchamp, Thomas Stafford…….the sherriffs of Worcester and Hereford…….to arrest Rodger Cowley of Colwell (in Hereford), ‘gentilman’, John Carpenter late of Wenlond, ‘husbandman’………bring them before the king in Chancery.” Sincerely, Bruce Carpenter