I am intrigued to see that three Judsons are listed as archers in 1417 in the French expedition under the command of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester. Judsons were my maternal ancesters whom I've traced in Cheshire back to the 16th century. Was Cheshire known for providing archers in the 15th. century? Is there a possibility that these archers would have been at Agincourt in 1415? I'd be grateful for any comments. Don Tomkinson

<<I am intrigued to see that three Judsons are listed as archers in 1417 in the French expedition under the command of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester. Judsons were my maternal ancesters whom I've traced in Cheshire back to the 16th century. Was Cheshire known for providing archers in the 15th. century?>> Yes, it certainly was! Most books on English archers, or armies generally, during the Hundred Years War will comment on it, but most will give their source as P. Morgan, 'War and Society in Medieval Cheshire, 1277-1403' (Manchester, 1987). <<Is there a possibility that these archers would have been at Agincourt in 1415?>> It must be possible, as the duke of Gloucester was present at the battle. The indenture listing the men under his command at the start of the campaign is in the PRO, reference E 101/45/13, but I believe there's a printed version of it in a list of all the men-at-arms and archers in the entire army in an appendix to Anne Curry's 'Agincourt: a New History' (the 2005 hardback edition, not the 2006 paperback). Matt Tompkins