I have been reading Jervis Wegg’s book, “Richard Pace — A Tudor Diplomatist.” Of immediate interest to me, was a quotation from a biography of Cardinal Wolsey by the English historian Prof. A. F. Pollard (1929). Pollard pointed out that at Richard Pace’s time, Pace should be considered a two syllable word — that is, the ‘e’ was not silent. Thus, when Thomas Cromwell referred to Richard as Richard Pacy or Pacey, he was using the phonetic spelling. Non-English speaking writers did the same, though perhaps with an accent thrown into the mix. The early pronunciation was lost as people referred to the written records.             It is possible that in the era of Richard Pace, relatives may have reverted to the Pacy spelling the family name. Thus, when looking for connections to said Richard, the search should be broadened to include Pacys.             While researching another matter, I ran across this. An Alice Pacy, daughter of Thomas Pacy, of Holberry in Hampshire, married George Poulet or Paulet, a grandson of William Paulet, 1st Marquis of Winchester. Their wedding license was granted in London in 1560. Sources give no further information regarding the identity of said Thomas Pacy. Based on the date of the wedding licence, a birth date of abt. 1540 might be appropriate for Alice.             According to Wegg, “the manor of Holbury, in Hampshire, was in the possession of the abbots of Beaulieu until the dissolution of the abbey, when it passed to a Thomas Pace, who was then steward to Peter Compton.” This Thomas Pace was probably the same Thomas in charge of an ailing Richard. Again according to Wegg, “The abbot asked Wolsey to reward a young relation of his own, who tended Pace in his illness, by giving him the Stewardship of the estates of Sir William Compton, of which Thomas Pace is found to be Steward.” On the whole, said Thomas did very well, indeed. Wegg mentions his wife, but does not give specifics.             Wegg mentions another Thomas Pace, who probably was not the same as the Thomas above, as he appears a little later. He could be the Thomas Pacy, father of Alice, if one allows for a change in the spelling of his name. Then the date of Alice’s birth and wedding licence would fit nicely into a genealogy.