Article : Chambre of Nicholas Paynel 1 May 1421 
MHDB Article ID: CONP1M142120201024
MHDB Article date: 24 October 2020
MHDB Article Author(s): Staff
The 'Chambre' of Nicholas Paynel, 1 May 1421
The 19th century historian Jules Quicherat noted that it's rare to find any mention of the "chefs-de-chambre" (sub-unit commanders within a "compagnie"
who each led a 'chambre', which usually contained about twenty soldiers);
but there are unit inspection records for these small units. One such inspection occurred on May 1st, 1421, for the 'chambre' led by one Nicholas Paynel, who
served in Olivier de Mauny's 'compagnie' within the 'retenue' of Duke Jehan II of Alencon and the Count of Aumale in Normandy.
Jehan II of Alencon was extremely young at this time - he had inherited after his father was famously killed at Agincourt after chopping a fleur-de-lis off Henry V's crown -
but he had been appointed Lieutenant-General of the Duchy of Alencon in 1420 (at age thirteen). He would later be captured at the Battle of Verneuil in
1424, and then after his release he served in Charles VII's army during several campaigns in 1429 including the Loire Valley Campaign (which he led), and the
attempted siege of Paris.
Here is the list of the individual soldiers in Nicholas Paynel's 'chambre' on 1 May 1421:
| # | Name | Type | Notes | Comments | | 1 | Nicolas Paynel 01-05-1421 | Knight-Banneret | NP | | | 2 | Jean du Homme 01-05-1421 | Knight-Bachelor | NP | "Jehan du Homme" | | 3 | Guillaume de Parcy 01-05-1421 | Knight-Bachelor | NP | "Guillaume de Parcy" | | 4 | Jean de la Haye 01-05-1421 | Knight-Bachelor | NP | "Jehan de la Haye" | | 5 | Guillaume de Colombières 01-05-1421 | Knight-Bachelor | NP | "Guillaume de Colombières" | | 6 | Thomin de Persé 01-05-1421 | Squire | NP | "Thomin de Persé" | | 7 | Jean Gohier 01-05-1421 | Squire | NP | "Jehan Gohier" | | 8 | Jean de Sainte-Marie 01-05-1421 | Squire | NP | "le seigneur d'Esquiley" | | 9 | Hervé Thesart 01-05-1421 | Squire | NP | "Hervé Thesart" | | 10 | Olivier Roussel 01-05-1421 | Squire | NP | "Olivier Roussel" | | 11 | Jean de la Mote 01-05-1421 | Squire | NP | "Jehan de la Mote" | | 12 | Guillaume des Marestz 01-05-1421 | Squire | NP | "Guillaume des Marestz" | | 13 | Jean Pigache 01-05-1421 | Squire | NP | "Jehan Piguace" | | 14 | Richard de Clinchamp 01-05-1421 | Squire | NP | "Richart de Clinchamp" | | 15 | Colin de Clinchamp 01-05-1421 | Squire | NP | "Colin de Clinchamp" | | 16 | Robin de Fontenay 01-05-1421 | Squire | NP | "Robin de Fontenay" | | 17 | Bertrand de Mons 01-05-1421 | Squire | NP | "Bertran de Mons" | | 18 | Robert de Roussel 01-05-1421 | Squire | NP | "Robert de Roussel" | | 19 | Michel de Plomb 01-05-1421 | Squire | NP | "Michiel de Plomb" |
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