Background
William Scott was the son of Sir John Scott and Agnes Beaufitz, daughter and co-heiress of William Beaufitz.
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Career
Scott rose to favour following the seizure of the throne by Henry VII. He served as High Sheriff of Kent in 1491, 1501 and 1510, and was also to become Constable of Dover Castle, Marshal of Calais (1490-1491) and Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (1492–1493). He remained in favour under Henry VIII, being present at the famous meeting at the Field of the Cloth of Gold in 1520 and one of the deputation sent to greet Emperor Charles V when he landed at Dover in 1522. Scott inherited the manor of Brabourne in 1495, and had Scot"s Hall elaborately rebuilt so that it came to be regarded as one of the foremost houses in Kent.
He was buried at Brabourne, where there is a memorial brass to him in the Scott chapel in Street Mary"s church.
