Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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In 1608 Roger Lort 1st Baronet was born to [his father] Henry Lort of Stackpole Court in Pembrokeshire (age 17).
On 3rd November 1626 Roger Lort 1st Baronet (age 18) matriculated Wadham College, Oxford University which he joined in 1624.
On 11th June 1627 Roger Lort 1st Baronet (age 19) graduated Bachelor of Arts.
On or after 3rd May 1632 Roger Lort 1st Baronet (age 24) and Hester Annesley (age 19) were married by a license dated 3rd May 1632.
On 24th April 1638 [his brother-in-law] Arthur Annesley 1st Earl Annesley (age 23) and Elizabeth Altham Countess Anglesey (age 18) were married.
On 11th November 1640 [his father] Henry Lort of Stackpole Court in Pembrokeshire (age 49) died.
On 19th April 1643 Roger Lort 1st Baronet (age 35) was sent for by the House of Commons as a delinquent. He eventually made submission, and after consenting to serve on the parliamentary committees for Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, and Cardiganshire, he was freed from all delinquency, and restored to his estate and goods.
In or after 1647 Roger Lort 1st Baronet (age 39) and Joan Wyndham were married.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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Before 1650 [his son] John Lort 2nd Baronet and [his daughter-in-law] Susan Holles (age 8) were married. She the daughter of John Holles 2nd Earl de Clare (age 54) and Elizabeth Vere Countess Clare.
On 31st January 1662 Roger Lort 1st Baronet (age 54) was created 1st Baronet Lort of Stackpole in Pembrokeshire.
In 1664 Roger Lort 1st Baronet (age 56) died. He was buried at St Petrox Church. His son John succeeded 2nd Baronet Lort of Stackpole in Pembrokeshire.
In or after 1664 1641 Edward Mansel 4th Baronet and [his wife] Joan Wyndham were married. The date based on the death of her first husband Roger Lort 1st Baronet (deceased).
In 1672 [his son] John Lort 2nd Baronet died. His son [his grandson] Gilbert (age 2) succeeded 3rd Baronet Lort of Stackpole in Pembrokeshire.
In 1647 [his former wife] Hester Annesley (age 33) died. Monument in St Elidor's Church Stackpole [Map].
John Lort 2nd Baronet: he was born to Roger Lort 1st Baronet and Hester Annesley. Before 1650 he and Susan Holles were married. She the daughter of John Holles 2nd Earl de Clare and Elizabeth Vere Countess Clare. In 1664 Roger Lort 1st Baronet died. He was buried at St Petrox Church. His son John succeeded 2nd Baronet Lort of Stackpole in Pembrokeshire.
Gilbert Lord 3rd Baronet: Around 1670 he was born to John Lort 2nd Baronet and Susan Holles. In 1698 he died without issue. Baronet Lort of Stackpole in Pembrokeshire extinct. His sister Elizabeth Lort and her husband Alexander Campbell 16th Thane of Cawdor inherited the estate in Stackpole.
Hester Annesley: On 3rd April 1613 she was born to Francis Annesley 1st Viscount Valentia and Dorothy Philipps. On or after 3rd May 1632 Roger Lort 1st Baronet and she were married by a license dated 3rd May 1632.
[his son] John Lort 2nd Baronet was born to Roger Lort 1st Baronet and Hester Annesley. He married before 1650 Susan Holles, daughter of John Holles 2nd Earl de Clare and Elizabeth Vere Countess Clare, and had issue.
GrandFather: Roger Lort
Father: Henry Lort of Stackpole Court in Pembrokeshire