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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
John Leland's Collectanea is in Tudor Books.
15th October 1326. At this tyme Walter Stapleton was making a faire Toure on the very Tamys Side at his Place with owte Temple bar, and lakking Stone and Lyme to a finishid it, sent a force to the Chirch of the White Freres, and toke it, and yn despite of this the Loundener biryid Stapleton and his 2. Esquires yn the Here of Rubrische aboute his Toure, as they had beene Dogges. And no mervel. For he was sumisch, and withowt Pite. But after a xi. Wekes at the Requeste of Quene Isabels Lettres the Bisshops Body was caried to the Chirche thereby, and after to Excestre. And the 2. Esquires Bodyes were caryed to S. Clementes Chirch, and there buried.
Ordinances by Margaret Countesse of Richmond and Derby, as to what Preparation is to be made against the Deliveraunce of a Queen, as also for the Christening of the Child of which she shall be delivered.
The Christening of Prince Arthur. His Majestys Progresse to Canterbury, and other Parts, and the Battle of Stoke.
The Fyancells of Margaret, eldest Daughter of King Henry VIIth to James King of Scotland: Together with her departure from England, Journey into Scotland, her Reception and Marriage there, and the great Feasts held on that Account.
The Departure from England, &c.
The Manner of bringinge of Kynge Henrie the VII's (deceased) Corps frome Richmonde, where he departed to God the 21st Day of Aprili, the XXIIIJth Yeare of his Raigne, unto St. Powles Churche in London: And also of his Conveyance frome thence to the Abbie of Westminster; where he, a Prince most Royall, was solempnly enterred, which was the Tenth Day of May [10th May 1509], the First Yeare of the Raigne of Kynge Henry the Eight, 1485.