This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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Paternal Family Tree: Gore
In 1684 Robert Doyne [aged 33] and [his future wife] Jane Saunders were married.
In 1703 Arthur Saunders Gore 1st Earl Arran was born to [his father] Arthur Gore 2nd Baronet [aged 18].
In 1731 Arthur Saunders Gore 1st Earl Arran [aged 28] and Jane Saunders were married. They had three sons and two daughters.
On 25th July 1734 [his son] Arthur Saunders Gore 2nd Earl Arran was born to Arthur Saunders Gore 1st Earl Arran [aged 31] and [his wife] Jane Saunders. He married (1) 14th July 1760 Catherine Annesley, daughter of William Annesley 1st Viscount Glerawly and Anne Beresford, and had issue (2) 1771 Anne Knight Countess of Arran and had issue (3) February 1781 Elizabeth Underwood Countess of Arran and had issue.
On 10th February 1742 [his father] Arthur Gore 2nd Baronet [aged 57] died. His son Arthur Gore [aged 39] succeeded 3rd Baronet Gore of Newtown in County Mayo.
On 15th August 1758 Arthur Saunders Gore 1st Earl Arran [aged 55] was created 1st Viscount Sudley of Castle Gore in County Mayo, 1st Baron Saunders of Deeps in County Wexford.
On 14th July 1760 Arthur Saunders Gore 2nd Earl Arran [aged 25] and Catherine Annesley were married. He the son of Arthur Saunders Gore 1st Earl Arran [aged 57] and Jane Saunders.
On 12th April 1762 Arthur Saunders Gore 1st Earl Arran [aged 59] was created 1st Earl Arran.
On 15th July 1764 [his son-in-law] John Evans [aged 21] and Elizabeth Gore were married. She the daughter of Arthur Saunders Gore 1st Earl Arran [aged 61] and Jane Saunders.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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In 1771 Arthur Saunders Gore 2nd Earl Arran [aged 36] and Anne Knight Countess of Arran were married. He the son of Arthur Saunders Gore 1st Earl Arran [aged 68] and Jane Saunders.
On 17th April 1773 Arthur Saunders Gore 1st Earl Arran [aged 70] died. His son Arthur [aged 38] succeeded 2nd Earl Arran, 2nd Viscount Sudley of Castle Gore in County Mayo, 2nd Baron Saunders of Deeps in County Wexford, 4th Baronet Gore of Newtown in County Mayo. Anne Knight Countess of Arran by marriage Countess Arran.
[his daughter] Elizabeth Gore was born to Arthur Saunders Gore 1st Earl Arran and Jane Saunders. She married 15th July 1764 John Evans and had issue.
Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 28 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Gore
Great x 3 Grandfather: Gerard Gore
Great x 2 Grandfather: Paul Gore 1st Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: Arthur Gore 1st Baronet
GrandFather: Paul Gore 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard St George
Great x 2 Grandfather: George St George 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas St John 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth St John 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Blount 
13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor St George 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Father: Arthur Gore 2nd Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Arthur Saunders Gore 1st Earl Arran 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England