Biography of Basil Feilding 2nd Earl Denbigh 1608-1675

Paternal Family Tree: Feilding

Maternal Family Tree: Anne Armstrong 1544

In 1606 [his father] William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh [age 19] and [his mother] Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh [age 23] were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] George Villiers of Brokesby [age 62] and [his grandmother] Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham [age 36].

Around 1608 Basil Feilding 2nd Earl Denbigh was born to [his father] William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh [age 21] and [his mother] Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh [age 25].

On 30th December 1620 [his father] William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh [age 33] was created 1st Viscount Feilding, 1st Baron Feilding of Newnham Paddocks in Warwickshire. [his mother] Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh [age 37] by marriage Viscountess Feilding.

Around 1622 Basil Feilding 2nd Earl Denbigh [age 14] educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge University.

In 1622 [his father] William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh [age 35] was appointed Master of the Great Wardrobe to King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland [age 55].

In 1622 [his father] William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh [age 35] was appointed Custos Rotulorum Warwickshire.

On 16th June 1622 [his brother-in-law] James Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton [age 15] and [his sister] Margaret aka Mary Feilding [age 9] were married. She the daughter of [his father] William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh [age 35] and [his mother] Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh [age 39]. He the son of James Hamilton 2nd Marquess Hamilton [age 33] and Ann Cunningham Marchioness Hamilton [age 37].

The History of William Marshal, Earl of Chepstow and Pembroke, Regent of England. Book 1 of 2, Lines 1-10152.

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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On 14th September 1622 [his father] William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh [age 35] was created 1st Earl Denbigh. [his mother] Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh [age 39] by marriage Countess Denbigh.

On 22nd November 1622 [his brother] George Feilding 1st Earl Desmond [age 8] was created 1st Earl Desmond, 1st Viscount Callan of Callan in Kilkenny, 1st Baron Feilding of Lecagh in Tipperary. [his future sister-in-law] Bridget Stanhope Countess Desmond [age 7] by marriage Countess Desmond.

On 2nd March 1625 James Hamilton 2nd Marquess Hamilton [age 36] died at Whitehall Palace [Map]. His son [his brother-in-law] James [age 18] succeeded 3rd Marquess Hamilton, 2nd Earl Cambridge, 2nd Baron Innerdale. [his sister] Margaret aka Mary Feilding [age 12] by marriage Marchioness Hamilton.

In January 1631 Frederick Cornwallis 1st Baron Cornwallis [age 19] and Elizabeth Ashburnham [age 18] were married. After the wedding King Charles I [age 30], Henrietta Maria [age 21] and Susan Feilding, Countess of Denbigh [age 48] wrote to congratulate his mother Jane, Baroness Cornwallis Bacon [age 50], and ask her to forgive him for his disobedience and return him to her favour. Denbigh said Ashburnham was her cousin "though her family be unfortunate".

Before 10th March 1635 Basil Feilding 2nd Earl Denbigh [age 27] and Anne Weston were married. She the daughter of Richard Weston 1st Earl of Portland [age 58] and Frances Waldegrave Countess Portland [age 58]. He the son of William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh [age 48] and Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh [age 52].

On 10th March 1635 [his wife] Anne Weston died without issue.

On 2nd March 1637 Edward Bourchier 4th Earl Bath [age 47] died. He was buried at St Peter's Church, Tawstock [Map]. His first cousin once removed Henry [age 50] succeeded 5th Earl Bath. Baron Daubeney and Baron Fitzwarin abeyant between his three daughters [his future wife] Elizabeth Bourchier Countess Denbigh [age 11], [his future sister-in-law] Dorothy Bourchier [age 10] and Anne Bourchier Countess Middlesex [age 6] and their coheirs.

Before 10th May 1638 [his sister] Margaret aka Mary Feilding [age 25] died.

Deeds of King Henry V

Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.

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On 12th August 1639 Basil Feilding 2nd Earl Denbigh [age 31] and Barbara Lamb were married. He the son of William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh [age 52] and Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh [age 56].

On 26th December 1639 [his brother-in-law] Lewis Boyle 1st Viscount Boyle [age 20] and [his sister] Elizabeth Feilding Countess Guildford were married at the Chapel Royal, Whitehall Palace. She the daughter of [his father] William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh [age 52] and [his mother] Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh [age 56]. He the son of Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork [age 73] and Catherine Fenton Countess Cork.

Before 29th December 1640 [his brother] George Feilding 1st Earl Desmond [age 26] and [his sister-in-law] Bridget Stanhope Countess Desmond [age 25] were married. He the son of [his father] William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh [age 53] and [his mother] Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh [age 57].

On 1st April 1641 [his wife] Barbara Lamb died.

On 8th July 1641 Basil Feilding 2nd Earl Denbigh [age 33] and Elizabeth Bourchier Countess Denbigh [age 15] were married three months after the death of his second wife Barbara Lamb. She the daughter of Edward Bourchier 4th Earl Bath and Dorothy St John Countess Bath. He the son of William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh [age 54] and Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh [age 58].

Battle of Edge Hill

                    On 23rd October 1642 the Battle of Edge Hill was fought at Edge Hill [Map]. The Royal army was commanded by King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland [age 41] (with his son King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland [age 12] present), Prince Rupert Palatinate Simmern 1st Duke Cumberland [age 22] and Richard Spencer [age 49] commanded the army that included Maurice Palatinate Simmern [age 21], Richard Byron 2nd Baron Byron [age 36], Lucius Carey 2nd Viscount Falkland [age 32], Charles Cavendish [age 22], Henry Newton aka Puckering 3rd Baronet [age 24], Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton [age 41], Thomas Salusbury 2nd Baronet [age 30], John Byron 1st Baron Byron [age 43] and [his father] William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh [age 55].
                
                    George Stewart 9th Seigneur D'Aubigny [age 24] was killed.
                
                    Of the Parliamentary army Basil Feilding 2nd Earl Denbigh [age 34] and Robert Devereux 3rd Earl Essex [age 51]. Oliver St John 5th Baron St John [age 39] was wounded.
                
                    Samuel Sandes [age 27] commanded a troop of horse.
                
                    Richard Sandes [age 26] was killed.
                
                    Thomas Strickland [age 20] was knighted on the field for his gallantry.
                
                    Henry Hunloke 1st Baronet [age 24] was knighted by King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland.
                
                    William Dugdale [age 37] witnessed the battle and subsequently surveyed the battlefield.
                
                    John Hinton [age 38] was present.
                
                    Edward Verney [age 52] was killed.
                
                    John Assheton [age 29] was killed.
                
                    Robert Bertie 1st Earl Lindsey [age 59] was killed. His son Montagu [age 34] succeeded 2nd Earl Lindsey, 15th Baron Willoughby de Eresby.
                
                    William Pennyman 1st Baronet [age 35] commanded a regiment, of which he served as Colonel, which he led for the King.
                
                    Edward Stradling 2nd Baronet [age 42] fought for the King, was captured imprisoned for seven months, and died a month after his release.

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In 1643 Henry Firebrace [age 24] was appointed Secretary to Basil Feilding's [age 35] Council of War.

Battle of Camp Hill

On 8th April 1643 [his father] William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh [age 56] died from wounds received at the Battle of Camp Hill at Monks Kikby, Warwickshire. His son Basil [age 35] succeeded 2nd Earl Denbigh, 2nd Viscount Feilding, 2nd Baron Feilding of Newnham Paddocks in Warwickshire. [his wife] Elizabeth Bourchier Countess Denbigh [age 17] by marriage Countess Denbigh.

In 1652 [his mother] Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh [age 69] died.

On 2nd February 1664 Basil Feilding 2nd Earl Denbigh [age 56] was created 1st Baron St Liz with special remainder to the heirs male of his father William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh.

On 31st January 1665 [his brother] George Feilding 1st Earl Desmond [age 51] died. His son [his nephew] William [age 24] succeeded 2nd Earl Desmond, 2nd Viscount Callan of Callan in Kilkenny, 2nd Baron Feilding of Lecagh in Tipperary.

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.

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Around 3rd September 1667 [his sister] Elizabeth Feilding Countess Guildford died. Earl Guildford extinct.

On 22nd September 1670 [his wife] Elizabeth Bourchier Countess Denbigh [age 44] died.

After 22nd September 1670 Basil Feilding 2nd Earl Denbigh [age 62] and Dorothy Lane Countess Denbigh were married. She by marriage Countess Denbigh. He the son of William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh and Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh.

On 28th November 1675 Basil Feilding 2nd Earl Denbigh [age 67] died. His nephew William [age 34] succeeded 3rd Earl Denbigh, 3rd Viscount Feilding, 3rd Baron Feilding of Newnham Paddocks in Warwickshire, 2nd Baron St Liz.

On 8th April 1680 John James and [his former wife] Dorothy Lane Countess Denbigh were married.

Before 23rd November 1709 [his former wife] Dorothy Lane Countess Denbigh died. She was buried on 23rd November 1709.

                    Several Speeches Upon the Scaffold. The Earl of Cambridg being come upon the Scaffold, and two of his own fsrvants waiting upon him, he first spake to the Doctor as followeth:
                
                    Earl of Cambridg. Whether shall I pray first?
                
                    Dr Sibbald. As Your Lordship pleases.
                
                    Earl of Camrbidg. My Lord of Denbigh has sent to speak with me I know not the fashion I may ask you Sir; Do Gentlemen expect I should say any thing to them, or no, they cannot hear it.
                
                    Dr Sibbald. There will be a greater silence by and be. It will not be amiss, if your Lordship defer Your speaking till You hear from his Lordship.
                
                    Cambrig. There is something in it. He was with the House.
                
                    Dr Sibbald. I suppose he would give no interruption to Your Lordship, at this time, were there not something of concernment in it. 
                
                    Cambridg. He is my Brother, and has been a very faithful Seravant to this State, and he was in great esteem and reputation with them. 
                
                    He is in the Hall, and sent to speak with a Servant of mine to send something to me. 
                
                    Dr Sibbald. It will not lengthen the time much if you stay while you have a Return from him. My Lord, you should do well to bestow your time now in meditating upon, and imploring of the free mercy of God in Christ for your eternal Salvation,and look upon that ever-streaming Fountain of his precious Blood, that purgeth us from an our sins, even the sins of the deepest dye; the Blood of Jesus Chrift washes away all our sins, and that Blood of Christ is poured forth upon all such as by a lively Faith lay hold upon him: God fo loved the World that he gave his only begotten Son, to the end, that whosoever believed in him shuld not perish, but have everlasting life; that is now, my Lord, the Rock upon which you must chiefly rest, and labor to fix your self in the free mercy of God through Christ Jesus whose mercies are from everlasting to everlasting, unto all all such as with the eye of Faith behold hims behold Jefus the Author and Finisher of your Salvation, who, hath satisfied the Justice of God by that Al-suficiency of his Sacrifice, which once for all he offered upon the Cross for the sins of the whole world, so that the sting of death is taken away from all Beleevers, and he hath sanctified it as a passage to everlasting blessedness; It is true, the waters of Jordan run somewhat rough and, surly, betwixt the Wilderness and our passge into Canaam; but let us rest upon the Ark (my Lord) the Ark Chrift Jesus, that will carry us through, and above all, those waves to that Rock of ages, which no flood nor waves can reach unto and to him who is yesterday: today, and the same for ever, against whom the Powers and Principalities, the gates of Hell, shall never be able to prevail; lift up and fasten your eyes now upon Christ crucified; and labor to behold Jesus standing at the right hand of his Father; ( as the Protomartyr Stephen) ready to receive your soul, when it shall be separated from this frail and mortal body; Alass, no man would desire life; if he knew beforehand what it were to live, it is nothing but sorrow, vexation and grief and discontent that waits upon every condition, whether publique or private; in every station and calling there are several miseries and troubles that are inseparable from them;therefore what a bleffed thing it is to have a speedy and comfortable passage out of this raging Sea, into the Port of everlasting Happiness; We must pass, through a Sea, but it is the Sea of Christs Blood, in which never soul suffered shipwreck, in which we must be blown with winds and tempests, but but they are the Gales of Gods Spirit upon us, which blow away all contrary winds of diffidence in his Mercy. Here one acquainting the Earl, his servant was coming, he answered, So Sir; And turning to the under Sherifs son, said, 
                
                    Cambridge: Sir, have you your Warrant here?
                
                    Sharrif: Yes, my Lord, we have a command.
                
                    Cambridg. A Command. I take this time, Sir, of staying, in regard of the Earl of Denbigh sending to sepak with me, I know now for what it is he desires me to stay.
                
                    Dr Sibbald. I presume Mr Sheriff will not grudg your Lordship a few minutes time, when so great a work as this is in hand. 
                
                    His Lordships servant being returned, and having delivered his Message to the Earl of Cambridg privately, he said, So,it is done now; then turning to the front of the Scaffold, before which (as in all the rest of the pallace) there was a great concourse of people, he said,
                
                    Earl of Cambridge. I think it is truly not very necessary for me to speak much, there are many Gentlemen and Souldiers there that sees me, but my voyce truly is so weak they cannot hear me, neither truly was I ever at any time so much in love with speaking, or with any thing I had to express, that I took delight in it yet this being the last time that I am to do so, by a divine Providence of Almighty God, who hath brought me to this end justly for my sins. I shall to you Sir, Mr Sheriff, declare thus much, as to the matters that I am now to suffer for, which is as being a Traytor to the Kingdom of England: Truly Sir, it was a Country that equally loved with my own, I made no diference, I never intended either the generality of its prejudice,or any particular mans in it; what I did was by the Command of the Parliament of the Country where was born, whose Commands I could not disobey, without running into the same hazard thereof that, I am now in; The ends, Sir, of that Engagement is publique, they are in Print, and formall not need to specifie them. 
                
                    Dr Sibbald. The Sun perhaps will be too much in Your Lordships face, as You speak. 
                
                    Cambridg. No Sir, it will not burn it; I hopel I shall see a brighter Sun then this, Sir, very speedily.
                
                    Dr Sibbald. The Sun Of Righteousness my Lord.
                
                    Cambridg. But to that which I was saying Sir. It pleased God so to despose that Army under my Command, as it was ruined; and as their General, clothed with a Commission, stand here, now ready to dye; I shall not trouble you with repeating of my Plea, what I said in my own Defence at the Court of Justice, myself being  satisfied with

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Biography of Basil Feilding 2nd Earl Denbigh 1608-1675

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