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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.
On or before 13th July 1718 Charles Dalston 4th Baronet was born to Charles Dalston 3rd Baronet.
In 1723 [his father] Charles Dalston 3rd Baronet died. His son Charles (age 4) succeeded 4th Baronet Dalston of Dalston.
On 1st May 1735 Charles Dalston 4th Baronet (age 16) enrolled as a scholar at the Royal Naval Academy.
On 29th July 1737 Charles Dalston 4th Baronet (age 19) joined the 50-gun fourth-rate HMS Gloucester as a volunteer. Gloucester sailed to join the Mediterranean Fleet soon afterwards.
On 19th September 1737 Charles Dalston 4th Baronet (age 19) was promoted to midshipman and sent to join the 20-gun frigate HMS Dursley Galley, which was also part of the fleet.
On 20th October 1738 Charles Dalston 4th Baronet (age 20) returned to Gloucester as a volunteer on 12 October, and became a midshipman again, this time still on Gloucester.
On 7th March 1765 Charles Dalston 4th Baronet (age 46) died. Baronet Dalston of Dalston extinct.
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Dalston
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Dalston 1st Baronet
GrandFather: John Dalston 2nd Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: Benjamin Bolles
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Bolles
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Goodrick
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Bolles Lady Dalston
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Witham of Ledston
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Witham of Ledstone
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Witham 1st Baronetess Bolles
Father: Charles Dalston 3rd Baronet