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: Vincent
On 19th October 1826 [his father] Frederick Vincent 11th Baronet (age 28) and Louisa Norris (age 24) were married.
On 4th September 1844 [his father] Frederick Vincent 11th Baronet (age 46) and [his mother] Maria Copley Young (age 24) were married. The difference in their ages was 22 years.
On 19th August 1857 Edgar Vincent 1st Viscount D'Abernon was born to [his father] Frederick Vincent 11th Baronet (age 59) and [his mother] Maria Copley Young (age 37).
On 6th July 1880 Francis Vincent 10th Baronet (age 77) died. His first cousin once removed [his father] Frederick (age 82) succeeded 11th Baronet Vincent of Stoke d'Abernon. [his mother] Maria Copley Young (age 60) by marriage Lady Vincent of Stoke d'Abernon.
On 9th January 1883 [his father] Frederick Vincent 11th Baronet (age 85) died. His son [his half-brother] William (age 48) succeeded 12th Baronet Vincent of Stoke d'Abernon.
In 1890 Edgar Vincent 1st Viscount D'Abernon (age 32) and Helen Venetia Duncombe Viscountess D'Abernon (age 24) were married. She the daughter of William Duncombe 1st Earl Feversham (age 60) and Mabel Violet Graham Countess Feversham (age 56).
On 19th March 1895 [his sister-in-law] Hermione Wilhelmina Duncombe Duchess Leinster (age 30) died of tuberculosis at Menton.
On 29th November 1899 [his mother] Maria Copley Young (age 79) died.
1906. John Singer Sargent (age 49). Portrait of Edgar Vincent 1st Viscount D'Abernon (age 48).
In 1914 Edgar Vincent 1st Viscount D'Abernon (age 56) was created 1st Baron D'Abernon of Esher in Surrey. [his wife] Helen Venetia Duncombe Viscountess D'Abernon (age 48) by marriage Baroness D'Abernon of Esher in Surrey.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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Around 1925. Augustus John (age 46). Portrait of Edgar Vincent 1st Viscount D'Abernon (age 67).
In 1926 Edgar Vincent 1st Viscount D'Abernon (age 68) was created 1st Viscount D'Abernon of Esher and Stoke D'Abernon in Surrey. [his wife] Helen Venetia Duncombe Viscountess D'Abernon (age 60) by marriage Viscountess D'Abernon of Esher and Stoke D'Abernon in Surrey.
In 1934 Edgar Vincent 1st Viscount D'Abernon (age 76) was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.
On 2nd March 1936 [his brother] Frederick D'Abernon Vincent 15th Baronet (age 84) died. His brother Edgar (age 78) succeeded 16th Baronet Vincent of Stoke d'Abernon
On 1st November 1941 Edgar Vincent 1st Viscount D'Abernon (age 84) died. Viscount D'Abernon of Esher and Stoke D'Abernon in Surrey, Baron D'Abernon of Esher in Surrey and Baronet Vincent of Stoke d'Abernon extinct.
On 16th May 1954 [his former wife] Helen Venetia Duncombe Viscountess D'Abernon (age 88) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 19 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 22 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Vincent 3rd Baronet 
4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Vincent 5th Baronet 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Pitt Lady Vincent
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Vincent 6th Baronet 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Vincent 7th Baronet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
GrandFather: Henry Dormer Vincent 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Howard 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Howard 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Courthope
Great x 2 Grandfather: Lieutenenant-General Thomas Howard 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Kidder
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ann Kidder
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Howard Lady Vincent 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Moreton
Great x 3 Grandfather: Bishop William Moreton
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Moreton
Father: Frederick Vincent 11th Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Hervey 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Hervey
Great x 4 Grandmother: Susan Jermyn 
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Hervey 1st Earl Bristol
Great x 1 Grandfather: Felton Hervey 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Felton 2nd Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Felton 4th Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Susanna Tollemache Lady Felton 
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Felton Countess Bristol 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Howard 3rd Earl Suffolk 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Lady Felton 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara Villiers Countess Suffolk 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Isabella Hervey 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Edgar Vincent 1st Viscount D'Abernon 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
GrandFather: Robert Herries Spearman Young
Mother: Maria Copley Young