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Francis Eyles 1st Baronet was born to John Eyles.
In or before 1673 Francis Eyles 1st Baronet and Elizabeth Ayley were married.
In 1683 [his son] John Eyles 2nd Baronet was born to Francis Eyles 1st Baronet and [his wife] Elizabeth Ayley.
Around 1690 [his son] Joseph Eyles was born to Francis Eyles 1st Baronet and [his wife] Elizabeth Ayley.
In 1697 Francis Eyles 1st Baronet was appointed Director of the Bank of England.
In 1707 Francis Eyles 1st Baronet was appointed Governor of the Bank of England which position he held until 1709.
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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.
In 1710 Francis Eyles 1st Baronet was elected Sheriff of London.
On 23rd January 1711 Francis Eyles 1st Baronet was appointed Alderman of Bridge Without Ward which position he held for life.
On 1st December 1714 Francis Eyles 1st Baronet was created 1st Baronet Eyles of London by King George I (age 54).
On 24th May 1716 Francis Eyles 1st Baronet died. His son [his son] John (age 33) succeeded 2nd Baronet Eyles of London.
On 5th June 1716 Francis Eyles 1st Baronet was buried at St Helen's Church, Bishopsgate.