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: Stonhouse
On 28th August 1603 George Stonhouse 1st and 3rd Baronet was born to [his father] William Stonhouse 1st Baronet [aged 47].
In 1632 [his father] William Stonhouse 1st Baronet [aged 76] died. His son [his brother] William [aged 31] succeeded 2nd Baronet Stonhouse of Radley.
On 14th June 1632 William Stonhouse 2nd Baronet [aged 31] died. His brother George [aged 28] succeeded 3rd Baronet Stonhouse of Radley.
On or after 22nd April 1633, the date of the licence, George Stonhouse 1st and 3rd Baronet [aged 29] and Margaret Lovelace [aged 18] were married.
Around 1638 [his son] George Stonhouse 4th Baronet was born to George Stonhouse 1st and 3rd Baronet [aged 34] and [his wife] Margaret Lovelace [aged 23].
In 1639 [his son] John Stonhouse 2nd Baronet was born to George Stonhouse 1st and 3rd Baronet [aged 35] and [his wife] Margaret Lovelace [aged 24]. He married on or after 10th October 1668 Martha Briggs and had issue.
In 1640 [his son] James Stonehouse was born to George Stonhouse 1st and 3rd Baronet [aged 36] and [his wife] Margaret Lovelace [aged 25].
In April 1640 George Stonhouse 1st and 3rd Baronet [aged 36] was elected MP Abingdon.
In November 1640 George Stonhouse 1st and 3rd Baronet [aged 37] was elected MP Abingdon which seat he held until 22 Jan 1644.
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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On 23rd May 1660 George Stonhouse 1st and 3rd Baronet [aged 56] was elected MP Abingdon.
In 1661 George Stonhouse 1st and 3rd Baronet [aged 57] was elected MP Abingdon which seat he held until his death on 31 Mar 1675.
In 1665 [his son] James Stonehouse [aged 25] died.
On or after 10th October 1668 [his son] John Stonhouse 2nd Baronet [aged 29] and [his daughter-in-law] Martha Briggs were married. The license was dated 10th October 1668.
In 1670 George Stonhouse 1st and 3rd Baronet [aged 66] was created 1st Baronet Stonhouse of Radley. He was attempting to disinherit his eldest son George Stonhouse 4th Baronet [aged 32], for unknown reasons, by surrendering the original Baronetcy and creating a new one with remainder to his younger sons, and with the precedency of the original creation. The plan failed when his eldest son successfully claimed the original baronetcy, while his younger brother John succeeded in the baronetcy created by the new patent. The two Baronetcies were subsequently combined on the failure of the male line of George Stonhouse 4th Baronet.
On 31st March 1675 George Stonhouse 1st and 3rd Baronet [aged 71] died. His son George [aged 37] succeeded 4th Baronet Stonhouse of Radley. His son John [aged 36] succeeded 2nd Baronet Stonhouse of Radley.
Around 1693 [his former wife] Margaret Lovelace [aged 78] died.