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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Gerald Kelly is in Painters.
On 9th April 1879 Gerald Kelly was born to [his father] Frederick Festus Kelly [aged 41].
In 1911. Gerald Kelly [aged 31]. "The Jester". Portrait of Somerset Maughan.
In or before 1918. Gerald Kelly [aged 38]. Portrait of the artist's father Frederick Festus Kelly [aged 79]. The date given on artuk as 1923 being five years after the subject's death?
Frederick Festus Kelly: In 1838 he was born. In 1918 he died.
In 1918 [his father] Frederick Festus Kelly [aged 80] died.
In 1923. Gerald Kelly [aged 43]. Portrait of Maria de Bittencourt Countess of Lisburne. Ferens Art Gallery.
Maria de Bittencourt Countess of Lisburne: she was born to Don Julio Fermine Albert de Bittencourt. On 16th July 1914 Ernest Vaughan 7th Earl of Lisburne and she were married.
In 1923. Gerald Kelly [aged 43]. Portrait of Edith Teresa Hulton Baroness Berwick [aged 33].
Edith Teresa Hulton Baroness Berwick: In 1890 she was born to William Stokes Hulton and Costanza Mazini. In 1919 Thomas Henry Noel-Hill 8th Baron Berwick and she were married. In 1972 she died.
In 1930 Gerald Kelly [aged 50] and Lilian Ryan were married.
In 1930. Gerald Kelly [aged 50]. "Jane XXX". Portrait of the artist's wife Lilian Ryan. One of a series of Jane paintings. The XXX refers to the year 1930.
Lilian Ryan: In 1930 Gerald Kelly and she were married.
Before 1937. Gerald Kelly [aged 57]. Portrait of Lois Sturt [aged 36].
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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1944. Gerald Kelly [aged 64]. Portrait of Charles Beresford Fulke 3rd Baron Greville [aged 72].
Charles Beresford Fulke 3rd Baron Greville: On 3rd March 1871 he was born to Algernon Greville-Nugent 2nd Baron Greville and Beatrice Violet Graham. On 2nd December 1909 Algernon Greville-Nugent 2nd Baron Greville died. His son Charles succeeded 3rd Baron Greville of Clonyn in Westmeath. Olive Agnes Grace Baroness Greville by marriage Baroness Greville of Clonyn in Westmeath. On 14th May 1952 Charles Beresford Fulke 3rd Baron Greville died. His son Ronald succeeded 4th Baron Greville of Clonyn in Westmeath.
On 5th January 1972 Gerald Kelly [aged 92] died.