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Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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Paternal Family Tree: Lawson of Isel Hall in Cumbria
In or before 1675 [his father] Wilfrid Lawson (age 38) and [his mother] Sarah James were married.
In 1675 Gilfrid Lawson 6th Baronet was born to [his father] Wilfrid Lawson (age 39) and [his mother] Sarah James.
After 1679 [his father] Wilfrid Lawson (deceased) died.
On 19th October 1695 Gilfrid Lawson 6th Baronet (age 20) matriculated Queen's College, Oxford University.
In February 1701 Gilfrid Lawson 6th Baronet (age 26) was elected MP Cumberland in the year's first election. He didn't stand in the Nov 1701 election.
In 1702 Gilfrid Lawson 6th Baronet (age 27) was elected MP Cumberland.
In 1708 Gilfrid Lawson 6th Baronet (age 33) was elected MP Cumberland unopposed. He was re-elected unopposed in 1710, 1713 and 1715.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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In 1722 and 1727 Gilfrid Lawson 6th Baronet (age 47) was elected MP Cumberland
In 1743 Mordaunt Lawson 5th Baronet (age 10) died. His first cousin twice removed Gilfrid (age 68) succeeded 6th Baronet Lawson of Isel Hall in Cumbria.
On 23rd August 1749 Gilfrid Lawson 6th Baronet (age 74) died unmarried. His brother [his brother] Alfred (age 73) succeeded 7th Baronet Lawson of Isel Hall in Cumbria.
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Lawson
GrandFather: Wilfrid Lawson 1st Baronet
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Bewley of Hesket
Great x 1 Grandmother: Judith Bewley
Father: Wilfrid Lawson
GrandMother: Jane Musgrave 
GrandFather: William James of Washington
Mother: Sarah James