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The 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." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
Maternal Family Tree: Frideswide Frowyk 1528
In June 1590 Henry Crofts was born to John Crofts (age 27) and Mary Shirley.
In or before 1611 Henry Crofts (age 20) and Elizabeth Wortley (age 20) were married. She the daughter of Richard Wortley and Elizabeth Boughton Countess Devonshire (age 42).
Around 1611 [his son] William Crofts 1st Baron Crofts was born to Henry Crofts (age 20) and [his wife] Elizabeth Wortley (age 21).
On 3rd February 1611 Henry Crofts (age 20) was knighted.
Around 1623 [his son] Charles Crofts was born to Henry Crofts (age 32) and [his wife] Elizabeth Wortley (age 33).
In 1624 Henry Crofts (age 33) was elected MP Eye.
In 1626 Henry Crofts (age 35) was elected MP Derby.
On 29th March 1628 [his father] John Crofts (age 65) died.
In 1634 Edward Radclyffe 6th Earl of Sussex (age 75) and [his sister-in-law] Eleanor Wortley Countess Sussex Warwick Manchester were married. She by marriage Countess of Sussex. She the daughter of Richard Wortley and [his mother-in-law] Elizabeth Boughton Countess Devonshire (age 66). They were fourth cousin once removed.
After 1643 [his son-in-law] Frederick Cornwallis 1st Baron Cornwallis (age 31) and [his daughter] Elizabeth Crofts were married.
On 1st October 1643 [his wife] Elizabeth Wortley (age 53) died.
In 1644 [his son] Charles Crofts (age 21) was killed in a duel with the queen's dwarf Geoffrey Hudson. See Letters of Herietta Maria
Around March 1649 [his mother] Mary Shirley died.
Before October 1649 [his son-in-law] Edmund Pooley of Bradley in Suffolk (age 30) and [his daughter] Hester Crofts were married.
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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 April 1660 Henry Crofts (age 69) was elected MP Bury St Edmond in the Convention Parliament.
In or after 1663 [his son] William Crofts 1st Baron Crofts (age 52) and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Spencer Baroness Craven (age 46) were married. They were fourth cousins.
Before 25th February 1663 [his son] William Crofts 1st Baron Crofts (age 52) and [his daughter-in-law] Dorothy Hobart (age 43) were married. They were fourth cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
In March 1667 Henry Crofts (age 76) died. He was buried on Little Saxham, Suffolk.
[his father] John Crofts and [his mother] Mary Shirley were married.
[his daughter] Hester Crofts was born to Henry Crofts and Elizabeth Wortley.
[his daughter] Elizabeth Crofts was born to Henry Crofts and Elizabeth Wortley.
Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 22 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Crofts
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Crofts
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Crofts
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edmund Croftes
GrandFather: Thomas Crofts
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Kitson
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Kitson
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Donnington of Stoke Newington
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Donnington Countess Bath
Father: John Crofts 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Poley
GrandMother: Susannah Crofts 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Wentworth 4th Baron Despencer 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Wentworth 5th Baron Despencer 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Saye Baroness Despencer 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Wentworth 1st Baron Wentworth 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Tyrrell
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Tyrrell Baroness Despencer 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Arundell 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Wentworth 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fortescue
Great x 3 Grandfather: Adrian Fortescue 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Boleyn 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Fortescue Baroness Wentworth 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Stonor 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Stonor 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Neville 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Henry Crofts 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Shirley
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Shirley 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Blount 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Shirley 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Bellingham
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Bellingham
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Shirley 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
GrandFather: Thomas Shirley 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Mother: Mary Shirley 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Kempe
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Kempe
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Kempe
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Kempe 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Browne
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Browne 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Fitzalan 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Browne 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
GrandMother: Anne Kempe 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Cheney
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cheney
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Cheney
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret aka Agnes Young
Great x 1 Grandmother: Katherine Cheney
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Frowyk
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Frowyk
Great x 2 Grandmother: Frideswide Frowyk