Adam Murimuth's Continuation and Robert of Avesbury’s 'The Wonderful Deeds of King Edward III'
This volume brings together two of the most important contemporary chronicles for the reign of Edward III and the opening phases of the Hundred Years’ War. Written in Latin by English clerical observers, these texts provide a vivid and authoritative window into the political, diplomatic, and military history of fourteenth-century England and its continental ambitions. Adam Murimuth Continuatio's Chronicarum continues an earlier chronicle into the mid-fourteenth century, offering concise but valuable notices on royal policy, foreign relations, and ecclesiastical affairs. Its annalistic structure makes it especially useful for establishing chronology and tracing the development of events year by year. Complementing it, Robert of Avesbury’s De gestis mirabilibus regis Edwardi tertii is a rich documentary chronicle preserving letters, treaties, and official records alongside narrative passages. It is an indispensable source for understanding Edward III’s claim to the French crown, the conduct of war, and the mechanisms of medieval diplomacy. Together, these works offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts a reliable and unembellished account of a transformative period in English and European history. Essential for anyone interested in medieval chronicles, the Hundred Years’ War, or the reign of Edward III.
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Paternal Family Tree: Naper
Maternal Family Tree: Jane Bond 1776
Before 1740 [his father] James Lenox Dutton [aged 26] and Catherine Ingoldsby were married.
On 22nd October 1744 James Dutton 1st Baron Sherborne was born to James Lenox Dutton [aged 31] and Jane Bond.
In 1755 James Dutton 1st Baron Sherborne [aged 10] educated at Eton College [Map].
In 1763 James Dutton 1st Baron Sherborne [aged 18] educated at Christ Church College, Oxford University.
In 1774 James Dutton 1st Baron Sherborne [aged 29] and Elizabeth Coke Baroness Sherborne [aged 21] were married.
In 1775 [his daughter] Elizabeth Jane Dutton Countess Suffolk and Berkshire was born to James Dutton 1st Baron Sherborne [aged 30] and [his wife] Elizabeth Coke Baroness Sherborne [aged 22]. She married 1803 Thomas Howard 16th Earl Suffolk 9th Earl Berkshire and had issue.
On 25th October 1775 [his brother-in-law] Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester [aged 21] and [his sister] Jane Dutton [aged 21] were married at Sherborne, Gloucestershire.
In 1776 [his daughter] Anne Margaret Dutton was born to James Dutton 1st Baron Sherborne [aged 31] and [his wife] Elizabeth Coke Baroness Sherborne [aged 23].
On 29th May 1776 [his mother] Jane Bond died.
On 6th September 1776 [his father] James Lenox Dutton [aged 63] died. He was buried at Saint Mary Magdalene's Church, Sherborne [Map]. Monument to James Lenox Dutton and his second wife [his mother] Jane Bond sculpted by Richard "The Elder" Westmacott [aged 29] in 1791. Remarkable for the quality of the carving and the stone (probably Carrara Marble) and the skeleton. Believed to be called Immortality Trampling Death. Life-sized angel leans on a medallion with profiles of the deceased, underfoot a prostrate skeleton (representing death).
Jane Bond: James Lenox Dutton and she were married. she was born to Christopher Bond. On 29th May 1776 she died.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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In 1778 [his daughter] Frances Mary Dutton was born to James Dutton 1st Baron Sherborne [aged 33] and [his wife] Elizabeth Coke Baroness Sherborne [aged 25]. She married Ivan Ivanowitch Bariatinsky.
In 1779 James Dutton 1st Baron Sherborne [aged 34] was appointed High Sheriff of Gloucestershire.
On 24th June 1779 [his son] John Dutton 2nd Baron Sherborne was born to James Dutton 1st Baron Sherborne [aged 34] and [his wife] Elizabeth Coke Baroness Sherborne [aged 26]. He married before 1804 Mary Bilson Legge Baroness Sherborne, daughter of Henry Bilson Legge 2nd Baron Stawell and Mary Curzon Baroness Stawell, and had issue.
In 1780 James Dutton 1st Baron Sherborne [aged 35] was elected MP Gloucestershire.
In 1784 James Dutton 1st Baron Sherborne [aged 39] was created 1st Baron Sherborne. [his wife] Elizabeth Coke Baroness Sherborne [aged 31] by marriage Baroness Sherborne.
In 1803 [his son-in-law] Thomas Howard 16th Earl Suffolk 9th Earl Berkshire [aged 26] and [his daughter] Elizabeth Jane Dutton Countess Suffolk and Berkshire [aged 28] were married.
Before 1804 [his son] John Dutton 2nd Baron Sherborne [aged 24] and [his daughter-in-law] Mary Bilson Legge Baroness Sherborne were married. She by marriage Baroness Sherborne.
In 1807 [his daughter] Frances Mary Dutton [aged 29] died.
On 22nd May 1820 James Dutton 1st Baron Sherborne [aged 75] died. His son John [aged 40] succeeded 2nd Baron Sherborne. He was buried in the Saint Mary Magdalene's Church, Sherborne [Map]. Monument sculpted by William "The Younger" Theed [aged 16]. Trefoil-headed niche containing full figure of a woman holding a cross.
John Dutton 2nd Baron Sherborne: On 24th June 1779 he was born to James Dutton 1st Baron Sherborne and Elizabeth Coke Baroness Sherborne. Before 1804 John Dutton 2nd Baron Sherborne and Mary Bilson Legge Baroness Sherborne were married. She by marriage Baroness Sherborne.
On 17th December 1824 [his former wife] Elizabeth Coke Baroness Sherborne [aged 71] died.
[his father] James Lenox Dutton and [his mother] Jane Bond were married.
John Zoffany His Life and Works. Portraits of [his father] James Lenox Naper (afterwards Dutton), Esq., and his second wife, [his mother] Jane, daughter of [his grandfather] Christopher Bond, Esq., their son, James, first Lord Sherborne; and daughter, Jane Mary, married to Thomas Coke, Esq., of Holkam, afterwards Earl of Leicester.
Interior of a room; Mrs. Dutton is seated near the fire talking to her son, who is playing cards with his sister seated opposite him; Mr. Dutton, also seated at the table, is talking to his daughter. Canvas 39¾ x 50.
Jane Dutton: On 29th November 1753 she was born to James Lenox Dutton and Jane Bond at Sherborne, Gloucestershire. On 25th October 1775 Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester and she were married at Sherborne, Gloucestershire.
Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 28 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Naper
GrandFather: James Naper
Father: James Lenox Dutton 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Dutton 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Dutton 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ralph Dutton 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Ralph Dutton 1st Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Duncombe 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Duncombe 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Neville Poole 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Grizel Poole 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Pye 
GrandMother: Anne Dutton 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Peter Barwick
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Barwick Lady Dutton
James Dutton 1st Baron Sherborne 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Christopher Bond
Mother: Jane Bond