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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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Paternal Family Tree: Naper
James Lenox Dutton and Jane Bond were married.
In or before 1713 [his father] James Naper and [his mother] Anne Dutton were married.
Around 1713 James Lenox Dutton was born to [his father] James Naper and [his mother] Anne Dutton.
In 1718 [his father] James Naper died.
After 1720 [his mother] Anne Dutton died.
Before 1740 James Lenox Dutton (age 26) and Catherine Ingoldsby were married.
Around 1740 [his son] John Dutton was born to James Lenox Dutton (age 27) and [his wife] Catherine Ingoldsby.
Around 1743 [his daughter] Anne Dutton was born to James Lenox Dutton (age 30) and Jane Bond. She married Samuel Blackwell.
On 22nd October 1744 [his son] James Dutton 1st Baron Sherborne was born to James Lenox Dutton (age 31) and Jane Bond. He married 1774 Elizabeth Coke Baroness Sherborne and had issue.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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In 1749 [his son] William Naper aka Dutton was born to James Lenox Dutton (age 36) and Jane Bond.
In 1751 [his son] Thomas Dutton was born to James Lenox Dutton (age 38) and Jane Bond.
On 29th November 1753 [his daughter] Jane Dutton was born to James Lenox Dutton (age 40) and Jane Bond at Sherborne, Gloucestershire. She married 25th October 1775 Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester and had issue.
In 1755 [his son] Ralph Dutton was born to James Lenox Dutton (age 42) and Jane Bond.
In September 1771 [his son] John Dutton (age 31) died. He was buried at Saint Mary Magdalene's Church, Sherborne [Map].
In 1774 [his son] James Dutton 1st Baron Sherborne (age 29) and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Coke Baroness Sherborne (age 21) were married.
On 25th October 1775 [his son-in-law] Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester (age 21) and [his daughter] Jane Dutton (age 21) were married at Sherborne, Gloucestershire.
On 6th September 1776 James Lenox Dutton (age 63) died. He was buried at Saint Mary Magdalene's Church, Sherborne [Map]. Monument to James Lenox Dutton and his second wife Jane Bond sculpted by Richard "The Elder" Westmacott (age 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: she was born to Christopher Bond. James Lenox Dutton and she were married. On 29th May 1776 she died.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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John Zoffany His Life and Works. Portraits of James Lenox Naper (afterwards Dutton), Esq., and his second wife, Jane, daughter of Christopher Bond, Esq., their son, [his son] James, first Lord Sherborne; and daughter, [his 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.
[his daughter] Jemima Dutton was born to James Lenox Dutton and Jane Bond.
[his daughter] Frances Dutton was born to James Lenox Dutton and Jane Bond. She married Charles Lambart and had issue.
[his daughter] Mary Dutton was born to James Lenox Dutton and Jane Bond. She married Thomas Master.
Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 20 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
GrandFather: James Naper
Father: James Naper
James Lenox Dutton 12 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Dutton 
9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Dutton 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Dutton 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 1 Grandfather: Ralph Dutton 12 x Great Grand Son of
GrandFather: Ralph Dutton 1st Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Duncombe 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Duncombe 9 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Neville Poole 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Neville Poole 7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Grizel Poole 8 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Pye 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Pye
Mother: Anne Dutton 11 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandfather: Peter Barwick
GrandMother: Mary Barwick Lady Dutton