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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.

Biography of John Bampylde 1586-1657

Paternal Family Tree: Bamfylde

In 1576 [his father] Amyas Bampfylde of Poltimore and North Molton (age 16) and [his mother] Elizabeth Clifton were married.

In 1586 John Bampylde was born to Amyas Bampfylde of Poltimore and North Molton (age 26) and Elizabeth Clifton.

On 13th July 1604 John Bampylde (age 18) matriculated Exeter College, Oxford University.

In 1607 John Bampylde (age 21) studied law at the Middle Temple.

Around 1610 [his son] John Bampfylde 1st Baronet was born to John Bampylde (age 24).

In 1621 John Bampylde (age 35) was elected MP Tiverton.

On 9th February 1626 [his father] Amyas Bampfylde of Poltimore and North Molton (age 66) died.

In 1628 John Bampylde (age 42) was elected MP Devon.

On 3rd May 1637 [his son] John Bampfylde 1st Baronet (age 27) and [his daughter-in-law] Gertrude Coplestone were married.

In April 1650 [his son] John Bampfylde 1st Baronet (age 40) died. His son [his grandson] Coplestone (age 12) succeeded 2nd Baronet Bampfylde of Poltimore in Devon.

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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.

Around 1657 John Bampylde (age 71) died.

Royal Ancestors of John Bampylde 1586-1657

Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 14 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 20 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 15 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 13 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 21 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of John Bampylde 1586-1657

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Bamfield

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Bamfield

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Bamfield

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Bampfield of Poltimore

GrandFather: Richard Bampfield of Poltimore and Bampfylde House

Great x 2 Grandfather: Nicholas Wadham of Marryfield and Edge

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wadham

Father: Amyas Bampfylde of Poltimore and North Molton

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Sydenham of Brympton d'Evercy

GrandMother: Elizabeth Sydenham

Great x 4 Grandfather: Giles Brugge 4th Baron Chandos

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Brugge 5th Baron Chandos

Great x 2 Grandfather: Giles Brugge 6th Baron Chandos

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Darell

Great x 3 Grandmother: Florence Darell Baroness Chandos

Great x 1 Grandmother: Ursula Brydges

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Baynham

Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabel Baynham Baroness Chandos

John Bampylde 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Clifton of Walsingham Parva

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Clifton of Barrington

GrandFather: John Clifton

Mother: Elizabeth Clifton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Stanley 1st Baron Stanley 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Stanley 1st Earl of Derby 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Goushill Baroness Stanley 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Stanley 1st Baron Monteagle 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Neville Earl Salisbury Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Neville Baroness Stanley 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Stanley 2nd Baron Monteagle 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Vaughan 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Vaughan 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Denise or Cecily Vaughan

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Vaughan Baroness Grey Wilton 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

GrandMother: Anne Stanley 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England