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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.
Paternal Family Tree: Dawes
In 1644 John Dawes 1st Baronet was born.
Before 3rd May 1663 John Dawes 1st Baronet (age 19) and Christian Hawkins were married without the permission of her guardian Andrew Riccard (age 59). Some sources refer to her as Christian Lyons, some Lygons.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 3rd May 1663. Lord's Day. Up before 5 o'clock and alone at setting my Brampton papers to rights according to my father's and my computation and resolution the other day to my good content, I finding that there will be clear saved to us £50 per annum, only a debt of it may be £100. So made myself ready and to church, where Sir W. Pen (age 42) showed me the young [his wife] lady which young Dawes (age 19), that sits in the new corner-pew in the church, hath stole away from Sir Andrew Rickard (age 59), her guardian, worth £1000 per annum present, good land, and some money, and a very well-bred and handsome lady: he, I doubt, but a simple fellow. However, he got this good luck to get her, which methinks I could envy him with all my heart.
On 1st June 1663 John Dawes 1st Baronet (age 19) was created 1st Baronet Dawes of Putney.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 9th August 1663. So from thence walked back to Mrs. Russell's, and there drank and sat talking a great while. Among other things talked of young Dawes (age 19) that married the great fortune, who it seems has a Baronet's patent given him, and is now Sir Thos. Dawes1, and a very fine bred man they say he is.
Note 1. Not clear why Pepy's refers to him as Thomas when he was John Dawes 1st Baronet.
In or before 1670 [his son] Robert Dawes 2nd Baronet was born to John Dawes 1st Baronet (age 25) and [his wife] Christian Hawkins
In 1671 John Dawes 1st Baronet (age 27) died. His son [his son] Robert (age 1) succeeded 2nd Baronet Dawes of Putney.
On 12th September 1671 [his son] William Dawes was born to John Dawes 1st Baronet and [his wife] Christian Hawkins.
Before 1713 Anthony Deane (age 79) and [his wife] Christian Hawkins were married.