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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: Dryden
In or before 1580 [his father] Erasmus Dryden 1st Baronet (age 26) and [his mother] Frances Wilkes were married. They had 3 sons and 4 daughters.
Around 1580 John Dryden 2nd Baronet was born to Erasmus Dryden 1st Baronet (age 26) and Frances Wilkes.
On 8th October 1605 John Dryden 2nd Baronet (age 25) and Priscilla Quarles (age 17) were married.
In or before 1631 John Dryden 2nd Baronet (age 50) and Anne Parvish (age 42) were married.
Around 1631 [his wife] Anne Parvish (age 42) died.
On 22nd May 1632 [his father] Erasmus Dryden 1st Baronet (age 78) died. His son John (age 52) succeeded 2nd Baronet Dryden of Canons Ashby in Northamptonshire.
On 3rd July 1632 John Dryden 2nd Baronet (age 52) and Honora Beville (age 22) were married at St Mary's Church, Canons Ashby. The difference in their ages was 29 years.
Around 1633 [his son] Robert Dryden 3rd Baronet was born to John Dryden 2nd Baronet (age 53) and [his wife] Honora Beville (age 23).
Before 11th November 1658 John Dryden 2nd Baronet (age 78) died. His son [his son] Robert (age 25) succeeded 3rd Baronet Dryden of Canons Ashby in Northamptonshire.
In 1664 [his former wife] Honora Beville (age 54) died.
[his daughter] Frances Dryden was born to John Dryden 2nd Baronet and Honora Beville.
GrandFather: John Dryden of Canons Ashby
Father: Erasmus Dryden 1st Baronet
GrandFather: William Wilkes of Hodnell, Warwickshire
Mother: Frances Wilkes