William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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Paternal Family Tree: Morice
In or before 1660 [his father] William Morice 1st Baronet (age 31) and Gertrude Bampfylde Lady Morice were married.
In 1676 [his father] William Morice 1st Baronet (age 48) and [his mother] Elizabeth Reynell Lady Morice were married. She by marriage Lady Morice of Werrington in Devon.
In 1681 Nicholas Morice 2nd Baronet was born to [his father] William Morice 1st Baronet (age 53) and [his mother] Elizabeth Reynell Lady Morice.
On or before 3rd April 1684 [his mother] Elizabeth Reynell Lady Morice died. She was buried on 3rd April 1684 at Werrington, Devon.
On or before 7th February 1690 [his father] William Morice 1st Baronet (age 62) died. He was buried at Werrington, Devon on 7th February 1690. His son Nicholas (age 9) succeeded 2nd Baronet Morice of Werrington in Devon.
On 14th April 1698 Nicholas Morice 2nd Baronet (age 17) matriculated Exeter College, Oxford University.
In 1702 Nicholas Morice 2nd Baronet (age 21) was elected MP Newport, and re-elected in 1705, 1708, 1710, 1713, 1715 and 1722.
On or after 21st March 1704, the date of the licence, Nicholas Morice 2nd Baronet (age 23) and Catherine Herbert Lady Morice were married at St James' Church, Piccadilly. She by marriage Lady Morice of Werrington in Devon. They has one sons and two daughters. She the daughter of Thomas Herbert 8th Earl Pembroke 5th Earl Montgomery (age 48) and Margaret Sawyer Countess Pembroke and Montgomery.
Around 1707 [his son] William Morice 3rd Baronet was born to Nicholas Morice 2nd Baronet (age 26) and [his wife] Catherine Herbert Lady Morice. He married (1) 8th September 1731 Lucy Wharton Lady Morice, daughter of Thomas Wharton 1st Marquess Wharton (2) in or before 1741 Anna Bury Lady Morice.
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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On or before 18th September 1716 [his wife] Catherine Herbert Lady Morice died. She was buried at Werrington, Devon on 18th September 1716.
On 3rd October 1725 [his son-in-law] John St Aubyn 3rd Baronet (age 29) and [his daughter] Catherine Morice Lady St Aubyn were married at St James' Church, Piccadilly. She brough £10,000 cash to the marriage, and the manor of Stoke-Damerel, including Devonport.
On 27th January 1726 Nicholas Morice 2nd Baronet (age 45) died. He was buried at Werrington, Devon on 7th February 1726 . His son William (age 19) succeeded 3rd Baronet Morice of Werrington in Devon.
[his daughter] Barbara Morice Lady Molesworth was born to Nicholas Morice 2nd Baronet and Catherine Herbert Lady Morice. She married 1728 John Molesworth 4th Baronet, son of John Molesworth 3rd Baronet and Jane Arscott Lady Molesworth, and had issue.
[his daughter] Catherine Morice Lady St Aubyn was born to Nicholas Morice 2nd Baronet and Catherine Herbert Lady Morice. She married 3rd October 1725 John St Aubyn 3rd Baronet, son of John St Aubyn 2nd Baronet and Mary de la Hay, and had issue.
GrandFather: William Morice
Father: William Morice 1st Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: Humphrey Prideaux of Souldon in Holsworthy, Devon
GrandMother: Elizabeth Prideaux
GrandFather: Richard Reynell of Ogwell in Devon
Mother: Elizabeth Reynell Lady Morice
GrandMother: Mary Bennett