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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In 1560 Robert Napier 1st Baronet was born.
Before 1601 Robert Napier 1st Baronet [aged 40] and Elizabeth Staper were married without issue.
Before 1602 Robert Napier 1st Baronet [aged 41] and Margaret Barnes were married without issue.
Before 10th August 1602 Robert Napier 1st Baronet [aged 42] and Mary Robinson were married.
On 10th August 1602 [his son] Robert Napier 2nd Baronet was born to Robert Napier 1st Baronet [aged 42] and [his wife] Mary Robinson. He married (1) 30th April 1623 Frances Thornhurst and had issue (2) before 31st January 1633 Penelope Egerton Lady Napier, daughter of John Egerton 1st Earl Bridgewater and Frances Stanley Countess Bridgewater, and had issue.
On 24th September 1611 a further tranche of Baronets was created by King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland [aged 45]...
Robert Napier 1st Baronet [aged 51] was created 1st Baronet Napier of Luton Hoo in Bedfordshire.
Thomas Penyston 1st Baronet [aged 20] was created 1st Baronet Penyston of Leigh in Iden in Sussex. Martha Temple Lady Penyston [aged 16] by marriage Lady Penyston of Leigh in Iden in Sussex.
On 30th April 1623 [his son] Robert Napier 2nd Baronet [aged 20] and [his daughter-in-law] Frances Thornhurst [aged 18] were married.
Before 2nd November 1624 [his son-in-law] Thomas Myddelton of Chirk Castle [aged 38] and [his daughter] Maria Napier were married.
Before 31st January 1633 [his son] Robert Napier 2nd Baronet [aged 30] and [his daughter-in-law] Penelope Egerton Lady Napier [aged 24] were married. She the daughter of John Egerton 1st Earl Bridgewater [aged 54] and Frances Stanley Countess Bridgewater [aged 50].
On 22nd April 1637 Robert Napier 1st Baronet [aged 77] died. His son Robert [aged 34] succeeded 2nd Baronet Napier of Luton Hoo in Bedfordshire. Penelope Egerton Lady Napier [aged 28] by marriage Lady Napier of Luton Hoo in Bedfordshire.
[his daughter] Maria Napier was born to Robert Napier 1st Baronet and Mary Robinson. She married before 2nd November 1624 Thomas Myddelton of Chirk Castle and had issue.