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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.
On 7th December 1595 Sackville Crowe 1st Baronet was born.
On 5th April 1627 Sackville Crowe 1st Baronet (age 31) was appointed Treasurer of the Navy which position he held until 21st January 1630.
On 8th July 1627 Sackville Crowe 1st Baronet (age 31) was created 1st Baronet Crowe of Llanherne in the Carmarthenshire.
In May 1634 Sackville Crowe 1st Baronet (age 38) and Mary Manners Lady Crowe (age 24) were married having eloped. She by marriage Lady Crowe of Llanherne in the Carmarthenshire.
Around 1637 [his son] Sackville Crowe 2nd Baronet was born to Sackville Crowe 1st Baronet (age 41) and [his wife] Mary Manners Lady Crowe (age 27).
John Evelyn's Diary. 20th April 1665. To Whitehall [Map], to the King (age 34), who called me into his bedchamber as he was dressing, to whom, I showed the letter written to me from the Duke of York (age 31) from the fleet, giving me notice of young Evertzen, and some considerable commanders newly taken in fight with the Dartmouth and Diamond frigates, whom he had sent me as prisoners at war; I went to know of his Majesty how he would have me treat them, when he commanded me to bring the young captain to him, and to take the word of the Dutch Ambassador (who yet remained here) for the other, that he should render himself to me whenever I called on him, and not stir without leave. Upon which I desired more guards, the prison being Chelsea House. I went also to Lord Arlington (age 47) (the Secretary Bennet lately made a Lord) about other business. Dined at my Lord Chancellor's (age 56); none with him but Sir Sackville Crowe (age 69), formerly Ambassador at Constantinople; we were very cheerful and merry.
On 27th October 1671 Sackville Crowe 1st Baronet (age 75) died. His son Sackville (age 34) succeeded 2nd Baronet Crowe of Llanherne in the Carmarthenshire.