This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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Paternal Family Tree: Heathcote
On 17th May 1801 William Heathcote 5th Baronet was born to [his father] Reverend William Heathcote (age 29).
On 29th March 1802 [his father] Reverend William Heathcote (age 30) died.
On 21st February 1825 [his uncle] Thomas Heathcote 4th Baronet (age 55) died. His nephew William (age 23) succeeded 5th Baronet Heathcote of Hursley in Hampshire.
On 8th November 1825 William Heathcote 5th Baronet (age 24) and Caroline Frances Perceval Lady Heathcote were married. She by marriage Lady Heathcote of Hursley in Hampshire.
In 1826 William Heathcote 5th Baronet (age 24) was elected MP Hampshire which seat he held until 1831.
On 7th September 1826 [his son] William Perceval Heathcote 6th Baronet was born to William Heathcote 5th Baronet (age 25) and [his wife] Caroline Frances Perceval Lady Heathcote.
On 24th July 1828 [his son] George Parker Heathcote was born to William Heathcote 5th Baronet (age 27) and [his wife] Caroline Frances Perceval Lady Heathcote. He married 15th June 1869 his half second cousin Isabella Mararetta Elizabeth Walpole.
On 12th July 1830 [his son] Reverend Gilbert Vyvyan Heathcote was born to William Heathcote 5th Baronet (age 29) and [his wife] Caroline Frances Perceval Lady Heathcote. He married (1) 29th March 1853 his second cousin Eliza Heathcote (2) 14th November 1865 Helen Maxwell Cunningham and had issue (3) 20th November 1883 his first cousin once removed Mary Henrietta Perceval and had issue.
On 3rd March 1835 [his wife] Caroline Frances Perceval Lady Heathcote died.
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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In 1837 William Heathcote 5th Baronet (age 35) was elected MP North Hampshire which seat he held until 1849.
On 18th May 1841 William Heathcote 5th Baronet (age 40) and Selina Shirley Lady Heathcote were married. She by marriage Lady Heathcote of Hursley in Hampshire.
On 29th March 1853 [his son] Reverend Gilbert Vyvyan Heathcote (age 22) and [his daughter-in-law] Eliza Heathcote were married. They were second cousins.
In 1854 William Heathcote 5th Baronet (age 52) was elected MP Oxford University which seat he held until 1868.
On 14th November 1865 [his son] Reverend Gilbert Vyvyan Heathcote (age 35) and [his daughter-in-law] Helen Maxwell Cunningham were married.
On 15th June 1869 [his son] George Parker Heathcote (age 40) and [his daughter-in-law] Isabella Mararetta Elizabeth Walpole were married. They were half second cousins.
1870. George Richmond (age 60). Portrait of William Heathcote 5th Baronet (age 68).
On 15th February 1871 [his son] George Parker Heathcote (age 42) died without issue.
On 17th August 1881 William Heathcote 5th Baronet (age 80) died. His son William (age 54) succeeded 6th Baronet Heathcote of Hursley in Hampshire.
On 17th July 1901 [his former wife] Selina Shirley Lady Heathcote died.
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gilbert Heathcote
Great x 3 Grandfather: Samuel Heathcote
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ann Dickens
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Heathcote 1st Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Heathcote 2nd Baronet
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Parker 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Parker 1st Earl Macclesfield
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Parker Lady Heathcote
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Charles Carrier
Great x 3 Grandmother: Janet Carrier Countess Macclesfield
GrandFather: William Heathcote 3rd Baronet
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Hinton
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hinton
Father: Reverend William Heathcote
GrandMother: Frances Thorpe Lady Heathcote