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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
Church of St Andrew, Wickmere is in Wickmere, Norfolk, Churches in Norfolk.
Founded in Saxon times; Saxon round tower. Church of St Andrew, Wickmere [Map] rebuilt around 1400.
On Sunday after the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, 1453, and proved 8th of April, 1454; Roger Harsick desires to be buried in the chancel of South-acre [Map]; bequeaths to the fraternity of St. Mary at Dunham 6s. 8d. to the churches of Wickmere [Map] and Calthorp, 13s. 4d. to Edmund his brother 5 marks, and to the Lady Margaret Harsyk his sister a legacy.
In 1596 William Dix died. He was buried in the Chancel of the Church of St Andrew, Wickmere [Map]. Monument kneeling figures. Ionic columns, strapwork around armorials, panels with raised shields.
On 19th November 1698 Henry Spelman of Wickmere (age 69) died. On 2nd September 1729 Margaret Spelman (age 50). Monument and chest tomb in Church of St Andrew, Wickmere [Map].
Henry Spelman of Wickmere: On 14th July 1629 he was born to Clement Spelman.
Margaret Spelman: Around 1648 she was born to Clement Spelman.
After 5th February 1757. Church of St Andrew, Wickmere [Map]. Graves slabs to Horatio Walpole 1st Baron Walpole (deceased) and William Walpole (age 1).
William Walpole: Around 1756 he was born to Horatio Walpole 1st Earl Orford and Rachel Cavendish. On 21st December 1764 William Walpole died.
On 9th June 1760 Elizabeth Vanneck (age 28) died. She was buried in the Church of St Andrew, Wickmere [Map] on 17th June 1760.
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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 18th April 1765 Henry Spelman (age 46) died in Calcutta, India whilst working for the East India Company. His remains were brought to England by Peter Downes. He was buried in Church of St Andrew, Wickmere [Map].
After 18th April 1765. Church of St Andrew, Wickmere [Map]. Memorial to Henry Spelman (age 46).
Henry Spelman: Around 1719 he was born to William Spelman. Something of a guess. Henry is buried in Wickmere suggesting he is descended from Henry Spelman of Wickmere whose heir William Spelman we guess was this Henry's father. On 18th April 1765 Henry Spelman died in Calcutta, India whilst working for the East India Company. His remains were brought to England by Peter Downes. He was buried in Church of St Andrew, Wickmere [Map].
On 15th June 1766 Mary Walpole (age 41) died. She was buried at the Church of St Andrew, Wickmere [Map] on 15th June 1766.
Mary Walpole: On 25th February 1725 she was born to Horatio Walpole 1st Baron Walpole and Mary Magdalen Lombard. On 20th June 1764 Captain Maurice Suckling and she were married. She died twenty months later. There was no issue from the marriage.
After 1st April 1876. Church of St Andrew, Wickmere [Map]. Memorial to Frederick Walpole (deceased). Note the memorial incorrectly describes his father as 7th rather than 3rd Earl Orford.
Frederick Walpole: On 18th September 1822 he was born to Horatio Walpole 3rd Earl Orford and Mary Fawkener Countess Orford at Naples [Map]. Before 10th July 1854 Frederick Walpole and Laura Sophia Frances Walpole were married. He the son of Horatio Walpole 3rd Earl Orford and Mary Fawkener Countess Orford. They were half second cousin once removed. On 1st April 1876 Frederick Walpole died. He was buried at St Andrew's Church Kingsbury.
On 20th May 1893 Horatio Corbin Walpole (age 2) died. Monument in Church of St Andrew, Wickmere [Map].
Horatio Corbin Walpole: On 9th January 1891 he was born to Robert Walpole 5th Earl Orford.
On 9th April 1918 Lieutenant Horatio Spencer Walpole (age 36) was killed in action. Memorial in Church of St Andrew, Wickmere [Map]. He was commanding No.1 Company of the Battalion, which was in the front line at Boiry St Martin. A German artillery shell landed in the trench in which he was standing and killed him outright. He is buried in the Bac-Du-Sud Cemetery, France. (2.B.22.)
Lieutenant Horatio Spencer Walpole: On 19th June 1881 he was born to Henry Spencer Vade-Walpole.
On 27th September 1931 Robert Walpole 5th Earl Orford (age 77) died. Earl Orford extinct. His third cousin twice removed Robert (age 18) succeeded 7th Baron Walpole of Wollerton. Monument in Church of St Andrew, Wickmere [Map] sculpted by Esmond Burton (age 45). The stone brought from St Paul's Island in the Pacific where HMS Magaera, in which the Earl of Orford served as a midshipman, was wrecked in 1871. Armorials include 
Walpole Arms impaled 
Barkham Arms. Motto fari quae sentiat. Saracen's Head Crest.
Robert Walpole 5th Earl Orford: On 10th July 1854 he was born to Frederick Walpole and Laura Sophia Frances Walpole. On 7th December 1894 Horatio Walpole 4th Earl Orford died. His nephew Robert succeeded 5th Earl Orford, 6th Baron Walpole of Wollerton.
Robert Walpole 9th and 7th Baron Walpole: On 25th April 1913 he was born to Lieutenant Horatio Spencer Walpole. In 1989 Robert Walpole 9th and 7th Baron Walpole died. His son Robert succeeded 8th Baron Walpole of Wollerton.
William Spelman was born to Henry Spelman of Wickmere. A William Spelman is described as Henry's heir on Henry's memorial in Church of St Andrew, Wickmere [Map].