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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Kinlet, Cleobury Mortimer is in Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire.
Around 1315 Brian Cornwall of Kinlet was born to Edmund Cornwall (age 35) and Elizabeth Brampton (age 20) at Kinlet, Cleobury Mortimer [Map]. He a great x 2 grandson of King John of England. He married before 1392 his fourth cousin once removed Maud Strange, daughter of Roger Strange 4th Baron Strange Knockin, and had issue.
On 27th June 1316 Edmund Mortimer (age 13) and Elizabeth Badlesmere Countess Northampton (age 3) were married at Kinlet, Cleobury Mortimer [Map]. He the son of Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March (age 29) and Joan Geneville Baroness Mortimer 2nd Baroness Geneville (age 30). They were fourth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King John of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
In 1354 Elizabeth Brampton (age 59) died at Kinlet, Cleobury Mortimer [Map].
In 1392 Brian Cornwall of Kinlet (age 77) died at Kinlet, Cleobury Mortimer [Map].
On 26th October 1443 John Blount (age 66) died at Kinlet, Cleobury Mortimer [Map].
In 1446 William Lichfield died. The estates at Kinlet, Cleobury Mortimer [Map] were inherited by Humphrey Blount (age 25) who was the grandson of John Blount of Sodington who had married Isabella Cornwall who was the aunt of William's wife Elizabeth Cornwall (age 36).
In 1455 Thomas Blount was born to Humphrey Blount (age 34) and Elizabeth Winnington (age 27) at Kinlet, Cleobury Mortimer [Map]. He married in or before 1469 Anne Croft and had issue.
On 12th October 1477 Humphrey Blount (age 56) died at Kinlet, Cleobury Mortimer [Map].
Around 1484 John Blount was born to Thomas Blount (age 29) and Anne Croft (age 26) at Kinlet, Cleobury Mortimer [Map]. He married before 1498 Catherine Peshall and had issue.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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In 1498, possibly later, Elizabeth "Bessie" Blount Baroness Clinton and Tailboys was born to John Blount (age 14) and Catherine Peshall (age 14) at Kinlet, Cleobury Mortimer [Map]. She married (1) 18th June 1522 Gilbert Tailboys 1st Baron Tailboys, son of George Tailboys 9th Baron Kyme and Elizabeth Gascoigne Baroness Kyme, and had issue (2) before 1536 Edward Clinton 1st Earl Lincoln, son of Thomas Clinton 8th Baron Clinton and Jane Poynings Baroness Clinton, and had issue.
Around 1530 Agnes Blount was born to John Blount (age 46) and Catherine Peshall (age 46) at Kinlet, Cleobury Mortimer [Map]. She married in or before 1537 Richard Lacon and had issue.