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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St Mary the Virgin Church, Shipton-under-Wychwood is in Shipton-under-Wychwood, Oxfordshire.
On 29th September 1679 Compton Reade 1st Baronet (age 54) died. He was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Shipton-under-Wychwood. His son Edward (age 20) succeeded 2nd Baronet Reade of Barton in Berkshire.
On 4th September 1691 Edward Reade 2nd Baronet (age 32) died. He was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Shipton-under-Wychwood. His son Winwood (age 9) succeeded 3rd Baronet Reade of Barton in Berkshire.
On 30th June 1692 Winwood Reade 3rd Baronet (age 9) died. He was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Shipton-under-Wychwood. His brother Thomas (age 9) succeeded 4th Baronet Reade of Barton in Berkshire.
On 26th April 1703 Mary Cornwall Lady Reade (age 73) died. She was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Shipton-under-Wychwood.
On 13th September 1730 Elizabeth Harby Baroness Reade (age 69) died. She was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Shipton-under-Wychwood.
On 25th June 1752 Thomas Reade 4th Baronet (age 69) died. He was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Shipton-under-Wychwood. His son John (age 31) succeeded 5th Baronet Reade of Barton in Berkshire.
On 9th November 1773 John Reade 5th Baronet (age 52) died at Golden Square Soho. He was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Shipton-under-Wychwood. His son John (age 11) succeeded 6th Baronet Reade of Barton in Berkshire.
On 7th November 1789 John Reade 6th Baronet (age 27) died. He was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Shipton-under-Wychwood. His son John (age 4) succeeded 7th Baronet Reade of Barton in Berkshire.
On 23rd December 1811 Harriet Barker died. She was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Shipton-under-Wychwood.
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.'
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On 9th July 1824 Elizabeth Harley (age 61) died. She was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Shipton-under-Wychwood.
On 17th December 1846 Jane Hoskyns Lady Reade (age 91). She was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Shipton-under-Wychwood.