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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Captain is in Navy.
On 19th March 1563 the Greyhound was wrecked on its journey to Le Havre with the loss of around two-hundred lives.
Captain Thomas Finch [aged 51], Arthur Brooke, and brothers John Wentworth [aged 25] and James Wentworth [aged 23] drowned.
The Greyhound in 1546 from the Anthony Roll.
In 1660 Philip Howard [aged 29] was appointed Captain of the King's Lifeguard.
In 1663 Captain Edward Grove was appointed Captain of the Merlin.
In 1664 Admiral John Harman [aged 39] was appointed Captain of the The Gloucester.
In 1665 Captain John Cox was appointed Captain of Mary.
In 1665 Admiral John Harman [aged 40] was appointed Captain of the Royal Charles.
In 1666 Captain John Hubbard was appointed Captain of the Royal Charles.
In 1666 Captain John Cox was appointed Captain of Sovereign.
On 16th August 1770 Captain George Marlay [aged 22] was appointed Captain of the 62nd Regiment.
The London Gazette 12111. War-Office, August 22, 1780.
19th Regiment of Light Dragoons, Cornet John Bailey to be Lieutenant, vice William Wells.
31st Regiment of Fcot, Alexander Giddes, Gent, to be Ensign in one of the Additional Companies, vice Ersktine Hope.
72nd Regiment of Foot, Captain John Hamiiton, of the Huntingdonshire Militia, to be Ensign in one of the Additional Companies, vice Gilbert Hillock.
72nd Regiment of Foot, Serjeant-Major Henry Andrews to be Quarter-Master, vice John Allen.
Southern Regiment of Fencible Men, Alexander Smollet, Gent, to be Ensign, vice Charles Anderson.
To be Majors in the Army.
Captain Banastre Tarleton [aged 26], of 79th Foot.
Captain Archibald Robertson, of the Corps of Engineers.
Captain John Graves Simcoe, of 40th Foot.
Captain John Andre, of 54th Foot.
Lieutenant Ewen Cameron, from Half Pay in the late 78th Regiment, to be Lieutenant in Captain Thomas Cochran's Independent Company of Invalids, vice John George Hobson.
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 1462 William Tailboys 7th Baron Kyme [aged 47] was appointed Captain Alnwick Castle.
In 1575 George Howard [aged 50] was appointed Captain Boulogne.
In 1419 William Bourchier 1st Count of Eu [aged 45] was appointed Captain Dieppe.
In 1415 Thomas Beaufort 1st Duke Exeter [aged 37] was appointed Captain Harfleur.
Around 1207 Philip de Albini was appointed Governor of Ludlow Castle.
In 1402 Thomas Beaufort 1st Duke Exeter [aged 24] was appointed Captain Ludlow Castle.
In 1672 Francis Hawley 1st Baron Hawley [aged 63] was appointed Captain of Deal Castle which position he held until 1674.
In 1682 Admiral Francis Wheler [aged 24] was appointed Governor of Deal Castle.
In 1776 John Norris [aged 36] was appointed Captain of Deal Castle.
In 1777 Francis Osborne 5th Duke Leeds [aged 25] was appointed Captain of Deal Castle.
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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Before December 1539 Brian Leyton was appointed Captain of Norham Castle.
In 1419 Thomas Beaufort 1st Duke Exeter [aged 41] was appointed Captain of Rouen.