The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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In 1621 James Wriothesley (age 15) was elected MP Callington.
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In November 1640 Arthur Ingram (age 75) was elected MP Callington
In 1660 John Coryton 1st Baronet (age 38) was elected MP Callington in a by-election.
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In 1661 Henry Bennet 1st Earl Arlington (age 43) was elected MP Callington.
In February 1679 John Coryton 1st Baronet (age 57) was elected MP Callington.
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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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In 1685 William Coryton 3rd Baronet (age 34) was elected MP Callington which seat he held until 1687.
In 1689 John Coryton 2nd Baronet (age 40) was elected MP Callington which seat he held until death the next year.
In 1695 William Coryton 3rd Baronet (age 44) was elected MP Callington which seat he held until 1701.
In November 1703 William Coryton 3rd Baronet (age 53) was elected MP Callington which seat he held until his death in 1711.
In April 1810 William Stephen Poyntz (age 40) was elected MP Callington.
In 1831 Henry Bingham-Baring (age 26) was elected MP Callington.