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 1584 George Carew was elected MP St Germans.
In 1593 John Glanville (age 51) was elected MP St Germans.
In 1597 George Carew was elected MP St Germans.
In 1601 George Carew was elected MP St Germans.
In 1623 John Stradling 1st Baronet (age 60) was elected MP St Germans which seat he held until 1624.
In 1624 John Coke (age 60) was elected MP St Germans.
In 1625 John Coke (age 61) was elected MP St Germans.
On 4th December 1705 Edward Eliot (age 21) was elected MP St Germans at a by-election to replace Samuel Rolle who had chosen to sit for Callington. He retained the seat in 1708, 1710 and 1713.
In 1776 John Peachey 2nd Baron Selsey (age 26) was elected MP St Germans which seat he held until 1780.
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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In 1791 William Eliot 2nd Earl St Germans (age 23) was elected MP St Germans.