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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Paternal Family Tree: Brodrick
On 1st May 1752 [his father] George Brodrick 3rd Viscount Midleton (age 21) and [his mother] Albinia Townshend were married. She by marriage Viscountess Midleton of Midleton in Cork. They were fourth cousin once removed.
On 1st November 1754 George Brodrick was born to [his father] George Brodrick 3rd Viscount Midleton (age 24) and [his mother] Albinia Townshend Viscountess Midleton.
On 22nd August 1765 [his father] George Brodrick 3rd Viscount Midleton (age 34) died of an abscess in the spleen. His son George Brodrick (age 10) succeeded 4th Viscount Midleton of Midleton in Cork, 4th Baron Brodrick of Midleton in Cork.
On 4th December 1778 George Brodrick 4th Viscount Midleton (age 24) and Anne Pelham were married. She by marriage Viscountess Midleton of Midleton in Cork. She the daughter of Thomas Pelham 1st Earl Chichester (age 50) and Anne Frankland Countess Chichester (age 43). They were third cousin once removed.
On 28th June 1783 [his wife] Anne Pelham Viscountess Midleton died.
On 11th June 1796 George Brodrick 4th Viscount Midleton (age 41) was created 1st Baron Brodrick of Peper Harrow in Surrey with a special remainder to the heirs male of his father, the third Viscount.
On 13th June 1797 George Brodrick 4th Viscount Midleton (age 42) and Maria Benyon were married. She by marriage Viscountess Midleton of Midleton in Cork. They had six children.
On 10th June 1806 [his son] George Brodrick was born to George Brodrick 4th Viscount Midleton (age 51) and [his wife] Maria Benyon Viscountess Midleton. He married 14th May 1833 Ellen Griffiths.
On 31st March 1829 [his son-in-law] William Brodrick (age 30) and [his daughter] Harriet Brodrick were married. They were first cousins.
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 14th May 1833 [his son] George Brodrick (age 26) and [his daughter-in-law] Ellen Griffiths were married.
On 12th August 1836 George Brodrick 4th Viscount Midleton (age 81) died. His son George Brodrick (age 30) succeeded 4th Viscount Midleton of Midleton in Cork, 4th Baron Brodrick of Midleton in Cork, 2nd Baron Brodrick of Peper Harrow in Surrey.
On 22nd January 1852 [his former wife] Maria Benyon Viscountess Midleton died.
[his daughter] Harriet Brodrick was born to George Brodrick 4th Viscount Midleton and Maria Benyon Viscountess Midleton. She married 31st March 1829 her first cousin William Brodrick 7th Viscount Midleton and had issue.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 22 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 2 Grandfather: St John Brodrick of Ballyannan in Cork
Great x 1 Grandfather: Alan Brodrick 1st Viscount Midleton
Great x 3 Grandfather: Laurence Clayton of Mallow in Cork
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Clayton
GrandFather: Alan Brodrick 2nd Viscount Midleton
Great x 2 Grandfather: Peter Courthorpe of Little Island in Cork
Great x 1 Grandmother: Lucy Courthorpe
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Giffard of Castlejordan
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Giffard
Father: George Brodrick 3rd Viscount Midleton 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Capell 7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Arthur Capell 1st Baron Capell Hadham 8 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Theodosia Montagu 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Arthur Capell 1st Earl Essex 9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Morrison 1st Baronet 
7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Morrison Baroness Capell Hadham 8 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Hicks Lady Cooper and Morrison
Great x 1 Grandfather: Algernon Capell 2nd Earl Essex 9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry "Wizard Earl" Percy 9th Earl of Northumberland 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Algernon Percy 10th Earl of Northumberland 7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Devereux Countess Northumberland 
7 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Percy Countess Essex 8 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cecil 2nd Earl Salisbury 
7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Cecil 8 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Howard Countess Salisbury 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of
GrandMother: Mary Capell Viscountess Midleton 10 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Bentinck Countess Essex 11 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Villiers 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Villiers 9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara St John 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Villiers Countess Portland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Theophilus Howard 2nd Earl Suffolk 8 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Howard 9 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Home Countess Suffolk 15 x Great Grand Daughter of
George Brodrick 4th Viscount Midleton 12 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Townshend 
6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Townshend 1st Baronet 7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Bacon 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Horatio Townshend 1st Viscount Townsend 8 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend 9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Joseph Ashe 1st Baronet
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Ashe Viscountess Townshend
GrandFather: Thomas Townshend 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Pelham 2nd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Pelham 3rd Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Pelham 1st Baron Pelham of Laughton 9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Sidney 2nd Earl of Leicester 
10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucy Sidney Baroness Pelham Laughton 8 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Percy Countess Leicester 7 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Pelham Viscountess Townsend 10 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Jones of Stowey Somerset
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Jones
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Jones
Mother: Albinia Townshend Viscountess Midleton 11 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Selwyn of Matson in Gloucestershire
GrandMother: Albinia Selwyn