Adam Murimuth's Continuation and Robert of Avesbury’s 'The Wonderful Deeds of King Edward III'
This volume brings together two of the most important contemporary chronicles for the reign of Edward III and the opening phases of the Hundred Years’ War. Written in Latin by English clerical observers, these texts provide a vivid and authoritative window into the political, diplomatic, and military history of fourteenth-century England and its continental ambitions. Adam Murimuth Continuatio's Chronicarum continues an earlier chronicle into the mid-fourteenth century, offering concise but valuable notices on royal policy, foreign relations, and ecclesiastical affairs. Its annalistic structure makes it especially useful for establishing chronology and tracing the development of events year by year. Complementing it, Robert of Avesbury’s De gestis mirabilibus regis Edwardi tertii is a rich documentary chronicle preserving letters, treaties, and official records alongside narrative passages. It is an indispensable source for understanding Edward III’s claim to the French crown, the conduct of war, and the mechanisms of medieval diplomacy. Together, these works offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts a reliable and unembellished account of a transformative period in English and European history. Essential for anyone interested in medieval chronicles, the Hundred Years’ War, or the reign of Edward III.
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Jacob Huysmans is in Painters.
Around 1657 Jacob Huysmans (age 24). Portrait of Mary Bodville.
Mary Bodville: In 1634 Hugh Cholmondeley and she were married.
Before 6th August 1658 Jacob Huysmans (age 25). Portrait of Edward Phelips (age 45).
In 1663 Jacob Huysmans (age 30). Portrait of Samuel Barnardiston 1st Baronet (age 42).
Samuel Barnardiston 1st Baronet: On 23rd June 1620 he was born to Nathaniel Barnardiston and Jane Soame. On 11th May 1663 Samuel Barnardiston 1st Baronet was created 1st Baronet Barnardiston of Brightwell in Suffolk with a special remainder to his brothers Nathaniel Barnardiston and Peletiah Barnardiston. On 8th November 1707 Samuel Barnardiston 1st Baronet died at his house in Bloomsbury Square. His nephew Samuel succeeded 2nd Baronet Barnardiston of Brightwell in Suffolk.
Around 1664 Jacob Huysmans (age 31). Portrait of Rear-Admiral John Chicheley (age 24).
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 26th August 1664. Thence to the Dockyarde, and there saw the new ship in very great forwardness, and so by water to Deptford, Kent [Map] a little, and so home and shifting myself, to the 'Change [Map], and there did business, and thence down by water to White Hall, by the way, at the Three Cranes, putting into an alehouse and eat a bit of bread and cheese. There I could not get into the Parke, and so was fain to stay in the gallery over the gate to look to the passage into the Parke, into which the King (age 34) hath forbid of late anybody's coming, to watch his coming that had appointed me to come, which he did by and by with his lady and went to Guardener's Lane, and there instead of meeting with one that was handsome and could play well, as they told me, she is the ugliest beast and plays so basely as I never heard anybody, so that I should loathe her being in my house. However, she took us by and by and showed us indeed some pictures at one Hiseman's (age 31), a picture drawer, a Dutchman, which is said to exceed Lilly (age 45), and indeed there is both of the Queenes (age 54) and Mayds of Honour (particularly Mrs. Stewart's (age 17) in a buff doublet like a soldier) as good pictures, I think, as ever I saw. The Queene is drawn in one like a shepherdess, in the other like St. Katharin, most like and most admirably. I was mightily pleased with this sight indeed, and so back again to their lodgings, where I left them, but before I went this mare that carried me, whose name I know not but that they call him Sir John, a pitiful fellow, whose face I have long known but upon what score I know not, but he could have the confidence to ask me to lay down money for him to renew the lease of his house, which I did give eare to there because I was there receiving a civility from him, but shall not part with my money.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 21st September 1664. Up, and by coach to Mr. Povy's (age 50), and there got him to signe the payment of Captain Tayler's bills for the remainder of freight for the Eagle, wherein I shall be gainer about £30, thence with him to Westminster by coach to Houseman's (age 31) [Huysman] the great picture drawer, and saw again very fine pictures, and have his promise, for Mr. Povy's sake, to take pains in what picture I shall set him about, and I think to have my wife's. But it is a strange thing to observe and fit for me to remember that I am at no time so unwilling to part with money as when I am concerned in the getting of it most, as I thank God of late I have got more in this month, viz. near 250l, than ever I did in half a year before in my life, I think.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 31st May 1665. So weary and sleepy to bed. I endeavoured but missed of seeing Sir Thomas Ingram (age 50) at Westminster, so went to Houseman's the Painter (age 32), who I intend shall draw my wife, but he was not within, but I saw several very good pictures.
Before 8th April 1666 Attributed to Jacob Huysmans (age 33). Portrait of Thomas Chiffinch Keeper of the King's Closet (age 66).
Before 1670 Jacob Huysmans (age 36). Portrait of Colonel William Legge (copy after original).
Around 1670 Jacob Huysmans (age 37). Portrait of (possibly) Mary Langham Countess Warrington (age 17).
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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Around 1670 Jacob Huysmans (age 37). Portrait of Samuel Barnardiston 1st Baronet (age 49).
Around 1670 Jacob Huysmans (age 37). Portrait of Catherine of Braganza Queen Consort England (age 31).
Around 1670 Jacob Huysmans (age 37). Portrait of John Maitland 1st Duke Lauderdale (age 53).
Around 1672 Jacob Huysmans (age 39). Portrait of Elizabeth Otten.
Elizabeth Otten: In 1604 she was born to Matthias Otten. In 1669 she died.
Before 13th July 1673 Jacob Huysmans (age 40). Portrait of Robert Long 1st Baronet (age 73).
Before 1676 Jacob Huysmans (age 42). Portrait of Henry Hamilton 2nd Earl Clanbrassil.
Henry Hamilton 2nd Earl Clanbrassil: In 1647 he was born to James Hamilton 1st Earl Clanbrassil and Anne Carey Countess Clanbrassil. On 20th June 1659 James Hamilton 1st Earl Clanbrassil died. His son Henry succeeded 2nd Earl Clanbrassil. Alice Moore Countess Clanbrassil by marriage Countess Clanbrassil. In May 1667 Henry Hamilton 2nd Earl Clanbrassil and Alice Moore Countess Clanbrassil were married. She the daughter of William Moore and Elizabeth Lennard 3rd Countess Meath. He the son of James Hamilton 1st Earl Clanbrassil and Anne Carey Countess Clanbrassil. On 12th January 1675 Henry Hamilton 2nd Earl Clanbrassil died.
Before 12th December 1676 Jacob Huysmans (age 43). Portrait of John Middleton 1st Earl Middleton.
Before 12th December 1676 Jacob Huysmans (age 43). Portrait of William Morice (age 74).
Before 1680 Jacob Huysmans (age 46). Portrait of Alice Strickland (age 31).
Alice Strickland: In 1648 she was born to Thomas Strickland. Before 1680 Walter Kirkham Blount 3rd Baronet and she were married. In 1680 Alice Strickland died.
In 1680 Jacob Huysmans (age 47). Portrait of Barbara Every.
Barbara Every: she was born to John Every. On 1st September 1674 Robert Henley and she were married.
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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Before 26th July 1680 Jacob Huysmans (age 47). Portrait of John Wilmot 2nd Earl Rochester (age 33).
Before 8th March 1685 Jacob Huysmans (age 52). Portrait of Elizabeth Pope Countess Lindsey as Diana.
Before 8th March 1685 Jacob Huysmans (age 52). Portrait of Richard Mason (age 52).
Around 1688 Jacob Huysmans (age 55). Portrait of Richard Mason.
Around 1690 Jacob Huysmans (age 57). Portrait of Barbara Villiers 1st Duchess of Cleveland (age 49).
Before 23rd March 1691 Jacob Huysmans (age 58). Portrait of Mary Langham Countess Warrington (age 39).
Before 8th January 1694 Jacob Huysmans (age 61) (attributed). Described as a Portrait of Thomas Strickland (age 72).
Before 1696 Jacob Huysmans (age 62). Portrait of Mary Molyneux.
Mary Molyneux: she was born to Richard Molyneux 1st Viscount Molyneux and Mary Caryll Viscountess Molyneux.
Before 1696 Jacob Huysmans (age 62). Portrait of Catherine of Braganza Queen Consort England (age 57).
Before 1696 Jacob Huysmans (age 62). Portrait of Catherine of Braganza Queen Consort England (age 57).
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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Before 1696 Jacob Huysmans (age 62). Portrait of Anne Morice Lady Pole (age 42).
Before 1696 Jacob Huysmans (age 62). Portrait of Mary Bedingfield (age 53).
Mary Bedingfield: Around 1642 she was born to Henry Bedingfield 1st Baronet and Margaret Paston. In or before 1688 Thomas Eyre and she were married. On 28th September 1710 Mary Bedingfield died.
Before 1696 Jacob Huysmans (age 62). Portrait of Anna Margaret Long (age 54).
Anna Margaret Long: Around 1641 she was born to James Long 2nd Baronet. In or before 1667 Richard Mason and she were married. In 1717 Anna Margaret Long died.
Before 1696 Jacob Huysmans (age 62). Portrait of Elizabeth Cornwallis.
Elizabeth Cornwallis: she was born to Charles Cornwallis. On 5th January 1675 Edward Allen and she were married at St Bartholomew the Less.
Before 1696 Jacob Huysmans (age 62). Portrait of Jane Boyle. The date somewhat improbable given Huysmans died in 1696.
Jane Boyle: In 1699 she was born to Charles Boyle 2nd Earl Burlington and Juliana Noel Countess Burlington. In 1780 Jane Boyle died unmarried.
In 1696 Jacob Huysmans (age 63) died in Jermyn Street.
In 1696 Jacob Huysmans (age 63) was buried in St James' Church.