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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On 4th February 1698 Thomas Strode of Parnham (age 70) died. Monument in Church of St Mary, Beaminster [Map]. William and Mary. Marble with standing figure in wig, gown, side pilasters support cornice. Possibly by John Nost.
To God, the Best and Greatest. Here lie the mortal remains of THOMAS STRODE, Serjeant-at-Law, who peacefully fell asleep in Christ on February 4th, 1698, in the 70th year of his age. A man consecrated to immortal memory, renowned for jurisprudence, piety, and wisdom; of integrity no less than gentleness of character; always faithful to God, to his sovereign, and to his friends. He was the son of Sir John Strode, Knight, of Parnham in the county of Dorset. He chose for himself a most beloved wife, Mary Adams, widow of Parkinson Odber, Esquire, by whom he had one daughter, still surviving. She, most sorrowfully and with tears, set up this monument of final devotion.
D.O.M.P.Q. Mortalitatis Exuvias hic deposuit THOMAS STRODE Serviens ad Legem; Qui in Christo placidè obdormivit Feb: 4o. 1698. Ætat.: suae 70. Vir Immortali Memoriæ sacratus; Jurisprudentiâ, pietate, & Consilio, Insignis; Moribus Integris Juxta ac Suavissimis: Deo, Principi & amicis semper fidus: Patre JOHANE STRODE Equite Aurato de Parnham in Comitatu Dorset oriundus; Charissmam sibi adscîvit Conjugem MARIAM ADAMS relic: de PARKINSON ODBER Armigero; Ex quâ filiam suscepit unicam adhue superstitem. Quæ hoc supræmu: pietatis Monument:, Mœsstissima & cum lacrymis gemens, L.M.D.P.Q. To God the Greatest and Best and to Posterity
Thomas Strode of Parnham: In 1628 he was born to John Strode of Parnham and Anne Wyndham. On 1st July 1642 he matriculated Oxford University. On 1st February 1665 Thomas Strode of Parnham and Mary Adams were married. In 1677 he was appointed Serjeant at Law.
Sherborne Abbey [Map]. On 12th September 1698 John Digby 3rd Earl Bristol (age 64) died without issue. Earl Bristol extinct. In May 1658 Alice Bourne died. On 16th February 1709 Rachel Wyndham Countess of Bristol (age 53) died. William and Mary. Monument sculpted by John Nost.
Alice Bourne: she was born to Robert Bourne of Blake Hall in Essex. On 26th May 1656 John Digby 3rd Earl Bristol and she were married. He the son of George Digby 2nd Earl Bristol and Anne Russell Countess Bristol.
Rachel Wyndham Countess of Bristol: Around 1645 she was born to Hugh Wyndham Baron of the Exchequer and Jane Wodehouse. On or after 13th July 1663, the date of the licence, John Digby 3rd Earl Bristol and she were married. He the son of George Digby 2nd Earl Bristol and Anne Russell Countess Bristol. They were fifth cousin once removed. On 20th March 1677 George Digby 2nd Earl Bristol died. His son John succeeded 3rd Earl Bristol. She by marriage Countess Bristol.
After 1700. Monument to Henry Belasyse and his son Thomas Belasyse 1st Earl Fauconberg (age 73) at St Michael's Church, Coxwold, North Yorkshire [Map]. Sculpted by John Nost. White marble life-size figures with putti above bearing an earl's coronet.
Henry Belasyse: In 1604 he was born to Thomas Belasyse 1st Viscount Fauconberg and Barbara Cholmley. In or before 1627 Henry Belasyse and Grace Barton were married. On 20th May 1647 Henry Belasyse died.
In 1729 John Nost died.
