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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
Paternal Family Tree: Courtenay
On 7th November 1606 [his father] Francis Courtenay 4th Earl Devon and [his mother] Mary Pole were married. He the son of [his grandfather] William Courtenay 3rd Earl Devon and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Manners.
Before 1628 [his mother] Mary Pole died.
Before 1628 [his father] Francis Courtenay 4th Earl Devon and [his step-mother] Elizabeth Seymour Countess Devon were married. The difference in their ages was 31 years. He the son of [his grandfather] William Courtenay 3rd Earl Devon and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Manners.
On 7th September 1628 William Courtenay 5th Earl Devon was born to Francis Courtenay 4th Earl Devon and Mary Pole.
On 3rd June 1638 [his father] Francis Courtenay 4th Earl Devon died at Berry Pomeroy, Devon. On 3rd June 1638 William Courtenay 5th Earl Devon de jure 5th Earl Devon. [his future wife] Margaret Waller Countess Devon by marriage Countess Devon.
Before 1651 William Courtenay 5th Earl Devon and Margaret Waller Countess Devon were married. He the son of Francis Courtenay 4th Earl Devon and Mary Pole.
In 1651 [his son] Francis Courtenay was born to William Courtenay 5th Earl Devon and [his wife] Margaret Waller Countess Devon.
In 1655 [his son] James Courtenay was born to William Courtenay 5th Earl Devon and [his wife] Margaret Waller Countess Devon.
In 1657 [his son] George Courtenay was born to William Courtenay 5th Earl Devon and [his wife] Margaret Waller Countess Devon.
On 2nd April 1660 William Courtenay 5th Earl Devon was elected MP Ashburton.
In 1663 [his daughter] Margaret Courtenay was born to William Courtenay 5th Earl Devon and [his wife] Margaret Waller Countess Devon.
In 1664 [his daughter] Jane Courtenay was born to William Courtenay 5th Earl Devon and [his wife] Margaret Waller Countess Devon.
In 1664 William Courtenay 5th Earl Devon was appointed High Sheriff of Devon.
In 1673 [his son-in-law] John Clobery and [his daughter] Elizabeth Courtenay were married. She the daughter of William Courtenay 5th Earl Devon and [his wife] Margaret Waller Countess Devon.
Before 11th March 1676 [his son] Francis Courtenay and [his daughter-in-law] Mary Boevey were married. He the son of William Courtenay 5th Earl Devon and [his wife] Margaret Waller Countess Devon.
On 18th February 1679 William Courtenay 5th Earl Devon was elected MP Devon.
In 1682 [his son] James Courtenay and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Bourbon were married. He the son of William Courtenay 5th Earl Devon and [his wife] Margaret Waller Countess Devon.
In 1694 [his wife] Margaret Waller Countess Devon died.
In or before 1696 [his son] Richard Courtenay and [his daughter-in-law] Catherine Waller were married. He the son of William Courtenay 5th Earl Devon and [his former wife] Margaret Waller Countess Devon.
In 1696 [his son] Richard Courtenay died.
In 1699 [his son] Francis Courtenay died.
On 1st August 1702 William Courtenay 5th Earl Devon died. [his grandson] William Courtenay 6th Earl Devon de jure 6th Earl Devon.
[his son] William Courtenay was born to William Courtenay 5th Earl Devon and Margaret Waller Countess Devon.
[his son] Richard Courtenay was born to William Courtenay 5th Earl Devon and Margaret Waller Countess Devon.
[his daughter] Elizabeth Courtenay was born to William Courtenay 5th Earl Devon and Margaret Waller Countess Devon.