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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.

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Francis Lawley 2nd Baronet 1626-1696

Paternal Family Tree: Lawley

Before 1630 [his father] Thomas Lawley 1st Baronet [aged 48] and [his mother] Anne Manning Lady Lawley were married.

Around 1630 Francis Lawley 2nd Baronet was born to Thomas Lawley 1st Baronet [aged 49] and Anne Manning Lady Lawley.

On 19th October 1646 [his father] Thomas Lawley 1st Baronet [aged 65] died. His son Francis [aged 16] succeeded 2nd Baronet Lawley of Spoonhill in Shropshire.

After 19th October 1646 [his step-father] John Glynne [aged 44] and [his mother] Anne Manning Lady Lawley were married.

Before 1650 Francis Lawley 2nd Baronet [aged 19] and Anne Whitmore were married. They had three sons and six daughters.

Around 1650 [his son] Thomas Lawley 3rd Baronet was born to Francis Lawley 2nd Baronet [aged 20] and [his wife] Anne Whitmore. He married 1670 Rebecca Winch, daughter of Humphrey Winch 1st Baronet and Rebecca Browne, and had issue.

In 1659 Francis Lawley 2nd Baronet [aged 29] was elected MP Much Wenlock.

In 1660 Francis Lawley 2nd Baronet [aged 30] was elected MP Much Wenlock.

In March 1660 Francis Lawley 2nd Baronet [aged 30] was appointed Commissioner for the Shropshire Militia.

In 1661 Francis Lawley 2nd Baronet [aged 31] was elected MP Shropshire.

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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.

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Around 1670 [his son] Thomas Lawley 3rd Baronet [aged 20] and [his daughter-in-law] Rebecca Winch [aged 9] were married. They had fourteen children of which only three survived to adulthood.

In 1677 Francis Lawley 2nd Baronet [aged 47] was appointed Commissioner for Custom which attracted a salary of £1000 each year.

On or after 10th November 1683, the date of the license, [his son-in-law] Sharington Talbot [aged 27] and [his daughter] Anne Lawley were married. She brought £4000 to the marriage.

In 1690 Francis Lawley 2nd Baronet [aged 60] was appointed Master of the Jewel House.

On 25th October 1696 Francis Lawley 2nd Baronet [aged 66] died. His son Thomas [aged 46] succeeded 3rd Baronet Lawley of Spoonhill in Shropshire.

[his daughter] Anne Lawley was born to Francis Lawley 2nd Baronet and Anne Whitmore. She married on or after 10th November 1683 Sharington Talbot.

Ancestors of Francis Lawley 2nd Baronet 1626-1696

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Lawley

Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Lawley

Grandfather: Francis Lawley

Father: Thomas Lawley 1st Baronet

Francis Lawley 2nd Baronet

Mother: Anne Manning Lady Lawley