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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In 1886 Adeline Verena Ishbel Cocks Countess of Clarendon was born.
In 1905 George Herbert Hyde Villiers 6th Earl Clarendon (age 27) and Adeline Verena Ishbel Cocks Countess of Clarendon (age 19) were married. He the son of Edward Villiers 5th Earl Clarendon (age 58) and Caroline Elizabeth Agar Countess Clarendon.
Around 1909. Bassano Ltd. Photograph of Adeline Verena Ishbel Cocks Countess of Clarendon (age 23)
Around 1909. Bassano Ltd. Photograph of Adeline Verena Ishbel Cocks Countess of Clarendon (age 23)
In 1911 Piers Edgcumbe 5th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (age 46) and [her sister-in-law] Edith Villiers Countess Mount Edgecumbe (age 33) were married. There was no issue from the marriage. She the daughter of [her father-in-law] Edward Villiers 5th Earl Clarendon (age 64) and Caroline Elizabeth Agar Countess Clarendon. He the son of William Henry Edgecumbe 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (age 77) and Katherine Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Mount Edgcumbe. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 2nd October 1914 [her father-in-law] Edward Villiers 5th Earl Clarendon (age 68) died at The Grove, Watford [Map]. His son [her husband] George (age 37) succeeded 6th Earl Clarendon, 6th Baron Hyde of Hindon in Wiltshire 1756. Adeline Verena Ishbel Cocks Countess of Clarendon (age 28) by marriage Countess Clarendon.
On 25th September 1917 William Henry Edgecumbe 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (age 83) died. His son Piers (age 52) succeeded 5th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, 6th Baron Edgcumbe. [her sister-in-law] Edith Villiers Countess Mount Edgecumbe (age 39) by marriage Countess of Mount Edgcumbe.
In 1935 [her sister-in-law] Edith Villiers Countess Mount Edgecumbe (age 57) died.
In 1937 [her husband] George Herbert Hyde Villiers 6th Earl Clarendon (age 59) was appointed 883rd Knight of the Garter by King George VI of the United Kingdom (age 41).
On 13th December 1955 [her husband] George Herbert Hyde Villiers 6th Earl Clarendon (age 78) died. His grandson George (age 22) succeeded 7th Earl Clarendon, 7th Baron Hyde of Hindon in Wiltshire 1756.
In 1963 Adeline Verena Ishbel Cocks Countess of Clarendon (age 77) died.