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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Paternal Family Tree: Hood
In 1849 [his father] Alexander Hood 3rd Baronet [aged 29] and [his mother] Isabel Harriet Fuller-Palmer-Acland Lady Hood [aged 16] were married. They had nine children.
On 26th September 1853 Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood 1st Baron St Audries was born to [his father] Alexander Hood 3rd Baronet [aged 34] and [his mother] Isabel Harriet Fuller-Palmer-Acland Lady Hood [aged 21].
In 1888 Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood 1st Baron St Audries [aged 34] and Mildred Rose Evelyn Eveleigh-de-Moleyns Baroness St Audries were married. They had two sons and two daughters.
In 1892 Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood 1st Baron St Audries [aged 38] was elected MP Wellington which seat he held until 1911.
On 29th April 1892 [his father] Alexander Hood 3rd Baronet [aged 73] died at his home St Audries House, West Quantoxhead. His son Alexander [aged 38] succeeded 4th Baronet Hood of Tidlake in Surrey. [his wife] Mildred Rose Evelyn Eveleigh-de-Moleyns Baroness St Audries by marriage Lady Hood of Tidlake in Surrey.
On 24th December 1893 [his son] Alexander Peregrine Fuller-Acland-Hood 2nd Baron St Audries was born to Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood 1st Baron St Audries [aged 40] and [his wife] Mildred Rose Evelyn Eveleigh-de-Moleyns Baroness St Audries.
On 2nd December 1903 [his mother] Isabel Harriet Fuller-Palmer-Acland Lady Hood [aged 71] died.
On 8th March 1905 Edward Dolman Scott 6th and 5th Baronet [aged 79] died. Baronet Scott of Great Barr in Staffordshire extinct. His half first cousin once removed Alexander [aged 51] succeeded 6th Baronet Bateman of Hartington Hall in Derbyshire.
In 1911 Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood 1st Baron St Audries [aged 57] was created 1st Baron St Audries of St Audries in Somerset. [his wife] Mildred Rose Evelyn Eveleigh-de-Moleyns Baroness St Audries by marriage Baroness St Audries of St Audries in Somerset.
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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On 4th June 1917 Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood 1st Baron St Audries [aged 63] died. His son Alexander [aged 23] succeeded 2nd Baron St Audries of St Audries in Somerset, 5th Baronet Hood of Tidlake in Surrey, 7th Baronet Bateman of Hartington Hall in Derbyshire.
On 11th October 1949 [his former wife] Mildred Rose Evelyn Eveleigh-de-Moleyns Baroness St Audries died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 31 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Hood 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Hood
Great x 2 Grandfather: Samuel Hood
Great x 1 Grandfather: Alexander Hood
GrandFather: Alexander Hood 2nd Baronet
Father: Alexander Hood 3rd Baronet 18 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Bateman
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh Bateman
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Bateman of Hartington Hall
Great x 1 Grandfather: Hugh Bateman 1st Baronet 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Fitzherbert 
13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Fitzherbert 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Fitzherbert 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Rachel Bagshaw
GrandMother: Amelia Anne Bateman Lady Hood 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood 1st Baron St Audries 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Acland 
5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh Acland 6th Baronet 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Arthur Palmer Acland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wroth 3rd Baronet
Great x 3 Grandmother: Cicely Wroth
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Palmer-Acland 1st Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
GrandFather: Peregrine Palmer Fuller-Palmer-Acland 2nd Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Mother: Isabel Harriet Fuller-Palmer-Acland Lady Hood 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England