Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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Anne Strode Countess Roscommon was born to [her father] William Strode of Stoke under Hampden.
Around 1600 [her future husband] Robert Dillon 2nd Earl Roscommon and Margaret Barry were married. He the son of [her future father-in-law] James Dillon 1st Earl Roscommon (age 50) and [her future mother-in-law] Eleanor Barnewall.
Around 1610 Margaret Barry died. The date based on the second marriage of her husband [her future husband] Robert Dillon 2nd Earl Roscommon.
Around 1610 [her future husband] Robert Dillon 2nd Earl Roscommon and Dorothy Hastings (age 31) were married. A second marriage for both. She the daughter of George Hastings 4th Earl Huntingdon and Dorothy Port Countess Huntingdon. He the son of [her future father-in-law] James Dillon 1st Earl Roscommon (age 60) and [her future mother-in-law] Eleanor Barnewall.
In or before 1613 Henry Folliott 1st Baron Folliott (age 44) and Anne Strode Countess Roscommon were married.
In 1613 [her son] Thomas Folliot 2nd Baron Folliott was born to [her husband] Henry Folliott 1st Baron Folliott (age 45) and Anne Strode Countess Roscommon.
Around 1620 [her daughter] Elizabeth Folliot was born to [her husband] Henry Folliott 1st Baron Folliott (age 52) and Anne Strode Countess Roscommon. She married (1) 7th May 1640 her half sixth cousin Richard Wingfield and had issue (2) 12th April 1646 Edward Trevor (3) 1658 John Ponsonby and had issue.
On 22nd January 1620 [her husband] Henry Folliott 1st Baron Folliott (age 52) was created 1st Baron Folliott of Ballyshannon in Donegal. Anne Strode Countess Roscommon by marriage Baroness Folliott of Ballyshannon in Donegal.
After 1622 [her son] Charles Folliot died.
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 10th November 1622 [her husband] Henry Folliott 1st Baron Folliott (age 54) died. His son [her son] Thomas (age 9) succeeded 2nd Baron Folliott of Ballyshannon in Donegal.
Around 10th November 1622 Robert Dillon 2nd Earl Roscommon and Anne Strode Countess Roscommon were married. He the son of James Dillon 1st Earl Roscommon (age 72) and Eleanor Barnewall.
Before 1625 [her son-in-law] Robert King (age 25) and [her daughter] Frances Folliot were married. She the daughter of [her former husband] Henry Folliott 1st Baron Folliott and Anne Strode Countess Roscommon.
In 1627 [her son] Carey Dillon 5th Earl Roscommon was born to [her husband] Robert Dillon 2nd Earl Roscommon and Anne Strode Countess Roscommon.
Before October 1637 [her step-son] James Dillon 3rd Earl Roscommon (age 32) and Elizabeth Wentworth were married. He the son of [her husband] Robert Dillon 2nd Earl Roscommon and Margaret Barry.
In 1638 [her daughter] Frances Folliot died.
On 17th November 1638 [her son] Michael Folliot died.
In 1640 [her step-son] Henry Dillon (age 29) died unmarried.
On 7th May 1640 [her son-in-law] Richard Wingfield and [her daughter] Elizabeth Folliot (age 20) were married. She the daughter of [her former husband] Henry Folliott 1st Baron Folliott and Anne Strode Countess Roscommon. They were half sixth cousins.
In March 1641 [her father-in-law] James Dillon 1st Earl Roscommon (age 91) died. His son [her husband] Robert succeeded 2nd Earl Roscommon. Anne Strode Countess Roscommon by marriage Countess Roscommon.
In 1642 [her husband] Robert Dillon 2nd Earl Roscommon died. His son [her step-son] James (age 37) succeeded 3rd Earl Roscommon.
In 1642 [her step-son] James Dillon 3rd Earl Roscommon (age 37) died. His son Wentworth (age 4) succeeded 4th Earl Roscommon.
On 12th April 1646 [her son-in-law] Edward Trevor and [her daughter] Elizabeth Folliot (age 26) were married. She the daughter of [her former husband] Henry Folliott 1st Baron Folliott and Anne Strode Countess Roscommon.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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Around 1650 Anne Strode Countess Roscommon died.
[her son] Charles Folliot was born to Henry Folliott 1st Baron Folliott and Anne Strode Countess Roscommon.
[her daughter] Anne Folliot was born to Henry Folliott 1st Baron Folliott and Anne Strode Countess Roscommon.
[her son] Michael Folliot was born to Henry Folliott 1st Baron Folliott and Anne Strode Countess Roscommon.
[her daughter] Frances Folliot was born to Henry Folliott 1st Baron Folliott and Anne Strode Countess Roscommon. She married before 1625 Robert King and had issue.
[her son] Arthur Folliot was born to Henry Folliott 1st Baron Folliott and Anne Strode Countess Roscommon. He died young.