The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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Paternal Family Tree: Abbott
Before 7th October 1762 [his father] John Abbott of Centrebury and Alice Bunce were married.
On 7th October 1762 Charles Abbott 1st Baron Tenterden was born to [his father] John Abbott of Centrebury. He was baptised at Canterbury Cathedral [Map] on 26th October 1762.
In 1785 [his father] John Abbott of Centrebury died.
On 13th July 1795 or 30th July 1795 Charles Abbott 1st Baron Tenterden [aged 32] and Mary Lamotte were married.
On 6th August 1796 [his son] John Abbott 2nd Baron Tenterden was born to Charles Abbott 1st Baron Tenterden [aged 33] and [his wife] Mary Lamotte.
On 8th July 1802 [his daughter] Catherine Alice Abbott was born to Charles Abbott 1st Baron Tenterden [aged 39] and [his wife] Mary Lamotte. She married 11th May 1839 Lieutenant-General John Smyth and had issue.
On 8th August 1803 [his son] Charles Abbott was born to Charles Abbott 1st Baron Tenterden [aged 40] and [his wife] Mary Lamotte. He married 9th January 1834 Emily Frances Stuart and had issue.
In 1816 Charles Abbott 1st Baron Tenterden [aged 53] was appointed Justice of the King's Bench.
In 1816 Charles Abbott 1st Baron Tenterden [aged 53] was appointed Justice of the Common Pleas.
On 4th May 1816 Charles Abbott 1st Baron Tenterden [aged 53] was knighted.
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 1818 Charles Abbott 1st Baron Tenterden [aged 55] was appointed Chief Justice of the King's Bench.
The London Gazette 18356. Whitehall, April 25, 1827.
The King has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Viscount of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto the Right Honourable Frederick John Robinson [aged 44], and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Viscount Goderich, of Nocton, in the county of Lincoln.
The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto James Earl of Fife, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Fife, of the county Fife.
The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto the Right Honourable Sir Charles Abbott [aged 64], Knt Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the namey stile, and title, of Baron Tenterden, of Hendon, in the county of Middlesex.
The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto the Right Honourable William Conyngham Plunket [aged 62], and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Plunket, of Newtown, in, the county of Cork.
On 4th November 1832 Charles Abbott 1st Baron Tenterden [aged 70] died. His son John [aged 36] succeeded 2nd Baron Tenterden of Hendon in Middlesex.
On 20th December 1832 [his former wife] Mary Lamotte died.
Cansick's Monumental Inscriptions Volume 2 St George the Martyr Cemetery. St George the Martyr Church, Bloomsbury. Nearby Charles Baron. Tenterden John and Alice Abbott. Son of lower humble birth to parents. Father indeed prudent mother pious born. School, royal Canterbury. Later of the College Corpus Christi Oxford a student. For twenty years engaged in causes. First to common pleas. Soon to pleas to be held before the king justice. Then chief justice. Finally of George IV King. In the order of barons co-opted. As much among the Britons, honorable labor. By the favour of God may he prosper. You may recognize reader. These he wrote of himself. A man most eminent and also most modest of all. He lived seventy years. Died on November 4th in the sacred 1833. He married [his former wife] Mary daughter of John Lagier Lamotte knight. the eldest. She survived her dearest husband. Not more than 45 days. And next she was buried. To the best most desired parents. The grieving children placed.
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