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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Paternal Family Tree: Musgrave
Around 1632 Christopher Musgrave 4th Baronet was born to [his father] Philip Musgrave 2nd Baronet (age 24).
After 1643 [his father] Philip Musgrave 2nd Baronet (age 35) was appointed Governor of Carlisle Castle.
On 10th July 1651 Christopher Musgrave 4th Baronet (age 19) matriculated Queen's College, Oxford University.
On 31st May 1660 Christopher Musgrave 4th Baronet (age 28) and Mary Cogan were married.
In 1661 Christopher Musgrave 4th Baronet (age 29) was elected MP Carlisle. He was re-elected in 1679, 1681 and 1685.
On 21st March 1661 [his son] Philip Musgrave was born to Christopher Musgrave 4th Baronet (age 29) and [his wife] Mary Cogan. He married before 25th December 1688 Mary Legge, daughter of George Legge 1st Baron Dartmouth and Barbara Archbold Baroness Dartmouth, and had issue.
On 8th July 1664 [his wife] Mary Cogan died in childbirth at Carlisle Castle [Map] where her husband Christopher Musgrave 4th Baronet (age 32) was Governor. She was buried at St Cuthbert's Church, Edenhall [Map].
On or after 16th April 1671 Christopher Musgrave 4th Baronet (age 39) and Elizabeth Francklyn Lady Musgrave were married by a license dated 16th April 1671.
In 1677 Christopher Musgrave 4th Baronet (age 45) was appointed Governor of Carlisle Castle.
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 7th February 1678 [his father] Philip Musgrave 2nd Baronet (age 70) died. His son [his brother] Richard succeeded 3rd Baronet Musgrave of Hartley Castle in Westmoreland.
In 1687 Richard Musgrave 3rd Baronet died. His brother Christopher (age 55) succeeded 4th Baronet Musgrave of Hartley Castle in Westmoreland. Elizabeth Francklyn Lady Musgrave by marriage Lady Musgrave of Hartley Castle in Westmoreland.
Before 25th December 1688 [his son] Philip Musgrave (age 27) and [his daughter-in-law] Mary Legge were married.
On 2nd July 1689 [his son] Philip Musgrave (age 28) died.
In 1690 Christopher Musgrave 4th Baronet (age 58) was elected MP Westmoreland.
In 1695 Christopher Musgrave 4th Baronet (age 63) was elected MP Appleby.
In 1698 Christopher Musgrave 4th Baronet (age 66) was elected MP Oxford University.
In 1700 Christopher Musgrave 4th Baronet (age 68) was elected MP Westmoreland.
In 1701 Christopher Musgrave 4th Baronet (age 69) was elected MP Totnes.
On 11th April 1701 [his wife] Elizabeth Francklyn Lady Musgrave died. She was buried at St Cuthbert's Church, Edenhall [Map].
In 1702 Christopher Musgrave 4th Baronet (age 70) was elected MP Westmoreland.
On 29th July 1704 Christopher Musgrave 4th Baronet (age 72) died. He was buried at Holy Trinity Church, Minories [Map]. His grandson Christopher (age 15) succeeded 5th Baronet Musgrave of Hartley Castle in Westmoreland.
[his daughter] Dorothy Musgrave was born to Christopher Musgrave 4th Baronet and Mary Cogan. She married before 2nd March 1706 James Hawley and had issue.
Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 25 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 19 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 23 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Musgrave 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Musgrave of Hartley and Edenhall 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Clifford 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Simon Musgrave 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Christopher Musgrave of Hartley Castle 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Richard Musgrave 1st Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Father: Philip Musgrave 2nd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wharton
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Wharton 1st Baron Wharton
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Wharton 2nd Baron Wharton
Great x 4 Grandfather: Bryan Stapleton of Wighill 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Stapleton Baroness Wharton
Great x 1 Grandfather: Philip Wharton 3rd Baron Wharton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Radclyffe 9th Baron Fitzwalter 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Whetehill
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Radclyffe 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Stanley 2nd Earl of Derby 
4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Stanley Countess Sussex 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Hastings Countess Derby 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Frances Wharton 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry "Shepherd Lord" Clifford 10th Baron Clifford 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Clifford 1st Earl of Cumberland 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne St John Baroness Clifford 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Clifford 2nd Earl of Cumberland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Percy 5th Earl of Northumberland 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Percy Baroness Clifford 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Spencer Countess Northumberland 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Clifford Baroness Wharton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Dacre 2nd Baron Dacre Gilsland 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Dacre 3rd Baron Dacre Gilsland 7th Baron Greystoke 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Greystoke 6th Baroness Greystoke Baroness Dacre of Gilsland 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Dacre Countess Cumberland 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Talbot 4th Earl of Shrewsbury 
3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Talbot Baroness Dacre of Gilsland 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Hastings Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Christopher Musgrave 4th Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England