Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Dinley 1495-1550
In or before 1535 [her father] John Baker [aged 46] and [her mother] Elizabeth Dinley [aged 39] were married.
In 1535 Cicely Baker Countess Dorset was born to [her father] John Baker [aged 47] and [her mother] Elizabeth Dinley [aged 40] in Sissinghurst, Kent.
In 1550 [her mother] Elizabeth Dinley [aged 55] died.
In 1555 Thomas Sackville 1st Earl Dorset [aged 19] and Cicely Baker Countess Dorset [aged 20] were married. He the son of Richard Sackville [aged 48] and Winifred Brydges Marchioness Winchester.
In 1558 [her father] John Baker [aged 70] died.
In 1560 Thomas Bishopp of Henfield in Surrey [aged 54] died. His son Thomas Bishopp 1st Baronet [aged 6] became a ward of [her father-in-law] Richard Sackville [aged 53] and then his son [her husband] Thomas Sackville 1st Earl Dorset [aged 24].
In 1561 [her son] Robert Sackville 2nd Earl Dorset was born to [her husband] Thomas Sackville 1st Earl Dorset [aged 25] and Cicely Baker Countess Dorset [aged 26]. He married (1) February 1580 Margaret Howard, daughter of Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk and Margaret Audley Duchess Norfolk, and had issue (2) 4th December 1592 Anne Spencer Countess Dorset.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 16th July 1561. The xvj day of July was cristened Robard Dethyke the sune of ser Gylbartt Dethyke [aged 51], Garter, in the parryche of sant Gylles withowt Crepull-gatte [Map], and the chyrche hangyd with clothes of arrys and the cloth of state, and strode with gren rysses and strode with orbese [herbs], and ser Wylliam Huett [aged 65] depute for my lord of Shrowsbere [aged 33] and master Care [Carey] [Note. Possibly George Carey 2nd Baron Hunsdon [aged 14]] depute for my lord Honsdon [aged 35], and my lade Sakefeld [Note. Possibly Cicely Baker Countess Dorset [aged 26]] the quen('s) depute; and after wafurs and epocrasse grett plente, and myche pepull ther, and my lade Yorke bare my lade depute's trayne; and so hom to here plase, and had a bankett. a bankett .... [master Alexander Avenon was] chosen the shreyff for the quen('s) grace.
Note. P. 264. Christening of Robert Dethiek. It was no unfrequent honour paid by queen Elizabeth to her subjects to stand godmother to their children. In a list of her presents of plate there are nine instances between the 21st April and the 24th Nov. 1561, and among them, "Item, given by her Majestie the 15th of July, to the chrystenyng of sir William Dethyk, alias Garter king at armes, his childe, oone guilte cup with a cover, per oz. 19¼ dim. oz. Bought of the Goldsmyth." Queen Elizabeth's Progresses, edit. 1823, vol. i. p. 129.
Around 1564 [her daughter] Anne Sackville was born to [her husband] Thomas Sackville 1st Earl Dorset [aged 28] and Cicely Baker Countess Dorset [aged 29]. She married before 1589 Henry Glemham and had issue.
In 1567 [her husband] Thomas Sackville 1st Earl Dorset [aged 31] was created 1st Baron Buckhurst. Cicely Baker Countess Dorset [aged 32] by marriage Baroness Buckhurst.
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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Around 1570 [her son] William Sackville was born to [her husband] Thomas Sackville 1st Earl Dorset [aged 34] and Cicely Baker Countess Dorset [aged 35].
Around 1573 [her daughter] Jane Sackville Viscountess Montague was born to [her husband] Thomas Sackville 1st Earl Dorset [aged 37] and Cicely Baker Countess Dorset [aged 38]. She married 1591 her fourth cousin once removed Anthony Maria Browne 2nd Viscount Montagu and had issue.
In February 1580 Robert Sackville 2nd Earl Dorset [aged 19] and Margaret Howard [aged 18] were married. She the daughter of Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk and Margaret Audley Duchess Norfolk. He the son of Thomas Sackville 1st Earl Dorset [aged 44] and Cicely Baker Countess Dorset [aged 45].
In 1584 [her daughter] Mary Sackville was born to [her husband] Thomas Sackville 1st Earl Dorset [aged 48] and Cicely Baker Countess Dorset [aged 49]. She married before 1601 her sixth cousin Henry Neville 2nd Baron Abergavenny, son of Edward Neville 1st Baron Abergavenny and Rachel Lennard Baroness Bergavenny, and had issue.
Before 1589 [her son-in-law] Henry Glemham and Anne Sackville [aged 24] were married. She the daughter of Thomas Sackville 1st Earl Dorset [aged 52] and Cicely Baker Countess Dorset [aged 53].
Before 1591. Hieronimo Custodis. Portrait of Cicely Baker Countess Dorset [aged 55].
In 1591 [her son-in-law] Anthony Maria Browne 2nd Viscount Montagu [aged 16] and Jane Sackville Viscountess Montague [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Viscountess Montagu. She the daughter of Thomas Sackville 1st Earl Dorset [aged 55] and Cicely Baker Countess Dorset [aged 56]. They were fourth cousin once removed.
In 1592 [her son] William Sackville [aged 22] died.
On 4th December 1592 Robert Sackville 2nd Earl Dorset [aged 31] and Anne Spencer Countess Dorset were married. He the son of Thomas Sackville 1st Earl Dorset [aged 56] and Cicely Baker Countess Dorset [aged 57].
Before 1601 [her son-in-law] Henry Neville 2nd Baron Abergavenny [aged 21] and Mary Sackville [aged 16] were married at Buckhurst Withyham. She the daughter of Thomas Sackville 1st Earl Dorset [aged 64] and Cicely Baker Countess Dorset [aged 65]. They were sixth cousins.
In 1604 [her husband] Thomas Sackville 1st Earl Dorset [aged 68] was created 1st Earl Dorset. Cicely Baker Countess Dorset [aged 69] by marriage Countess Dorset.
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 1 Chapters 1-60 1307-1342
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel offer one of the most vivid and immediate accounts of 14th-century Europe, written by a knight who lived through the events he describes, and experienced some of them first hand. Covering the early decades of the Hundred Years’ War, this remarkable chronicle follows the campaigns of Edward III of England, the politics of France and the Low Countries, and the shifting alliances that shaped medieval warfare. Unlike later historians, Jean le Bel writes with a strong sense of eyewitness authenticity, drawing on personal experience and the testimony of fellow soldiers. His narrative captures not only battles and sieges, but also the realities of military life, diplomacy, and the ideals of chivalry that governed noble society. A key source for Jean Froissart, Le Bel’s chronicle stands on its own as a compelling and insightful work, at once historical record and literary achievement. This translation builds on the 1905 edition published in French by Jules Viard, adding extensive translations from other sources Rymer's Fœdera, the Chronicles of Adam Murimuth, William Nangis, Walter of Guisborough, a Bourgeois of Valenciennes, Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke and Richard Lescot to enrich the original text and Viard's notes.
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On 19th April 1608 [her husband] Thomas Sackville 1st Earl Dorset [aged 72] died suddenly at the council table, having apparently suffered a stroke. His funeral was held at Westminster Abbey [Map]. He was buried in the Sackville Chapel St Michael's Church Withyham East Sussex. His son Robert [aged 47] succeeded 2nd Earl Dorset, 2nd Baron Buckhurst. Anne Spencer Countess Dorset by marriage Countess Dorset.
On 27th February 1609 Robert Sackville 2nd Earl Dorset [aged 48] died at Dorset House. He was buried at Sackville Chapel St Michael's Church Withyham East Sussex. His son Richard [aged 19] succeeded 3rd Earl Dorset, 3rd Baron Buckhurst and inherited Knole House, Sevenoaks. Anne Clifford Countess Dorset and Pembroke [aged 19] by marriage Countess Dorset.
Around 1613 [her daughter] Mary Sackville [aged 29] died.
On 1st October 1615 Cicely Baker Countess Dorset [aged 80] died in Buckhurst.
Father: John Baker
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Dinley
GrandFather: Thomas Dinley
Mother: Elizabeth Dinley