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: Pierrepoint
In 1711 [his father] William Pierrepont (age 19) and [his mother] Rachel Bayntun (age 16) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull (age 56) and [his grandmother] Mary Fielding Countess Kingston upon Hull.
In 1711 Evelyn Pierrepont 2nd Duke Kingston upon Hull was born to [his father] William Pierrepont (age 19) and [his mother] Rachel Bayntun (age 16).
In 1713 [his father] William Pierrepont (age 21) died of smallpox. He was buried at the Church of St Edmund, Holme Pierrepoint [Map].
In 1722 [his mother] Rachel Bayntun (age 27) died.
On 5th March 1726 [his grandfather] Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull (age 71) died. He was buried at the Church of St Edmund, Holme Pierrepoint [Map]. His grandson Evelyn (age 15) succeeded 2nd Duke Kingston upon Hull, 2nd Marquess Dorchester, 6th Earl Kingston upon Hull, 6th Viscount Newark, 6th Baron Pierrepont of Holme Pierrepoint.
In 1738 Evelyn Pierrepont 2nd Duke Kingston upon Hull (age 27) was appointed Master of the Staghounds.
In 1741 King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 57) created new Garter Knights as follows:
554th Frederick Hesse-Kassel (age 20). Probably as a consequence of his having married the daughter of King George II.
555th Charles Beauclerk 2nd Duke St Albans (age 44),
556th Charles Spencer 3rd Duke of Marlborough (age 34),
557th Evelyn Pierrepont 2nd Duke Kingston upon Hull (age 30),
558th William Bentinck 2nd Duke Portland (age 31),
559th Duke Frederick III of Saxe Coburg Altenburg III (age 41).
On 4th August 1744 Augustus John Hervey 3rd Earl Bristol (age 20) and [his future wife] Elizabeth Chudleigh Duchess Kingston upon Hull (age 23) were married privately at Lainston House Winchester. There marriage remained a secret until she wanted to marry Evelyn Pierrepont 2nd Duke Kingston upon Hull (age 33) in 1769 at which time she initiated a suit of jactitation1 against him requiring him to prove they were married. The court found in her favour.
Henry Chaplin A Memoir: Youth I. It must have been immediately after the marriage of Diana Chaplin (age 18), and probably in honour of that event, that a masquerade was held at Blankney Hall, of which a list of some of the principal guests and their impersonations has been preserved. Thomas Chaplin having died in 1747, his son John (age 28), who was not yet married, was presumably the host on this occasion. He chose for himself the character of Henry V Ill., and if he enjoyed the same splendid proportions as his descendant, the last Squire, his choice was justified. An old yellow torn sheet of paper has been preserved on which in faded ink is written:
A LIST OF THE COMPANY AS THEY DANCED AT THE MASQUERADE AT BLANKNEY, THE 9TH JANUARY 1749.
Lord George Manners (age 25)... A Spaniard
Mr. Glover... A Rich Vandyke
Mr. Chaplin.. King Harry the 8th
Mr. C. Chaplin (age 18)... A Huzsar
Mr. Amcotts... A Venetian Dancer
Mr. Nevill... Mercury
Sir Francis Dashwood (age 40)... Pluto (King of Hell with a Little infernal boy bearing up his train)
Mr. Pownall... A Vandyke
Mr. Thornton... A Dancer
Capt. Bell... A Chimney Sweeper (in black Satin)
Duke of Kingston (age 38)... In a Gold White Domino
Mr. Carter... A Priest
Major Gibbon... Queen Elizabeth's Porter
Mr. Dashwood (age 32), Bror to Sir Francis... A Russian
Mr. Stevens... A Black Domino
Mr. Porter... Mercury
Mr. Foster... A Domino
Mr. Willis... A Sailor
Mr. King... A Vandyke
Mr. Richd Welby... A Hungarian
Lady Vere Bertie.. A fair Maid of the Inn
Lady Tyrconnel... A Spanish Lady
Miss Wheat... Rubens' Wife
Miss Thornton... Flora
Miss Disney... Violette
Miss N. Amcotts... The Rising Morn
Miss Carter... Queen of the Scots as a widow
Lady Thorold... A Spanish Lady
Miss Mainwaring... Representing Night in a Black Gown with Stars
Miss Maddison... A Country Girl
Lady Dashwood... A Vandyke
Miss Bertie... A Dancer
Miss Bet Hales... An old-fashioned Lady
Mrs. Willie... A Country Girl
Miss I. Cust... Italian Dancer
Miss King... Aurette
Miss N. Welby... A Quaker
Mrs. Porter... A Turkish Lady
Miss Hales... A Country Girl
Miss Lucy Cust... An old Lady
COMPANY THAT SAT BY
Lady Vere Bertie... An Italian Peasant
Lord Tyrconnel... In a blue & silver Domino
Colonel Armiger...
Young Mr. Wills... Capt. Flask
Mr. Middlemore... In a Pink Domino
Mr. Villarial... Scaramouch
Mrs. Chaplin... An Old Woman
Lady George Manners (the Bride) [Diana Chaplin]... A Jardiniere
Mrs. Wills... Queen Elizabeth
Miss Truman... Columbine
Among all this motley crowd, not the least imposing figure was probably that of Sir Francis Dashwood, appropriate in the character chosen, since he was one of the most prominent supporters of the Hell Fire Club.1
Note 1. He was Chancellor of the Exchequer. Wilkes described him as one who from puzzling all his life at tavern bills was called by Lord Bute to administer the finances of the Kingdom which were 100 millions in debt He was the founder of the Society of the Franciscans at Medmenham Abbey, where the door was surmounted by the motto, "Fay ce que voudras" ["Do Whatever You Want"], and where he played the part of an immoral buffoon for the amusement of Privy Councillors and Members of Parliament.
On 8th March 1769 Evelyn Pierrepont 2nd Duke Kingston upon Hull (age 58) and Elizabeth Chudleigh Duchess Kingston upon Hull (age 48) were married at Keith's Chapel, Mayfair. She by marriage Duchess Kingston upon Hull. Her first alledged husband Augustus John Hervey 3rd Earl Bristol (age 44) was still living. Preferring to avoid a divorce, she had previously issued a suit of jactitation against Hervey, with his collusion, requiring him to cease claiming marriage to her unless proved. After Hervey failed to prove the relationship in court and Chudleigh swore she was unmarried, the consistory court in February 1769 pronounced her a spinster, free to marry.
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 1771 [his daughter] Georgiana Ann Pierrepont was born to Evelyn Pierrepont 2nd Duke Kingston upon Hull (age 60) and [his wife] Elizabeth Chudleigh Duchess Kingston upon Hull (age 49). There is some uncertainty about her parentage.
On 22nd September 1773 Evelyn Pierrepont 2nd Duke Kingston upon Hull (age 62) died without issue at Holme Pierrepoint Hall, Nottinghamshire. He was buried at the Church of St Edmund, Holme Pierrepoint [Map]. Duke Kingston upon Hull and Marquess Dorchester, Earl Kingston upon Hull, Viscount Newark, Baron Pierrepont of Holme Pierrepoint extinct. He left all his wealth and property to his wife Elizabeth Chudleigh Duchess Kingston upon Hull (age 52) on the condition she remain a widow.
After 22nd September 1773. Church of St Edmund, Holme Pierrepoint [Map]. Monument to Evelyn Pierrepont 2nd Duke Kingston upon Hull (deceased). Probably sculpted by John Flaxman (age 18).
On 26th August 1788 [his former wife] Elizabeth Chudleigh Duchess Kingston upon Hull (age 67) died. Her estates, and those of her former husband Evelyn Pierrepont 2nd Duke Kingston upon Hull, passed to his sister Frances' (age 75) son Charles Medows aka Pierrepont 1st Earl Manvers (age 50).
In or after 1852 the contents of the Crypt of the Church of St Edmund, Holme Pierrepoint [Map] were listed with a diagram by the Reverend James Cleaver, Rector of Holme Pierrepont, as follows:
1. Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston
2. Gertrude Talbot Baroness Pierrepont Holme Pierrepoint
3. William Pierrepoint died 1719
4. Evelyn Pierrepont 2nd Duke Kingston upon Hull
5. Unknown
7. Robert Pierrepont 3rd Earl Kingston.
10. William Pierrepont 4th Earl Kingston
11. Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull
13. Unknown
15. Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull
16. Isabella Bentinck Duchess Kingston upon Hull
17. Francis Pierrepont, died Aug 13 1679.
18. Charles Medows aka Pierrepont 1st Earl Manvers.
19. Anne Mills Countess Manvers
20. Henry Pierrepont 1st Marquess Dorchester
21. Samuel Pierrepont aged 6, 1711.
22. Blank
23. Blank
24. Charles Herbert Pierrepont 2nd Earl Manvers (age 73)
25. Mary Laetitia Eyre Countess Manvers (age 67)
26. Annora Mary Pierrepont, daughter of Charles, Viscount Newark, 3 months, 1815.
27 - 31. Blank
33. Sophia Cecil.
35. Emily Littleton
36 - 41. Blank.
Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 26 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Pierrepont 
10 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Cavendish 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Pierrepont of Thoresby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Talbot 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Gertrude Talbot Baroness Pierrepont Holme Pierrepoint 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Rayner
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Harries of Cruckton in Shropshire
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Harries aka Harris 1st Baronet
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Prowde
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harries aka Harris
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Gifford
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Gifford
GrandFather: Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Evelyn of Godstone
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Evelyn of West Dean
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Evelyn of Wiltshire
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Evelyn
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Coxe
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Coxe
Father: William Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Basil Feilding of Newnham Paddock in Monk's Kirby in Warwickshire 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Aston
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Feilding 1st Earl Desmond 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Villiers of Brokesby 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham 
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Feilding 2nd Earl Desmond 3rd Earl Denbigh 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Michael Stanhope 
4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Michael Stanhope 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Rawson
Great x 2 Grandmother: Bridget Stanhope Countess Desmond 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Read of Osterley
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Read
GrandMother: Mary Fielding Countess Kingston upon Hull 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Carey 1st Baron Hunsdon 
5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Carey 1st Earl Monmouth 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Morgan Baroness Hunsdon
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Carey 2nd Earl Monmouth 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Trevannion Countess Monmouth
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Carey Countess Desmond and Denbigh 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Cranfield 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Lionel Cranfield 1st Earl Middlesex
Great x 2 Grandmother: Martha Cranfield Countess Monmouth
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sheppard
Evelyn Pierrepont 2nd Duke Kingston upon Hull 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: John Baynton
Mother: Rachel Bayntun