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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
Around 1632 Francis Aungier 1st Earl of Longford was born.
In Jan 1675 John Butler 1st Earl Gowran (age 32) and [his future wife] were married. She the daughter of Arthur Chichester 1st Earl Donegal (age 68) and Letitia Hicks Countess Donegal 1626-1691 (age 48). He the son of James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde (age 64) and Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde (age 59).
In 1677 Francis Aungier 1st Earl of Longford (age 45) was created 1st Earl Longford.
After 1677 Francis Aungier 1st Earl of Longford (age 45) and were married. She by marriage Countess Longford. She the daughter of Arthur Chichester 1st Earl Donegal and Letitia Hicks Countess Donegal 1626-1691 (age 50).
Evelyn's Diary. 08 Jul 1678. Came to dine with me my Lord Longford (age 46), Treasurer of Ireland, nephew to that learned gentleman, my Lord Aungier, with whom I was long since acquainted; also the Lady Stidolph, and other company.
On 23 Dec 1700 Francis Aungier 1st Earl of Longford (age 68) died.