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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Paternal Family Tree: Fane
On 12th January 1778 [his father] Henry Fane of Fulbeck (age 38) and [his mother] Anne Buckley Batson (age 20) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Thomas Fane 8th Earl of Westmoreland and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Swymmer Countess Westmoreland.
In September 1794 General Mildmay Fane was born to [his father] Henry Fane of Fulbeck (age 55) and [his mother] Anne Buckley Batson (age 36).
On 4th June 1802 [his father] Henry Fane of Fulbeck (age 63) died. He was buried at St Nicholas' Church, Fulbeck. [his brother] General Henry Fane (age 23) inherited Fulbeck Hall.
In 1810 General Mildmay Fane (age 15) joined the Army.
On 21st June 1813 the Battle of Vitoria was fought between a British, Portuguese and Spanish army under the Marquess of Wellington (age 44) and the French army under King Joseph Bonaparte and Marshal Jean-Baptiste Jourdan.
Brothers General Thomas Bradford (age 35) and Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Hollis Bradford (age 31) fought.
Hugh Gough 1st Viscount Gough (age 33) fought.
[his brother] General Henry Fane (age 34) commanded.
General Mildmay Fane (age 18) fought.
On 16th June 1815 Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 47) fought and Algernon Frederick Greville (age 16) fought.
James Hay (age 18) was killed.
Fletcher Norton 3rd Baron Grantley (age 16) fought.
General Mildmay Fane (age 20) and Thomas Elmsley Croft 7th Baronet (age 16) were wounded.
On 19th January 1838 [his mother] Anne Buckley Batson (age 80) died at Fulbeck Hall. She was buried at St Nicholas' Church, Fulbeck.
On 27th March 1863 General Mildmay Fane (age 68) was promoted to General.
On 12th March 1868 General Mildmay Fane (age 73) died from a fall from a horse whilst hunting. He was unmarried.
Monument to General Mildmay Fane at St Nicholas' Church, Fulbeck. Inscription ... In memory of General Mildmay Fane 7th son of the Honble [his father] H. Fane of Fulbeck who served in the Peninsula at the Battle of Vittoria, Assault & Capture of San Sebastian and the Battle of the Nile, also in the Campaign of 1815 including the Battle of Quatre Bras in which he was wounded. Died March 12th 1868, aged 73. This tablet was erected by officers of the 54th Regiment who served under him as their commanding officer between 1828 and 1851 in token of their great esteem for his memory and of honour, respect and love with which they regarded him.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 28 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Fane 1st Earl of Westmoreland 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Fane 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Mildmay Countess of Westmoreland 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Fane 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William West 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth West Baroness Darcy 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Darcy 
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Fane of Brympton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Lawrence Rushworth
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Rushworth
Great x 2 Grandmother: Hannah Rushworth
GrandFather: Thomas Fane 8th Earl of Westmoreland 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Scrope 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Adrian Scrope 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Cornwall 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Scrope 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Waller
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Waller
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Bracey
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Scrope 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Hooke
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Hooke
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Hooke
Father: Henry Fane of Fulbeck 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Swymmer
GrandMother: Elizabeth Swymmer Countess Westmoreland
General Mildmay Fane 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Edward Buckley Batson
Mother: Anne Buckley Batson