Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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In 1285 Geoffrey Scrope was born to [his father] William Scrope.
On 1st February 1312 [his father] William Scrope died at Bracewell, Wensley, North Yorkshire.
Before 29th September 1312 Geoffrey Scrope and Ivette Ros were married.
On 29th September 1312 [his son] Henry Scrope 1st Baron Scrope of Masham was born to Geoffrey Scrope and [his wife] Ivette Ros at Masham. He married before 1342 Joan Unknown and had issue.
On 21st March 1324 Geoffrey Scrope was appointed Lord Chief Justice.
In 1325 [his son] Stephen Scrope was born to Geoffrey Scrope and [his wife] Ivette Ros.
In 1325 [his son] William Scrope was born to Geoffrey Scrope and [his wife] Ivette Ros. He married Maud Neville, daughter of John Neville 3rd Baron Neville of Raby and Maud Percy Baroness Neville Raby.
Before 1331 [his wife] Ivette Ros died.
Before 2nd December 1340 [his son] Thomas Scrope died.
Murimuth and Avesbury. In this year, around the feast of the NativityENDNOTE 1 of Saint John the Baptist [24th June], there died at Ghent Lord Geoffrey Scrope, justice, and Lord Henry, bishop of Lincoln, principal councillors of the king; to whom Master Thomas de Beek succeeded, by provision of Pope Clement VI.
Hoc anno, circa festum Nativitatis sancti Johannis baptistæ, obiit in Gandavo dominus Galfridus Scrope, justiciarius, et dominus Henricus episcopus Lincolniensis, principales consiliarii regis, cui successit Henrico magister Thomas de Beek, per provisionem Clementis papæ sexti.
Note 1. Geoffrey Scrope died on 2nd December 1340. Bishop Henry Burghesh died on 4th December 1340. It appears the author is referring to the Feast of the Nativity rather than the Feast of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist [24th June].
On 2nd December 1340 Geoffrey Scrope died.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. In this year, around the Feast of the Nativity of the Lord, Henry,1 Bishop of Lincoln, and Sir Geoffrey Scrope, the king's chief justice and one of his principal counsellors, died in Ghent.
Hoc anno, circa Nativitatem Domini, Henricus episcopus Lin-colniensis et dominus Galfridus Scroup, iusticiarius, regis principales conciliarii, in Gandavo obierunt.
Note 1. On 4th December 1340 and 2nd December 1340 respectively.
[his son] Thomas Scrope was born to Geoffrey Scrope and Ivette Ros.
[his son] Geoffrey Scrope was born to Geoffrey Scrope and Ivette Ros.
[his father] William Scrope and Constance Gille were married.