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The 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." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
Paternal Family Tree: Marlay
In 1590 John Marlay was born to William Marlay.
On 2nd July 1611 John Marlay (age 21) and Mary Mitford (age 21) were married.
In September 1634 [his wife] Mary Mitford (age 44) died.
In 1637 John Marlay (age 47) was knighted.
In 1637 John Marlay (age 47) was elected Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [Map].
In 1642 John Marlay (age 52) was elected Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [Map].
Before 3rd February 1644 John Marlay (age 54) was appointed Governor of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [Map]. He defended the city during seven months of siege by the Scots army.
Around 1650 [his son] Captain Anthony Marlay was born to John Marlay (age 60) at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [Map].
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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.
In 1658 John Marlay (age 68) offered to sell the Royalists' plans for the restoration of Charles II to Oliver Cromwell (age 58) for £100 and permission to return home. His reputation never recovered from this act of treason.
In August 1659 Booth's Uprising was a unsuccessful Cheshire rebellion led by George Booth 1st Baron Delamer (age 36) to restore King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 29) to throne as part of a national uprising led by John Mordaunt 1st Viscount Mordaunt (age 33). Its supprters included John Owen (age 59).
John Marlay (age 69) was briefly imprisoned suspected of surporting the uprising.
In 1661 John Marlay (age 71) was elected Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [Map].
In 1661 John Marlay (age 71) was elected MP Newcastle upon Tyne which seat he held until October 1673. He quickly found that his betrayal had not been forgiven or forgotten. A petition was sent to the Commons, directly accusing him of treason, and he was suspended from the House.
In October 1673 John Marlay (age 83) died. He was buried at the St George's Porch of Cathedral Church St Nicholas, Newcastle upon Tyne [Map].
On 19th October 1944 Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [Map] was stormed and the city garrison led by John Marlay retreated to the castle. He held out there for another three days, possibly longer, and then surrendered on the promise of mercy for himself and his men. For the offence of having refused the terms of surrender, Marlay was proscribed, banished and driven into exile: for the next few years he lived mainly in the Spanish Netherlands. His estates were forfeited, and his collieries sold, and he sank into poverty.