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: Paulett
Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Ken Baroness Poulett
Before 1615 [his father] John Paulett 1st Baron Paulett (age 29) and [his mother] Elizabeth Ken Baroness Poulett were married.
In 1615 John Paulett 2nd Baron Paulett was born to [his father] John Paulett 1st Baron Paulett (age 30) and [his mother] Elizabeth Ken Baroness Poulett.
On 23rd June 1627 [his father] John Paulett 1st Baron Paulett (age 42) was created 1st Baron Poulett. [his mother] Elizabeth Ken Baroness Poulett by marriage Baroness Poulett.
In 1635 John Paulett 2nd Baron Paulett (age 20) was knighted.
In 1640 John Paulett 2nd Baron Paulett (age 25) was elected MP Somerset during the Long Parliament.
Around 1641 [his son] John Paulett 3rd Baron Paulett was born to John Paulett 2nd Baron Paulett (age 26) and [his future wife] Catherine Vere Baroness Poulett (age 28). He married (1) 17th August 1663 Essex Popham Baroness Poulett and had issue (2) in or before 1668 his third cousin once removed Susan Herbert Baroness Poulett, daughter of Philip Herbert 5th Earl Pembroke 2nd Earl Montgomery and Catherine Villiers Countess Pembroke and Montgomery, and had issue.
In 1643 John Paulett 2nd Baron Paulett (age 28) was awarded Doctor of Medicine at Exeter College, Oxford University.
In 1648 John St John 1st Baronet (age 62) died. His grandson [his step-son] John (age 6) succeeded 2nd Baronet St John Lydiard Tregoze in Wiltshire.
In 1648 John Paulett 2nd Baron Paulett (age 33) and Catherine Vere Baroness Poulett (age 35) were married. She by marriage Baroness Poulett.
In 1648 Oliver St John and [his wife] Catherine Vere Baroness Poulett (age 35) were married.
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.'
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On 27th March 1648 [his wife] Catherine Vere Baroness Poulett (age 35) died.
On 20th March 1649 [his father] John Paulett 1st Baron Paulett (age 64) died. His son John (age 34) succeeded 2nd Baron Poulett.
On 17th August 1663 [his son] John Paulett 3rd Baron Paulett (age 22) and [his daughter-in-law] Essex Popham Baroness Poulett (age 21) were married.
On 15th September 1665 John Paulett 2nd Baron Paulett (age 50) died. His son John (age 24) succeeded 3rd Baron Poulett. Essex Popham Baroness Poulett (age 23) by marriage Baroness Poulett.
Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 24 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 19 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 22 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Paulett
Great x 3 Grandfather: Amyas Paulett
Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh Paulett
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Kellaway
Great x 3 Grandmother: Laura Kellaway
Great x 1 Grandfather: Amias Paulett
Great x 3 Grandfather: Lewis Pollard 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Philippa Pollard
GrandFather: Anthony Paulett
Father: John Paulett 1st Baron Paulett 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Norreys
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Norreys 7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Vere 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Norreys 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Lovell 8th Baron Lovel 5th Baron Holand 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frideswell Lovell 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Beaumont Baroness Lovel 
2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Norreys 1st Baron Norreys of Rycote 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fiennes 
3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Fiennes 8th Baron Dacre Gilsland 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Fitzhugh 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Fiennes 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Bourchier 
2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Bourchier Baroness Dacre of Gilsland 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tilney Countess of Surrey 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
GrandMother: Catherine Norreys 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Williams
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Williams 1st Baron Williams
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margery Williams Baroness Norreys Rycote 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Wentworth 5th Baron Despencer 
5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Wentworth 1st Baron Wentworth 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Tyrrell Baroness Despencer 
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margery Wentworth 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Adrian Fortescue 
9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Fortescue Baroness Wentworth 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Stonor 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
John Paulett 2nd Baron Paulett 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Mother: Elizabeth Ken Baroness Poulett