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: Hicks
Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth May Viscountess Campden 1562-1643
In 1585 [her father] Baptist Hicks 1st Viscount Campden [aged 28] and [her mother] Elizabeth May Viscountess Campden [aged 23] were married.
In July 1586 Juliana Hicks Viscountess Campden was born to [her father] Baptist Hicks 1st Viscount Campden [aged 29] and [her mother] Elizabeth May Viscountess Campden [aged 24].
Around 1605 [her daughter] Elizabeth Noel Viscountess Chaworth was born to [her future husband] Edward Noel 2nd Viscount Campden [aged 23] and Juliana Hicks Viscountess Campden [aged 18]. She married before 1632 John Chaworth 2nd Viscount Chaworth, son of George Chaworth 1st Viscount Chaworth, and had issue.
On 20th December 1605 Edward Noel 2nd Viscount Campden [aged 23] and Juliana Hicks Viscountess Campden [aged 19] were married.
On 20th April 1609 [her daughter] Mary Noel was born to [her husband] Edward Noel 2nd Viscount Campden [aged 27] and Juliana Hicks Viscountess Campden [aged 22]. She married before 1633 Erasmus de la Fontaine and had issue.
On 22nd August 1610 [her daughter] Penelope Noel was born to [her husband] Edward Noel 2nd Viscount Campden [aged 28] and Juliana Hicks Viscountess Campden [aged 24].
In 1611 [her son] Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden was born to [her husband] Edward Noel 2nd Viscount Campden [aged 29] and Juliana Hicks Viscountess Campden [aged 24] at Exton Hall, Rutlandshire. He married (1) 25th December 1632 Anne Feilding, daughter of William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh and Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (2) June 1636 Ann Lovett Countess Bath (3) 21st December 1639 Hester Wotton Viscountess Campden, daughter of Thomas Wotton 2nd Baron Wotton, and had issue (4) 6th July 1655 his second cousin twice removed Elizabeth Bertie Viscountess Campden, daughter of Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey and Martha Cockayne Countess Holderness, and had issue.
On 30th August 1615 [her son] Henry Noel was born to [her husband] Edward Noel 2nd Viscount Campden [aged 33] and Juliana Hicks Viscountess Campden [aged 29] at Exton Hall, Rutlandshire. He married (1) 20th November 1637 Susanna Howland (2) 8th November 1642 Mary Perry Lady Fermor.
On 5th May 1628 [her father] Baptist Hicks 1st Viscount Campden [aged 71] was created 1st Viscount Campden, 1st Baron Hicks of Ilmington in Warwickshire with a special remainder, failing his issue male, to his daughter Juliana's [aged 41] husband Edward Noel 2nd Viscount Campden [aged 46]. Elizabeth May Viscountess Campden [aged 66] by marriage Viscountess Campden.
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 18th October 1629 [her father] Baptist Hicks 1st Viscount Campden [aged 72] died. His son-in-law [her husband] Edward Noel 2nd Viscount Campden [aged 47] succeeded 2nd Viscount Campden, 2nd Baron Hicks of Ilmington in Warwickshire. Baronet Hicks of Campden in Gloucestershire extinct. Juliana Hicks Viscountess Campden [aged 43] by marriage Viscountess Campden.
Before 1632 [her son-in-law] John Chaworth 2nd Viscount Chaworth [aged 26] and [her daughter] Elizabeth Noel Viscountess Chaworth [aged 26] were married. She by marriage Viscountess Chaworth in County Armagh.
On 25th December 1632 [her son] Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden [aged 21] and [her daughter-in-law] Anne Feilding were married. She the daughter of William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh [aged 45] and Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh [aged 49].
Before 1633 [her son-in-law] Erasmus de la Fontaine [aged 31] and [her daughter] Mary Noel [aged 23] were married.
On 17th May 1633 [her daughter] Penelope Noel [aged 22] died of blood poisoning after having pricked herself with a needle whilst sewing with silk thread. Monument in St James' Church, Chipping Campden [Map]. Sculpted by John Christmas [aged 34] or possibly his brother Mathias. The material held in her left hand may represent the material she was sewing
"The most exquisite model of natures best workmanship, ye richest magazine of all divine and moral vertues, Penelope Noel having added to the nobilitie of her birth, a brighter shyne of true noblesnesse, ye exemplary sweetness of her conversation, he contempt of earthly vanities and her zealous affection towards heaven, after 22 yeares devotions, commended her virgin sowle into ye hands of its true brydegroome Jesus Christ, May 17th AD 1633 over whose pretious dust here reserved, her sad parents Edward Lord Noel, Viscount Campden and the Lady Julian his wife, dropt theyr teares and erected this marble to the deare memorie of theyre unvaluable losse - Superata tellus Sidera donat i.e. The earth, once conquered, grants the stars."
Penelope Noel: On 22nd August 1610 she was born to Edward Noel 2nd Viscount Campden and Juliana Hicks Viscountess Campden.
Around June 1636 [her son] Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden [aged 25] and [her daughter-in-law] Ann Lovett Countess Bath [aged 19] were married.
On 20th November 1637 [her son] Henry Noel [aged 22] and [her daughter-in-law] Susanna Howland [aged 16] were married at St Giles' in the Fields Church [Map].
In 1638 [her daughter] Elizabeth Noel Viscountess Chaworth [aged 33] died.
On 21st December 1639 [her son] Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden [aged 28] and [her daughter-in-law] Hester Wotton Viscountess Campden [aged 24] were married.
On 8th November 1642 [her son] Henry Noel [aged 27] and [her daughter-in-law] Mary Perry Lady Fermor were married at St Mary le Strand Church.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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On 8th March 1643 [her husband] Edward Noel 2nd Viscount Campden [aged 61] died. His son Baptist [aged 32] succeeded 3rd Viscount Campden, 3rd Baron Hicks of Ilmington in Warwickshire. Hester Wotton Viscountess Campden [aged 28] by marriage Viscountess Campden.
After 8th March 1643. Monument to [her former husband] Edward Noel 2nd Viscount Campden [deceased] and Juliana Hicks Viscountess Campden [aged 56] at St James' Church, Chipping Campden [Map]. Sculpted by Joshua Marshall [aged 14] in 1664. A striking and macabre work with standing effigies at the doors of Heaven.
Before 21st July 1643 [her son] Henry Noel [aged 27] died.
On 21st July 1643 [her mother] Elizabeth May Viscountess Campden [aged 81] died.
On 6th July 1655 [her son] Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden [aged 44] and [her daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Bertie Viscountess Campden [aged 15] were married. She by marriage Viscountess Campden. The difference in their ages was 29 years. She the daughter of Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey [aged 47] and Martha Cockayne Countess Holderness. They were second cousin twice removed.
On 26th November 1680 Juliana Hicks Viscountess Campden [aged 94] died.
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Hicks
GrandFather: Robert Hicks
Juliana Hicks Viscountess Campden
GrandFather: Richard May