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: Eure
Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Bettershorne 1353-1427
Before 1558 [his father] William Eure 2nd Baron Eure [aged 28] and [his mother] Margaret Dymoke were married. They were third cousin once removed.
On 24th September 1558 Ralph Eure 3rd Baron Eure was born to [his father] William Eure 2nd Baron Eure [aged 29] and [his mother] Margaret Dymoke.
Around 1572 Ralph Eure 3rd Baron Eure [aged 13] educated at St John's College, Cambridge University [Map].
On 29th December 1574 George Carey 2nd Baron Hunsdon [aged 27] and [his future wife] Elizabeth Spencer Baroness Hunsdon and Eure [aged 22] were married.
In 1575 Ralph Eure 3rd Baron Eure [aged 16] admitted at Gray's Inn.
In or before 1578 Ralph Eure 3rd Baron Eure [aged 19] and Mary Dawnay Baroness Eure [aged 20] were married. They were half fourth cousins.
In 1579 [his son] William Eure 4th Baron Eure was born to Ralph Eure 3rd Baron Eure [aged 20] and [his wife] Mary Dawnay Baroness Eure [aged 22]. He married (1) in or before 1602 Lucy Noel and had issue (2) before 28th June 1646 Elin Maurice.
In 1586 Ralph Eure 3rd Baron Eure [aged 27] was appointed Warden of the Middle March.
On or before 15th September 1591, the date she was buried, [his mother] Margaret Dymoke died.
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 1594 [his father] William Eure 2nd Baron Eure [aged 64] died. In 1594 His son Ralph [aged 35] succeeded 3rd Baron Eure. [his wife] Mary Dawnay Baroness Eure [aged 37] by marriage Baroness Eure.
In 1595 Ralph Eure 3rd Baron Eure [aged 36] was appointed Warden of the Middle March.
On 23rd July 1596 Henry Carey 1st Baron Hunsdon [aged 70] died at Somerset House [Map]. Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland [aged 62] was present. She, apparently, proposed he be made Earl of Wiltshire. He refused saying... "Madam, as you did not count me worthy of this honour in life, then I shall account myself not worthy of it in death". His son George [aged 49] succeeded 2nd Baron Hunsdon. [his future wife] Elizabeth Spencer Baroness Hunsdon and Eure [aged 44] by marriage Baroness Hunsdon.
In or before 1602 [his son] William Eure 4th Baron Eure [aged 22] and [his daughter-in-law] Lucy Noel were married.
In 1607 Ralph Eure 3rd Baron Eure [aged 48] was appointed President of the Council of the Marches in Wales.
After 1612 Ralph Eure 3rd Baron Eure [aged 53] and Elizabeth Spencer Baroness Hunsdon and Eure [aged 59] were married. She by marriage Baroness Eure.
On 19th March 1612 [his wife] Mary Dawnay Baroness Eure [aged 55] died.
After 19th March 1612. Stuart Hooded Monument monument with a figure leaning on their elbow to Mary Dawnay Baroness Eure [deceased] at St Laurence's Church, Ludlow [Map]. The monument is now in the south transept but was originally in a more prestigious position at the east end of the chancel, on the south side, opposite the Townshend tomb. It was moved when the chancel was restored by Scott in 1859-60. The figure of Lady Eure was originally painted: traces of black paint can still be seen in the folds of her elaborate dress. The inscription ... Here lyeth expecting a joyful resurrection the body of Dame Mary Eure late wife to the Right Ho Ralph Lord Eure [aged 53] Baron of Malton, Lord President of the Principality and Marches of Wales and Leiutenant of the same and daughter of Sir John Dawney of Sessey in the County of York she departed this life the 19th day of March 1612 at the age of 55.
Mary Dawnay Baroness Eure: Around 1557 she was born to John Dawnay of Sessay, Yorkshire and Elizabeth Tunstall. In or before 1578 Ralph Eure 3rd Baron Eure and she were married. They were half fourth cousins. In 1594 William Eure 2nd Baron Eure died. In 1594 His son Ralph succeeded 3rd Baron Eure. She by marriage Baroness Eure. On 19th March 1612 Mary Dawnay Baroness Eure died.
On 7th November 1616 Thomas Egerton 1st Viscount Brackley [aged 76] was created 1st Viscount Brackley. [his sister-in-law] Alice Spencer Countess Derby [aged 67] by marriage Viscountess Brackley.
On 1st April 1617 Ralph Eure 3rd Baron Eure [aged 58] died. He was buried at St Laurence's Church, Ludlow [Map]. His son William [aged 38] succeeded 4th Baron Eure.
On 25th February 1618 [his former wife] Elizabeth Spencer Baroness Hunsdon and Eure [aged 65] died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 13 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 19 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 14 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 23 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 17 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 21 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Eure 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Eure 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Greystoke 
2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ralph Eure 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Constable 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Constable 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Wentworth 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Eure 1st Baron Eure 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Hastings 9th Baron Hastings 
4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh Hastings 10th Baron Hastings 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Morley Baroness Hastings 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Muriel Hastings 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Gascoigne XII 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Gascoigne Baroness Hastings 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Clarell Lady of the Garter
GrandFather: Ralph Eure 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Willoughby of Parham 
7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Willoughby 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Fitzalan 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Christopher Willoughby 10th Baron Willoughby 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Lionel Welles 6th Baron Welles 
4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Cecily Welles 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan or Cecily Waterton
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Willoughby Baroness Eure 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Jenney
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Jenney Baroness Willoughby of Eresby
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Cawse
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cawse
Father: William Eure 2nd Baron Eure 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Ralph Eure 3rd Baron Eure 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Dymoke 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Dymoke
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Dymoke 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Eudo Welles 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Lionel Welles 6th Baron Welles 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Greystoke 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Welles 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Waterton
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan or Cecily Waterton
Great x 4 Grandmother: Cecily Fleming
GrandFather: Edward Dymoke 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Mother: Margaret Dymoke 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Tailboys 6th Baron Kyme 
11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Tailboys 7th Baron Kyme 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Stafford Baroness Kyme 
11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Tailboys 8th Baron Kyme 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Bonville 1st Baron Bonville 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bonville Baroness Kyme 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Grey 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Tailboys 9th Baron Kyme 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Heron
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Heron of Ford Castle Northumberland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Heron Baroness Kyme
GrandMother: Ann Tailboys 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Gascoigne XII 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Gascoigne XIII 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Clarell Lady of the Garter
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Gascoigne 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Neville 
2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Neville 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gascoigne Baroness Kyme 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Percy 2nd Earl of Northumberland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Percy 3rd Earl of Northumberland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Neville Countess Northumberland Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Percy 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Poynings 
5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Poynings Countess Northumberland 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England