Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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Paternal Family Tree: Cole
On 1st March 1736 William Willoughby Cole 1st Earl Enniskillen was born to [his father] John Cole 1st Baron Mountflorence (age 26).
In 1760 [his father] John Cole 1st Baron Mountflorence (age 50) was created 1st Baron Mountflorence of Florence Court in County Fermanagh.
In 1761 William Willoughby Cole 1st Earl Enniskillen (age 24) was elected MP Enniskillen.
In November 1763 William Willoughby Cole 1st Earl Enniskillen (age 27) and Anne Lowry-Corry Countess Enniskillen (age 21) were married.
On 30th November 1767 [his father] John Cole 1st Baron Mountflorence (age 58) died. His son William (age 31) succeeded 2nd Baron Mountflorence of Florence Court in County Fermanagh.
On 23rd March 1768 [his son] John Cole 2nd Earl Enniskillen was born to William Willoughby Cole 1st Earl Enniskillen (age 32) and [his wife] Anne Lowry-Corry Countess Enniskillen (age 26). He married 1805 Charlotte Paget Countess Enniskillen, daughter of Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge and Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge, and had issue.
On 3rd October 1771 [his brother-in-law] Armar Lowry-Corry 1st Earl Belmore (age 31) and Margaret Butler (age 23) were married. She by marriage Countess Belmore in the County of Fermanagh.
On 1st May 1772 [his son] Galbraith Lowry-Cole was born to William Willoughby Cole 1st Earl Enniskillen (age 36) and [his wife] Anne Lowry-Corry Countess Enniskillen (age 30). He married 15th June 1815 Frances Harris, daughter of James Harris 1st Earl Malmesbury and Harriet Maria Amyand Countess Malmesbury.
On 2nd March 1780 [his brother-in-law] Armar Lowry-Corry 1st Earl Belmore (age 39) and Harriet Hobart Viscountess Belmore (age 17) were married. She by marriage Countess Belmore in the County of Fermanagh. The difference in their ages was 22 years. She the daughter of John Hobart 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire (age 56) and Mary Anne Drury Countess Buckinghamshire.
Before 1784. Nathaniel Hone the Elder (age 65). Portrait of William Willoughby Cole 1st Earl Enniskillen (age 47).
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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On 22nd June 1784 [his daughter] Henrietta Cole Countess de Grey was born to William Willoughby Cole 1st Earl Enniskillen (age 48) and [his wife] Anne Lowry-Corry Countess Enniskillen (age 42). She married 20th July 1805 Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey, son of Thomas Robinson 2nd Baron Grantham and Mary Jemima Yorke Baroness Grantham, and had issue.
In 1789 William Willoughby Cole 1st Earl Enniskillen (age 52) was created 1st Earl Enniskillen. [his wife] Anne Lowry-Corry Countess Enniskillen (age 47) by marriage Countess Enniskillen.
On 6th December 1789 [his brother-in-law] Armar Lowry-Corry 1st Earl Belmore (age 49) was created 1st Viscount Belmore of Fermanagh. Harriet Hobart Viscountess Belmore (age 27) by marriage Viscountess Belmore of Fermanagh.
On 1st March 1794 [his brother-in-law] Armar Lowry-Corry 1st Earl Belmore (age 53) and Mary Anne Caldwell Countess Belmore (age 38) were married. She by marriage Viscountess Belmore of Fermanagh.
On 30th November 1797 [his brother-in-law] Armar Lowry-Corry 1st Earl Belmore (age 57) was created 1st Earl Belmore in the County of Fermanagh. Mary Anne Caldwell Countess Belmore (age 42) by marriage Countess Belmore in the County of Fermanagh.
On 2nd February 1802 [his brother-in-law] Armar Lowry-Corry 1st Earl Belmore (age 61) died at Bath, Somerset [Map]. His son Somerset (age 27) succeeded 2nd Earl Belmore in the County of Fermanagh, Viscount Belmore of Fermanagh and Baron Belmore of Castle Coole in the County of Fermanagh. Juliana Butler Countess Belmore (age 18) by marriage Countess Belmore in the County of Fermanagh.
In September 1802 [his wife] Anne Lowry-Corry Countess Enniskillen (age 60) died.
On 22nd May 1803 William Willoughby Cole 1st Earl Enniskillen (age 67) died. His son John (age 35) succeeded 2nd Earl Enniskillen.
GrandFather: John Cole