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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.
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Isleworth is in Middlesex.
In 1462 Eleanor Pole was born to Geoffrey Pole (age 32) and Edith St John (age 32) at Isleworth. She married before 6th July 1528 Ralph Verney.
In 1462 Richard Pole was born to Geoffrey Pole (age 32) and Edith St John (age 32) at Isleworth. He married 1491 Margaret York aka Pole Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George York 1st Duke of Clarence and Isabel Neville Duchess Clarence, and had issue.
On 5th September 1733 Philip Stanhope 4th Earl Chesterfield (age 38) and Petronilla Melusine Schulenburg Countess Chesterfield (age 40) were married at Isleworth. She by marriage Countess Chesterfield. She the illegitmate daughter of King George I and Melusine Schulenburg 1st Duchess Munster 1st Duchess Kendal (age 65). He the son of Philip Stanhope 3rd Earl Chesterfield and Elizabeth Savile.
On 19th June 1820 Joseph Banks 1st Baronet (age 77) died at Spring Grove House. Baronet Banks of Revesby Abbey extinct.
Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic Henry VIII 1541. 11 Nov [1541]. 1331. The Privy Council to [Cranmer, and Others]. R. O. St. P., i. 691.
The King, having considered their letters, wills them to persevere in attaining knowledge of the truth and to execute his pleasure before signified to them; foreseeing that they take not from the Queen her privy keys till they have done all the rest. She is to be removed to Syon House [Map], and there lodged moderately, as her life has deserved, without any cloth of estate, with a chamber for Mr. Baynton (age 49) and the rest to dine in, and two for her own use, and with a mean number of servants, as in a book herewith. She shall have four gentlewomen and two chamberers at her choice, save that my lady Baynton shall be one, whose husband shall have the government of the whole house and be associated with the Almoner. The rest of her servants shall depart on Monday next. Sir John Dudley shall conduct my lady Mary to my lord Prince's, with a convenient number of the Queen's servants; and lady Margaret Douglas shall go to Keningale, in Norfolk, with my lady of Richmond, if my lord her father and she are content. Order is to be taken for the maidens to return to their friends, save Mrs. Bassett, whom the King, "in consideration of the calamity of her friends, will, at his charges, specially provide for." If any others have no home or friends, their names are to be signified, that the household may be dismissed with the satisfaction of the parties.
Tomorrow the lord Chancellor, assembling all the King's councillors, spiritual and temporal, judges and learned counsel, shall declare to them the abominable demeanour of the Queen, without calling Deram, as was intended, or mentioning any pre-contract, which might serve for her defence, but only to show the King's just cause of indignation. Also those who know the whole matter, and how and by whom it came to the King's knowledge, "and the King's sorrowful behaviour and careful proceeding in it," shall, on Sunday next, assemble all the ladies, gentlewomen, and gentlemen of "that household," and declare to them the whole matter, omitting all mention of precontract, but setting forth "such matter as might engreave and 'consome' their misdemeanour" and set forth the King's goodness. The Queen's departing to Syon shall be on Monday next or later. The ladies and others appointed to depart shall do so on Monday, and only such remain at Hampton Court as shall attend her to Syon. Mr. Controller shall understand that Mr. Weldon, master of the Household, has been spoken to, to make provision "of wine, beer, and other necessaries" at Syon. Westm., 11 Nov., at night. Signed by Norfolk, Southampton, Sussex, Russell, Sir Ant. Browne, Sir Ant. Wyngfeld, and Ralph Sadleyr.
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Annales of England by John Stow. The 14 of February the corpes of k Henrie the eight (deceased), was with great solemnitie and honor conveyed unto Syon [Map], and the next day [15th February 1547] to Windsor, and there buried in the colledge [Map].
Diary of Edward VI. 16th June 1550. The lord marquis, mr. Herbert (age 49), the vicedam (age 28), Henadpy, and divers other gentlemen went to th'erle of Warwike's1, wher thei wer honorablie received, and the next day thei rane at the ring a great nomber of gentlemen.
Note 1. Probably at Syon [Map].
In June 1608 Marmaduke Wyvill 1st Baronet (age 67) was knighted at Syon House [Map].
John Evelyn's Diary. 7th July 1665. To London, to Sir William Coventry (age 37); and so to Sion [Map], where his Majesty (age 35) sat at Council during the contagion: when business was over, I viewed that seat belonging to the Earl of Northumberland, built out of an old nunnery, of stone, and fair enough, but more celebrated for the garden than it deserves; yet there is excellent wall-fruit, and a pretty fountain; nothing else extraordinary.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 16th October 1665. Up about seven o'clock; and, after drinking, and I observing Mr. Povy's (age 51) being mightily mortifyed in his eating and drinking, and coaches and horses, he desiring to sell his best, and every thing else, his furniture of his house, he walked with me to Syon [Map]1, and there I took water, in our way he discoursing of the wantonnesse of the Court, and how it minds nothing else, and I saying that that would leave the King (age 35) shortly if he did not leave it, he told me "No", for the King do spend most of his time in feeling and kissing them naked... But this lechery will never leave him.
Note 1. Sion House [Map], granted by Edward VI to his uncle, the Duke of Somerset. After his execution, 1552, it was forfeited, and given to John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland. The duke being beheaded in 1553, it reverted to the Crown, and was granted in 1604 to Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland. It still belongs to the Duke of Northumberland.
John Evelyn's Diary. 28th February 1692. Lord Marlborough (age 41) having used words against the King (age 41), and been discharged from all his great places, his wife (age 31) was forbidden the Court, and the Princess of Denmark (age 27) was desired by the Queen (age 29) to dismiss her from her service; but she refusing to do so, goes away from Court to Sion house [Map]. Divers new Lords made: Sir Henry Capel (age 53), Sir William Fermor (age 43), etc. Change of Commissioners in the Treasury. The Parliament adjourned, not well satisfied with affairs. The business of the East India Company, which they would have reformed, let fall. The Duke of Norfolk (age 37) does not succeed in his endeavor to be divorced.
On 8th June 1775 Algernon Percy 1st Earl Beverley (age 25) and Isabella Susan Burrell Countess Beverley (age 24) were married at Syon House [Map]. He the son of Hugh Percy 1st Duke Northumberland (age 59) and Elizabeth Seymour Duchess Northumberland (age 58).
On 28th April 1820 Frances Julia Burrell Duchess Northumberland (age 67) died at Syon House [Map]. She was buried in the Northumberland Vault, Crypt, Westminster Abbey.