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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Baron Norreys of Rycote is in Baronies of England Alphabetically, Baronies of England Chronologically, Succeeded Baronesses of England, Extant Baronies of England.
Summary
6th May 1572. Henry Norreys 1st Baron Norreys of Rycote (age 47) created.
27th June 1601. Grandson Francis Norreys 1st Earl Berkshire (age 21) succeeded.
29th January 1622. Daughter Elizabeth Norreys 3rd Baroness Norreys Rycote (age 19) succeeded.
28th November 1645. Daughter Bridget Wray Countess Lindsey (age 18) succeeded.
24th March 1657. Son James Bertie 1st Earl of Abingdon (age 3) succeeded.
22nd May 1699. Son Montagu Venables Bertie 2nd Earl of Abingdon (age 26) succeeded.
16th June 1743. Nephew Willoughby Bertie 3rd Earl of Abingdon (age 50) succeeded.
10th June 1760. Son Willoughby Bertie 4th Earl of Abingdon (age 20) succeeded.
26th September 1799. Son Montagu Bertie 5th Earl of Abingdon (age 15) succeeded.
16th October 1854. Son Montagu Bertie 6th Earl of Abingdon (age 46) succeeded.
8th February 1884. Son Montagu Arthur Bertie 7th Earl of Abingdon (age 47) succeeded.
10th March 1928. Grandson Montagu Henry Edmund Cecil Towneley Bertie 8th Earl of Abingdon 13th Earl Lindsey (age 40) succeeded.
11th September 1963. First Cousin Richard Bertie 14th Earl Lindsey 9th Earl of Abingdon (age 32) succeeded.
On 6th May 1572 Henry Norreys (age 47) was created 1st Baron Norreys of Rycote. Margery Williams Baroness Norreys Rycote (age 51) by marriage Baroness Norreys of Rycote.
On 27th June 1601 Henry Norreys (age 76) died at Rycote, Oxfordshire [Map]. His grandson Francis (age 21) succeeded 2nd Baron Norreys of Rycote. Bridget Vere Baroness Norreys Rycote (age 17) by marriage Baroness Norreys of Rycote. Francis Norreys 1st Earl Berkshire inherited the Rycote and Wytham estates. His title to his estates was challenged by his uncle, Sir Edward Norreys, but the latter died in 1603, whose estates also passed to Lord Norreys.
On 29th January 1622 Francis Norreys 1st Earl Berkshire (age 42) shot himself with a crossbow at Rycote, Oxfordshire [Map]; probably deliberately in view of his having a year before been imprisoned for attaching Emmanuel Scrope (age 37) at the House of Lords in front of the future King Charles. He died two days later.. He was buried at Dorchester Abbey, Oxfordshire [Map]. His daughter Elizabeth (age 19) succeeded 3rd Baroness Norreys of Rycote. Earl Berkshire and Viscount Thame extinct. Francis Rose (age 13) inherited the manors of Weston-on-the-Green and Yattendon. Elizabeth Norreys 3rd Baroness Norreys Rycote inherited the Rycote and Wytham estates.
Before 28th November 1645 the date she was buried at Westminster Abbey, Elizabeth Norreys 3rd Baroness Norreys Rycote (age 42) died. Her daughter Bridget (age 18) succeeded 4th Baroness Norreys of Rycote.
On 24th March 1657 Bridget Wray Countess Lindsey (age 29) died. She was buried with her mother Elizabeth Norreys 3rd Baroness Norreys Rycote in Westminster Abbey. Her son James (age 3) succeeded 5th Baron Norreys of Rycote.
On 1st February 1672 James Bertie 1st Earl of Abingdon (age 18) and Eleanor Lee Countess Abingdon were married at Adderbury, Banbury. She by marriage Baroness Norreys of Rycote. He the son of Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey and Bridget Wray Countess Lindsey. They were fifth cousin once removed.
On 22nd May 1699 James Bertie 1st Earl of Abingdon (age 45) died. He was buried at St Michael's Church, Rycote. His son Montagu (age 26) succeeded 2nd Earl Abingdon, 6th Baron Norreys of Rycote.
On 16th June 1743 Montagu Venables Bertie 2nd Earl of Abingdon (age 70) died. His nephew Willoughby (age 50) succeeded 3rd Earl Abingdon, 7th Baron Norreys of Rycote. Anna Maria Collins Countess Abingdon by marriage Countess Abingdon.
On 10th June 1760 Willoughby Bertie 3rd Earl of Abingdon (age 67) died. His son Willoughby (age 20) succeeded 4th Earl Abingdon, 8th Baron Norreys of Rycote.
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 26th September 1799 Willoughby Bertie 4th Earl of Abingdon (age 59) died. His son Montagu (age 15) succeeded 5th Earl Abingdon, 9th Baron Norreys of Rycote.
On 16th October 1854 Montagu Bertie 5th Earl of Abingdon (age 70) died. His son Montagu (age 46) succeeded 6th Earl Abingdon, 10th Baron Norreys of Rycote. Elizabeth Lavinia Harcourt Countess Abingdon by marriage Countess Abingdon.
On 8th February 1884 Montagu Bertie 6th Earl of Abingdon (age 75) died. His son Montagu (age 47) succeeded 7th Earl Abingdon, 11th Baron Norreys of Rycote.
On 10th March 1928 Montagu Arthur Bertie 7th Earl of Abingdon (age 91) died. His grandson Montagu (age 40) succeeded 8th Earl Abingdon, 12th Baron Norreys of Rycote. Elizabeth Valetta Montagu-Stuart-Wortley Countess Abingdon (age 31) by marriage Countess Abingdon. It isn't clear whether their marriage took place before or after the death of his father.
On 11th September 1963 Montagu Henry Edmund Cecil Towneley Bertie 8th Earl of Abingdon 13th Earl Lindsey (age 75) died. His first cousin Richard (age 32) succeeded 14th Earl Lindsey, 9th Earl Abingdon, 13th Baron Norreys of Rycote.