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The 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. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
Baronet Portman of Orchard Portman in Somerset is in Baronetcies of England Alphabetically, Baronetcies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronetcies of England.
1st: John Portman 1st Baronet. Died 1612. Son
2nd: Henry Portman 2nd Baronet. Died 1621. Brother.
3rd: John Portman 3rd Baronet. Died 1624. Brother.
4th: Hugh Portman 4th Baronet. Died 1632. Brother.
5th: William Portman 5th Baronet. Died 1646. Son
6th: William Portman 6th Baronet. Died 1690. Extinct.
On 25th November 1611 a further tranche of Baronets was created by King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland (age 45) ...
Edward Devereux 1st Baronet (age 67) was created 1st Baronet Devereux of Castle Bromwich. Catherine Arden Baroness Devereux (age 53) by marriage Lady Devereux of Castle Bromwich.
Francis Englefield 1st Baronet (age 50) was created 1st Baronet Englefield of Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire.
Harbottle Grimston 1st Baronet (age 42) was created 1st Baronet Grimston of Bradfield.
John Portman 1st Baronet (age 36) was created 1st Baronet Portman of Orchard Portman in Somerset.
William Wray 1st Baronet (age 56) was created 1st Baronet Wray of Glentworth in Lincolnshire. Frances Drury Lady Glentworth (age 35) by marriage Lady Wray of Glentworth in Lincolnshire.
Thomas Puckering 1st Baronet (age 19) was created 1st Baronet Puckering of Weston in Hertfordshire.
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In 1612 John Portman 1st Baronet (age 37) died. His son Henry (age 15) succeeded 2nd Baronet Portman of Orchard Portman in Somerset.
On 21st February 1621 Henry Portman 2nd Baronet (age 24) died. His brother John (age 16) succeeded 3rd Baronet Portman of Orchard Portman in Somerset.
In 1624 John Portman 3rd Baronet (age 19) died. His brother Hugh (age 18) succeeded 4th Baronet Portman of Orchard Portman in Somerset.
In 1632 Hugh Portman 4th Baronet (age 26) died. His brother William (age 25) succeeded 5th Baronet Portman of Orchard Portman in Somerset.
In 1646 William Portman 5th Baronet (age 39) died. His son William (age 2) succeeded 6th Baronet Portman of Orchard Portman in Somerset.
On 14th November 1661 William Portman 6th Baronet (age 18) and Elizabeth Cutler Lady Portman (age 21) were married. She by marriage Lady Portman of Orchard Portman in Somerset.
On 18th March 1690 William Portman 6th Baronet (age 46) died without issue. Baronet Portman of Orchard Portman in Somerset extinct. His estate was inherited by his aunt Anne's (age 77) son Henry Seymour. He also died without issue so the estate was inherited by his aunt Joan's great-grandson William Berkeley aka Portman (age 9).