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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Baron Henniker of Stratford upon Slaney in County Wicklow is in Baron Ireland.
In July 1800 John Henniker 1st Baron Henniker [aged 76] was created 1st Baron Henniker of Stratford upon Slaney in County Wicklow. Anne Major Baroness Henniker by marriage Baroness Henniker of Stratford upon Slaney in County Wicklow.
On 18th April 1803 John Henniker 1st Baron Henniker [aged 78] died. His son John [aged 50] succeeded 2nd Baron Henniker of Stratford upon Slaney in County Wicklow, 3rd Baronet Major of Worlingsworth Hall in Suffolk. Emily Jones Baroness Henniker by marriage Baroness Henniker of Stratford upon Slaney in County Wicklow.
On 04 or 5th December 1821 John Henniker-Major 2nd Baron Henniker [aged 69] died. His nephew John [aged 44] succeeded 3rd Baron Henniker of Stratford upon Slaney in County Wicklow, 4th Baronet Major of Worlingsworth Hall in Suffolk.
On 22nd July 1832 John Minet Henniker-Major 3rd Baron Henniker [aged 54] died. His son John [aged 31] succeeded 4th Baron Henniker of Stratford upon Slaney in County Wicklow, 5th Baronet Major of Worlingsworth Hall in Suffolk.
On 16th April 1870 John Henniker-Major 4th Baron Henniker [aged 69] died. His son John [aged 27] succeeded 5th Baron Henniker of Stratford upon Slaney in County Wicklow, 6th Baronet Major of Worlingsworth Hall in Suffolk. Alice Mary Cuffe Baroness Henniker [aged 25] by marriage Baroness Henniker of Stratford upon Slaney in County Wicklow.
On 27th June 1902 John Major Henniker-Major 5th Baron Henniker [aged 59] died. His son Charles [aged 30] succeeded 6th Baron Henniker of Stratford upon Slaney in County Wicklow, 7th Baronet Major of Worlingsworth Hall in Suffolk.
On 4th February 1956 Charles Henry Chandos Henniker-Major 6th Baron Henniker [aged 84] died. His brother John [aged 73] succeeded 7th Baron Henniker of Stratford upon Slaney in County Wicklow, 8th Baronet Major of Worlingsworth Hall in Suffolk.
On 9th February 1980 John Ernest de Grey Henniker-Major 7th Baron Henniker [aged 97] died. His son John [aged 63] succeeded 8th Baron Henniker of Stratford upon Slaney in County Wicklow, 9th Baronet Major of Worlingsworth Hall in Suffolk.
On 29th April 2004 John Patrick Edward Chandos Henniker-Major 8th Baron Henniker [aged 88] died. His son Mark [aged 56] succeeded 9th Baron Henniker of Stratford upon Slaney in County Wicklow, 10th Baronet Major of Worlingsworth Hall in Suffolk.