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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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In 1641 John Weesop. Painting of Edward Cranfield (age 13).
Edward Cranfield: Around 1628 he was born to Lionel Cranfield 1st Earl Middlesex and Anne Brett Countess Middlesex. On 16th March 1648 Edward Cranfield died.
Around 1645 John Weesop. Portrait of Henry Gage (age 47).
Henry Gage: On 29th August 1597 he was born to John Gage and Margaret Copley at Haling, Surrey. On 11th January 1645 Henry Gage died.
Around 1647 John Weesop. Portrait of Elizabeth Murray Duchess Lauderdale (age 20).
Before 16th March 1648 John Weesop. Portrait of Marmaduke Darcy (age 32).
Marmaduke Darcy: Before 4th June 1615 he was born to Conyers Darcy 7th Baron Darcy of Knayth, 1st Baron Darcy Meinhill, 4th Baron Conyers and Dorothy Belasyse Baroness Darcy and Conyers. On 4th June 1615 Marmaduke Darcy was baptised. On 3rd July 1687 Marmaduke Darcy died unmarried and without issue.
Before 1652 John Weesop. Portrait of James Cranfield 2nd Earl Middlesex.
Before 1652 John Weesop. Portrait of Frances Cranfield Countess Dorset (age 29).
Before 1652 John Weesop (attributed). Portrait of Esmé Stewart 2nd Duke Richmond.
Before 1652 John Weesop. Portrait of Elizabeth Spencer Baroness Craven (age 34).
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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In 1652 John Weesop died.