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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.
Paternal Family Tree: Cecil
Around 1460 David Cecil was born to Richard Cecil.
Before 1495 David Cecil (age 34) and Alice Dicons were married.
Around 1495 [his son] Richard Cecil was born to David Cecil (age 35) and [his wife] Alice Dicons.
In 1504 David Cecil (age 44) was elected MP Stamford.
In 1504 David Cecil (age 44) was appointed Alderman Stamford.
In 1506 David Cecil (age 46) was appointed Yeoman of the Chamber.
In 1508 [his father] Richard Cecil died.
In 1510 David Cecil (age 50) was elected MP Stamford.
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The 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." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
In 1512 David Cecil (age 52) was elected MP Stamford.
In 1513 David Cecil (age 53) was appointed Sarjeant at Arms.
In 1515 David Cecil (age 55) was appointed Alderman Stamford.
In 1515 David Cecil (age 55) was elected MP Stamford.
Before 1520 [his son] Richard Cecil (age 24) and [his daughter-in-law] Jane Heckington were married.
In 1523 David Cecil (age 63) was elected MP Stamford.
In 1526 David Cecil (age 66) was appointed Alderman Stamford.
In 1532 David Cecil (age 72) was appointed Justice of the Peace Rutland.
In June 1532 David Cecil (age 72) was appointed High Sheriff of Northamptonshire.
In September 1540 David Cecil (age 80) died. He was buried at St George's Church, Stamford.
GrandFather: Philip Cecil
Father: Richard Cecil