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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Paternal Family Tree: Lloyd
On 13th January 1795 Edward Lloyd aka Lloyd-Mostyn 2nd Baron Mostyn was born to [his father] Edward Lloyd 1st Baron Mostyn [aged 26].
On 23rd January 1830 [his son] Thomas Edward Lloyd-Mostyn was born to Edward Lloyd aka Lloyd-Mostyn 2nd Baron Mostyn [aged 35]. He married 19th July 1855 Henrietta Augusta Neville, daughter of William Neville 4th Earl Abergavenny and Caroline Leeke Countess Abergavenny, and had issue.
In 1831 Edward Lloyd aka Lloyd-Mostyn 2nd Baron Mostyn [aged 35] was elected MP Flintshire which seat he held until 1837.
On 10th September 1831 [his father] Edward Lloyd 1st Baron Mostyn [aged 62] was created 1st Baron Mostyn of Mostyn in Flintshire.
In 1839 Edward Lloyd aka Lloyd-Mostyn 2nd Baron Mostyn [aged 43] was appointed High Sheriff of Merionethshire.
In 1840 Edward Lloyd aka Lloyd-Mostyn 2nd Baron Mostyn [aged 44] was appointed High Sheriff of Caernarfonshire.
In 1841 Edward Lloyd aka Lloyd-Mostyn 2nd Baron Mostyn [aged 45] was elected MP Flintshire which seat he held until 1842.
In 1846 Edward Lloyd aka Lloyd-Mostyn 2nd Baron Mostyn [aged 50] was elected MP Lichfield which seat he held until 1847.
In 1847 Edward Lloyd aka Lloyd-Mostyn 2nd Baron Mostyn [aged 51] was elected MP Flintshire which seat he held until 1850.
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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On 3rd April 1854 [his father] Edward Lloyd 1st Baron Mostyn [aged 85] died. His son Edward [aged 59] succeeded 2nd Baron Mostyn of Mostyn in Flintshire, 3rd Baronet Lloyd of Pengwerra in Flintshire.
On 19th July 1855 [his son] Thomas Edward Lloyd-Mostyn [aged 25] and [his daughter-in-law] Henrietta Augusta Neville [aged 25] were married. She the daughter of William Neville 4th Earl Abergavenny [aged 63] and Caroline Leeke Countess Abergavenny.
On 8th May 1861 [his son] Thomas Edward Lloyd-Mostyn [aged 31] died.
On 17th March 1884 Edward Lloyd aka Lloyd-Mostyn 2nd Baron Mostyn [aged 89] died. His grandson Llewelyn [aged 27] succeeded 3rd Baron Mostyn of Mostyn in Flintshire, 4th Baronet Lloyd of Pengwerra in Flintshire.
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Lloyd
GrandFather: Bell Lloyd of Pontryffyd and Bodfach
Father: Edward Lloyd 1st Baron Mostyn