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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
Maternal Family Tree: Dorothy Giffard 1490-1571
In 1661 [his father] James Cecil 3rd Earl Salisbury (age 13) and [his mother] Margaret Manners Countess of Salisbury were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] John Manners 8th Earl of Rutland (age 56) and [his grandmother] Frances Montagu Countess Rutland (age 47). They were fifth cousin once removed.
On or before 6th November 1670, the date he was baptised, Robert Cecil was born to James Cecil 3rd Earl Salisbury (age 22) and Margaret Manners Countess of Salisbury.
In 1682 [his mother] Margaret Manners Countess of Salisbury died.
In June 1683 [his father] James Cecil 3rd Earl Salisbury (age 35) died. His son [his brother] James (age 17) succeeded 4th Earl Salisbury.
Before 1689 Richard Hale (age 29) and [his future wife] Eizabeth Meynell were married.
On or after 28th July 1690, the date of the licence, Robert Cecil (age 19) and Eizabeth Meynell were married. They had three sons and two daughters. He the son of James Cecil 3rd Earl Salisbury and Margaret Manners Countess of Salisbury.
Around 1695 [his son] Bishop Charles Cecil was born to Robert Cecil (age 24) and [his wife] Eizabeth Meynell.
On 30th April 1701 Robert Cecil (age 30) was elected MP Castle Rising at a by-election. He did not stand at the subsequent second general election of 1701.
In 1702 Robert Cecil (age 31) was appointed a commissioner for trade and plantations at a salary of £1,000 p.a.
In 1708 Robert Cecil (age 37) was elected MP Wootton Bassett. He did not stand at the 1710 British general election.
On 23rd February 1716 Robert Cecil (age 45) died.
[his daughter] Margaret Cecil was born to Robert Cecil and Eizabeth Meynell.
Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 23 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Cecil
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Heckington
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Cecil 1st Earl Salisbury 11 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Cooke
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mildred Cooke Baroness Burghley 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Fitzwilliam 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Cecil 2nd Earl Salisbury 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Brooke 9th Baron Cobham 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Brooke 10th Baron Cobham 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Braye Baroness Cobham 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Brooke 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Newton Baroness Cobham
GrandFather: Charles Cecil 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Howard 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Vere Countess of Surrey 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Audley 1st Baron Audley Walden
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Audley Duchess Norfolk 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Grey Baroness Audley 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Howard Countess Salisbury 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Knyvet of Charlton Wiltshire 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Knyvet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Pickering 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stumpe
Father: James Cecil 3rd Earl Salisbury 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Maxwell 1st Earl Dirletoun
GrandMother: Diana Maxwell
Robert Cecil 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Manners 11th Baron Ros Helmsley 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Manners 1st Earl of Rutland 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne St Leger Baroness Ros of Helmsley 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Manners 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Paston
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Paston Countess Rutland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bridget Heydon 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Manners 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Vernon 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Vernon "King of the Peak" 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Dymoke aka Mistress Coffin 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothy Vernon 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Tailboys 9th Baron Kyme 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Tailboys 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gascoigne Baroness Kyme 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: John Manners 8th Earl of Rutland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Pierrepont 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Empson
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Pierrepont 10 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Thwaites
Great x 3 Grandmother: Winifred Thwaites
Great x 1 Grandmother: Grace Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Cavendish 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cavendish 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Smith
Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Cavendish 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Hardwick 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Bess of Hardwick Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Leeke 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Mother: Margaret Manners Countess of Salisbury 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Montagu 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Dudley
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Roper of Well Hall
Great x 3 Grandmother: Helen Roper
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Alexander Harrington
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Harrington
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Moton
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harrington
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Sidney
Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucy Sidney
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Pakenham
GrandMother: Frances Montagu Countess Rutland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Cotton
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Cotton
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Cotton
Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Cotton 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Shirley 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Shirley 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Shirley 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Giffard
Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Giffard