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Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans

Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.

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Baronet Clere of Ormesby in Norfolk

Baronet Clere of Ormesby in Norfolk is in Baronetcies of England Alphabetically, Baronetcies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronetcies of England.

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                    26th February 1621. 1st.  Henry Clere 1st Baronet [aged 23] created.
                
                    22nd August 1622. 1st.  Henry Clere 1st Baronet extinct.

On 26th February 1621 Henry Clere 1st Baronet [aged 23] was created 1st Baronet Clere of Ormesby in Norfolk.

                    On 22nd August 1622 Henry Clere 1st Baronet [aged 24] died without surviving male issue. Baronet Clere of Ormesby in Norfolk extinct. He was buried at St Andrew's Church, Blickling [Map] where his inscription reads:
                
                    Here rests Henry Clere, Baronet, who married Meriel, daughter of Edmund Lord Mondeford, Knight of the Golden Knight, by whom he had an only daughter, Abigail, who died xxii. Augustus, Anno Domini Mdcxxii. of his age - - - - - - - - - - -.
                
                    Hic requiescit Henricus Clere Baronettus, qui Thalamo sibi Conjunxit, Merielem, Filiam Edmundi Domini Mondeford, Equitis Aurati, ex quâ habuit prolem Filiam unicam, Abigalem, obijt xxii. Augusti, Anno Domini Mdcxxii. Ætatis suæ - - - - - - - - - - -".