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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Paternal Family Tree: Baker
In 1610 Aaron Baker was born to [his father] Unknown Baker in the parish of Alphington, near Exeter, Devon.
Before 1652 Aaron Baker (age 41) and Elizabeth Unknown were married.
In 1652 Aaron Baker (age 42) was appointed the first President of the Madras Presidency aka Fort George which office he held until 1655.
In 1652 [his wife] Elizabeth Unknown died in childbirth at sea en route to join her husband Aaron Baker (age 42) in India. She has the oldest tombstone in India at St. Mary's in the Fort Church in Madras [Formerly known as Fort George, now known as Chennai].
In 1669 Aaron Baker (age 59) commissioned the rebuilding of the north chancel aisle of St Michael's Church, Dunchideock.
On 27th July 1672 Aaron Baker (age 62) and Mary Rowe were married at St Michael's Church, Dunchideock.
On 28th October 1683 Aaron Baker (age 73) died. He was buried at St Michael's Church, Dunchideock where he has a mural monument with the inscription:
This monument is placed and sacred to the pious memory of Aaron Baker of Bowhay, Esquire, embalmed below, who during the space of twenty years was President of Bantum in the East Indies. He erected at his own noble expense part of this building. He was born in Alphington in this county; he died on the 28 day of October in the year of the Word Incarnate 1683, of his age 73
Positum et sacratum est hoc monumentum piae memoriae Aaronis Baker de Bowhay Armigeri infra conditi qui viginti annorum spacio praeses fuit Bantum Indiis Orientalibus. Huius aedificii partem sum(p)tu suo proprio generoso erexit. Natus Alphinton hoc comitatu; obiit die 28 Octobris An(n)o Verbi Incarnati 1683 aetatis suae 73.