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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Maternal Family Tree: Agnes Hussey 1522-1588
Around 1522 Agnes Hussey was born to [her father] John Hussey of Shipwick, Dorset (age 13).
In 1540 [her daughter] Mary Moore was born to [her future husband] Roger Moore of Burcester, Oxfordshire and Agnes Hussey (age 18). She married in or before 1555 Michael Blount and had issue.
In 1544 [her daughter] Elizabeth Moore was born to [her future husband] Roger Moore of Burcester, Oxfordshire and Agnes Hussey (age 22). She married (1) 3rd May 1562 Gabriel Fowler (2) in or before 1583 John Brocket and had issue.
Before September 1551 Roger Moore of Burcester, Oxfordshire and Agnes Hussey (age 29) were married.
In September 1551 [her husband] Roger Moore of Burcester, Oxfordshire died.
On 3rd March 1552 Thomas Curzon and Agnes Hussey (age 30) were married.
Around 1553 [her daughter] Mary Curzon was born to [her husband] Thomas Curzon and Agnes Hussey (age 31). She married 1572 George Fermor of Easton Neston and had issue.
In or before 1555 [her son-in-law] Michael Blount (age 25) and [her daughter] Mary Moore (age 14) were married..
In 1555 [her husband] Thomas Curzon died.
In May 1555 Michael Wentworth (age 43) and Agnes Hussey (age 33) were married. This marriage is not mentioned on her monument so is, therefore, questionable. As is the date so soon after the death of her husband Thomas Curzon.
On 13th October 1558 [her husband] Michael Wentworth (age 46) died. He was buried at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map].
On 3rd May 1562 [her son-in-law] Gabriel Fowler and [her daughter] Elizabeth Moore (age 18) were married at St Peter le Poer Church, Broad Street.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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In 1572 [her son-in-law] George Fermor of Easton Neston (age 21) and [her daughter] Mary Curzon (age 19) were married.
In or before 1583 [her son-in-law] John Brocket (age 42) and [her daughter] Elizabeth Moore (age 38) were married.
On 20th October 1588 Agnes Hussey (age 66) died.
. St Etheldreda's Church, Hatfield [Map]. Monument to Agnes Hussey and her daughter [her daughter] Elizabeth Moore.
Elizabeth Moore: In 1544 she was born to Roger Moore of Burcester, Oxfordshire and Agnes Hussey. On 3rd May 1562 Gabriel Fowler and she were married at St Peter le Poer Church, Broad Street. In or before 1583 John Brocket and she were married. On 24th June 1612 she died.
