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: Morice
In or before 1628 [her father] William Morice [aged 25] and Elizabeth Prideaux were married.
Around 1653 Anne Morice Lady Pole was born to William Morice [aged 50].
Around 1666 John Pole 3rd Baronet [aged 16] and Anne Morice Lady Pole [aged 13] were married.
On 12th December 1676 [her father] William Morice [aged 74] died.
In 1678 [her son] William Pole 4th Baronet was born to [her husband] John Pole 3rd Baronet [aged 28] and Anne Morice Lady Pole [aged 25].
Around 1683 [her daughter] Urith Pole Lady Trevelyan was born to [her husband] John Pole 3rd Baronet [aged 33] and Anne Morice Lady Pole [aged 30]. She married in or before 1697 John Trevelyan 2nd Baronet, son of George Trevelyan 1st Baronet and Mary Willoughby Lady Trevelyan.
On 25th May 1686 [her son] Carolus Pole was born to [her husband] John Pole 3rd Baronet [aged 36] and Anne Morice Lady Pole [aged 33].
Before 1691. John Riley [aged 44]. Portrait of Anne Morice Lady Pole [aged 37].
Before 13th April 1695 [her father-in-law] Courtenay Pole 2nd Baronet [aged 76] died. He was buried in Shute, Devon. His son [her husband] John [aged 45] succeeded 3rd Baronet Pole of Shute House in Devon. Anne Morice Lady Pole [aged 42] by marriage Lady Pole of Shute House in Devon.
Before 1696 Jacob Huysmans [aged 62]. Portrait of Anne Morice Lady Pole [aged 42].
In or before 1697 [her son-in-law] John Trevelyan 2nd Baronet [aged 26] and [her daughter] Urith Pole Lady Trevelyan [aged 13] were married. She by marriage Lady Trevelyan of Nettlecombe.
Around 1697 [her daughter] Urith Pole Lady Trevelyan [aged 14] died.
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 13th March 1708 [her husband] John Pole 3rd Baronet [aged 58] died. His son William [aged 30] succeeded 4th Baronet Pole of Shute House in Devon.
Around 28th February 1713 Anne Morice Lady Pole [aged 60] died.