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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

Biography of Arthur Chichester 1st Earl Donegal 1606-1675

Paternal Family Tree: Chichester

In 1605 [his father] Edward Chichester 1st Viscount Chichester (age 37) and [his mother] Anne Copleston (age 17) were married. The difference in their ages was 20 years.

On 16th June 1606 Arthur Chichester 1st Earl Donegal was born to Edward Chichester 1st Viscount Chichester (age 38) and Anne Copleston (age 18).

In 1616 [his mother] Anne Copleston (age 28) died.

Before 1630 Arthur Chichester 1st Earl Donegal (age 23) and Dorcas Hill (age 22) were married.

In 1630 [his wife] Dorcas Hill (age 23) died.

After 1630 Arthur Chichester 1st Earl Donegal (age 23) and Mary Digby Countess Donegal (age 18) were married. She the daughter of John Digby 1st Earl Bristol (age 49) and Beatrice Walcott. They were half sixth cousins.

Before 1634 [his brother-in-law] George Digby 2nd Earl Bristol (age 21) and Anne Russell Countess Bristol (age 13) were married. She the daughter of Francis Russell 4th Earl Bedford (age 40) and Catherine Brydges Countess Bedford (age 53). He the son of [his father-in-law] John Digby 1st Earl Bristol (age 53) and [his mother-in-law] Beatrice Walcott.

In 1647 Arthur Chichester 1st Earl Donegal (age 40) was created 1st Earl Donegal. [his wife] Mary Digby Countess Donegal (age 35) by marriage Countess Donegal.

On 8th July 1648 [his father] Edward Chichester 1st Viscount Chichester (age 80) died. His son Arthur (age 42) succeeded 2nd Viscount Chichester of Carrickfergus, 3rd Baron Chichester of Belfast. [his wife] Mary Digby Countess Donegal (age 36) by marriage Viscountess Chichester of Carrickfergus.

On 5th November 1648 [his wife] Mary Digby Countess Donegal (age 36) died in childbirth. She was buried at All Saints Church, Eggesford.

On 13th August 1651 Arthur Chichester 1st Earl Donegal (age 45) and Letitia Hicks Countess Donegal (age 25) were married. She by marriage Countess Donegal. The difference in their ages was 20 years.

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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.

In January 1675 [his son-in-law] John Butler 1st Earl Gowran (age 32) and [his daughter] Anne Chichester Countess Gowran and Longford were married. She the daughter of Arthur Chichester 1st Earl Donegal (age 68) and [his wife] Letitia Hicks Countess Donegal (age 48). He the son of James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde (age 64) and Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde (age 59).

On 18th March 1675 Arthur Chichester 1st Earl Donegal (age 68) died. He was buried at St Nicholas' Church, Carrickfergus, County Antrim. His nephew Arthur succeeded 2nd Earl Donegal, 3rd Viscount Chichester of Carrickfergus, 4th Baron Chichester of Belfast. Jane Ichyngham Countess Donegall by marriage Countess Donegal.

On 12th May 1691 [his former wife] Letitia Hicks Countess Donegal (age 64) died.

[his daughter] Anne Chichester Countess Gowran and Longford was born to Arthur Chichester 1st Earl Donegal and Letitia Hicks Countess Donegal.

[his daughter] Mary Chichester was born to Arthur Chichester 1st Earl Donegal and Dorcas Hill.

[his son] William Chichester was born to Arthur Chichester 1st Earl Donegal and Letitia Hicks Countess Donegal.

Royal Ancestors of Arthur Chichester 1st Earl Donegal 1606-1675

Kings Wessex: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 13 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 19 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 14 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 13 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 21 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Arthur Chichester 1st Earl Donegal 1606-1675

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Chichester

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Chichester

GrandFather: John Chichester 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Bourchier Baron Fitzwarin Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Fulk Bourchier 10th Baron Fitzwarin 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Thomasine Hankford 9th Baroness Fitzwarin 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Bourchier 1st Earl Bath 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Dynham 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Dynham Baroness Fitzwarin 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Arches

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bourchier 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Daubeney

Great x 3 Grandfather: Giles Daubeney 1st Baron Daubeney 7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Stourton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Cecily Daubeney Baroness Fitzwarin 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Arundell 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Arundell Baroness Offaly 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Chideocke 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Father: Edward Chichester 1st Viscount Chichester 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Courtenay 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Courtenay 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hungerford 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Courtenay 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Bonville 1st Baron Bonville 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Bonville 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Grey 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: William "Great" Courtenay 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Cecily Cheney

GrandMother: Gertrude Courtenay 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Gainsford

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Gainsford

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Shaa

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Shaa

Great x 2 Grandmother: Audrey Shaa

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Ilam

Arthur Chichester 1st Earl Donegal 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: John Copleston

Mother: Anne Copleston

GrandMother: Dorothy Biston