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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Around 1534 Bishop John Still was born at Grantham [Map]. He was educated at the The King's School, Grantham [Map] and Christ's College, Cambridge University [Map].
In 1574 Bishop John Still [aged 40] was appointed Master of St John's College, Cambridge University [Map].
In 1576 Bishop John Still [aged 42] was appointed Archdeacon of Sudbury which position he held until 1593.
In or before 1577 Bishop John Still [aged 42] and Anne Alabaster were married.
In 1577 Bishop John Still [aged 43] was appointed Master of Trinity College, Cambridge University [Map].
In May 1577 Archdeacon John Mullins [aged 57] was collated to the rectory of Bocking, Essex [Map]. In October 1583 he was made Dean of Bocking, Essex [Map] along with Bishop John Still [aged 43].
In 1579 [his son] Nathaniel Still was born to Bishop John Still [aged 45] and [his wife] Anne Alabaster. He married before 1626 Jane Whitmore.
In 1592 [his wife] Anne Alabaster died.
In 1593 Bishop John Still [aged 59] was appointed Bishop of Bath and Wells.
On 26th February 1608 Bishop John Still [aged 74] died.