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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In 1621 [his father] Edward Conway 2nd Viscount Conway [aged 26] and [his mother] Frances Popham Viscountess Conway [aged 24] were married.
Around 1623 Edward Conway 1st Earl Conway was born to Edward Conway 2nd Viscount Conway [aged 28] and Frances Popham Viscountess Conway [aged 26].
On 3rd January 1631 [his grandfather] Edward Conway 1st Viscount Conway [aged 67] died in St Martin's Lane. His son [his father] Edward [aged 36] succeeded 2nd Viscount Conway of Conway Castle. [his mother] Frances Popham Viscountess Conway [aged 34] by marriage Viscountess Conway of Conway Castle.
On 11th February 1651 Edward Conway 1st Earl Conway [aged 28] and Anne Finch [aged 19] were married.
On 26th June 1655 [his father] Edward Conway 2nd Viscount Conway [aged 60] died in Lyon, France [Map]. His son Edward [aged 32] succeeded 3rd Baron Conway of Ragley in Warwickshire.
On 2nd January 1668 Edward Conway 1st Earl Conway [aged 45] was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.
In 1671 [his mother] Frances Popham Viscountess Conway [aged 74] died.
In January 1673 [his brother-in-law] Heneage Finch 1st Earl Nottingham [aged 51] was created 1st Baron Finch Daventry. Elizabeth Harvey Baroness Finch [aged 46] by marriage Baroness Finch Daventry.
John Evelyn's Diary. 18th February 1678. My Lord Treasurer [aged 45] sent for me to accompany him to Wimbledon, which he had lately purchased of the Earl of Bristol [aged 44]; so breaking fast with him privately in his chamber, I accompanied him with two of his daughters, my Lord Conway [aged 55], and Sir Bernard Gascoyne [aged 64]; and, having surveyed his gardens and alterations, returned late at night.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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On 23rd February 1679 [his wife] Anne Finch [aged 47] died.
After 23rd February 1679 Edward Conway 1st Earl Conway [aged 56] and Elizabeth Booth Countess Conway were married. They were fifth cousin once removed.
On 3rd December 1679 Edward Conway 1st Earl Conway [aged 56] was created 1st Earl Conway. [his wife] Elizabeth Booth Countess Conway by marriage Countess Conway.
On 4th July 1681 [his wife] Elizabeth Booth Countess Conway died.
After 4th July 1681 Edward Conway 1st Earl Conway [aged 58] and Ursula Stawell Countess Mulgrave and Conway were married. She by marriage Countess Conway.
On 11th August 1683 Edward Conway 1st Earl Conway [aged 60] died. He was buried in the Church of the Holy Trinity Arrow, Warwickshire [Map]. Earl Conway, Baron Conway of Ragley in Warwickshire extinct.
He bequeathed his estates to his cousin's son Popham Seymour-Conway [aged 8] with the condition he should change his name to Seymour-Conway and adopt the Conway Arms.
On 18th March 1686 John Sheffield 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby [aged 37] and [his former wife] Ursula Stawell Countess Mulgrave and Conway were married at the chapel of Littlecote House. She by marriage Countess Mulgrave. He the son of Edmund Sheffield 2nd Earl Mulgrave and Elizabeth Cranfield Countess Mulgrave [aged 78].
On 13th August 1697 [his former wife] Ursula Stawell Countess Mulgrave and Conway died.
Church of the Holy Trinity Arrow, Warwickshire [Map]. Wall Plaque text as follows ... In a Vault under this Chancel are interred the remains of the following members of the Seymour Conway Family ...
[his mother] Frances Popham Viscountess Conway.
Elizabeth Booth Countess Conway.
Edward Conway 1st Earl Conway.
Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Baron Conway.
Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford.
Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford.
Field Marshal Henry Seymour-Conway.
Francis Ingram Seymour-Conway 2nd Marquess Hertford.
Francis Charles Seymour-Conway 3rd Marquess Hertford.
This tablet was erected by Francis George Hugh Seymour-Conway 5th Marquess Hertford.
Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 23 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 15 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Conway 
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Conway
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Conway of Arrow
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Verney of Pendley in Hertfordshire 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Verney
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Verney
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Weston 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Weston
GrandFather: Edward Conway 1st Viscount Conway 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Greville 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Greville
Great x 2 Grandfather: Fulk Greville Baron Latimer, Baron Willoughby
Great x 1 Grandmother: Helen Greville 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Willoughby 2nd Baron Willoughby 10th Baron Latimer 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Willoughby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Beauchamp Baroness Willoughby of Broke 
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Willoughby 11th Baroness Latimer 3rd Baroness Willoughby of Broke 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Neville 2nd Baron Latimer of Snape 
3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Neville 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Stafford Baroness Latimer 
11 x Great Grand Daughter of King David I of Scotland
Father: Edward Conway 2nd Viscount Conway 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Edward Conway 1st Earl Conway 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Alexander Popham of Huntworth in Somerset
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Popham 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Stradling 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Stradling 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane aka Joan Stradling 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Arundell 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Arundell 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Dinham 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandFather: Francis Popham 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Mother: Frances Popham Viscountess Conway 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England