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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.
Paternal Family Tree: Phelips
In or before 1557 [his father] Thomas Phelips (age 56) and [his mother] Elizabeth Smyth were married.
Around 1557 Edward Phelips was born to Thomas Phelips (age 57) and Elizabeth Smyth.
In 1584 Edward Phelips (age 27) was elected MP Bere Alston.
Around 1586 [his son] Robert Phelips was born to Edward Phelips (age 29).
In 1586 Edward Phelips (age 29) was elected MP Weymouth and Melcombe Regis.
In 1588 [his father] Thomas Phelips (age 88) died.
In 1593 Edward Phelips (age 36) was elected MP Penryn.
In 1597 Edward Phelips (age 40) was elected MP Andover.
In 1598 [his mother] Elizabeth Smyth died.
Around 1598 Edward Phelips (age 41) commissioned the building of Montacute House.
After 27th June 1602 [his son] Robert Phelips (age 16) and [his daughter-in-law] Brigetta Gorges (age 18) were married. She the daughter of Thomas Gorges of Longford Castle (age 66) and Helena Snakenbourg Marchioness Northampton (age 53).
On 11th February 1604 Edward Phelips (age 47) was elected MP Somerset.
On 19th March 1604 Edward Phelips (age 47) was elected Speaker of the House of Commons which office he held until 1611.
In 1611 Edward Phelips (age 54) was appointed Master of the Rolls which office he held until his death in 1614.
On 15th February 1613 The Memorable Masque of the Middle Temple and Lincoln's Inn was a masque performed at the Great Hall of Whitehall Palace as part of the wedding festivities.
Edward Phelips (age 56) helped organise the Masque paying Inigo Jones (age 39) £110 for the scenery and stage-works.
In 1614 Edward Phelips (age 57) died.
Father: Thomas Phelips
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Smyth
GrandFather: Matthew Smyth
Mother: Elizabeth Smyth