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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St James' Church Warter
South Aisle, Edinburgh Cathedral
Salisbury Cathedral
Church of the Holy Cross, Winchester
After 1848. St James' Church Warter [Map]. Monument to Gerald Valerian Wilson. Sculpted by George Frampton. Erected by his mother Florence Jane Helen Wellesley Baroness Nunburnholme.
Gerald Valerian Wilson: On 31st January 1885 he was born to Charles Henry Wilson 1st Baron Nunburnholme and Florence Jane Helen Wellesley Baroness Nunburnholme. On 27th September 1908 Gerald Valerian Wilson died.
On 18th June 1860 George Frampton was born to James Frampton in Fitzroy Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
On 7th June 1893 George Frampton [aged 32] and Christabel Cockerell [aged 28] were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. Her father George Russell Cockerell [aged 55] was one of the witnesses.
In 1894 [his son] George Meredith Frampton was born to George Frampton [aged 33].
Academy Architecture 1904. 1904. St George, Status, Part of War Memorial, Radley College, George Frampton [aged 43], R.A., Sculptor.
On 12th October 1905 Isabel Innes-Kerr [aged 26] died in childbirth. Monument at St James' Church Warter [Map] sculpted by George Frampton [aged 45]. She died in childbirth aged 26.
Isabel Innes-Kerr: In 1879 she was born to James Henry Robert Innes-Kerr 7th Duke Roxburghe and Anne Emily Spencer-Churchill Duchess Roxburghe. On 23rd June 1904 Guy Greville Wilson and she were married. She the daughter of James Henry Robert Innes-Kerr 7th Duke Roxburghe and Anne Emily Spencer-Churchill Duchess Roxburghe.
After 1907. St James' Church Warter [Map]. Monument to Charles Henry Wilson 1st Baron Nunburnholme [aged 73]. Sculpted by George Frampton [aged 46].
On 9th May 1909 a memorial at the South Aisle, Edinburgh Cathedral [Map] to General William Lockhart by sculptor George Frampton [aged 48] was unveiled by General Edward Pemberton Leach [aged 62].
General William Lockhart: On 2nd September 1841 he was born to Reverend Laurence Lockhart. On 18th March 1900 General William Lockhart died of malaria. His funeral occurred the following day and the service was taken by James Welldon the Bishop of Calcutta, and former headmaster of Harrow School. Lockhart's good friend and Viceroy Lord Curzon attended.
On 16th August 1911 Bishop John Wordsworth [aged 68] died. He was buried in Salisbury Cathedral [Map]. Monument sculpted by George Frampton [aged 51].
Bishop John Wordsworth: In 1843 he was born to Bishop Christopher Wordsworth. In 1870 he was appointed Prebendary of Lincoln Cathedral. In 1885 Bishop John Wordsworth was elected Bishop of Salisbury.
Annals of the six Kings of England by Nicholas Trivet
Translation of the Annals of the Six Kings of England by that traces the rise and rule of the Angevin aka Plantagenet dynasty from the mid-12th to early 14th century. Written by the Dominican scholar Nicholas Trivet, the work offers a vivid account of English history from the reign of King Stephen through to the death of King Edward I, blending political narrative with moral reflection. Covering the reigns of six monarchs—from Stephen to Edward I—the chronicle explores royal authority, rebellion, war, and the shifting balance between crown, church, and nobility. Trivet provides detailed insight into defining moments such as baronial conflicts, Anglo-French rivalry, and the consolidation of royal power under Edward I, whose reign he describes with particular immediacy. The Annals combines careful year-by-year reporting with thoughtful interpretation, presenting history not merely as a sequence of events but as a moral and political lesson. Ideal for readers interested in medieval history, kingship, and the origins of the English state, this chronicle remains a valuable and accessible window into the turbulent world of the Plantagenet kings.
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After 1918. Statue of St George. Sculpted by George Frampton [aged 57]. Church of the Holy Cross, Winchester [Map].
On 2nd May 1919 Evelyn de Morgan aka Mary Evelyn Pickering [aged 63] died. She was buried in the same grave of her husband William Frend De Morgan at Brookwood Cemetery, Woking. Her headstone, which depicts 'an angel with outstretched arms, pleading with a female figure of Death, with inverted torch, who turns her back', was carved by George Frampton [aged 58].
On 21st May 1928 George Frampton [aged 67] died.
On 18th March 1951 [his former wife] Christabel Cockerell [aged 86] died.