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.'
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George Smith of Exeter was born to [his father] John Smith and [his mother] Alice Muttleberry.
On 30th September 1572 George Smith of Exeter and Joan Walker were married.
Before 1581 [his father] John Smith died.
In or before 1581 [his father] John Smith and [his mother] Alice Muttleberry were married.
In 1583 George Smith of Exeter was appointed Sheriff of Exeter.
In 1584 George Smith of Exeter rebuilt his Exeter townhouse at a cost of £1000.
In 1586 George Smith of Exeter was appointed Mayor of Exeter.
In 1597 George Smith of Exeter was appointed Mayor of Exeter.
In 1598 George Smith of Exeter and Grave Viell were married.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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In 1604 George Smith of Exeter was elected MP Exeter.
In 1604 [his son-in-law] Thomas Monck (age 33) and [his daughter] Elizabeth Smith were married.
On 12th June 1604 George Smith of Exeter was knighted at Greenwich, Kent [Map].
In 1607 George Smith of Exeter was appointed Mayor of Exeter.
In 1618 [his son-in-law] Bevil Grenville (age 22) and [his daughter] Grace Smith were married. They were fourth cousin once removed.
On 21st March 1619 George Smith of Exeter died. He was buried at Exeter Cathedral [Map].
In 1645 [his former wife] Grave Viell died.
[his daughter] Grace Smith was born to George Smith of Exeter and Grave Viell. She married 1618 her fourth cousin once removed Bevil Grenville and had issue.
[his daughter] Elizabeth Smith was born to George Smith of Exeter and Joan Walker. She married 1604 Thomas Monck and had issue.
Father: John Smith
GrandFather: Alexander Muttleberry of Jordans in Somerset
Mother: Alice Muttleberry