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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.
Wolsingham, County Durham
Church of St Mary, Hillington
Church of St Rumbold, Stoke Doyle
13 Wigmore Street Cavendish Square
Henry Hopper 1767-1844 is in Sculptors.
In 1767 Henry Hopper was born at Wolsingham, County Durham [Map].
After 15th October 1828. Church of St Mary, Hillington [Map]. Monument to Edward West and Lucretia Georgiana ffolkes sculpted by Henry Hopper (age 61). The armorial Edward West Chief Justice of Bombay 1782-1828 arms and Lucretia Georgiana ffolkes impaled. His arms quartered 
West Arms and Unknown Arms. Her arms quartered 1 
ffolkes Arms 2 
Hovell Arms 3 appears to be Browne as seen in the armorial to William Browne 4 
Turner Baronets Arms.
Edward West: he was born to John Balchen West. His parents died young so he was brought up by his uncle Martin ffolkes 1st Baronet. 26th August 1822 he and Lucretia Georgiana ffolkes were married at St Marylebone Church. She the daughter of his guardian and uncle Martin ffolkes 1st Baronet. On 16th August 1828 he died at Poonah.
Lucretia Georgiana ffolkes: she was born to Martin ffolkes 1st Baronet and Fanny Turner. On 15th October 1828 Lucretia Georgiana ffolkes died in childbirth at Bombay, India eleven days after having given birth to a posthumous son who only lived at few hours.
William Browne: In 1692 he was born. On 24th August 1717 he and Mary Greene were married.
On 4th July 1829 Thomas Capron (age 81) died. On 24th February 1832 Elizabeth Lucas (age 77) died. Memorial in Church of St Rumbold, Stoke Doyle [Map] sculpted by Henry Hopper (age 62).
Thomas Capron: he and Elizabeth Lucas were married. Around 1748 he was born.
Elizabeth Lucas: Around 1752 she was born to John Lucas of Nortoft Manor.
On 27th May 1844 Henry Hopper (age 77) died at 13 Wigmore Street Cavendish Square.