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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: Oxenden
In or before 1641 [his father] Henry Oxenden 1st Baronet (age 26) and [his mother] Elizabeth Meredith were married.
In 1645 Henry Oxenden 3rd Baronet was born to Henry Oxenden 1st Baronet (age 31) and Elizabeth Meredith.
In 1659 [his mother] Elizabeth Meredith died.
On 6th June 1674 Henry Oxenden 3rd Baronet (age 29) was present at the coronation ceremony of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Raigad Fort.
On 30th June 1677 Henry Oxenden 3rd Baronet (age 32) was appointed the English deputy-governor of Bombay of East India Company.
In 1686 [his father] Henry Oxenden 1st Baronet (age 72) died. His son [his brother] James (age 44) succeeded 2nd Baronet Oxenden of Dene in Kent.
In 1697 Henry Oxenden 3rd Baronet (age 52) was Colonel of a regiment of the Kent Militia.
On 29th September 1708 [his brother] James Oxenden 2nd Baronet (age 67) died without issue. His brother Henry (age 63) succeeded 3rd Baronet Oxenden of Dene in Kent.
In 1709 Henry Oxenden 3rd Baronet (age 64) died. His nephew Henry (age 18) succeeded 4th Baronet Oxenden of Dene in Kent.
GrandFather: James Oxenden of Deane
Father: Henry Oxenden 1st Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Nevinson of Eastry in Kent
GrandMother: Margaret Nevinson
GrandFather: William Meredith 1st Baronet
Mother: Elizabeth Meredith
Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Barker
GrandMother: Susannah Barker of London Lady Meredith