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The 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." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
Paternal Family Tree: Wyndham
In 1602 Hugh Wyndham Baron of the Exchequer was born to John Wyndham of Orchard (age 44) and Joan Portman in Orchard Wyndham, Watchet.
On 19th March 1622 Hugh Wyndham Baron of the Exchequer (age 20) was admitted to Lincoln's Inn.
On 16th June 1629 Hugh Wyndham Baron of the Exchequer (age 27) was admitted to Lincoln's Inn.
Around 1640 Hugh Wyndham Baron of the Exchequer (age 38) and Jane Wodehouse were married. They were fifth cousin once removed.
On 2nd June 1643 Hugh Wyndham Baron of the Exchequer (age 41) was awarded Master of Arts: Oxford University by Royal Warrant.
Around 1645 [his daughter] Rachel Wyndham Countess of Bristol was born to Hugh Wyndham Baron of the Exchequer (age 43) and [his wife] Jane Wodehouse.
On 1st April 1645 [his father] John Wyndham of Orchard (age 87) died.
On 30th May 1654 Hugh Wyndham Baron of the Exchequer (age 52) was appointed Justice of the Common Pleas by Oliver Cromwell (age 55).
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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.
In 1656 [his son-in-law] Nathaniel Napier 2nd Baronet (age 20) and [his daughter] Blanche Wyndham Lady Napier were married.
On or after 13th July 1663, the date of the licence, [his son-in-law] John Digby 3rd Earl Bristol (age 29) and [his daughter] Rachel Wyndham Countess of Bristol (age 18) were married. He the son of George Digby 2nd Earl Bristol (age 50) and Anne Russell Countess Bristol (age 43). They were fifth cousin once removed.
On 20th June 1673 Hugh Wyndham Baron of the Exchequer (age 71) was appointed Baron of the Exchequer.
On 20th June 1673 Hugh Wyndham Baron of the Exchequer (age 71) was knighted by King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 43).
On 24th December 1684 Hugh Wyndham Baron of the Exchequer (age 82) died.
[his daughter] Blanche Wyndham Lady Napier was born to Hugh Wyndham Baron of the Exchequer and Jane Wodehouse.
[his father] John Wyndham of Orchard and [his mother] Joan Portman were married.
Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 17 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 21 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Wyndham
Great x 2 Grandfather: Vice-Admiral Thomas Wyndham 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Howard 1st Duke of Norfolk 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Howard 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Moleyns 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Wyndham 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Scrope 4th Baron Scrope of Bolton 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Scrope 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Scrope Baroness Scrope Bolton 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Scrope 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Washbourne
GrandFather: John Wyndham 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Father: John Wyndham of Orchard 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Wadham
GrandMother: Florence Wadham
Hugh Wyndham Baron of the Exchequer 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Portman
GrandFather: Henry Portman
Mother: Joan Portman