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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.
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In 1601 [his grandfather] James Harrington 1st Baronet (age 59) and [his grandmother] Anne Bernard were married. A double-wedding; his son married her daughter: [his father] Edward Harington 2nd Baronet and [his mother] Margaret Doyley (age 23) were married.
On 30th December 1607 James Harington 3rd Baronet was born to Edward Harington 2nd Baronet and Margaret Doyley (age 29).
In or before 1635 James Harington 3rd Baronet (age 27) and Katherine Wright Lady Harington (age 17) were married.
Around 1635 [his son] Edmund Harington 4th Baronet was born to James Harington 3rd Baronet (age 27) and [his wife] Katherine Wright Lady Harington (age 18).
After 1636 [his son] Henry Harington was born to James Harington 3rd Baronet (age 28) and [his wife] Katherine Wright Lady Harington (age 19).
On or before 10th October 1639 [his son] Edward Harington 5th Baronet was born to James Harington 3rd Baronet (age 31) and [his wife] Katherine Wright Lady Harington (age 22). He was baptised on 10th October 1639 at St Peter le Poer Church, Broad Street.
On 29th June 1644 the Battle of Cropredy Bridge was fought near Banbury, Oxfordshire [Map].
Robert Howard (age 18) fought.
James Harington 3rd Baronet (age 36) led out a brigade of suburban Trained Bands, the Tower Hamlets Regiment and the Southwark White Auxiliaries and the Westminster Yellow Auxiliaries, to join William Waller (age 47) in the campaign that culminated at the Battle of Cropredy Bridge.
On 27th October 1644 Maurice Palatinate Simmern (age 23) fought for the defeated Royalist army at the Second Battle of Newbury at Speen, Newbury [Map]. Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Cleveland (age 53) was captured. Edward St John (age 27) was killed.
James Harington 3rd Baronet (age 36), who had his horse shot from under him, commanded five regiments.
Mountjoy Blount 1st Earl Newport (age 47) fought for the Royalist Army.
Anthony Mansel of Ischoed was killed fighting for the Royalists.
In 1646 James Harington 3rd Baronet (age 38) was elected MP Rutland which seat he held until 1653.
On 23rd January 1649 King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 48) was tried at Westminster Hall [Map] by Henry Mildmay (age 56). The fifty-nine signatories of his Death Warrant were:
14 Major-General William Goffe
21 Admiral Richard Deane
42 John Jones
45 Major General Charles Fleetwood
54 Gregory Clement
55 John Downes
57 Thomas Scot
58 John Carew
The commissioners who sat at the trial but did not sign the Death Warrant included:
William Monson 1st Viscount Monson (age 50)
James Harington 3rd Baronet (age 41)
The Captain of the Guard was Daniel Axtell (age 27). The guards included Francis Hacker, Matthew Tomlinson (age 31).
The Solicitor-General was John Cook (age 41).
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In 1652 [his father] Edward Harington 2nd Baronet died. His son James (age 44) succeeded 3rd Baronet Harington of Ridlington in Rutlandshire. [his wife] Katherine Wright Lady Harington (age 35) by marriage Lady Harington of Ridlington in Rutlandshire.
1654. William Faithorne "The Elder" (age 38). Portrait of James Harington 3rd Baronet (age 46).
In 1654 James Harington 3rd Baronet (age 46) was elected MP Middlesex which seat he held until 1655.
All About History Books
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 1658 [his mother] Margaret Doyley (age 80) died.
On 29th August 1660 the Indemnity and Oblivion Act became law. The act was a general pardon for everyone who had committed crimes during the Civil War and Interregnum with the exception of certain crimes such as murder (without a licence granted by King or Parliament), piracy, buggery, rape and witchcraft, and people named in the act such as those involved in the regicide of Charles I.
Henry Mildmay (age 67) was excepted from the Indemnity and Oblivion Act.
James Harington 3rd Baronet (age 52) was exempted. In 1661 his Baronetcy was forfeit for life.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 7th September 1665. Thence to Brainford, reading "The Villaine", a pretty good play, all the way. There a coach of Mr. Povy's (age 51) stood ready for me, and he at his house ready to come in, and so we together merrily to Swakely, Sir R. Viner's (age 34). A very pleasant place, bought by him of Sir James Harrington's (age 57) [his wife] lady (age 48). He took us up and down with great respect, and showed us all his house and grounds; and it is a place not very moderne in the garden nor house, but the most uniforme in all that ever I saw; and some things to excess. Pretty to see over the screene of the hall (put up by Sir Mr. Harrington, a Long Parliamentman) the King's head, and my Lord of Essex (age 33) on one side, and Fairfax on the other; and upon the other side of the screene, the parson of the parish, and the lord of the manor and his sisters. The window-cases, door-cases, and chimnys of all the house are marble. He showed me a black boy that he had, that died of a consumption, and being dead, he caused him to be dried in an oven, and lies there entire in a box.
In 1675 [his wife] Katherine Wright Lady Harington (age 58) died.
Around August 1679 [his son] Edmund Harington 4th Baronet (age 44) and [his daughter-in-law] Sarah Alston Lady Harington were married. There was no issue from the marriage.
In 1680 James Harington 3rd Baronet (age 72) died in exile in Europe. His son [his son] Edmund (age 45) succeeded 4th Baronet Harington of Ridlington in Rutlandshire. [his daughter-in-law] Sarah Alston Lady Harington by marriage Lady Harington of Ridlington in Rutlandshire.
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Kings France: Great x 20 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Harrington
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Harrington
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Alexander Harrington
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Harrington
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Moton of Peckleton in Leicestershire
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Moton
GrandFather: James Harrington 1st Baronet
Great x 4 Grandfather: William IV Sidney
Great x 3 Grandfather: Nicholas Sidney
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Sidney
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Brandon
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Brandon
Great x 1 Grandmother: Lucy Sidney
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Pakenham
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh Pakenham
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Pakenham
Father: Edward Harington 2nd Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Sapcote of Elton
GrandMother: Frances Sapcote
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas D'Oyley
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Doyley
GrandFather: John Doyley
Mother: Margaret Doyley
Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Barnard
GrandMother: Anne Bernard