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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John Bathurst Deane is in Antiquaries.
On 27th August 1797 John Bathurst Deane was born to [his father] Captain Charles Meredith Deane at the Cape of Good Hope.
In 1821 John Bathurst Deane (age 23) was ordained Deacon, and priest in 1823.
On 15th June 1822 John Bathurst Deane (age 24) and Caroline Lemprière were married at St Nicholas's Church, Shaldon [Map].
Archaeologia Volume 25 Section XIII. Remarks on certain Celtic Monuments at Locmariaker, in Britany; in a Letter from the Rev. John Bathurst Deane (age 36), M.A., F.S.A., to Henry Ellis, Esq. F.R.S., Secretary. Read 17th January, 1833.
Archaeologia Volume 25 Section XII. Observations on Dracontia [Carnac]; Communicated by the Rev. John Bathurst Deane (age 36), M.A., F.S.A., in a Letter to Henry Ellis, Esq. F.R.S., Secretary. Read 13th December, 1832.
On 22nd March 1834 John Bathurst Deane (age 36) and Louisa Elizabeth Fourdrinier were married. They had thirteen children.
On 12th July 1887 John Bathurst Deane (age 89) died.
In 1892 [his former wife] Louisa Elizabeth Fourdrinier died.