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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: Cooper
Before 24th October 1597 [his father] John Cooper (age 45) and [his mother] Margaret Skutt were married.
On 24th October 1597 John Cooper 1st Baronet was born to John Cooper (age 45) and Margaret Skutt.
On 4th December 1606 Charles Morrison 1st Baronet (age 19) and [his future wife] Mary Hicks Lady Cooper and Morrison were married at Low Leyton, Essex.
Around 24th November 1610 [his father] John Cooper (age 58) died.
On 22nd July 1621 [his son] Anthony Ashley-Cooper 1st Earl Shaftesbury was born to John Cooper 1st Baronet (age 23) and [his future wife] Anne Ashley Lady Cooper.
On 4th July 1622 John Cooper 1st Baronet (age 24) was created 1st Baronet Cooper of Rockbourne in Southampton. [his future wife] Anne Ashley Lady Cooper by marriage Lady Cooper of Rockbourne in Southampton.
In 1628 John Cooper 1st Baronet (age 30) was elected MP Poole.
Before 20th July 1628 John Cooper 1st Baronet (age 30) and Anne Ashley Lady Cooper were married.
On 20th July 1628 [his wife] Anne Ashley Lady Cooper died.
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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.
After 20th July 1628 John Cooper 1st Baronet (age 30) and Mary Hicks Lady Cooper and Morrison were married. She by marriage Lady Cooper of Rockbourne in Southampton.
On 23rd March 1631 John Cooper 1st Baronet (age 33) died at Cassiobury, Watford. He was buried in Wimborne St Giles Church. His son [his son] Anthony (age 9) succeeded 2nd Baronet Cooper of Rockbourne in Southampton.
[his son] George Cooper was born to John Cooper 1st Baronet and Anne Ashley Lady Cooper.
[his daughter] Philippa Cooper Lady Browne was born to John Cooper 1st Baronet and Anne Ashley Lady Cooper.
GrandFather: Richard Cooper of Rudgwick
Father: John Cooper
GrandFather: Anthony Skutt of Stanton Drew in Somerset
Mother: Margaret Skutt