Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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Paternal Family Tree: Cust
Before 1717 [his father] Richard Cust 2nd Baronet (age 36) and [his mother] Anne Brownlow Lady Cust (age 22) were married. She by marriage Lady Cust of Stamford in Lincolnshire.
On 29th August 1718 John Cust 3rd Baronet was born to [his father] Richard Cust 2nd Baronet (age 37) and [his mother] Anne Brownlow Lady Cust (age 24).
On 25th July 1734 [his father] Richard Cust 2nd Baronet (age 53) died. He was buried at St George's Church, Stamford. His son John (age 15) succeeded 3rd Baronet Cust of Stamford in Lincolnshire.
In 1741 Enoch "The Younger" Seeman (age 47). Portrait of the Cust Family. From left to right … [his brother] Francis Cockayne-Cust (age 19), [his brother] William Cust (age 21) seated wearing a blue coat, [his sister] Jane Cust (age 16), [his brother] Peregrine Cust (age 18), [his uncle] Savile Cockayne-Cust (age 59) seated stroking a dalmatian, [his brother] Richard Cust (age 15), John Cust 3rd Baronet (age 22) holding a miniature of his new wife [his future wife] Etheldreda Payne Lady Cust (age 21), [his mother] Anne Brownlow Lady Cust (age 47) wears a black widow's hood and lace-trimmed kerchief, kept in place by a band attached to the robings of a closed blue damask gown, [his sister] Lucy Cust (age 9), Jane Cust pouring tea, and, lastly, [his sister] Dorothy Cust (age 12).
In 1743 John Cust 3rd Baronet (age 24) was elected MP Grantham.
On 30th July 1743 [his son-in-law] Philip Yorke and [his daughter] Elizabeth Cust were married.
On 8th December 1743 John Cust 3rd Baronet (age 25) and Etheldreda Payne Lady Cust (age 23) were married. She by marriage Lady Cust of Stamford in Lincolnshire.
On 3rd December 1744 [his son] Brownlow Cust 1st Baron Brownlow was born to John Cust 3rd Baronet (age 26) and [his wife] Etheldreda Payne Lady Cust (age 24). He married (1) 16th October 1770 Jocosa Drury Lady Cust, daughter of Thomas Drury 1st Baronet and Martha Tyrrell Lady Drury, and had issue (2) 1775 Frances Bankes Baroness Brownlow and had issue.
On 27th February 1754 [his uncle] John Brownlow 1st Viscount Tyconnel (age 63) died. Viscount Tyconnel, Baronet Brownlow of Humby in Lincolnshire extinct. John Cust 3rd Baronet (age 35) inherited Belton House [Map].
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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In 1761 John Cust 3rd Baronet (age 42) was elected Speaker of the House of Commons.
In 1762 John Cust 3rd Baronet (age 43) was appointed Privy Council.
On 24th January 1770 John Cust 3rd Baronet (age 51) died. His son Brownlow (age 25) succeeded 4th Baronet Cust of Stamford in Lincolnshire and inherited Belton House [Map].
Monument in St Peter and St Paul Church, Belton [Map]. Sculpted by William Tyler (age 41).
In 1775 [his former wife] Etheldreda Payne Lady Cust (age 55) died.
[his daughter] Daughters x 2 Cust was born to John Cust 3rd Baronet and Etheldreda Payne Lady Cust.
[his daughter] Elizabeth Cust was born to John Cust 3rd Baronet and Etheldreda Payne Lady Cust. She married 30th July 1743 Philip Yorke and had issue.
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Cust 1st Baronet
GrandFather: Pury Cust
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Pury
Great x 1 Grandmother: Beatrice Pury Lady Dering
Father: Richard Cust 2nd Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Woodcock
GrandMother: Ursula Woodcock
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Brownlow 
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Brownlow 1st Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Brownlow 2nd Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Duncombe 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Duncombe
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Bennett
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Bennett
GrandFather: William Brownlow 4th Baronet
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Freke of Iwerne Courtney
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Freke
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Swayne
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Freke of Stretton in Dorset
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Taylor of Burton Bradstock
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Taylor
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Freke Lady Brownlow
Mother: Anne Brownlow Lady Cust
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Mason
GrandMother: Dorothy Mason Baroness Brownlow
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Long
Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Long
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Thynne 
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Long 2nd Baronet
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anna Margaret Long