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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.
Paternal Family Tree: Trelawny
Around 1504 John Trelawny of Poole in Cornwall was born to Walter Trelawny of Poole in Cornwall and Isabella Toose.
Before 1542 John Trelawny of Poole in Cornwall (age 37) and Lore Trecarel were married. The date based on their son John Trelawny being given livery of his lands in 1563.
In 1547 John Trelawny of Poole in Cornwall (age 43) was appointed High Sheriff of Cornwall.
In 1553 John Trelawny of Poole in Cornwall (age 49) was elected MP Liskeard.
On 18th September 1556 Edward Courtenay 1st Earl Devon (age 29) died. His fourth cousin William (age 27) de jure 2nd Earl Devon. Elizabeth Paulett Countess Devon by marriage Countess Devon. John Trelawny of Poole in Cornwall (age 52) was one of his co-heirs.
In 1559 John Trelawny of Poole in Cornwall (age 55) was elected MP Cornwall which seat he held for life.
In 1560 John Trelawny of Poole in Cornwall (age 56) was appointed High Sheriff of Cornwall.
Before 25th September 1560 John Trelawny of Poole in Cornwall (age 56) and Margery Lamellyn were married.
On 25th September 1563 John Trelawny of Poole in Cornwall (age 59) died.
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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.
[his son] John Trelawny was born to John Trelawny of Poole in Cornwall and Margery Lamellyn.
John Trelawny of Poole in Cornwall
GrandFather: John Toose of Taunton
Mother: Isabella Toose