Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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In 1630 Mary Gifford was born to [her father] Thomas Gifford.
On 14th November 1644 John Shelley of Mitchelgrove 1st Baronet died. His son [her future husband] Charles succeeded 2nd Baronet Shelley of Mitchelgrove in Sussex.
Before 1662 [her future husband] Charles Shelley 2nd Baronet and Elizabeth Weston were married. She the daughter of Benjamin Weston and Elizabeth Sheldon Countess Anglesey [aged 53].
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 19th February 1664. After dinner I to the office, where we should have met upon business extraordinary, but business not coming we broke up, and I thither again and took my wife; and taking a coach, went to visit my Ladys Jemimah and Paulina Montagu, and Mrs. Elizabeth Pickering [aged 22], whom we find at their father's new house1 in Lincolne's Inn Fields; but the house all in dirt. They received us well enough; but I did not endeavour to carry myself over familiarly with them; and so after a little stay, there coming in presently after us my Lady Aberguenny [aged 34] and other ladies, we back again by coach, and visited, my wife did, my she cozen Scott, who is very ill still, and thence to Jaggard's again, where a very good supper and great store of plate; and above all after supper Mrs. Jaggard did at my entreaty play on the Vyall, but so well as I did not think any woman in England could and but few Maisters, I must confess it did mightily surprise me, though I knew heretofore that she could play, but little thought so well.
Note 1. The Earl of Sandwich had just moved to a house in Lincoln's Inn Fields. Elizabeth Dickering, who afterwards married John Creed, was niece to Lord Sandwich [aged 38].
Before 21st April 1665 George Neville [aged 50] and Mary Gifford [aged 35] were married.
On 21st April 1665 [her son] George Neville 1st Baron Abergavenny was born to [her husband] George Neville [aged 50] and Mary Gifford [aged 35]. He married before 26th March 1695 Honora Belasyse Baroness Bergavenny, daughter of John Belasyse 1st Baron Belasyse and Anne Paulett Baroness Belasyse.
On 2nd June 1666 [her husband] George Neville [aged 51] died.
After 2nd June 1666 Charles Shelley 2nd Baronet and Mary Gifford [aged 36] were married. His son John Shelley 3rd Baronet [aged 4] subsequently married her daughter Winifred Neville Lady Shelley.
In 1681 [her husband] Charles Shelley 2nd Baronet died. His son [her future son-in-law] John [aged 19] succeeded 3rd Baronet Shelley of Mitchelgrove in Sussex.
Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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Before 15th June 1685 [her son-in-law] John Shelley 3rd Baronet [aged 23] and [her daughter] Winifred Neville Lady Shelley were married. She by marriage Lady Shelley of Mitchelgrove in Sussex. His father [her former husband] Charles Shelley 2nd Baronet and her mother Mary Gifford [aged 55] were married meaning her step-father became her father-in-law.
Before 24th May 1687 [her daughter] Winifred Neville Lady Shelley died.
Before 26th March 1695 [her son] George Neville 1st Baron Abergavenny [aged 29] and [her daughter-in-law] Honora Belasyse Baroness Bergavenny were married. She by marriage Baroness Abergavenny.
On 26th March 1695 [her son] George Neville 1st Baron Abergavenny [aged 29] died. Baron Abergavenny extinct..
Before 14th November 1699, the date she was buried, Mary Gifford [aged 69] died.
Cansisk's Monumental Inscriptions Volume 1 Old St Pancras Churchyard. Churchyard St Pancras Old Church [Map]. The Right Hon. Mary [deceased], Lady Dowager Abergavenny, buried Nov. 14, 1699.
[her daughter] Winifred Neville Lady Shelley was born to George Neville and Mary Gifford. She married before 15th June 1685 John Shelley 3rd Baronet, son of Charles Shelley 2nd Baronet and Elizabeth Weston, and had issue.