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.'
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Richard Montpesson was born to [his father] William Montpesson of Maiden Bradley.
On 16th December 1571 a triple wedding was celebrated at Whitehall Palace [Map].. with Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 38) present...
Edward Sutton 4th Baron Dudley (age 46) and [his future wife] Mary Howard Baroness Dudley (age 23) were married. She by marriage Baroness Dudley. The difference in their ages was 23 years. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.
Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford (age 21) and Anne Cecil Countess of Oxford (age 15) were married. She by marriage Countess of Oxford. He the son of John de Vere 16th Earl of Oxford and Margery Golding Countess of Oxford.
Edward Somerset 4th Earl of Worcester (age 21) and Elizabeth Hastings Countess of Worcester (age 25) were married. She by marriage Countess Worcester. She the daughter of Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon and Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon (age 60). He the son of William Somerset 3rd Earl of Worcester (age 45) and Christina North Countess of Worcester. They were third cousin once removed.
From 1574 Richard Montpesson was appointed Master of the Royal Stables.
After 12th July 1586 Richard Montpesson and Mary Howard Baroness Dudley (age 38) were married.
Around 1596 Thomas Aylesbury 1st Baronet (age 20) was appointed Secretary to [his brother-in-law] Charles Howard 1st Earl Nottingham (age 60).
On 22nd October 1597 [his brother-in-law] Charles Howard 1st Earl Nottingham (age 61) was created 1st Earl Nottingham. Katherine Carey Countess Nottingham (age 47) by marriage Countess Nottingham.
On 14th May 1598 [his sister-in-law] Frances Howard Countess Hertford (age 44) died.
On 21st August 1600 [his wife] Mary Howard Baroness Dudley (age 52) died.
Before February 1601 Richard Montpesson and Elizabeth Oglethorpe were married.
In 1603 Richard Montpesson was knighted.
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.
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After 1603 Richard Montpesson retired to Salisbury where he largely rebuilt the house known as Arundells House, Salisbury Cathedral Close [Map].
After 1610 Richard Montpesson and Katherine Pakington were married.
In 1627 Richard Montpesson died. Monument with his wife [his wife] Katherine Pakington at Salisbury Cathedral [Map].
Katherine Pakington: she was born to Thomas Pakington of Aylesbury. After 1610 Richard Montpesson and she were married.
