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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: Dillington
In or before 1575 [his father] Tristram Dillington of Newchurch and [his mother] Jane Martin were married.
Around 1575 Robert Dillington 1st Baronet was born to Tristram Dillington of Newchurch and Jane Martin.
In February 1594 [his father] Tristram Dillington of Newchurch died.
In 1604 [his uncle] Robert Dillington died. His nephew Robert Dillington 1st Baronet (age 29) inherited his estates.
On 6th September 1628 Robert Dillington 1st Baronet (age 53) was created 1st Baronet Dillington of Knighton, Isle of Wight in Hampshire.
In 1633 Robert Dillington 1st Baronet (age 58) purchased Great Budbridge Manor on the Isle of Wight.
In 1654 Robert Dillington 1st Baronet (age 79) was elected MP Isle of Wight which seat he held until 1655.
Before 1664 Robert Dillington 1st Baronet (age 88) and Catharine Gorges were married. She the daughter of Thomas Gorges of Longford Castle and Helena Snakenbourg Marchioness Northampton.
Before 1664 Robert Dillington 1st Baronet (age 88) and Mabel Forster were married.
In 1664 Robert Dillington 1st Baronet (age 89) died. His grandson [his grandson] Robert (age 30) succeeded 2nd Baronet Dillington of Knighton, Isle of Wight in Hampshire.
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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.
In or after 1688 [his former wife] Catharine Gorges died.
[his son] Robert Dillington of Mottistone was born to Robert Dillington 1st Baronet.
GrandFather: Unknown Dillington
Father: Tristram Dillington of Newchurch
GrandFather: Nicholas Martin of Achilhampton in Dorset
Mother: Jane Martin