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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.
On or before 18th November 1554 Samuel Backhouse was born. He was baptised 18th November 1554.
On 16th September 1581 Samuel Backhouse (age 26) and Elisabeth Borlase were married.
From 1593 until his death Samuel Backhouse (age 38) was Justice of the Peace Berkshire.
On 17th January 1593 [his son] William Backhouse was born to Samuel Backhouse (age 38) and [his wife] Elisabeth Borlase.
In 1600 Samuel Backhouse (age 45) was High Sheriff of Berkshire during which time he was visited by Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 66).
In 1604 Samuel Backhouse (age 49) was elected MP New Windsor.
In 1614 Samuel Backhouse (age 59) was elected MP Ayslesbury in the Addled Parliament.
On 24th June 1626 Samuel Backhouse (age 71) died.
[his son] John Backhouse was born to Samuel Backhouse and Elisabeth Borlase.