Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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Before 1671 [his father] Humphrey Edwin (age 28) and [his mother] Elizabeth Sambrooke were married.
Before 12th March 1671 Samuel Edwin was born to [his father] Humphrey Edwin (age 29) and [his mother] Elizabeth Sambrooke.
On 12th March 1671 Samuel Edwin was baptised.
On 15th April 1687 Samuel Edwin (age 16) was educated at Pembroke College, Oxford University.
On 11th July 1689 Samuel Edwin (age 18) admitted at Lincoln's Inn.
In 1697 [his father] Humphrey Edwin (age 55) was appointed Lord Mayor of London.
After 20th September 1697 Samuel Edwin (age 26) and Catherine Montagu were married. She the daughter of Robert Montagu 3rd Earl Manchester and Anne Yelverton Countess Manchester (age 67).
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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Around 1699 [his son] Charles Edwin was born to Samuel Edwin (age 27) and [his wife] Catherine Montagu. He married 1st May 1736 Charlotte Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton Duke Hamilton, 1st Duke Brandon and Elizabeth Gerard Duchess Brandon.
In 1707 [his father] Humphrey Edwin (age 65) died.
On 22nd November 1714 [his mother] Elizabeth Sambrooke died. She was buried at Llanmihangel Church Llanmihangel.
On 11th April 1717 Samuel Edwin (age 46) was elected MP Minehead.
On 27th September 1722 Samuel Edwin (age 51) died.
[his daughter] Anne Edwin was born to Samuel Edwin and Catherine Montagu. She married Thomas Wyndham and had issue.
GrandFather: William Edwin
Father: Humphrey Edwin
GrandFather: Samuel Sambrooke
Mother: Elizabeth Sambrooke