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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: Palmer of Wingham
Thomas Palmer 1st Baronet and Margaret Poley Lady Palmer were married.
In 1540 Thomas Palmer 1st Baronet was born to Henry Palmer (age 44) at Wingham, Kent.
On 15th January 1559 [his father] Henry Palmer (age 63) died.
On 1st January 1575 [his son] Thomas Palmer was born to Thomas Palmer 1st Baronet (age 35) and Margaret Poley Lady Palmer (age 33) at Putney, Surrey [Map].
In 1577 [his son] Roger Palmer was born to Thomas Palmer 1st Baronet (age 37) and Margaret Poley Lady Palmer (age 35).
In January 1585 [his son] James Palmer was born to Thomas Palmer 1st Baronet (age 45) and Margaret Poley Lady Palmer (age 43).
In 1586 Thomas Palmer 1st Baronet (age 46) was elected MP Arundel.
In 1595 Thomas Palmer 1st Baronet (age 55) was appointed High Sheriff of Kent.
In 1596 Thomas Palmer 1st Baronet (age 56) was knighted.
In 1601 Thomas Palmer 1st Baronet (age 61) was elected MP Arundel.
On 10th September 1608 [his son] Thomas Palmer (age 33) died.
On 29th June 1621 ...
Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu (age 58) was created 1st Baron Montagu of Boughton in Northamptonshire.
Thomas Palmer 1st Baronet (age 81) was created 1st Baronet Palmer of Wingham in Kent. Margaret Poley Lady Palmer (age 79) by marriage Lady Palmer of Wingham in Kent.
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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 7th January 1626 Thomas Palmer 1st Baronet (age 86) died at Barnet [Map]. He was buried at Wingham, Kent. His grandson [his grandson] Thomas succeeded 2nd Baronet Palmer of Wingham in Kent.