William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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Paternal Family Tree: Wyndham
On 29th October 1609 Wadham Wyndham was born to [his father] John Wyndham of Orchard (age 51) and [his mother] Joan Portman in Orchard Wyndham, Watchet.
On 22nd October 1628 Wadham Wyndham (age 18) was entered Lincoln's Inn.
On 17th May 1636 Wadham Wyndham (age 26) was called to the bar.
On 1st April 1645 [his father] John Wyndham of Orchard (age 87) died.
On 12th January 1647 Wadham Wyndham (age 37) and Barbara Clarke (age 19) were married.
On 2nd March 1648 [his son] Colonel John Wyndham was born to Wadham Wyndham (age 38) and [his wife] Barbara Clarke (age 20). He married before 27th December 1681 Alice Fownes and had issue.
On 7th November 1649 [his daughter] Barbara Wyndham was born to Wadham Wyndham (age 40) and [his wife] Barbara Clarke (age 21). She married in or before 1670 Humphrey Briggs 3rd Baronet, son of Humphrey Briggs 2nd Baronet and Elizabeth Wilbraham, and had issue.
In 1659 [his son] William Wyndham was born to Wadham Wyndham (age 49) and [his wife] Barbara Clarke (age 31).
On 24th November 1660 Wadham Wyndham (age 51) was appointed Justice of the King's Bench.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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On 4th December 1660 Wadham Wyndham (age 51) was knighted by King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 30).
On 23rd June 1662 [his son] Wadham Wyndham was born to Wadham Wyndham (age 52) and [his wife] Barbara Clarke (age 34).
On 24th December 1668 Wadham Wyndham (age 59) died.
On 26th December 1704 [his former wife] Barbara Clarke (age 77) died.
[his father] John Wyndham of Orchard and [his mother] Joan Portman were married.
Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 17 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 21 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Wyndham 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Vice-Admiral Thomas Wyndham 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Howard 1st Duke of Norfolk 
4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Howard 5 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Moleyns 5 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Wyndham 7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Scrope 4th Baron Scrope of Bolton 
5 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Scrope 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Scrope Baroness Scrope Bolton 7 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Scrope 7 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Washbourne
GrandFather: John Wyndham 8 x Great Grand Son of
Father: John Wyndham of Orchard 9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Wadham
GrandMother: Florence Wadham
Wadham Wyndham 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Portman 
GrandFather: Henry Portman
Mother: Joan Portman