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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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Willam Humphreys 1st Baronet was born to [his father] Nathaniel Humfreys of Candlewick Street in London.
On Willam Humphreys 1st Baronet married Ellen, the widow of Colonel Robert Lancashire of London, at Knightsbridge Chapel.
In 1704 Willam Humphreys 1st Baronet was appointed Sheriff of London.
Before 19th August 1704 Willam Humphreys 1st Baronet and Margaret Wintour were married.
On or before 19th August 1704 [his son] Orlando Humphreys 2nd Baronet was born to Willam Humphreys 1st Baronet and [his wife] Margaret Wintour. He married before 1736 Ellen Lancashire and had issue.
On 19th August 1704 [his wife] Margaret Wintour died. She was buried at St Mildred's Church, Poultry [Map].
On 26th October 1704 Willam Humphreys 1st Baronet was knighted.
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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.
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On 29th July 1707 Willam Humphreys 1st Baronet was elected Alderman of Cheap ward.
In 1714 Willam Humphreys 1st Baronet was appointed Lord Mayor of London.
On 20th October 1714 King George I (age 54) was crowned I King Great Britain and Ireland at Westminster Abbey [Map] by Archbishop Thomas Tenison (age 78).
Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton (age 30) was appointed Lord High Steward.
Willam Humphreys 1st Baronet officiated in his capacity of Lord Mayor of London, entertaining the King and his court at Guildhall
On 30th November 1714 Willam Humphreys 1st Baronet was created 1st Baronet Humphreys of London.
In 1715 Willam Humphreys 1st Baronet was elected MP Marlborough which seat he held until 1722.
In 1719 Willam Humphreys 1st Baronet was appointed Director of the Bank of England which office he held at various times until 1730.
On 25th January 1733 Willam Humphreys 1st Baronet was elected Alderman of Bridge Without ward.
On 26th October 1735 Willam Humphreys 1st Baronet died. He was buried at St Mildred's Church, Poultry [Map]. His son Orlando (age 31) succeeded 2nd Baronet Humphreys of London.
GrandFather: William ap Humfrey of Penrhyn in Montgomeryshire
Father: Nathaniel Humfreys of Candlewick Street in London