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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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In 1584 William Button 1st Baronet was born to William Button of Alton and Tockenham Court in Lyneham in Wiltshire and Jane Lamb.
On 13th February 1601 William Button 1st Baronet (age 17) matriculated Queen's College, Oxford University.
On 15th July 1605 William Button 1st Baronet (age 21) was knighted at Whitehall Palace [Map].
In 1611 William Button 1st Baronet (age 27) was appointed High Sheriff of Wiltshire.
Before 1614 William Button 1st Baronet (age 29) and Ruth Dunch were married.
In 1622 [his son] William Button 2nd Baronet was born to William Button 1st Baronet (age 38) and [his wife] Ruth Dunch.
In 1622 [his son] Robert Button 3rd Baronet was born to William Button 1st Baronet (age 38) and [his wife] Ruth Dunch.
In 1622 [his son] John Button 4th Baronet was born to William Button 1st Baronet (age 38) and [his wife] Ruth Dunch.
On 18th March 1622 William Button 1st Baronet (age 38) was created 1st Baronet Button of Alton in Wiltshire.
On 6th April 1640 [his son] William Button 2nd Baronet (age 18) and [his daughter-in-law] Anne Rolle (age 24) were married at St Petroc's Church, Petrockstowe [Map].
On 2nd January 1647 William Button 1st Baronet (age 63) was fined £2380 for having supported the King during the Civil War.
On 16th January 1655 William Button 1st Baronet (age 71) died. He was buried at St James the Great Church, North Wraxall. His son [his son] William (age 33) succeeded 2nd Baronet Button of Alton in Wiltshire.
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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.
Wiltshire Archaeological Magazine 1857 V4 Pages 307-363. "The morrow after Twelfday, Mr. Charles Seymour and Sir William Button3, mett with their packs of Hounds at the Grey-Weathers. These downes looke as if they were sowen with great Stones, very thick, and in a dusky evening, they looke like a flock of Sheep: from whence it takes its name: one might fancy it to have been the scene, where the giants fought with huge stones against the Gods. "Twas here that our game began, and the chase led us (at length) thorough the village of Aubury, into the closes there: where I was wonderfully surprized at the sight of those vast stones, of which I had never heard before: as also at the mighty Bank and graffe4" about it: I observed in the inclosure some segments of rude circles, made with these stones, whence I concluded, they had been in the old time complete. I left my company a while, entertaining myselfe with a more delightfull indagation: and then (steered by the cry of the Hounds) overtooke the company, and went with them to Kynnet, where was a good hunting dinner provided.
"Our repast was cheerfull, which being ended, we remounted, and beat over the downes with our greyhounds. In this afternoon's diversion I happened to see Wensditch (sic), and an old camp and two or three sepulchres. The evening put a period to our sport, and we returned to the Castle at Marleborough, where we were nobly entertained; juvat hec meminisse5. I thinke I am the only surviving gentleman of that company.
Note 1. It is here printed from a transcript from the original MS. taken for the purpose of the present paper, and the accompanying illustrations have been reduced from very accurate facsimiles of Aubrey's sketches, which the writer has presented to the Society's Library and Museum at Devizes.
Note 2. Then of Allingham neer Chippenham: since Ld Seymour.
Note 3. Of Tottenham, Baronet. Tockenham.
Note 4. Ditch.
Note 5. it helps to remember this.
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Father: William Button of Alton and Tockenham Court in Lyneham in Wiltshire
GrandFather: John Lamb
Mother: Jane Lamb