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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.

Biography of William Morice 1660-1688

Paternal Family Tree: Morice

In or before 1660 [his father] William Morice 1st Baronet (age 31) and [his mother] Gertrude Bampfylde Lady Morice were married.

In or before 1660 William Morice was born to William Morice 1st Baronet (age 31) and Gertrude Bampfylde Lady Morice.

In 1676 [his father] William Morice 1st Baronet (age 48) and [his step-mother] Elizabeth Reynell Lady Morice were married. She by marriage Lady Morice of Werrington in Devon.

In 1681 William Morice (age 21) was elected MP Newport.

In 1685 William Morice (age 25) was elected MP Newport.

In 1687 William Morice (age 27) and Anne Lower were married.

On or before 24th June 1688 William Morice (age 28) died. He was buried at 24th June 1688 on 24th June 1688.

On 1st May 1690 Charles Trelawny (age 37) and [his wife] Anne Lower were married. Her second husband having previously been married to William Morice.

Royal Ancestors of William Morice 1660-1688

Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 16 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of William Morice 1660-1688

GrandFather: William Morice

Father: William Morice 1st Baronet

Great x 1 Grandfather: Humphrey Prideaux of Souldon in Holsworthy, Devon

GrandMother: Elizabeth Prideaux

William Morice 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Bampfield of Poltimore

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Bampfield of Poltimore and Bampfylde House

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wadham

Great x 2 Grandfather: Amyas Bampfylde of Poltimore and North Molton

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Sydenham of Brympton d'Evercy

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sydenham

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ursula Brydges

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Bampylde 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Clifton of Barrington

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Clifton

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Clifton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Stanley 2nd Baron Monteagle 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Stanley 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: John Bampfylde 1st Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Mother: Gertrude Bampfylde Lady Morice 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Amias Coplestone

GrandMother: Gertrude Coplestone