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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.
All Souls College, Oxford University is in Oxford University.
In 1503 John Mason was born at Abingdon, Berkshire. Illegitimate. He was either the son of a cowherd and a sister of Abbot Thomas Pentecost aka Rowland, or a son of Abbot Thomas Pentecost aka Rowland who played an important role in John's education sending him to All Souls College, Oxford University where he became a Fellow in 1521, was awarded BA on 8th July 1521 and MA on 21st February 1525.
On 19th December 1534 Dean Seth Holland was awarded BA at All Souls College, Oxford University.
In 1548 John Griffith educated at All Souls College, Oxford University.
In 1551 John Griffith was awarded Bachelor of Civil Law at All Souls College, Oxford University.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 6th March 1561. The vj day of Marche was bered in sant Gorge parryche in Sowthwarke, the wyche he cam owtt of the kynges bynche, master Seth Holand, latt dene of Vossetur, [Worcester] and the master of All Solles colege in Oxford, and a lx men of gentyllmen of the in of the corttes, and of Oxford, browth ym to the chyrche, for he was a grett lernydman.
In 1563 John Griffith was awarded Doctor of Civil Law at All Souls College, Oxford University.
In 1570 John Wynn 1st Baronet (age 17) commenced his education at All Souls College, Oxford University being awarded BA in 1578.
In 1672 Henry Godolphin (age 23) was awarded Master of Arts at All Souls College, Oxford University.
On 11th July 1685 Henry Godolphin (age 36) was awarded Bachelor of Divinity and Doctor of Divinity at All Souls College, Oxford University.
Around 1800 Spencer Rodney 5th Baron Rodney (age 14) was educated at All Souls College, Oxford University.
In 1807 Spencer Rodney 5th Baron Rodney (age 21) was awarded Bachelor of Arts at All Souls College, Oxford University.
In 1811 Spencer Rodney 5th Baron Rodney (age 25) was awarded Master of Arts: Oxford University at All Souls College, Oxford University.