Adam Murimuth's Continuation and Robert of Avesbury’s 'The Wonderful Deeds of King Edward III'
This volume brings together two of the most important contemporary chronicles for the reign of Edward III and the opening phases of the Hundred Years’ War. Written in Latin by English clerical observers, these texts provide a vivid and authoritative window into the political, diplomatic, and military history of fourteenth-century England and its continental ambitions. Adam Murimuth Continuatio's Chronicarum continues an earlier chronicle into the mid-fourteenth century, offering concise but valuable notices on royal policy, foreign relations, and ecclesiastical affairs. Its annalistic structure makes it especially useful for establishing chronology and tracing the development of events year by year. Complementing it, Robert of Avesbury’s De gestis mirabilibus regis Edwardi tertii is a rich documentary chronicle preserving letters, treaties, and official records alongside narrative passages. It is an indispensable source for understanding Edward III’s claim to the French crown, the conduct of war, and the mechanisms of medieval diplomacy. Together, these works offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts a reliable and unembellished account of a transformative period in English and European history. Essential for anyone interested in medieval chronicles, the Hundred Years’ War, or the reign of Edward III.
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Clovelly, Devon is in Devon.
Around 1154 Gervaise Giffard [aged 32] died at Clovelly, Devon.
Around 1460 Jane Carew was born to Nicholas Carew [aged 15] and Margery Dynham [aged 24] at Clovelly, Devon. She married in or before 1495 her fourth cousin once removed Robert Carey.
Around 1466 Edmund Carew was born to Nicholas Carew [aged 21] and Margery Dynham [aged 30] at Clovelly, Devon. He married Katherine Huddersfield and had issue.
In 1738 Zachary Hamlyn [aged 61] purchased the manor of Clovelly, Devon.
On 22nd June 1759 Zachary Hamlyn [aged 82] died. He was buried at All Hallows' Church Woolfardisworthy [Map]. He has a monument at All Saints Church Clovelly, Devon with the inscription: "To the memory of Zachary Hamlyn Esq. late of Lincoln's Inn and of Court in this parish who departed this life June 22d MDCCLIX in the LXXXII year of his age. Whose body lies interred in the parish church of Woolfardisworthy [Map]. He was a sincere Christian, a tender and beneficent relation, a faithfull and kind friend an inoffensive and chearfull companion. Exemplarily modest, diligent, capable, communicative, he acquired a handsome fortune not only unenvied but with the esteem and love of all who had the pleasure of knowing him". His great-nephew James Hammett aka Hamlyn 1st Baronet [aged 24] inherited his estates including the manor of Clovelly, Devon, and adopted his surname and arms.
On 8th September 1819 Arthur Chichester 7th Baronet [aged 29] and Charlotte Hamlyn-Williams [aged 21] were married at Clovelly, Devon.
In 1861 James Hamlyn-Williams 3rd Baronet [aged 71] died. Baronet Hamlyn of Clovelly in Devon extinct. His daughter Susan Hester Hamlyn-Williams [aged 37] and her husband Colonel Henry Edward Fane aka Hamlyn-Fane [aged 43]. inherited his estates including Clovelly, Devon.
On 27th December 1868 Colonel Henry Edward Fane aka Hamlyn-Fane [aged 51] died. He was buried at Clovelly, Devon.
In 1884 Nevile Hamlyn Batson Fane [aged 21] died. He was buried at Clovelly, Devon.
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 22nd June 1759 Zachary Hamlyn [aged 82] died. He was buried at All Hallows' Church Woolfardisworthy [Map]. He has a monument at All Saints Church Clovelly, Devon with the inscription: "To the memory of Zachary Hamlyn Esq. late of Lincoln's Inn and of Court in this parish who departed this life June 22d MDCCLIX in the LXXXII year of his age. Whose body lies interred in the parish church of Woolfardisworthy [Map]. He was a sincere Christian, a tender and beneficent relation, a faithfull and kind friend an inoffensive and chearfull companion. Exemplarily modest, diligent, capable, communicative, he acquired a handsome fortune not only unenvied but with the esteem and love of all who had the pleasure of knowing him". His great-nephew James Hammett aka Hamlyn 1st Baronet [aged 24] inherited his estates including the manor of Clovelly, Devon, and adopted his surname and arms.