Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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Breadsall, Derbyshire
Breadsall Priory, Derbyshire
Dale aka Deepdale Abbey, Derbyshire
Hopwell, Derbyshire
Morley, Derbyshire
Risley, Derbyshire
Risley Hall, Derbyshire
Sandiacre, Derbyshire
Sawley, Derbyshire
Stanley, Derbyshire
Wilne, Derbyshire
Erewash, Derbyshire is in Derbyshire.
Breadsall Priory, Derbyshire is also in Priories in England.
On 18th April 1802 Erasmus Darwin (age 70) died at Breadsall Priory, Derbyshire [Map].
Dale aka Deepdale Abbey, Derbyshire is also in Abbeys in England.
Annals of Dunstable. In the same year the abbot of La Dale [Map]1 reached a settlement with us concerning the tithes in Pecco, which we were claiming from him; and a composition was made between us before judges acting as subdelegates.
Eodem anno abbas de la Dale composuit nobiscum super decimis in Pecco, quas ab ipso petebamus; et facta est inter nos transactio coram judicibus subdelegatis.
Note 1. Dale aka Deepdale Abbey, Derbyshire [Map]; sometimes known as Stanley Park.
Around 1380 Robert Sacheverell was born at Hopwell, Derbyshire [Map].
Around 1400 John Sacheverell was born to Robert Sacheverell (age 20) at Hopwell, Derbyshire [Map]. He married Anne Leche and had issue.
In 1412 Ralph Sacheverell was born to John Sacheverell (age 12) and Anne Leche (age 12) at Hopwell, Derbyshire [Map]. He married 1438 Joan Curzon and had issue.
Icknield Street 18d Derby to Chesterfield. From Derventio [Map] aka Derby Icknield Street takes a new alignment past Morley, Derbyshire [Map], Smithy Houses, Derbyshire [Map], Street Lane, Derbyshire [Map], Higham, Derbyshire [Map], Oakerthorpe, Derbyshire [Map], Clay Cross, Derbyshire [Map] crossing the River Rother before arriving at Chesterfield, Derbyshire [Map].
In 1448 Henry Statham was born to John Statham (age 40) at Morley, Derbyshire [Map].
On 30th April 1480 Henry Statham (age 32) died at Morley, Derbyshire [Map].
In 1566 Henry Sacheverell was born to Henry Sacheverell (age 19) and Jane Ireton (age 26) at Morley, Derbyshire [Map]. He married (1) before 27th October 1600 Marie Giddings and had issue (2) before 13th May 1616 Elizabeth Copley (3) 13th September 1618 Lucie Boughton.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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Jane Statham was born to Henry Statham at Morley, Derbyshire [Map].
In 1555 John Willoughby was born to George Willoughby (age 35) and Elizabeth Neale at Risley, Derbyshire [Map]. He married Frances Hun.
On 14th September 1579 Henry Willoughby 1st Baronet was born to John Willoughby of Risley (age 24) at Risley, Derbyshire [Map]. He married (1) after 6th February 1605 Elizabeth Knollys and had issue (2) 1621 Lettice Darcy and had issue.
In 1602 John Willoughby (age 47) died at Risley, Derbyshire [Map].
On 8th July 1702 Anchitell Grey (age 78) died at Risley Hall, Derbyshire [Map].
In 1269 William Grey (age 65) died at Sandiacre, Derbyshire [Map].
Around 1457 Isabel Booth was born to Roger Booth (age 61) at Sawley, Derbyshire [Map]. She married 20th February 1473 Ralph Neville 3rd Earl of Westmoreland, son of John Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby and Anne Holland Countess Douglas and Avondale, and had issue.
On 18th August 1497 Roger Booth died at Sawley, Derbyshire [Map].
The River Trent rises on Biddulph Moor, Staffordshire [Map] and flows, in a great horseshoe through, or near, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire [Map], Stone, Staffordshire [Map], Essex Bridge [Map], Bishton Hall, Staffordshire [Map], Colwich, Staffordshire [Map] passing St Michael and All Angels Church, Colwich [Map], Rugeley, Staffordshire [Map], Kings Bromley, Staffordshire [Map], Alrewas, Staffordshire [Map], Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire [Map], Newton Solney, Derbyshire [Map], Repton, Derbyshire [Map], under Swarkestone Bridge, Derbyshire [Map], Sawley, Derbyshire [Map], Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [Map], Holme Pierrepoint, Nottinghamshire [Map], Stoke Ferry, Shelford [Map], under Gunthorpe Bridge, Nottinghamshire [Map], past Gunthorpe Lock [Map], Hoveringham, Nottingham [Map], Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire [Map], Knaith [Map], Dunham Bridge [Map], Sutton on Trent, Nottinghamshire [Map], the Isle of Axholme [Map] and Gainsborough [Map] before joining the Humber Estuary at Trent Falls [Map].
In 1430 Katherine Stanley was born to Thomas Stanley 1st Baron Stanley (age 25) and Jane Goushill Baroness Stanley (age 29) at Stanley, Derbyshire [Map]. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward I of England. She married John Savage and had issue.
On 20th November 1649 Henry Willoughby 1st Baronet (age 70) died at Lavenham, Suffolk. He was buried at Wilne, Derbyshire [Map]. Baronet Willoughby of Risley in Derbyshire extinct.