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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Peterhouse College, Cambridge University is in Cambridge University.
On 16th June 1286 Bishop Hugh de Balsham died at Doddington, Ely [Map]. He left 200 pounds in his will to Peterhouse College, Cambridge University [Map] which he had founded. He was buried at Ely Cathedral [Map] on 24th June 1286.
Around 1520 Bishop Edmund Scambler was born at Gressingham. He was educated at Peterhouse College, Cambridge University [Map] and Jesus College, Cambridge University.
In 1530 Bishop Richard Cheyney [aged 17] was elected Fellow of Pembroke Hall [Map].
Around 1550 Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke [aged 11] educated at Peterhouse College, Cambridge University [Map].
On 11th November 1562 Bishop Richard Howand [aged 22] was elected a Fellow of Peterhouse College, Cambridge University [Map] and proceeded M. A. in 1564.
Around 1564 Edward Stafford [aged 12] educated at Peterhouse College, Cambridge University [Map].
On 9th August 1564 Anthony Mildmay [aged 14], whilst being educated at Peterhouse College, Cambridge University [Map], delivered an oration to Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland [aged 30] with much success during her visit to the college.
In 1595 Oliver St John 1st Earl Bolingbroke [aged 15] was educated at Peterhouse College, Cambridge University [Map].
On 2nd June 1631 Bishop Robert Mossum [aged 14] entered Magdalene College aka Buckingham, Cambridge University. Two months later he migrated to Peterhouse College, Cambridge University [Map].
On 8th February 1635 Bishop John Cosins [aged 40] was appointed Master of Peterhouse College, Cambridge University [Map].
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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John Evelyn's Diary. 31st August 1654. Peter-House [Map], formerly under the government of my worthy friend, Dr. Joseph Cosin [aged 59] [Note. Joseph appears to be a mistake for John?], Dean of Peterborough; a pretty neat college, having a delicate chapel. Next to Sidney, a fine college.
Around 1751 Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton [aged 15] was educated at Peterhouse College, Cambridge University [Map].
