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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St John the Baptist's Church, Newcastle upon Tyne is in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [Map], Churches in Northumberland.
St John the Baptist's Church, Newcastle upon Tyne [Map] is a 13th-century church.
On 15th March 1729, or 1730, Henry Askew of Redheugh was born. He was baptised at St John the Baptist's Church, Newcastle upon Tyne [Map] on 21st April 1730.
In the 1730s composer Charles Avison was appointed Organist at St John the Baptist's Church, Newcastle upon Tyne [Map]. At the time he was living on Rosemary Lane.
In 1778 Anne Fisher was buried in the churchyard of St John the Baptist's Church, Newcastle upon Tyne [Map].
On 18th March 1792 Dorothy Boultby (age 52) died. Memorial at the Cathedral Church St Nicholas, Newcastle upon Tyne [Map]. She was buried at St John the Baptist's Church, Newcastle upon Tyne [Map].
Dorothy Boultby: Around 1740 she was born to Adam Boultyby of Whitby. Before 18th March 1792 Henry Askew of Redheugh and she were married.
On 10th March 1796 Henry Askew of Redheugh (age 66) died. He was buried at St John the Baptist's Church, Newcastle upon Tyne [Map] on 23rd March 1796. Memorial at the Cathedral Church St Nicholas, Newcastle upon Tyne [Map] sculpted by Henry Webber (age 41).
Henry Askew of Redheugh: On 15th March 1729, or 1730, he was born. He was baptised at St John the Baptist's Church, Newcastle upon Tyne [Map] on 21st April 1730.
