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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.
High Sheriff of Suffolk is in High Sheriff.
In 1442 William Calthorpe (age 31) was appointed High Sheriff of Norfolk and High Sheriff of Suffolk.
In 1458 William Calthorpe (age 47) was appointed High Sheriff of Norfolk and High Sheriff of Suffolk.
In 1464 William Calthorpe (age 53) was appointed High Sheriff of Norfolk and High Sheriff of Suffolk.
In 1476 William Calthorpe (age 65) was appointed High Sheriff of Norfolk and High Sheriff of Suffolk.
In 1515 Anthony Wingfield (age 28) was appointed High Sheriff of Norfolk and High Sheriff of Suffolk.
In 1517 William Paston (age 38) was appointed High Sheriff of Suffolk.
In 1530 Thomas Jermyn (age 48) was appointed High Sheriff of Suffolk.
In 1534 Robert Southwell (age 28) was appointed High Sheriff of Norfolk and High Sheriff of Suffolk.
In 1541 Thomas Jermyn (age 59) was appointed High Sheriff of Suffolk.
In 1564 Owen Hopton (age 45) was appointed High Sheriff of Suffolk.
In 1582 William Drury (age 31) was appointed High Sheriff of Suffolk.
In 1585 John Gurdon (age 49) was appointed High Sheriff of Suffolk. His will was proved on 10th October 1623.
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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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In 1632 Robert Crane 1st Baronet (age 46) was appointed High Sheriff of Suffolk.
In 1639 Simonds D'Ewes 1st Baronet (age 36) was appointed High Sheriff of Suffolk.
In 1641 William Spring 1st Baronet (age 28) was appointed High Sheriff of Suffolk.
In 1672 William Soame 1st Baronet (age 27) was appointed High Sheriff of Suffolk.
In 1781 Charles Egleton aka Kent 1st Baronet (age 37) was appointed High Sheriff of Suffolk.