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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Cross is in Charges.
Aylesbury Arms. Azure, a Cross argent. Source.
Portugal Arms. Argent, in Cross azure each charged with ten plates. Source.
Portugal 1385 Arms. Argent, in Cross azure each charged with five plates in saltire charged with ten golden triple-towered castles and four fleur de lys in cross vert, Source.
Vesci Arms. Or, a Cross sable. Source.
Cross Crosslet. A cross with equal length arms with the ends of each arm crossed.
Beauchamp Arms. Gules a fess or between six cross crosslets or.
Darcy Arms. Azure semée of cross crosslets argent, three cinquefoils of the last. Source.
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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De La Warr Arms. Gules a lion rampant argent cross crosslets.
Walpole Arms. Or a fess between two chevrons sable three cross crosslets of the field. Source.
Baron Annaly Arms. Argent, on a chevron engrailed gules, between three roses of the last, a cross crosslet or. Source.
Bourchier Arms. Argent, argent a cross engrailed gules between four water bougets sable. Source.
Mohun Arms. Or a cross engrailed sable.
Paget Arms. Sable, on a cross engrailed between four eagles displayed argent, five lions passant guardant of the field. Source.
Peyton Arms. Sable, a cross engrailed or a mullet in the first quarter argent.
Ufford Arms. Sable, a cross engrailed or. Source.
Bigod Arms. Or a cross gules. Source.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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Burgh Arms. Or a cross gules. Source.
Churchill Arms. Sable a lion rampant argent a canton of the last a cross gules. Source.
Villiers Arms. Argent, on a cross gules five escallops. Source.
Beke Arms. Gules, a cross recerclée argent. Sometimes a cross moline. Source.
Bentinck Arms. Azure a cross moline argent. Source.
Bruyn Arms. Azure, a cross moline or. Appears to be the same as 
Molyneux Arms.
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Molyneux Arms. Azure a cross moline or. Source.
Ughtred Arms. Gules, a cross moline or. Source.
Lascelles Arms. Sable a cross patoncé within a Bordure or. Source.
Beke Arms. Gules, a cross recerclée argent. Sometimes a cross moline. Source.
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