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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.

Biography of Captain James Campbell 1660-1713

Paternal Family Tree: Campbell

Maternal Family Tree: Anne Pakenham 1485-1544

On 13th May 1650 [his father] Archibald Campbell 9th Earl Argyll (age 21) and [his mother] Mary Stewart Countess Argyll (age 22) were married at Canongate Kirk, Canongate. She the daughter of [his grandfather] James Stewart 4th Earl of Moray (age 39) and [his grandmother] Margaret Home Countess Moray. He the son of [his grandfather] Archibald Campbell 1st Marquess Argyll (age 43) and [his grandmother] Margaret Douglas Marchioness Argyll (age 40). They were half second cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

Around 1660 Captain James Campbell was born to Archibald Campbell 9th Earl Argyll (age 30) and Mary Stewart Countess Argyll (age 32).

In May 1668 [his mother] Mary Stewart Countess Argyll (age 40) died.

Argyll's Rising

On 30th June 1685 [his father] Archibald Campbell 9th Earl Argyll (age 56) was beheaded on the Maiden (an early gullotine) in Edinburgh for his part in Argyll's Rising. His son [his brother] Archibald (age 26) succeeded 10th Earl Argyll. Elizabeth Tollemache Duchess Argyll (age 25) by marriage Countess Argyll.

On 10th November 1690 Captain James Campbell (age 30) and Mary Wharton (age 13) were married following his abduction of her. He the son of Archibald Campbell 9th Earl Argyll and Mary Stewart Countess Argyll.

Proceedings of the Old Bailey 1690. 10th December 1690. John Johnson (age 42) Esq; alias Captain Johnson, alias sir John Johnson, William Clewer professor of Divinity, S - C - and Grace Wiggan, were tryed for Forcibly, Violently and Felloniously Taking Away, and against her Consent, Marrying [his wife] Mary Wharton (age 13), a Virgin under the Age of 14 Years, to one James Cambel (age 30), she being the sole Heiress of Philip Wharton Esq decesed, and possessed of £1500 per annum Estate; and £1000 in Money and Effects . Upon Tryal it appeared, That Mrs. Bierly, Gardioness to Mrs. Wharton, had carried her, as also her own Daughters, to the House of Mr. Archibald Montgomery in Greek-street at Soho, upon his inviting them to a Dinner, and that he purposely delayed them to stay Supper, so that they departed not till about 9 in the Evening, when in Long-acre they saw a Coach with six Horses pass them, as in much haste, and soon after found it to stand a little off their own Door in Queen street, where Mrs. Wharton allighting was violently seized and thrust into the Coach, crying out for Help, and the Footman running to take hold of her was knocked down and one of the Daughters of Mrs. Bierly thrown in the Channel and much bruised insomuch that the Coach, at the Word of Command, drove away into Holbourn, and so towards Tyburn, so swift that those who followed lost the sight of it, and about 10 of the Clock she was brought to Watson the Coachman's House in Westminster, where Captain Cambel had taken a Lodging some time before, and there they found Parson Clewer, Mrs. C - and her Maid, when Mrs. C - accosting her, in a perswading way, bid her not be concerned, for she was sure she would be very happy in Mr. Cambel for a Husband, &c. and after many Perswasions, the Lady sheding a great many Tears, Parson Clewer pulling out his Book read the Offices of Matrimony, and they spoke after him, the Coachman and his Wife having before been called up as Witnesses to the Marriage, and the Ring-lent by Mrs C - after which they had a Turkey, and a Neck of Mutton to supper but the young Lady refused to eat, saying, she had supped at Mr. Montgomerys, so she only drank a Glass of Wine and then her going to bed being proposed, she opposed it, and seemed very unwilling, till such Time as Mrs. C - said, she would be her Bed fellow but having undressed her, and got her in Captain Cambel came to bed to her, and then the rest came to give them Joy; the next day they dined at Puntacks a French Ordinary near Charing Cross after they had got her to write a Letter to her Aunt to bid her not to be concerned, for that she was with Captain James Cambel her Husband, and suddainly intended to wait on her, &c. At this Place it appeared by the Master of the House; she seemed discontented and from hence they removed her to an Apothecaries in Newgate-street, where she was discovered, and restored to her Friends; she utterly denied in Court that she ever gave any Consent, but what she was constrained to by Fear and Surprize, or that she had ever seen Captain Cambel before.

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2 Will. & Mar. Sess. 2. c. 9 Pr. 20th December 1690. An Act to annul and make void a Marriage between [his wife] Mary Wharton (age 13) an Infant and James Campbell (age 30) Esquire.

John Evelyn's Diary. 20th December 1690. Dr. Hough (age 39), President of Magdalen College, Oxford, who was displaced with several of the Fellows for not taking the oath imposed by King James, now made a Bishop. Most of this month cold and frost. One Johnson (age 42), a Knight, was executed at Tyburn [Map] for being an accomplice with Campbell (age 30), brother to [his brother] Lord Argyle (age 32), in stealing a [his wife] young heiress (age 13).1

Note 1. This execution occurred on the 23rd December 1690.

On 20th December 1690 Captain James Campbell (age 30) and Mary Wharton (age 13) marriage annulled by Act of Parliament following his trial at the Old Bailey at which he and John Johnston 3rd Baronet (age 42) were found guilty of her abduction.

On 23rd December 1690 John Johnston 3rd Baronet (age 42) was executed at Tyburn [Map] for having assisted Captain James Campbell (age 30) in the abduction and forced marriage of [his former wife] Mary Wharton (age 13). See John Evelyn's Diary.

Around January 1713 Captain James Campbell (age 53) died.

In 1726 [his former wife] Mary Wharton (age 49) died.

Royal Ancestors of Captain James Campbell 1660-1713

Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 16 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Captain James Campbell 1660-1713

Great x 4 Grandfather: Colin Campbell 3rd Earl Argyll 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Archibald Campbell 4th Earl Argyll 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jean or Janet Gordon Countess Argyll 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Colin Campbell 6th Earl Argyll 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Graham 3rd Earl Menteith 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Graham Countess Argyll 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Archibald Campbell 7th Earl Argyll 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Keith Master of Marischal

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Keith 4th Earl Marischal 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Douglas 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes Keith Countess Moray and Mar 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Keith of Inverugie

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Keith Countess Marischal 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Janet Gray Lady Wemyss 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandFather: Archibald Campbell 1st Marquess Argyll 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Douglas

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Douglas

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Boyd

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Douglas 6th Earl Morton 11 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Erskine 17th Earl of Mar 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Erskine 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Campbell Countess Mar 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Agnes Douglas Countess Argyll 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Leslie 4th Earl Rothes

Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes Leslie Countess Morton

Father: Archibald Campbell 9th Earl Argyll 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Douglas

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Douglas 6th Earl Morton 11 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Erskine 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Douglas Master of Morton 12 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Leslie 4th Earl Rothes

Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Leslie Countess Morton

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Douglas 7th Earl Morton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John 7th Lord Glamis Lyon 10 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Lyon 8th Lord Glamis 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Janet Keith 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jean Lyon Countess Angus and Morton 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Abernethy 5th Lord Saltoun

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Abernethy 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hay 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

GrandMother: Margaret Douglas Marchioness Argyll 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Keith 4th Earl Marischal 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Keith Master of Marischal 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Keith Countess Marischal 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Keith 5th Earl Marischal 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Hay 7th Earl Erroll 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hay 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Robertson Countess Erroll

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Keith Countess Morton 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Home 4th Lord Home

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Home 5th Lord Home

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Home Countess Marischal

Captain James Campbell 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Stewart of Beath 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Stewart 1st Lord Doune 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Lindsay 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: James "The Bonnie Earl" Stewart 2nd Earl of Moray 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Archibald Campbell 4th Earl Argyll 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Campbell 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Graham Countess Argyll 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: James Stewart 3rd Earl of Moray 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: King James V of Scotland Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray Regent Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Erskine 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stewart 2nd Countess Moray 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Keith 4th Earl Marischal 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Keith Countess Moray and Mar 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Keith Countess Marischal 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandFather: James Stewart 4th Earl of Moray 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Gordon 4th Earl Huntley 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Gordon 5th Earl Huntley 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Hamilton 2nd Earl Arran 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Hamilton Countess Huntley 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Douglas Duchess Châtellerault 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Gordon Countess Moray 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Stewart Duke Orkney 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Queuille Lady Aubigny

Great x 2 Grandmother: Henrietta Stewart Marchioness Huntly 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Balsac Duchess Lennox

Mother: Mary Stewart Countess Argyll 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Home 2nd Lord Home

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Home 4th Lord Home

Great x 2 Grandfather: Alexander Home 5th Lord Home

Great x 1 Grandfather: Alexander Home 1st Earl of Home

GrandMother: Margaret Home Countess Moray 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Sutton 3rd Baron Dudley 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Sutton 4th Baron Dudley 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Cecily Grey Baroness Dudley 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Dudley 5th Baron Dudley 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Brydges 1st Baron Chandos

Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Brydges Baroness Dudley 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Grey Baroness Chandos 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Dudley Countess Home 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Alexander Harrington

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Harrington

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Moton

Great x 2 Grandmother: Theodosia Harrington Baroness Dudley

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Sidney

Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucy Sidney

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Pakenham