Adam Murimuth's Continuation and Robert of Avesbury’s 'The Wonderful Deeds of King Edward III'
This volume brings together two of the most important contemporary chronicles for the reign of Edward III and the opening phases of the Hundred Years’ War. Written in Latin by English clerical observers, these texts provide a vivid and authoritative window into the political, diplomatic, and military history of fourteenth-century England and its continental ambitions. Adam Murimuth Continuatio's Chronicarum continues an earlier chronicle into the mid-fourteenth century, offering concise but valuable notices on royal policy, foreign relations, and ecclesiastical affairs. Its annalistic structure makes it especially useful for establishing chronology and tracing the development of events year by year. Complementing it, Robert of Avesbury’s De gestis mirabilibus regis Edwardi tertii is a rich documentary chronicle preserving letters, treaties, and official records alongside narrative passages. It is an indispensable source for understanding Edward III’s claim to the French crown, the conduct of war, and the mechanisms of medieval diplomacy. Together, these works offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts a reliable and unembellished account of a transformative period in English and European history. Essential for anyone interested in medieval chronicles, the Hundred Years’ War, or the reign of Edward III.
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Earl Eglinton is in Earl.
Before 1490 Hugh Montgomerie 1st Earl Eglinton [aged 29] and Helen Campbell Countess Eglinton [aged 29] were married. She by marriage Countess Eglinton. She the daughter of Colin Campbell 1st Earl Argyll [aged 56] and Isabella Stewart Countess Argyll. They were fourth cousins.
Around 10th January 1506 Hugh Montgomerie 1st Earl Eglinton [aged 46] was created 1st Earl Eglinton.
In June 1545 Hugh Montgomerie 1st Earl Eglinton [aged 85] died. His grandson Hugh succeeded 2nd Earl Eglinton.
In or before 1546 Hugh Montgomerie 2nd Earl Eglinton and Marion Seton Countess Eglinton [aged 50] were married. She by marriage Countess Eglinton. They were second cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
In 1546 Hugh Montgomerie 2nd Earl Eglinton died. His son Hugh [aged 15] succeeded 3rd Earl Eglinton.
In 1554 Hugh Montgomerie 3rd Earl Eglinton [aged 23] and Jean Hamilton Countess Eglinton were married. She by marriage Countess Eglinton. She the daughter of James Hamilton 2nd Earl Arran [aged 38] and Margaret Douglas Duchess Châtellerault. He the son of Hugh Montgomerie 2nd Earl Eglinton and Marion Seton Countess Eglinton [aged 59]. They were third cousins.
On 10th August 1562 Hugh Montgomerie 3rd Earl Eglinton [aged 31] and Agnes Drummond Countess Eglinton [aged 39] were married. She by marriage Countess Eglinton. See Memorials of the Montgomeries Pages 185-187 He the son of Hugh Montgomerie 2nd Earl Eglinton and Marion Seton Countess Eglinton. They were fourth cousins.
In 1585 Hugh Montgomerie 4th Earl Eglinton [aged 22] succeeded 4th Earl Eglinton.
In 1586 Hugh Montgomerie 5th Earl Eglinton succeeded 5th Earl Eglinton.
In 1612 Hugh Montgomerie 5th Earl Eglinton died. His first cousin Alexander [aged 24] succeeded 6th Earl Eglinton. Anne Livingstone Countess Eglinton by marriage Countess Eglinton.
In 1631 Hugh Montgomerie 7th Earl Eglinton [aged 18] and Mary Leslie Countess of Eglinton [aged 12] were married. She by marriage Countess Eglinton. She the daughter of John Leslie 6th Earl Rothes [aged 31] and Anne Erskine Countess of Rothes [aged 33]. He the son of Alexander Seton aka Montgomerie 6th Earl Eglinton [aged 43] and Anne Livingstone Countess Eglinton. They were fourth cousins.
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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On 14th January 1661 Alexander Seton aka Montgomerie 6th Earl Eglinton [aged 73] died. His son Hugh [aged 48] succeeded 7th Earl Eglinton.
In 1669 Hugh Montgomerie 7th Earl Eglinton [aged 56] died. His son Alexander [aged 31] succeeded 8th Earl Eglinton.
In 1701 Alexander Montgomerie 8th Earl Eglinton [aged 63] died. His son Alexander [aged 41] succeeded 9th Earl Eglinton. Susanna Kennedy Countess Winton [aged 11] by marriage Countess Winton.
On 18th February 1729 Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton [aged 69] died. His son Alexander [aged 6] succeeded 10th Earl Eglinton.
On 24th October 1769 Alexander Montgomerie 10th Earl Eglinton [aged 46] was shot and killed by an excise officer or Gaudger (Scots) named Mungo Campbell following a dispute about the latter's right to bear arms on the Earl's grounds. The Earl died from his abdominal wounds late that evening at one o'clock on the morning of the 25th October 1769 at Eglinton Castle. His brother Archibald [aged 43] succeeded 11th Earl Eglinton.
John Brown, tide-officer or tide-waiter (a customs officer who boarded and inspected incoming ships) at Saltcoats, gave evidence that on the day of the earl's death, Tuesday 24 October 1769, he was on duty and walking with Mungo Campbell "They passed through the grounds of Montfodd, and thereafter crossed a burn, which is the march between Montfodd and the earl of Eglintoun's property, and went through lord Eglintoun's ground towards the sea."
The trial of Mungo Campbell, before the High Court of Justiciary in Scotland, for the murder of Alexander Earl of Eglintoun. Extracted from the records of the court:
That the earl faid to him, That he might have a right to carry a gun, but not upon his lands, without his liberty. That the pannel upon this faid to the earl, I beg your lordfhip's pardon: or, I beg your pardon. That at this time lord Eglintoun was difmounted from his horfe, and advancing nearer the pannel, who again was retiring fometimes backwards, at other times tideways, having his mufket dill pointed at the earl. But the deponent did not obferve whether he had his hand upon the cock or not; neither drd the deponent hear any threatnings uled by the pannel againft the earl. Depones, whein the pannel was retreating, he fell clofe by where the deponent was fitting on his horfe, and by his fall frightened the deponent's horfe, fo that the horfe reeled a little; during which time the deponent did not obferve the pannel, but immediately thereafter, having got -his horfe fettled, he faw the pannel half fitting half lying, and faw him point his gun towards Lord Eglintoun, and immediately fire it. — That at this time lord Eglintoun was within two or three yards of the pannel. That upon this lord Eglintoun gave three or four loud cries, that he was gone. Depones, that the pannel fired his gun without putting it to his fhoulder, but raifed the butt above his haunch, and pointed it at the earl.
Campbell was convicted of murder but hanged himself with a silk scarf provided by his friends before the sentence could be carried out.
A map of the lands of Montfode and Ardrossan in 1769 showing the details of the incident.
Alexander Montgomerie 10th Earl Eglinton: On 10th February 1723 he was born to Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton and Susanna Kennedy Countess Winton. On 18th February 1729 Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton died. His son Alexander succeeded 10th Earl Eglinton.
On 30th March 1772 Archibald Montgomerie 11th Earl Eglinton [aged 45] and Jean aka Jane Lindsay Countess Eglinton were married. She by marriage Countess Eglinton. She the daughter of George Lindsay Crawford 21st Earl Crawford 5th Earl Lindsay [aged 49]. He the son of Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton and Susanna Kennedy Countess Winton [aged 82].
On 30th October 1796 Archibald Montgomerie 11th Earl Eglinton [aged 70] died at Eglinton Castle, Kilwinning. His third cousin Hugh [aged 56] succeeded 12th Earl Eglinton.
On 14th December 1819 Hugh Montgomerie 12th Earl Eglinton [aged 80] died. His grandson Archibald [aged 7] succeeded 13th Earl Eglinton.
On 4th October 1861 Archibald William Montgomerie 13th Earl Eglinton [aged 49] died. His son Archibald [aged 19] succeeded 14th Earl Eglinton.
On 6th December 1862 Archibald Montgomerie 14th Earl of Eglinton [aged 21] and Sophia Anderson-Pelham Countess Eglinton [aged 22] were married. She by marriage Countess Eglinton. They had four daughters. She the daughter of Charles Anderson-Pelham 2nd Earl Yarborough and Maria Adelaide Maude Countess Yarborough [aged 48]. He the son of Archibald William Montgomerie 13th Earl Eglinton and Theresa Howe Newcomen.
On 30th August 1892 Archibald Montgomerie 14th Earl of Eglinton [aged 50] died. His brother George [aged 44] succeeded 15th Earl Eglinton.
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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On 10th August 1919 George Montgomerie 15th Earl of Eglinton [aged 71] died. His son Archibald [aged 39] succeeded 16th Earl Eglinton. Beatrice Susan Dalrymple Countess Eglinton by marriage Countess Eglinton.