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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 1606 John Fleming 1st Earl Wigtown (age 39) was created 1st Earl Wigtown. Lilias Graham Countess Graham by marriage Countess Wigtown.
In 1619 John Fleming 1st Earl Wigtown (age 52) died. His son John (age 30) succeeded 2nd Earl Wigtown, 7th Lord Fleming. Margaret Livingston Countess Wigtown by marriage Countess Wigtown.
In 1650 John Fleming 2nd Earl Wigtown (age 61) died. His son John succeeded 3rd Earl Wigtown, 8th Lord Fleming. Jean Drummond Countess Wigtown by marriage Countess Wigtown.
In February 1665 John Fleming 3rd Earl Wigtown died. His son John succeeded 4th Earl Wigtown, 9th Lord Fleming.
In April 1668 John Fleming 4th Earl Wigtown died. His brother William succeeded 5th Earl Wigtown, 10th Lord Fleming.
On 8th April 1681 William Fleming 5th Earl Wigtown died. His son John (age 8) succeeded 6th Earl Wigtown, 11th Lord Fleming.
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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.
On 14th March 1698 John Fleming 6th Earl Wigtown (age 25) and Margaret Lindsay Countess Wigtown were married. She by marriage Countess Wigtown. They were divorced in 1708. She the daughter of Colin Lindsay 3rd Earl Balcarres (age 45). He the son of William Fleming 5th Earl Wigtown and Henrietta Seton Countess Wigtown (age 45). They were second cousin once removed.
On 8th February 1711 John Fleming 6th Earl Wigtown (age 38) and Mary Keith Countess Wigtown were married. She by marriage Countess Wigtown. She the daughter of William Keith 9th Earl Marischal (age 47) and Mary Drummond Countess Marischal (age 36). He the son of William Fleming 5th Earl Wigtown and Henrietta Seton Countess Wigtown. They were second cousin once removed.
In or after 1721 John Fleming 6th Earl Wigtown (age 48) and Euphemia Lockhart Countess Wigtown (age 17) were married. She by marriage Countess Wigtown. The difference in their ages was 30 years. He the son of William Fleming 5th Earl Wigtown and Henrietta Seton Countess Wigtown. They were third cousin twice removed.
On 10th February 1744 John Fleming 6th Earl Wigtown (age 71) died. His brother Charles (age 69) succeeded 7th Earl Wigtown, 12th Lord Fleming.
On 16th May 1747 Charles Fleming 7th Earl Wigtown (age 72) died. Earl Wigtown extinct.