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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Paternal Family Tree: Wynn
On 13th September 1766 [his father] Thomas Wynn 1st Baron Newborough [aged 30] and Catherine Perceval Baroness Newborough were married. She the daughter of John Perceval 2nd Earl Egmont [aged 55] and Catherine Cecil Countess Egmont.
In 1786 [his father] Thomas Wynn 1st Baron Newborough [aged 50] and [his mother] Maria Stella Chiappini Baroness Newborough [aged 12] were married at Florence, Tuscany. She by marriage Baroness Newborough of Newborough in County Wexford. The difference in their ages was 37 years.
On 23rd May 1803 Spencer Bulkeley Wynn 3rd Baron Newborough was born to Thomas Wynn 1st Baron Newborough [aged 67] and Maria Stella Chiappini Baroness Newborough [aged 30].
On 12th October 1807 [his father] Thomas Wynn 1st Baron Newborough [aged 71] died. His son [his brother] Thomas [aged 5] succeeded 2nd Baron Newborough of Newborough in County Wexford.
Around 1813 Spencer Bulkeley Wynn 3rd Baron Newborough [aged 9] educated at Rugby School.
In 1824 Spencer Bulkeley Wynn 3rd Baron Newborough [aged 20] graduated Master of Arts: Oxford University at Christ Church College, Oxford University.
On 15th November 1832 Thomas Wynn 2nd Baron Newborough [aged 30] died. His brother Spencer [aged 29] succeeded 3rd Baron Newborough of Newborough in County Wexford.
On 3rd May 1834 Spencer Bulkeley Wynn 3rd Baron Newborough [aged 30] and Frances Maria De Winton Baroness Newborough were married at Great Malvern Priory [Map]. She by marriage Baroness Newborough of Newborough in County Wexford. They were half first cousins.
On 31st December 1840 [his son] Thomas John Wynn was born to Spencer Bulkeley Wynn 3rd Baron Newborough [aged 37] and [his wife] Frances Maria De Winton Baroness Newborough. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.12%. He married 11th July 1871 Sybil Anna Catherine Corbet and had issue.
On 23rd December 1843 [his mother] Maria Stella Chiappini Baroness Newborough [aged 70] died.
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 1 Chapters 1-60 1307-1342
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel offer one of the most vivid and immediate accounts of 14th-century Europe, written by a knight who lived through the events he describes, and experienced some of them first hand. Covering the early decades of the Hundred Years’ War, this remarkable chronicle follows the campaigns of Edward III of England, the politics of France and the Low Countries, and the shifting alliances that shaped medieval warfare. Unlike later historians, Jean le Bel writes with a strong sense of eyewitness authenticity, drawing on personal experience and the testimony of fellow soldiers. His narrative captures not only battles and sieges, but also the realities of military life, diplomacy, and the ideals of chivalry that governed noble society. A key source for Jean Froissart, Le Bel’s chronicle stands on its own as a compelling and insightful work, at once historical record and literary achievement. This translation builds on the 1905 edition published in French by Jules Viard, adding extensive translations from other sources Rymer's Fœdera, the Chronicles of Adam Murimuth, William Nangis, Walter of Guisborough, a Bourgeois of Valenciennes, Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke and Richard Lescot to enrich the original text and Viard's notes.
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On 10th June 1844 [his daughter] Isabella Elizabeth Wynn Viscountess Hill was born to Spencer Bulkeley Wynn 3rd Baron Newborough [aged 41] and [his wife] Frances Maria De Winton Baroness Newborough. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.12%. She married 29th April 1875 Rowland Hill aka Clegg-Hill 3rd Viscount Hill, son of Rowland Hill 2nd Viscount Hill and Anne Clegg Viscoutess Hill, and had issue.
On 19th August 1845 [his son] William Percival Wynn was born to Spencer Bulkeley Wynn 3rd Baron Newborough [aged 42] and [his wife] Frances Maria De Winton Baroness Newborough. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.12%. He died aged five in 1851.
In 1846 Spencer Bulkeley Wynn 3rd Baron Newborough [aged 42] was appointed Deputy Lieutenant Carnarvonshire.
In 1847 Spencer Bulkeley Wynn 3rd Baron Newborough [aged 43] was appointed High Sheriff of Anglesey.
On 22nd April 1847 [his son] Charles Henry Wynn was born to Spencer Bulkeley Wynn 3rd Baron Newborough [aged 43] and [his wife] Frances Maria De Winton Baroness Newborough. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.12%. He married 31st August 1876 Frances Georgiana Romer.
On 2nd August 1851 [his son] William Percival Wynn [aged 5] died.
On 17th January 1853 [his son] Frederick George Wynn was born to Spencer Bulkeley Wynn 3rd Baron Newborough [aged 49] and [his wife] Frances Maria De Winton Baroness Newborough. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.12%.
On 11th July 1871 [his son] Thomas John Wynn [aged 30] and [his daughter-in-law] Sybil Anna Catherine Corbet were married.
On 29th September 1874 [his son-in-law] Murray Gladstone and [his daughter] Emily Annina Wynn were married.
On 29th April 1875 [his son-in-law] Rowland Hill aka Clegg-Hill 3rd Viscount Hill [aged 41] and [his daughter] Isabella Elizabeth Wynn Viscountess Hill [aged 30] were married. She by marriage Viscountess Hill of Hawkestone and Hardwicke in Shropshire.
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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On 31st August 1876 [his son] Charles Henry Wynn [aged 29] and [his daughter-in-law] Frances Georgiana Romer were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square.
On 25th August 1878 [his son] Thomas John Wynn [aged 37] died.
On 10th December 1885 [his daughter] Catherine Wynn died.
On 5th January 1886 [his daughter] Frances Marina Wynn died.
On 1st November 1888 Spencer Bulkeley Wynn 3rd Baron Newborough [aged 85] died. His grandson William [aged 14] succeeded 4th Baron Newborough of Newborough in County Wexford.
[his daughter] Frances Marina Wynn was born to Spencer Bulkeley Wynn 3rd Baron Newborough and Frances Maria De Winton Baroness Newborough. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.12%.
[his daughter] Emily Annina Wynn was born to Spencer Bulkeley Wynn 3rd Baron Newborough and Frances Maria De Winton Baroness Newborough. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.12%. She married 29th September 1874 Murray Gladstone.
[his daughter] Catherine Wynn was born to Spencer Bulkeley Wynn 3rd Baron Newborough and Frances Maria De Winton Baroness Newborough. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.12%.
[his daughter] Ellen Glynn Wynn was born to Spencer Bulkeley Wynn 3rd Baron Newborough and Frances Maria De Winton Baroness Newborough. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.12%.
Great x 2 Grandfather: Griffith Wynn of Bodvean 
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Wynn 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Vaughan of Cors y Gedol 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Vaughan
GrandFather: John Wynn
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Glynn
Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Glynn
Father: Thomas Wynn 1st Baron Newborough
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Wynne
GrandMother: Jane Wynne
Spencer Bulkeley Wynn 3rd Baron Newborough
GrandFather: Lorenzo Chiappini
Mother: Maria Stella Chiappini Baroness Newborough