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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William Bromley 1663-1737

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In or before 1663 [his father] William Bromley and [his mother] Ursula Leigh were married.

In 1663 [his mother] Ursula Leigh died.

On or before 31st August 1663, the date he was baptised, William Bromley was born to William Bromley and Ursula Leigh at Baginton Hall, Warwickshire.

In 1682 [his father] William Bromley died.

In or before 1685 William Bromley [aged 21] and Catherine Cloberry were married.

On or before 16th December 1685, the date he was baptised, [his son] Cloberley Bromley was born to William Bromley [aged 22] and [his wife] Catherine Cloberry. He married 25th March 1708 Dorothy Bromley.

Before 21st November 1689, the date of her husband's second marriage, [his wife] Catherine Cloberry died.

On 21st November 1689 William Bromley [aged 26] and Trever Fortrey were married. There was no issue from the marriage.

In 1690 William Bromley [aged 26] was elected Knight of the Shire Warwickshire.

Around 1691 [his wife] Trever Fortrey died.

Before 1692 William Bromley [aged 28] and Cecilia Swan were married.

Before 12th January 1698, the date of her husband's fourth marriage, [his wife] Cecilia Swan died.

On or after 12th January 1698, the date of the licence, William Bromley [aged 34] and Elizabeth Stawell were married.

Around 1699 William Bromley was born to William Bromley [aged 35] and [his wife] Elizabeth Stawell. He married 7th July 1724 Lucy Throckmorton and had issue.

In March 1701 William Bromley [aged 37] was elected MP Oxford University at a by-election. He continued to hold one of the university's two seats for the rest of his life.

In 1702 William Bromley [aged 38] was Chairman of the Committee of Privileges and Elections of the House of Commons.

On 25th March 1708 [his son] Cloberley Bromley [aged 22] and [his daughter-in-law] Dorothy Bromley were married.

On 25th November 1710 William Bromley [aged 47] was appointed Speaker of the House of Commons which office he held until 1732

On 20th March 1711 [his son] Cloberley Bromley [aged 25] died of smallpox. The House of Commons, on behalf of his father, the Speaker, William Bromley [aged 47] adjourbed until the 26th of March.