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In 1319 John Darcy 1st Baron Darcy of Knayth [aged 39] was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
On 19th November 1341 Nicholas Longford [aged 56] was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
On 11th November 1394 Nicholas III Longford [aged 43] was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1448 and 1466 Nicholas Fitzherbert [aged 48] was Sheriff of Derbyshire.
Before 1593 William Bassett [aged 41] was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1595 William Cavendish 1st Earl Devonshire [aged 42] was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
On 7th December 1602 Francis Fitzherbert [aged 63] was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1609 John Curzon [aged 58] was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1610 Thomas Burdett 1st Baronet [aged 24] was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
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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In 1619 Roger Manners [aged 44] was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1629 John Stanhope [aged 39] was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1632 John Manners 8th Earl of Rutland [aged 27] was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1633 Francis Foljambe 1st Baronet [aged 43] was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1637 John Curzon 1st Baronet [aged 38] was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1644 George Gresley 1st Baronet [aged 64] was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1648 Samuel Sleigh of Ash and Etwall [aged 43] was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1649 Francis Burdett 2nd Baronet [aged 41] was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1661 William Boothby 1st Baronet [aged 23] was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1662 Thomas Gresley 2nd Baronet [aged 34] was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
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 1666 Samuel Sleigh of Ash and Etwall [aged 61] was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1671 Francis Sitwell [aged 39] was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1675 Gilbert Carke of Chilcote [aged 30] was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1703 William Gresley 3rd Baronet [aged 41] was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1705 Godfrey Clarke [aged 21] was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1723 Thomas Gresley 4th Baronet [aged 24] was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1737 Wrightson Mundy [aged 22] was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1738 Robert Burdett 4th Baronet [aged 21] was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1751 Thomas Gresley 5th Baronet [aged 28] was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1758 Hugo Meynell [aged 22] was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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In 1759 Nigel Gresley 6th Baronet [aged 31] was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1780 Nigel Bowyer Gresley 7th Baronet [aged 27] was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1796 Robert Meade Wilmot 2nd Baronet [aged 44] was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire. They had four other sons and two daughters
In 1821 George Crewe 8th Baronet [aged 25] was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1823 Thomas Bateman [aged 62] was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1825 Charles Abney-Hastings 2nd Baronet [aged 32] was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1826 Roger Gresley 8th Baronet [aged 26] was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1866 Henry Chandos-Pole-Gell [aged 36] was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1890 William Arkwright [aged 32] was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1908 Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Arthur Clowes [aged 40] was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.