Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall

The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.

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Mary Aubrey -1700

Paternal Family Tree: Aubrey

Mary Aubrey was born to John Aubrey 1st Baronet and Mary South.

On 18th June 1646 William Montagu [aged 28] and Elizabeth Freman were married.

In or before 1650 [her father] John Aubrey 1st Baronet [aged 43] and [her mother] Mary South were married.

On 7th December 1651 William Montagu [aged 33] and Mary Aubrey were married.

On 30th November 1654 [her sister-in-law] Elizabeth Montagu Countess Lindsey died.

Samuel Pepys' Diary. 2nd January 1662. An invitation sent us before we were up from my Lady Sandwich's [aged 37], to come and dine with her: so at the office all the morning, and at noon thither to dinner, where there was a good and great dinner, and the company, Mr. William Montagu [aged 44] and his Lady (but she seemed so far from the beauty that I expected her from my Lady's talk to be, that it put me into an ill humour all the day, to find my expectation so lost), Mr. Rurttball and Townsend and their wives.

Samuel Pepys' Diary. 20th January 1664. At his lodgings this morning there came to him Mr. W. Montague's [aged 46] fine lady, which occasioned my Lord's calling me to her about some business for a friend of hers preferred to be a midshipman at sea. My Lord recommended the whole matter to me. She is a fine confident lady, I think, but not so pretty as I once thought her. My Lord did also seal a lease for the house he is now taking in Lincoln's Inn Fields, which stands him in 250 per annum rent.

Samuel Pepys' Diary. 30th December 1667. Thence to the Old Exchange [Map] together, he telling me that he believes there will be no such turning out of great men as is talked of, but that it is only to fright people, but I do fear there may be such a thing doing. He do mightily inveigh against the folly of the King [aged 37] to bring his matters to wrack thus, and that we must all be undone without help. I met with Cooling at the Temple-gate, after I had been at both my booksellers and there laid out several pounds in books now against the new year. From the 'Change [Map] (where I met with Captain Cocke [aged 50], who would have borrowed money of me, but I had the grace to deny him, he would have had 3 or £400) I with Cocke and Mr. Temple (whose wife was just now brought to bed of a boy, but he seems not to be at all taken with it, which is a strange consideration how others do rejoice to have a child born), to Sir G. Carteret's [aged 57], in Lincoln's Inn Fields, and there did dine together, there being there, among other company, Mr. Attorney Montagu [aged 49], and his fine lady, a fine woman.

On 19th May 1671 Frances Montagu Countess Rutland [aged 57] died at Bottesford, Leicestershire.

On 10th March 1700 Mary Aubrey died.

In 1706 William Montagu [aged 88] died at Weekley, Leicestershire.

Ancestors of Mary Aubrey -1700

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Aubrey

Grandfather: Thomas Aubrey

Father: John Aubrey 1st Baronet

Grandmother: Mary Mansell

Mary Aubrey

Grandfather: Richard South

Mother: Mary South