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In 1445 Robert Capps was appointed High Sheriff of Dorset and High Sheriff of Somerset.
After 1494 Edward Redman Lord Harewood [aged 39] was appointed High Sheriff of Dorset.
In 1519 John Bourchier 2nd Earl Bath [aged 20] was appointed High Sheriff of Dorset and High Sheriff of Somerset.
In 1528 John Russell 1st Earl Bedford [aged 43] was appointed High Sheriff of Dorset.
In 1548 John Thynne [aged 33] was appointed High Sheriff of Dorset and High Sheriff of Somerset.
In 1567 Maurice Berkeley [aged 61] was appointed High Sheriff of Dorset and High Sheriff of Somerset.
In 1597 Thomas Freke [aged 33] was appointed High Sheriff of Dorset.
In 1611 Thomas Freke [aged 47] was appointed High Sheriff of Dorset.
In 1612 John Melbury Sampford Strangeways [aged 26] was appointed High Sheriff of Dorset.
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 January 1636 John Freke [aged 45] was appointed High Sheriff of Dorset which office he held until Oct 1636.
In 1772 John Smith 1st Baronet [aged 27] was appointed High Sheriff of Dorset.
In 1800 Richard Erle Drax Grosvenor [aged 37] was appointed High Sheriff of Dorset.
In 1817 William Oglander 6th Baronet [aged 48] was appointed High Sheriff of Dorset.
John Melbury Sampford Strangeways was appointed High Sheriff of Dorset.