| Content Description | The first quire [which has unnumbered pages] provides an index of the articles contained in the rest of the document; these short pieces are on the following subjects: the Gorges family [pp 1-6]; Lincoln House at Chelsea [which is accompanied by printed and illustrated pages taken from a bound volume] [pp 7-11]; 'abstracts of the Clinton letters preserved among the Hatfield M.S.S.' [pp 13-17]; Hugh de Clinton and Amice de Limesey [pp 19-20]; 'abbeys granted to Edward Lord Clinton first Earl of Lincoln' [pp 21-22]; 'entries in the Register of Bamburgh [Baumber] Co. Lincoln' [pp 23-24]; Leominster [Anglo-Saxon] inscription [found in Vol. 1 of the Memoirs, Ne 5 G 7/1] [pp 25-26]; 'Edward first Earl of Lincoln' [p 27]; 'De Witt Clinton, Governor of New York' [pp 29-30]; and 'Mr Calmet's communication concerning the connection between Tankervilles, Harcourts & Clintons' [pp 31-43].
Page 44 begins with an article on the Deincourt family, and the presumed marriage of Sir William de Clinton to Elizabeth daughter of Sir William Deincourt [to p 45]; this is succeeded by details on: the 'Earl of Huntington's Arbitration concerning the arms of Gorges' [pp 46-47]; 'Thomas Earl of Lincoln' and the news of the death of Queen Elizabeth [pp 48-49]; 'Elizabeth (Fitzwilliam) pretended daughter but probably niece of William Earl of Huntingdon' [pp 50-53]; the 'tomb of William...Lord Clinton at Sandwich' [p 54-58]; the identity of 'Thomas Clinton' [p 59]; Clintons of Ireland [p 60]; Clintons of Shropshire [which includes a printed article on the sale of Clinton estate there] [pp 60-61]; the burial of 'John Seventh Lord Clinton' [Baron Clinton] [pp 62]; 'Elizabeth second wife of John third Lord Clinton' [p 62]; and 'Edward Earl of Lincoln (Office of Carver explained)' [p 62].
On p 63, there are details of the Dighton family, and 'Francis Clinton, alias Fynes Esq., Grandson of Henry Earl of Lincoln'; articles on the following can then be found: 'New Year's gifts to Queen Elizabeth by the Earl and Countess of Lincoln' [p 64]; 'John Clinton Esq.' [pp 64-65]; families of Limesey, Bidun, and Odingsels [pp 65-66, and there is more on Limesey on pp 80-81]; 'Extracts from the Calendars of the Proceedings in the Chancery, Reign of Elizabeth' [pp 66-68]; 'John de Clinton' ['first or second Lord Clynton']; 'Thomas de Clinton...2 son of John 3 Lord', William de Clinton, Osbert de Clinton, John de Clinton of Coleshill, Ida Lady Clinton, and 'John second Lord' [various references on pp 69-77]; 'Elizabeth first wife of Edward, Lord Clinton (First Earl of Lincoln)' [pp 78-79]; and 'Henry Earl of Lincoln' [pp 82-83].
A 'topographical account of Baumber' is available at pp 84-86, and is succeeded by entries on: 'military contracts' [pp 87-89]; 'Presumed Recognitions of the ancient territorial Baronia...de Clinton' [pp 90-98]; 'Addition to the illustration of New Years Gifts' [p 99]; 'Extracts from Dugdale's M.S.S. in the Ashmole Museum' [pp 100-103]; the names 'Glinton' and 'Amington' [p 104-106]; particulars of 'Sir Henry Clinton' [pp 107-120]; 'Byographical account of Lieut. Gen. Sir Henry Clinton' [pp 121-134]; 'Reinbald - Kenilworth - and the Forest of Cannock' [which is accompanied by printed pages taken from a bound volume] [pp 135-156]; 'Arconbi de Glynton' [p 157]; 'Galfridus' and his title of 'camerarius' [pp 158-161]; and 'Captain Fynes son of Sir Henry' [p 162].
The last few articles included are on the following: the 'Family Crest' and the 'Plume of Feathers' [pp 162-163]; 'Aaron the Jew' [p 163]; Amicia de Bidun [wife of 'Henry de Clinton Senior'] [p 163]; 'William de Clinton brother of Henry Sen[io]r of the line of Galfridus' [pp 164-165]; the question of 'Clinton' and 'Glinton' [p 165]; 'Jenkin Clinton' [p 165]; 'Thomas Pelham [Holles] first Duke of Newcastle [under Lyne] [pp 166-171]; 'Family of St. Paul' [p 170]; 'Remarks on Sir William Betham's letter concerning the Irish Clintons' [pp 172-176]; the names Lescelina and Elisant [pp 177-178]; Nottingham Castle [which includes printed and illustrated pages taken from a bound volume] [pp 179-180]; 'The Clinton Players' [pp 181-186]; 'Margaret Countess of Orford' [p 187]; a portrait of 'Lord High Admiral' by Cornelius Ketel [189-191]; and the 'character of Mr Mundy' [father of Duchess of Newcastle under Lyne] [pp 194-200].
Quotations from various sources are included throughout the document, and some are in Latin or French.
The document appears to have been written in several different hands.
The three volumes of the 'Clinton Memoirs' can be found at Ne 5 G 7/1-3; There is evidence in Ne 5 G 5/1-10 [in a written preface to 'Clinton Records Vol. I'], which suggests that the contents of the 'Clinton Records' [Ne 5 G 1/1-3/26] is connected to that of the 'Clinton Memoirs' [Ne 5 G 7/1-3], and that the former preceded the latter; also note the reference in letter Ne 5 G 12/5, to 'Memoirs of the House of Clinton' [Ne 5 G 7/1-3?], which gives a Mr [T.D.] Fosbroke as author.
The document has no written date; the year given is based on the estimated dates of volumes Ne 5 G 1/1-3/26 and Ne 5 G 7/1-3.
For further details on volumes mentioned in this record see individual entries. |