| Content Description | Folio 1 contains an extract from 'Weaver's Funeral Monuments' [John Weever, Ancient Funeral Monuments of Great Britain, Ireland and the islands adjacent...'] featuring an Anglo Saxon inscription found in the church of Leominster, Herefordshire [also contains a modern English translation].
Folios 4-25 contain a brief explanation of the origins of the surname, and a full history of the Clinton family, including the following individuals:
William de Villa Tancredi, Chamberlain of Normandy, his wife Maud, and his 3 sons Osbert, Renebald and William, alive at the time of William the Conqueror.
Geoffrey de Clinton [son of Renebald above], Lord Chamberlain and treasurer to King Henry I.
Osbert de Clinton ['Osbert the First'; 2nd son of Renebald above] who had four sons, Osbert his successor [see below], Roger de Clinton [Bishop of Coventry], Hugh de Clinton, and Maurice de Clinton.
Osbert de Clinton ['Osbert the Second'], Lord of Coleshill, his wife Margaret, and their son and heir Osbert [see below].
Osbert de Clinton who died in 1223 ['Osbert the Third'], his wife Elisant, and their son and heir Thomas [see below].
Thomas de Clinton ['Thomas the First'] of Amington in Warwickshire, his wife Mazera, and their 5 sons Thomas [see below], Sir John of Coleshill, Osbert, William [Rector of the Church of Austrey], and James of Badsley [Baddesley?].
Thomas de Clinton ['Thomas the Second'], his wife Maud, and their son and heir John [see below].
John de Clinton who was created 1st Baron Clinton in 1299, his wife Ida, and their sons John, 2nd Baron Clinton [see below] and William de Clinton, Earl of Huntingdon [see below].
John de Clinton, 2nd Baron Clinton [eldest son of 1st Baron Clinton above] who succ. c.1310, his wife Margery, his son and heir John [3rd Baron Clinton, see below] and and daughter Mary.
William de Clinton, Earl of Huntingdon [younger son of 1st Baron Clinton], his wife Juliane.
John de Clinton, 3rd Baron Clinton and his wives Idoine, -?, Joan and Elizabeth; he left issue, his daughter Catherine, and 3 sons, Sir William de Clinton his heir [see below], Sir Thomas de Clinton, and Edward.
Sir William de Clinton [eldest son of John de Clinton, 3rd Baron Clinton], his wife Elizabeth, and their son William de Clinton [see below].
William de Clinton, 4th Baron Clinton and Lord Say [only son of Sir William de Clinton] who succ. 1398.
Includes the following enclosures:
Ne 6 G 3/2-3 are family trees [one incomplete].
Ne 6 G 3/4 is a detailed ink drawing of the coat of arms of Clinton Earl of Lincoln.
Ne 6 G 3/5 is a sketch and notes on the coat of arms of Clinton Earl of Huntingdon.
Ne 6 G 3/6 are sketches and notes on the the coats of arms of the Clintons of Coleshill and the Clintons of Badsly [Baddesley?].
Ne 6 G 3/7-12 are 6 ink drawings of the coats of arms of the families of De Busli, De Furnival, Lassels of Gateford, De Lovetot, Talbot, and Whitaker.
Ne 6 G 3/13 is an incomplete scrap of paper containing notes on the meanings of certain words. |