Walter of Guisborough[1] was acanon regular of theAugustinianGisborough Priory,Yorkshire andEnglishchronicler of the 14th century. His chronicle has historical importance.
The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, also previously and mistakenly known as the Chronicle of Walter of Hemingford or Hemingburgh,[2] covers the period of English history fromthe Conquest (1066) to the 19th year ofEdward III, excepting the years 1316–1326. It ends with the title of a chapter in which it was proposed to describe theBattle of Crécy (1346), but the chronicler seems to have died before the required information reached him. There is, however, some controversy as to whether the later portions, which are lacking in some of the manuscripts, are by him.[3]
In compiling the first part, he apparently used the histories ofEadmer,Roger of Hoveden,Henry of Huntingdon, andWilliam of Newburgh; but the reigns of the three Edwards are original, composed from personal observation and information. There are several manuscripts of the history extant, the best perhaps being that presented to theCollege of Arms by theEarl of Arundel.[3]
One of the work's features is that it preserves copies of the greatcharters. Its versions have supplied deficiencies and cleared up obscurities in copies from other sources.[3]
The first three books were published byThomas Gale in 1687, in hisHistoriae Anglicanae scriptores quinque, and the remainder byThomas Hearne in 1731. The first portion was again published in 1848 by the English Historical Society, under the titleChronicon Walteri de Hemingburgh, vulgo Hemingford nuncupati, de gestis regum Angliae, edited by Hans Claude Hamilton.[3]
Walter of Guisborough (1957) [circa 1312]. Rothwell, Harry (ed.).The chronicle of Walter of Guisborough (previously edited as the chronicle of Walter of Hemingford or Hemingburgh). London, UK:Offices of the (Royal Historical) Society.LCCN 58002258.OCLC 565894356.
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Hemingburgh, Walter of".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 258.Linehan, Peter (2002). "The English mission of Cardinal Petrus Hispanus, the chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, and news from Castile at Carlisle (1307)".English Historical Review.117 (472).Oxford University Press:605–621.doi:10.1093/ehr/117.472.605.ISSN 0013-8266.OCLC 437441383,4642667887.| International | |
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