Chronicles of Prior Nicholas
Chronicles of Prior Nicholas
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A Letter to Queens College asking about the possible original portrait of Prior Nicholas Trivett
Prior Nicholas Trivett 1258 - 1328
Prior Nicholas Trivett (Enlarged)
Acknowledgement and notice of Copyright to "The Provost, Fellows and Scholars of The Queen's College Oxford" for allowing me to show these details of our ancestor Prior Nicholas Trivett 1258 - 1328
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Further to the opinion of the graves of King Arthur and Guinivere being at Glastonbury.----- King Edward the 1st is reported to have definitely known that Arthur and Guinivere were buried at Glastonbury Abbey. Having recently made new treaty with the Welsh and established Conway Castle. He thought it a good idea in 1278 to take up the remains of Arthur and Guinivere making it well known to the Welsh, that their hero was dead! Their bodies were sumptuously reinterred at the top of Glastonbury Tor. Not only that but to proclaim victory over the Welsh Edward established a form of tournament called the Mesna Rotunda held in honour of Arthurs Round Table, which was a tournament with certain combatants taking the lists in the character of some of Arthurs knights. In 1284 one of these events took place at Nevin in Caernarvon. At this ceremony the crown of the famous King Arthur, which the Welsh held in the highest honour was ceded to Edward the 1st. Thus the glory of the Welsh against their will, was transferred to the English. This information comes from a book written by Elizabeth Jenkins called The Mystery of King Arthur.The reason I am interested in it is because she mentions a story book relating in a very detailed fashion about King Arthur, Guinivere and Lancelot at Glastonbury. She also states that the person who wrote this was French but somehow knew the area intimately. The writers name is unknown. She was advised by the writings of William Nitze who is a supposed authority, that he assigns the book to between 1191-1212.
My suggestion was this -- repeating some of what is written above. -- Telling about our family history and of Prior Nicholas being personal chronicler to Edward the 1st. At Easter 1278 when King Edward and Eleanor his wife visited Glastonbury which as you probably all know is next door to Bridgwater Prior Nicholas would have been 20 years of age, I have no doubt Nicholas would have been in close communication at that time. Wouldn't it have been a brilliant opportunity and a good idea for promoting the Kings endeavour against the Welsh, for him to have written Perlesvaus and a good way to start his life as Chronicler to the King. Prior Nicholas and family would still have been speaking French at that time. I did put this suggestion to Elizabeth Jenkins but she politely rejected it because of the supposed date. My argument is this, Nicholas specialised in writing about the period 1136-1307, which definitely covers the period stated.
Our family colours are black representing repentance or vengeance, and white representing serenity and nobility. our shield shows the Trivett emblem ( Stands sure in fire) fire in those days meaning war!! Interesting point--- The name for the metal stand used in the fireplaces and hearths today must have derived from us. Our seal was always green wax.
There are about five generations from 1080-1200 which I don't think need to be proved. I have obtained all available records of births and marriages through the Church of Jesus Christ, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A. I have indexed and numerically filed all the records.
| have copied a map showing the south west of England, on this I have indicated when the Trivetts were first in each area. This makes it easy to see the movement of the family from area to area Our ancestors were very wealthy noble persons, but as we all know wealth can change to poverty as social status and events of life alter from generation to generation. b 1741.
Fairfield House
At the beginning of the 15th century c1422 in the reign of Henry 6th we lost all our large estates and properties by marriage of daughters. The Durborough estate to the Norman Des Verney family, Bridgwater to the Pym family, and Chilton Trivett to the Compton family. A time of tragic sad loss. The Trivetts were also seated at Stone in Devonshire.( I discovered where this was in 1996 ie: Sandhouse Manor, Sidbury, Sidmouth, Dev. Trivett/Tremail.) They lost this at the same time 1422 again through marriage to the Tremail family. I had better mention that only the name was lost through marriage the properties became shared ownership!
Sandhouse Manor
SANDHOUSE & SIDBURY MANORS.
Sandhouse was difficult to identify The detail I had was that we owned two manors at Stone, Devonshire. Stone is no longer a known area as regards modern maps, even searching out old maps did not help. I again referred to the Domesday records and soon found the elusive Sandhouse Manor.
Sidbury Manor is no longer in existence.
All details of lands and estates are held at the British Museum Gt. Russell St. London. British Library, Manuscript Room. Tel. 071-323- 7513.
These were very hard and Bloody times. We were continuously at war with the Welsh, Scottish and French. As knights to the Kings we would have been on call whenever needed. Fighters that we were with all the luck in the world could not have stopped a few of us being killed. The Crusades to the Holy Land, Saladin and the Moslems. Crecy, Agincourt, Portugal, Knights Templar. There were also the tournaments. Jousting on horseback was a common occurrence. Many a disagreement between persons was settled by armed combat!!
It is perhaps not a bad thing that we stayed at the knighthood level, from what I know of these times Earls and Barons were in favour one minute and not next. As kings changed etc. an easy solution to most problems was execution.
As you will see from the family tree in the next section, the family continues in one line up to 1400. I have found no other line before this date. The family does then begin to divide which 99-9% proves that all Trivetts are from this family. Wherev'er you are in the world, we are all Cousins!
