14.3. Richard the second.

Richard the second.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 _EDmund Mortimer earle 1381 The earle of March the kings lieu|tenant. 1383 of March & Ulster was made the kings lieutenant in Ire|land. In the yeare 1383 a great mortalitie reigned in that countrie. This was cal|led the fourth pestilence. In the yéere 1385 Dublin bridge 1385 fell. Beside Edmund Mortimer earle of March, Campion affirmeth, that in this Richard the seconds daies, there are iustices and lieutenants of Ireland speciallie recorded; Roger Mortimer sonne to the said Edmund, Philip Courtneie the kings cousine, Iames earle of Ormond, and Robert Uere earle of Oxford, marquesse of Dublin lord chamberleine, who was also created duke of Ireland by parlement, and was credited with the whole dominion of the realme by grant for tearme of life, without paieng anie thing therefore, passing all writs, and placing all officers, as chancellor, treasuror, chiefe iustice, ad|merall, his owne lieutenant, and other inferiour charges vnder his owne Teste. In the yeare 1390, 1390 Robert de Wikeford archbishop of Dublin depar|ted this life, and the same yeare was Robert Wal|debie translated vnto the archbishop of Dublin an Augustine frier.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In the yeare 1394, king Richard sore afflicted and 1394 king Richard goeth ouer in|to Ireland. troubled in mind with sorrow for the decease of his wife quéene Anne, that departed this life at Whit|suntide last past, not able without teares to behold his palaces and chambers of estate, that represented vnto him the solace past, & doubled his sorrow, sought some occasion of businesse: and now about Michael|mas passed ouer into Ireland, where diuerse lords and princes of Ulster renewed their homages, & pla|cing Roger Mortimer erle of March his lieutenant, returned about Shrouetide. In the yeare 1397, Ri|chard Roger Mor| [...]er lord lieutenant. Thom. Wals. de Northalis archbishop of Dublin departed this life, that was the same yeare from another see remooued thither: he was a frier of the order of the 1397 Carmelites.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The same yeare Thomas de Craulie was chosen and consecrated archbishop of Dublin. Also sir Tho|mas de Burgh, and sir Walter de Birmingham, Six hundred [...]shmen [...]e. slue six hundred Irishmen, with their capteine Mac|downe. Moreouer, Edmund earle of March lord de|putie of Ireland, with the aid of the erle of Ormond, wasted the countrie of an Irish lord called Obren, and at the winning of his chiefe house he made se|uen knights, to wit, sir Christopher Preston, sir Iohn Bedlow, sir Edmund Londores, sir Iohn Lon|dores, sir William Nugent, Walter de la Hide, and Robert Cadell. But after this it chanced, that on the Ascension daie, certeine Irishmen [...]ue fortie Eng|lishmen: and among them these were accounted as principall, Iohn Fitzwilliams, Thomas Talbot, and Thomas Cambrie. But shortlie after Roger Morti|mer earle of March and Ulster the kings lieutenant was slaine, with diuerse other, by Obren and other Irishmen of Leinster at Kenlis. Then was Roger Roger Gr [...]e lord iustice of Ireland. Greie elected Lord iustice of Ireland.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The same yeare on the feast daie of saint Marke the pope, the duke of Surreie landed in Ireland, and with him came sir Thomas Craulie the archbishop of Dublin. King Richard informed of the vnrulie parts and rebellious sturres of the Irishmen, min|ded 1398 King Richard passeth the se|cond time o|uer into Ire|land. to appease the same; and speciallie to reuenge the death of the earle of March: wherevpon with a na|uie of two hundred sails he passed ouer into Ireland, and landed at Waterford on a sundaie, being the morrow after saint Petronilla the virgins day. The fridaie after his arriuall at Ford in Kenlis within the towne of Kildare, there were slaine two hundred Irishmen by Ienicho de Artois a Gascoigne, and such Englishmen as he had with him: and the mor|row after, the citizens of Dublin brake into the countrie of Obren, slue thirtie & thrée of the enimies, and tooke fourescore men with children.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The fourth kalends of Iulie, king Richard came The king commeth t [...] Dublin. to Dublin, and remained there for a time; during the which diuerse lords and princes of the countrie came in and submitted themselues vnto him, by whome they were courteouslie vsed, and trained to honoura|ble demeanor and ciuilitie, as much as the shortnes Sée more hereof [...] England. of time would permit, as in the English historie you maie find set foorth more at large. Whilest king Ri|chard thus laie in Dublin to reduce Ireland into due subiection, he was aduertised that Henrie duke of Lancaster, that latelie before had béene banished, was returned, & ment to bereaue him of the crowne. The sonne of which duke, togither with the duke of Glocesters sonne, the king shut vp within the castell of Trim, and then taking the seas, he returned and landed in Wales, where he found his defense so weake, and vnsure, that finallie he came into his ad|uersaries hands, and was deposed by authoritie of parlement, and then was the said duke of Lancaster admitted to reigne in his place.