1.5. Of the lords spirituall of Ireland, their names and dignities. The fift chapter.

Of the lords spirituall of Ireland, their names and dignities. The fift chapter.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 _THe spirituall iurisdiction is ordered into foure prouinces, whereof the primasie was e|uer giuen (in reuerence of saint Patrike that conuerted the countrie) to the archbi|shoprike of Armagh, who is called Primas totius Hiberniae, and the archbishop of Dublin, Primas Hiberniae. This custome was since confirmd by Eugenius the third, 1148, or 1152: who sent withall thrée other palles of archbishops to be placed, one at Dublin, one at Cashill, & the last at Twene. To these are suffra|gans in right nine and twentie, and they all to the Primas of Armagh, vnder whose prouince are the bi|shops Armagh. of Meeth and Deren, Ardach, Kilmore, Clog|her, Doune, Coner, Clonknos, Raboo, Dromoore. Under Dublin, wherevnto Innocentius the third v|nited Dublin. Glandelagh, the bishop of Elphine, Kildare, Fernes, Ossorie and Leighlin. Under Cashill, the Cashill. bishop of Waterford, to whome Lismore is vnited, Corke and Clone, Rosse, Ardigh, Limerike, Eme|lie, Killalooe, and Ardfert. Under Twene, Kilma|co, Twene. Olfine, Auaghdoune, Clonfert, Morroo. In this recount some difference hapneth by reason of perso|nall and reall vnion of the sees, and for other altera|tions. I haue obserued in perusing of old bookes the names of certeine bishops and archbishops of Dub|lin: and albeit I could not find a iust register or ca|talog of them, yet I tooke it to be better to place such as I could find, than to omit the whole. ¶ Corma|chus was one of the first bishops that I haue read of, but I am well assured, that there were diuerse Lib. 10. Scot. Hist. fol. 212. sect. 40. others before his time. He flourished about the yeare 893, of this bishop Hector Boetius maketh mention. ¶ Dunanus was bishop of Dublin long after Cormachus: for Dunanus died in the yeare 1074. He was buried in Christs church in Dublin, in the vpper part of the chancell on the right hand.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 ¶ Patricius was consecrated bishop of Dublin 1074. in Paule his church at London by the archbishop of Canturburie Lanifranus or Lanfrancus. The rea|son of this consecration was, for that as yet the me|tropolitans of Ireland receiued not their pall. A pall Pall what it is. is an indowment appropriated to archbishops, made of white silke the breadth of a stole, but it is of ano|ther fashion. And where you shall espie the armes of anie archbishop blazed, there you may perceiue the pall set out in white, with a great manie blacke crosses vpon it. An archbishop within thrée moneths c. quoniam. c. dis. after his consecration or confirmation ought to de|mand his pall, otherwise he may be remooued; nei|ther ought he to name himselfe archbishop before the c. quod sicut de elect. pe|nul. De priuil. & exces. priuil. cap. Archie. & in glos. c. ex tuarum, &c. adhoc. de auct. & vsu. pal. receit, neither may he before summon or call a coun|cell, make chrisme, dedicate churches, giue orders, or consecrat bishops. He may not weare his pall with|out the church, neither in other prouinces; albeit in another prouince he may be in his pontificalibus, so that pontificalia differeth from the pall. Further|more, an archbishop may not lend his pall vnto ano|ther, but it ought to be interred with him. But to re|turne to Patricius, his time was but short, for soone after as he was crossing the seas to Dublin ward, he was drowned with his felow passengers the same yere that he was consecrated, the ninth of October.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 ¶ Donatus, of some called Bungus, succéeded Pa|tricius, 1075. and likewise consecrated by Lanfrancus archbishop of Canturburie, at the instance of Ter|d [...]nacus king of Ireland, the bishops of Ireland, the clergie and the citizens of Dublin: he deceassed EEBO page image 32 in the y [...]e one thousand ninetie and fiue. Samuell [...] succéeded Donatus, and died in the yéere one thou|sand one hundred two and twentie. Gregorius did not succéed imm [...]diatlie after Samuell, for there be thirtie yeeres betweene them both. This Gregorius was the first metropolitan of Dublin, and was con|secrated archbishop in the yéere one thousand one hundred fif [...]e and two, and died in the yéere one thou|sand 1 [...]2. one hundred thrée score and two.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 S. Laurentius Othothille. This prelat was 1162. first abbat of S. Keuins in Glindelagh, and after he was solemnlie consecrated and installed in Christ church at Dublin by Gelarius the primat of Ar|magh, and not by Canturburie, as the bishops of Dublin were before the pall giuen them. He died in Normandie, and was buried in our ladie church of Angle in the yeare one thousand one hundred and foure score, the fouretéenth of Nouember.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Iohan Cummin an Englishman succéeded Lau|rence. This famous prelat being cloistered vp in the abbeie of Eusham in Worcestershire was high|lie renowmed of all men, as well for his déepe lear|ning, as for the integritie of his life. The clergie of Dublin being giuen to vnderstand of so woorthie a clerke, became humble petitioners to the king his maiestie Henrie the second, that through his means such an vnvaluable iewell should be installed in Laurence his dignitie. The king bowing to their 11 [...]. earnest sute agréed he should be consecrated their archbishop; which was an happie houre for that coun|trie. For besides the great trauell he indured in edi|fieng his flocke in Christian religion, he was foun|der of S. Patrike his church in Dublin, as is before specified. He deceassed in the yéere one thousand two hundred and twelue, and was intoomed in the quéere of Christs church.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Henrie Londres succéeded Cummin. This man was nicknamed Scorchbill, or Scorchvillein tho|rough this occasion. Being setled in his sée, he gaue commandement to all his tenants to make their ap|peerance before him at a daie appointed: and for that he was raw as yet in his reuenues, he tooke it to stand best with their ease and quietnes, and his com|moditie, that ech of them should shew their euiden|ces, whereby he might learne, by what tenure they held of him. His tenants mistrusting no s [...]uttish dealing, but construing all to be meant for the best, deliuered their euidences to their landlord, who did scantlie well peruse them when he floong them all in the fire. The poore tenants espieng this subtill pranke to be verie vnfitting for a bishop, could not bridle their toongs, but brake out on a sudden: Thou an archbishop? Naie, thou art a scorchvillein. But it could not be gessed to what end this fact of his ten|ded; Scorch|villein. for notwithstanding this, the tenants inioied their lands, vnlesse he did it because they should be te|nants at will, and so to stand to his deuotion. This prelat doubtlesse was politike, and well lettered, and for his wisedome and learning he was elected lord iustice of Ireland. He was the founder of the castell of Dublin, as is before mentioned. He deceassed in the yeare one thousand two hundred twentie & fiue, and lieth buried in Christs church. Wherby appéereth Matth Paris. in vita Ioan, pag. 316. that Matthaeus Parisiensis did ouershoot himselfe, in writing one Hu or Hugo to be archbishop of Du|blin in the yeare one thousand two hundred and thir|téene, whereas Londres at that time was in the sée, as from his consecration to his death may be gathe|red, being the space of thirtéene yeares.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Iohan Stamford succéeded Londres, but not immediatlie, and was consecrated in the yeare one thousand two hundred foure score and fiue. This 1 [...]85. man, vpon the death of Stephan Fulborne archbi|shop of Tune, was made lord iustice of Ireland in the yeare one th [...] [...] 1294. seauen. And s [...]ne after being in England he was sent from Edward the first as ambassador to the French king, and vpon his returne he deceassed in England, & soone after was [...] s [...]nt Patrike his church at Dublin.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Willie [...] [...] is [...]lated by some antiqua|ries 1 [...]. [...] de [...] to be archbishop of Dublin much about this time, but whether the m [...] [...] beene installed in this see at all or no, I am not [...] to affirme, nor to denie: but certeine it is [...]t [...] date is mistaken, for vpon Iohan Stamford [...] death, Richard Flerings was consecrated archbishop of Dublin, betwéene whome and the lord Edmund Butler there arose a Edmund Butler. 1032, Holli [...]d in Fingall. great controuersie in law, [...]ching the manner of Holliwood with the appurtenances. Which manor the lord Butler recouered by an arbitrement or com|position taken betweene them in the king his bench at Dublin. This prelat departed this life in the yere one thousand thrée hundred and six. 1306.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Richard de Hauerings was successor vnto Fle|rings, who after that he had [...] welnéere the space of fiue yeares in the see, was sore appalled, by reason of an estrange and woo [...]rfull dreame. For on a certeine night he imagined that he had séene an vglie monster standing on his breast, who to his thinking was more weightie than the whole world, in so much as being as he thought in maner squised or prest to death with the he [...]t of this huge monster, he would haue departed with the whole substance of the world, if he were thereof possessed, to be disbur|dened of so heauie a load. Upon which wish he sud|denlie awooke. And as he beat his braines in di|uining what this dreame should import, he bethought Hauering [...] dreame. himselfe of the flocke committed to his charge, how that he gathered their fléeces yearelie, by receiuing the reuenues and perquisits of the bishoprike, and yet suffered his flocke to starue for lacke of preaching and teaching. Wherefore being for his former slack|nesse sore wounded in conscience, he trauelled with all spéed to Rome, where he resigned vp his bishop|rike, a burthen too heauie for his weake shoulders, and being vpon his resignation competentlie bene|ficed, he bestowed the remnant of his life wholie in deuotion.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Iohan Lech nephue to Hauerings, vpon the re|signation 1311. was consecrated archbishop. This prelat was at contention with the primat of Armagh, for their iurisdictions: insomuch as he did imbarre the primat from hauing his crosse borne before him within the prouince of Leinster, which was contra|rie De priui. & excest pri. c. Archiep. to the canon law, that admitteth the crosier to beare the crosse before his archbishop in an other pro|uince. This man deceassed in the yeare one thousand three hundred and thirtéene.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Alexander Bigenor was next Lech consecrated 1313. archbishop with the whole consent aswell of the chap|ter of Christs church as of S. Patriks. Howbeit vp|on the death of Lech there arose a schisme & diuision betwéene Walter Thorneburie lord chancellour of Ireland and Bigenor then treasuror of the same countrie. The cancellor to further his election deter|mined to haue posted to Rome, but in the waie he was drowned with the number of 156 passengers. Bigenor staieng in Ireland, with lesse aduenture and better spéed, with the consent of both the chapters was elected archbishop. And in the yeare 1317 there cam [...]buls from Rome to confirme the former elec|tion. At which time the archbishop and the earle of Ulster were in England. This prelat soone after re|turned 131 [...]. lord iustice of Ireland, and soone after he had landed at Yoghill, he went to Dublin, where as well for his spirituall iurisdiction, as his temporall pro|motion he was receiued with procession and great EEBO page image 33 solemnitie. In this man his time was there an vni|uersitie [...]20. founded in Dublin, whereof maister Wil|liam Rodiard was chancellor, a well learned man and one that procéeded doctor of the canon law in this vniuersitie. Bigenor deceased in the yéere 1349.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Iohn de saint Paule was consecrated archbishop vpon Bigenor his death. He deceassed in the yeare [...]349 one thousand thrée hundred sixtie and two. Thomas 1363 Minot succéeded Iohn, and died in the yeare one thousand thrée hundred seuentie & six. Robert Wike|ford succéeded Thomas, and died in the yeare one 1375 thousand thrée hundred and nintie. Robert Walde|bie 1390 succéeded Wikeford, this prelat was first an Au|gustine frier, and a great preacher, and accounted a vertuous and sincere liuer. He deceassed in the yeare one thousand thrée hundred ninetie and seauen. Ri|chard 1397 Northalis was remooued from an other sée and chosen archbishop of Dublin, who likewise deceas|sed the same yeare he was elected. Thomas Crau|lie an Englishman succéeded him the same yeare, and came into Ireland in the companie of the duke of Surreie. This archbishop was chosen lord iustice of Ireland in the yeare one thousand foure hundred and thirtéene. In whose gouernement the English 1413 The skirmish of Kilka. did skirmish with the Irish in the countie of Kildare néere Kilka, where the English vanquished the eni|mie, slue an hundred of the Irish. During which time the archbishop being lord iustice, went in procession with the whole clergie in Tristeldermot, or Castle|dermot, a towne adioining to Kilka, praieng for the prosperous successe of the subiects that went to skir|mish with the enimie. This prelat was of stature tall, well featured, and of a sanguine complexion, decking his outward comelinesse with inward qua|lities. For he was so liberall to the rich, so charitable to the poore, so déepe a clerke, so profound a doctor, so sound a preacher, so vertuous a liuer, and so great a builder, as he was not without good cause accounted the phenix of his time. In dailie talke as he was short, so he was swéet. Hard in promising, bountifull in performing. In the yeare one thousand foure hun|dred and seuenteene, he sailed into England, and en|ded his life at Faringdon, and was buried in New college at Oxford. In the yeare one thousand foure hundred thirtie & nine, there hath béene one Richard [...]439 archbishop of Dublin, and lord iustice of Ireland, be|fore whome a parlement was holden at Dublin, in the eightéenth yéere of the reigne of king Henrie the sixt. In the yeare one thousand foure hundred and sixtie, Walter was archbishop of Dublin, & deputie [...]460 to Iasper duke of Bedford, lieutenant of Ireland. I found in an ancient register the names of certeine The bishops of Kildare. bishops of Kildare, that were in that sée since the time of saint Brigid; the names of whome I thought here to insert. Lonie was bishop in saint Bridgids time, which was about the yeare of our Lord foure hundred fortie and eight; the rest doo haere follow: [...]448

Compare 1577 edition: 1
• 2 Inor.
• 3 Conlie.
• 4 Donatus.
• 5 Dauid.
• 6 Magnus.
• 7 Richard.
• 8 Iohn.
• 9 Simon.
• 10 Nicholas.
• 11 Walter.
• 12 Richard.
• 13 Thomas.
• 14 Robert.
• 15 Bonifacius.
• 16 Madogge.
• 17 William.
• 18 Galfride.
• 19 Richard.
• 20 Iames.
• 21 Wale.
• 22 Baret.
• 23 Edmund Lane, who florished in the yeare 1518.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 There hath béene a worthie prelat, canon in the Maurice Iake. 1319 The bridge of Kil [...]llen, and Leighlin. cathedrall church of Kildare, named Maurice Iake, who among the rest of his charitable déeds, builded the bridge of Kilcoollen, and the next yeare fellowing he builded in like maner the bridge of Leighlin, to the great and dailie commoditie of all such as are occasioned to trauell in those quarters.

1.4. Of the Lordes Spirituall of Irelande. Cap. 5.

Of the Lordes Spirituall of Irelande. Cap. 5.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Spirituall iurisdiction is ordered into foure prouinces, whereof the primacie was euer giuen (in reuerence of S.Patrike, that conuerted the countrey) to the Archebishop of Armach, who is called Primus totius Hiberniae, and the Archebishop of Dublyne Primus Hiberniae. This custome was sithens confirmed by Eugenius tertius, in the yeare 1148. or rather 1152. who sent withall, three other palles of Archbishops to be placed, one at Dublyne, one at Casshill, y^e last at Tuene. To these are suffragannes in right nyne and twentie, & they all to the Primas of Armach, vnder whose prouince are the bishoppes of Meeth & Deren, Ardach, Kylmoore, Clogher, Doune, Coner, Clonknos, Raboo, Dromoore. Vnder Dublyne wherevnto Innocentius the thirde vnited Glandelagh, the bishop of Elphine, Kyldare, Fernes, Ossory and Leiglyne. Vnder Casshill, the bishop of Waterforde, to whome Lismore is vnited, Corck & Clone, Rosse, Ardigh, Lymmyrick, Emely, Kyllalooe, and Ardfert. Under Tuen, Kylmanco, Olfyne, Auaghdoune, Clonfert, Morroo. In this recount some difference hapneth by reason of personall and reall vnion of the sees, and for other alterations. I haue obserued in perusing of olde bookes the names of ceryatne Byshoppes and Archbishoppes of Dublyne, and albeit I coulde not finde a iust register or catalogue of them, yet I tooke it to be better to place such as I coulde finde, then to omitte the whole.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Cormachus was one of the first Bishoppes that I haue reade of, but I am well assured, that there were dyuers others before hys time. He floorished about the yeare 893. of this Bishoppe Hector Boethius maketh mention.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Dunanus was Bishop of Dublyne long after Cormachus, for Dunanus dyed in the yere 1074. He was buryed in Christchurche in Dublyne, in the vpper part on the chauncell on the right hande.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Patricius was consecrated Bishop of Dublyne in Paule his Church at London, by the Archbishoppe of Canterbury Lanifranus, or Lanfrancus. The reason of this consecration was, for that as yet y^e Metropolitanes of Irelande receiued not theyr palle. A Pall is an endowment appropriated to Archbishoppes, made of white silke the breadth of a stoale, but it is of an other fashion. And where you shall espie the armes of any Archbishoppe blazed, there you may perceyue the Pall set out EEBO page image 591 cut [sic] in white wyth a great manye blacke crosses vpon it. c. quoniam. c. diſ. An Archbiſhop within thrée monethes after his conſecration or confir|mation ought to demaunde his pall, other|wyſe he may be remooued: neyther ought he to name himſelfe Archbiſhop before the [...]e|ceyte,c. quod ſicut de elect. penul. De priuil. & exceſ. priuil. cap. Archie. & in gloſ. neither may be before ſummon or call, a councell, make Chriſme, dedicate churches giue orders, conſecrate Biſhoppes. He may not were his pa [...] without the church, neither in other prouinces, albeit in an other pro|uince he may be in his Pontificalibus, ſo that Pontificalia differeth from the pall.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 c. ex tuarũ, &c. adhoc. de auct. & vſu pal.Furthermore, an Archbiſhop may not lend his pall to an other, but it ought to be inter|red, wyth him. But to returne to Patricius, hys tyme was but ſhort, for ſoone after, as he was croſſing the ſeas to Dublyne warde, he was drowned with his copaſſengers, y^e ſame yeare that he was conſecrated, the nynth of October.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 1075.Donatus of ſome called Bungus ſuccéeded Patricious & likewyſe conſecrated by Lan|francus Archbiſhoppe of Canterbury, at the inſtaunce of Terdilnacus king of Irelande, the biſhoppes of Irelande, the cleargie & the Citizens of Dublyn, he deceaſed in the yeare 1095. 1095. Samuel ſuccéeded Donatus, and dyed in the yeare 1122. Gregorius dyd not ſuccéede immediately after Samuel for there he thir|tie yeares betwéene them both, This Grego|rius was the firſt Metrapolitan of Dublyne and was conſecrated Archbiſhop in the yeare 1152. 1152. and dyed in the yeare 1162.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 1162.S. Laurentius Othothille. This Prelate was firſt Abbot of S. Keuins in Glindelagh, and after he was ſolemnely conſecrated and inſtalled in Chriſt church at Dublyne by Ge|lacius the Primas of Armach, and not by Canterbury as the Biſhoppes of Dublyne were before the pall giuen them. He dyed in Normandie, and was buryed in our Ladye churche of Angy in the yeare 1180. the four|téene of Nouember.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Iohanne Commin, an Engliſhman ſuccée|ded Laurence. This famous Prelate being cleyſtered vp in the Abbeye of Enſham in Worceſterſhyre was highly renowned of all men as well for his déepe learning, as for the integritie of his lyfe. The cleargie of Dublyne being giuen to vnderſtande of ſo woorthie a clarcke became hũble peticioners to the king his maieſtie, Henry the ſeconde, that through his meanes ſuch an vnualuable iewell ſhoulde be inſtalled in Laurence hys dignitie. The king bowing to their earneſt ſuite agréed, he ſhoulde be conſecrated their Archbiſhop.1180. Which was an happy houre for that countrey. For beſides the great trauaile he endured in edifying his flocke in Chriſtian religion, he was fou [...]then of S. Patricke, hys churche in Dublyne, as is before; ſpecifyed He deceaſed in the yere 1018. and was en [...]|bed in the choare of Chriſt church.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Henry Londres ſucceeded C [...]n. This man was nicknamed Scorchebull, or Scor|chevilleyn, the ought his occaſion, Being ſet|led in his ſée he gaue cõmandements to all her tenauntes to make their appar [...]iuer: before him at a day appointed, and for that he was rawe as yet in his reuenues, he tooke it to ſtande beſt with their eaſe and, quietneſſe, and his cõmoditie, that ache of them ſhould ſhew their euidences, whereby he might learne, by what tenure they héelde of him. His [...]ants miſtruſting no ſlattiſh dealing, but cõſtruing all to be ment for the beſt, deliuered their eui|dences to their Lande lorde, who dyd ſcantly well peruſe them, when he flame them all in the fire. The pore tenauntes e [...]ing, this ſubtyll prancke to be [...]erye vnſitting for a Biſhoppe, coulde not bridle their to [...]ges, but brake out an a ſodayne: Thou an flecheby|ſhop? Nay, thou art a Scorche villayn.Scorche villaine. But it could not be gr [...]ſhed to what [...]de this fact of his tended, for notwithſtanding this, the tenants enioyed their landes [...] he did it bycauſe they ſhould be but [...] at will, and ſo to ſtande to his denoti [...]. This prelate doubtleſſe was politicke, & well lettered, and for his wyſedome and learning he was elec|ted L. Iuſtice of Irelande. He was the foun|der of the caſtle of Dubline as is before men|tioned. He de [...]ſed in the yeare 1225. & lyeth buryed in Chriſt church.Math, Pari [...] in vitam Ioan. pag. 316. Wherby appeareth that Mathaeus Pariſi enſin dyd ouerſhoote him|ſelfe in writing one Hu, or Hugo, to be Arch|biſhop of Dublyne: in the yeare 1213. wheras Landres at that tyme was in the ſée, as ſeene his conſecration to his death, may be gathe|red, being the ſpace of thirtéene yeares.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Iohanne Stamforde ſuccéeded Londres, but not immediately, and was conſecrated in the yeare 1285. this man,1285. vpon the death of Stepha [...] Fiſtborne, Archbiſhoppe of Tune, was made L. Iuſtice of Ireland in the yeare 1287. 1294. And ſoone after being in Englande he was ſent from Edwarde the firſt as Ambaſ|ſadour to the Frenche king, and vpon his re|turne he deceaſed in England, and ſoone after was buryed in S. Patricke his Churche at Dublyne.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Willielme Hothour is placed by ſome antiquaries to be Archbiſhoppe of Dublyne much about this time,

1297.

Ioan. Cai [...] de antiqu [...] Cant. Aca [...] de [...]. lib. [...].

but whether the man haue béene inſtalled in this Sée at all or no, I am not able to affirme, nor to denye, but cer|tayne it is that the date is miſtaken, for vpon EEBO page image 19 Iohanne Stamforde his death, Richard Fle|ringes was conſecrated Archbiſhop of Du|blyne,Edmund Butler. 1032. Hollywood [...] Fingall. betwéene whome & the Lord Edmund Butler there aroſe a great controuerſie in law, touching the maner of Hollywood wyth the appurtenances. Which manour the Lord Butler recouered by an arbitrement or com|poſition taken betwéene them in the king his benche at Dublyne. This prelate departed this lyfe in the yeare 1306. 1306.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Richard de Haueringes was ſucceſſour to Fle [...]ges, who after that he had continued néere the ſpace of fiue yeares in the Sée, was ſore appalled by reaſon of an eſtraunge and woonderfull dreame. For on a certayne night he imagined that he had ſéene an vglye mon|ſter ſtanding on his breaſt, [...]aue| [...]nges. [...]eame. who, to his thinc|king, was more weightie, then the whole worlde, in ſo much as being, as he thought in maner ſquiſed or preſt to death with the heft of this huge monſter, he woulde haue depar|ted with the whole ſubſtaunce of the worlde, if he were thereof poſſeſt, to be diſburdened of ſo heauie a loade. Vpon which wiſh he ſod|daynly awooke. And as he bette his braynes in diuining what this dreame ſhould import, he bethought himſelf of the flocke committed to his charge, howe that he gathered then fléeres yearely by receyuing the reuenue and perquiſites of the Biſhopricke, and yet ſuffe|red his flocke to ſtarue for lacke of preaching and teaching. Wherefore being for his for|mer flackneſſe, ſore wounded in conſcience, he traueyled with all ſpéede to Rome, where he reſigned vp his Biſhopricke, a burden to heauie for his weake ſhoulders, & being vpon his reſignation competently benificed, he be|ſtowed the remnaunt of his life wholly in de|notion.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 1311.Iohanne Leche nephew to Haueri [...]ges, vpon the reſignation, was conſecrated Arch|biſhop. This prelate was at contention wyth the Primas of Armach, for their iuriſdictiõs, inſomuch as he did imberre the Primas frõ hauing his croſſe borne before him within the prouince of Leinſter,De priui. & exceſt. pri. c Archiep. which was contra [...]e to the Canon law, that admitteth the croſ [...] to beare the croſſe before his Archbiſhop in an other prouince. This man deceaſes in the yeare 1313.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 1313.Alexander Bigenor was next Leche con|ſecrated Archebiſhop with the whole conſ [...]ne aſwel of the chapter of Chriſt church as of S. Patrickes. Howbeit vpon the death of Leche there aroſe a ſyſme and diuiſion betwéene Walter Thornebury L. Cãcelloure of Ire|lande & Bigenor then theaſ [...]rer of the ſame countrey. The Cancellour to further his e|lection determined to haue poſted to [...], but in y^e way he was drowned w^t the number of 156. paſſengers. Bigenor ſtaying in Ire|lande, with leſſe aduenture and better ſpéede with the conſent of both the chapters was e|lected Archbiſhop. And in the yere 1317. there came bulles from Rome to confirme the for|mer election. At which tyme the Archbiſhop and the Earle of Vlſter were in Englande.1318. This prelate ſoone after returned L. Iuſtice of Irelande, and ſoone after he had landed at Yoghyll, he went to Dublyne, where as well for his ſpirituall iuriſdiction, as his temporal promotion he was receyued with proceſſion and great ſolemnitie.1320. In this man his tyme was there an Vi [...]et fifte foũded in Dublin, whereof M. William Rodyarde was chaun|cellour, a well learned man and one that pro|céeded Doctor of the canon lawe in this Vni|uerſitie. Bigenor deceaſed in the yeare .1349. 1349.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Iohanne de ſaint Paule was conſecrated Archbiſhop vpon Bigenor his death. He de|ceaſed in the yeare .1362.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Thomas Mynot ſuccéeded Iohanne,1363. & dyed in the yeare 1376.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Robert Wyckeford ſuccéeded Thomas,1375. & dyed in the yeare 1390.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Robert Wald [...]by ſuccéeded Wykeforde.1390. This prelate was firſt an Auguſtine Fryer, and a great Preacher, and accompted a ver|tuous and ſincere liuer. He deceaſed in the yeare 1397.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 [...]cha [...] P [...]thalis was remooued from an other Sée and choſen Archbiſhop of Dublyn,1397 w [...] [...] deceaſed the ſame yeare that he was elected.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Thomas Crauly an Engliſhe man ſuccée|ded [...]at the ſame yeare, and came into Ire|land in the companie of the Duke of Surrey. This Archbiſhoppe was choſen L. Iuſtice of Ireland in the yere 1413. 1414. In whoſe gouerne|ment the Engliſh did ſkirmiſh with the Iriſh in the countye of Kyldare néere Kilka,The ſkir|miſh of Kylka. where the Engliſh vanquiſhed the enemie, fiue and hundred of the Iriſhe, during which [...] the Archbiſhop being Lord Iuſtice went in pro|ceſſion with the whole cleargy in T [...]ſtelder|mot, or Caſtledermot, a towne adioyning to Kylka, praying for the proſperous ſucceſſe of the ſubiects, that went to ſkirmiſhe with the enemie. This prelate was of ſtature fall, well [...]ed, and of a ſanguine complexion, dec| [...]ing h [...] outwarde comlyneſſe with inwarde quantities. For he was ſo liberall to the riche, ſo charitable to the poore, ſo déepe a clarcke, ſo profounde a Doctor, ſo ſounde a Preacher, ſo vertuous a liuer, and ſo great a builder, a [...] he was not without good cauſe accompted the Phoenix of his time. In daily talke as he was ſhort, ſo he was ſwéete. Harde in promiſing, EEBO page image 592 bountifull in performing. In the yere 1417. he ſayled into England, and ended his life at Faringdõ, and was buried in New colledge at Oxford.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 1439.In the yere 1439. There hath bene one Ri|chard Archbiſhop of Dubline, and L. Iuſtice of Ireland, before whom a Parliament was holden at Dublin, in the xviij. yeare of the reigne of king Henry the ſixt.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 1460.In the yeare 1460. Walter was Archbi|ſhop of Dublin, and deputie to Iaſper Duke of Bedford, lieuetenaunt of Ireland. I found in an auncient regiſter the names of certain biſhops of Kyldare,The Bi|ſhoppes of Kyldare. that were in that ſée ſince the tyme of S. Brigid: the names of whome I thought good here to inſert.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2
• Lony was biſhoppe in S. Brigides tyme, which was about the yeare of our lord.448. 448.
• 2. Inor.
• 3. Conly.
• 4. Donatus.
• 5. Dauid.
• 6. Magnus.
• 7. Richard.
• 8. Iohn.
• 9. Simon.
• 10. Nicholas.
• 11. Walter.
• 12. Richard.
• 13. Thomas.
• 14. Robart.
• 15. Bonifacius.
• 16. Madogge.
• 17. William.
• 18. Galfride.
• 19. Richard.
• 20. Iames.
• 21. Wale.
• 22. Baret.
• 23. Edmunde Lane, who flouriſhed in the yeare, 1518.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 There hath bene a worthy prelate, canon by y^e cathedrall church of Kildare, named Mau|rice Iak,Maurice Iak. who among the reſt of his charita|ble déedes, builded the bridge of Kilcoollenne, and the next yeare followyng,

1319.

The bridg of Kylcool|lenne, and Leigh|linne.

he builded in lyke maner the bridge of Leighlinne, to the great and daily commoditie of all ſuch as are occaſioned to trauaile in thoſe quarters.