3.4. ¶ Henrie the fourth.
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¶ Henrie the fourth.
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1400AT Whiſuntide in the yeare .1400. whiche was
the firſt yeare of the raigne of Henry the fourth, the Coneſtable of Dublin
Caſtell, and diuerſe other, at Stranford in Vlſter fought by Sea with
Scottes, where many Engliſh men were ſlaine and drowned.
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1 In the ſecond yeare of
king Henrie the fourth,
1401
Sir Iohn Stan|ley lord lieu|tenant.
ſir Iohn Stanley the kings lieutenant in Ire|lande returned into
Englande, leauing his vnder lieuetenant there ſir William Stanley.
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1 The ſame yeare on
Bartholmew euen, ſir Stephen Scrope,Sir Stephen
Scrope. deputie vnto the lord Thomas of Lancaſter the kings
brother, and Lorde lieute|nant of Irelande, arriued there to ſupplie the
rowmth of Alexander Biſhop of Meth,
that ex|erciſed the ſame office vnder the ſayd Lord Tho|mas of Lancaſter,
before the comming of this ſir Stephen Scrope, which ſir Stephen for his
vio|lence and extortion before time vſed in the ſame office vnder king
Richard, was ſore cried out vpõ by the voyces of the poore people, inſomuch
that the Ladie his wife hearing of ſuch exclamations, would in no wiſe
continue with him there, except he would receiue a ſolemne othe on the
Bible, that wittingly he ſhoulde wrong no
Chriſtian crea|ture in that lande, that truely and duly he ſhoulde ſee
payment made for all expenſes, and hereof (ſhee ſayd) ſhee had made a vow to
Chriſt ſo determi|nately, that onleſſe it were on his part firmly pro|miſed,
ſhe could not without peril of ſoul go with him. Hir huſband aſſented, and
accõpliſhed hir re|queſt effectually, recouered a good opinion for his
vpright dealing, reformed his caters & purueyers, enriched the
coũtry, mainteined a plentiful houſe,
remiſſion of great offences, remedies for perſons endaungered to the prince,
pardons of landes and liues he graunted ſo charitably, and ſo diſcreetly,
that his name was neuer recited amõg thẽ with|out many bleſſings and
prayers, and ſo cheerfully they were redy to ſerue him againſt the Iriſh
vpõ all neceſſarie occaſions. The Lord Thomas of Lancaſter the kings ſonne
and Lorde lieutenant of Ireland, arriued the ſame yeare at Dublin, vp|on
Saint Brices day.
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1 The Maior of Dublin Iohn
Drake,The Iriſh o|uerthrowne [...] the Maior of Dublin. with a band of his Citizens neare to
Bre, ſlue foure M. of the Iriſh Outlawes (as Campion noteth out of the
records of Chriſtes Church:) But Marlb. ſpeaketh onely of .493. And theſe
being all men of warre.
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1 The verie ſame day that
this victorie was at|chieued, to wit, the .xj. day of Iulie, the Church of
the Friers Preachers in Dublin was dedicate by the Archbiſhop of that
Citie.
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1 The ſame yeare in
September, a Parlia|ment was holden at Dublin, during the whiche in Vrgile
Sir Bartholmew Verdon Knight, Iames White, Stephen Gernon, and other theyr
complices, ſlue the Shirife of Louth Iohn Dowdall.
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1 In the yeare .1403. in
May, ſir Walter Be|terley Stewarde of Vlſter, a right valiant knight was
ſlaine, and to the number of .xxx. other with him. The ſame yeare aboute the
feaſt of Saint Martin, the L. Thomas of Lancaſter the kings ſonne returned
into England, leauing the Lorde Stephen Scrope his Deputie there:Stephen Scrope. who alſo in the beginning of Lent
ſayled ouer into England, and then the Lordes of the land choſe the Earle of
Ormond to be Lord Iuſtice.The Erle of Ormond Lo [...] iuſtice.
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1 In the fift yeare of
Henrie the fourth, Iohn Colton Archbiſhop of Ardmagh, the .xxvij.
1404
The Archbi|ſhop of Ard|magh de|ceaſſed.
of A|prill departed this life, vnto whome Nicholas Stoning
ſucceeded.
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1 The ſame yeare on the day
of Saint Vitale the martir, the parliamẽt of Dublin began before the Erle
of Ormond then lord Iuſtice of Irelãd, where the ſtatutes of Kilkenny and
Dublin were EEBO page image 67 confirmed, and likewiſe the charter of
Ireland.
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1
1405In the ſixt yeare of Henry the fourth, in the
Month of May, three Scottiſh barks were takẽ, two at greene caſtell, and
one at Alkey, with cap|taine Macgolagh.
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1 The ſame yeare the
Marchants of Drodagh entred Scotland, and tooke prayes and pledges.
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1 Alſo on the euen of the
feaſt day of the .vij. bre|thren, Oghgard was burnt by the Iriſh.
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1 And in Iune Syr Stephen
Scrope that was come again into Ireland,
returned eftſoones into Englande, leauing the Earle of Ormonde Lorde Iuſtice
of Irelande.
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1 About the ſame time they
of Dublin entred Scotland at Saint Ninian,The Citizens of
Dublin in|uade Scotland. and valiantly beha|ued themſelues
agaynſte the enimies, and after croſſing the Seas, directed theyr courſe
into Wales, and did muche hurt to the Welchmen,They
inuade Wales. bringing from thence the ſhrine of Saint Cu|bins,
and placed it in the Churche of the Tri|nitie in Dublin.The Erle of Ormond de|ceaſeth. Iames Butler Earle of Or|monde
dyed at Baligam, whileſt he was Lorde Iuſtice, vnto whome ſucceeded Geralde
Earle of Kildare.
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1 In the .vij. yeare of
king Henrie, on Corpus Chriſti day, the Citizens of Dublin with the Countrey
people about them, manfully vanqui|ſhed the Iriſh enimies, and ſlue diuerſe
of them,
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bringing with them to Dublyn the heades of thoſe which they had ſlaine.
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1 The ſame yeare the Prior
of Conall, in the plaine of Kildare, fought manfully with the I|riſh, and
vanquiſhed two hundred that were wel armed, ſleaing part of them, and
chaſing the reſi|due out of the field, and
the Prior had not wyth him paſt the number of .xx.H.
Marl. Engliſh men, but god (as ſaith mine Author) aſſiſted thoſe
that put their truſt in him.
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1 The ſame yeare after
Michaelmas, Stephen Scrope Deputie Iuſtice, to the Lorde Thomas of Lancaſter
the kings ſonne, and his lieutenant of Ireland,A
Parliament at Dublin. came againe ouer into Irelande, and in the
feaſt of Saint Hillarie was a Parliament holden at Dublyn, which in Lent
after was en|ded at Trim. And Meiller de
Brimmingham ſlue Cathole Oconhur aboute the ende of Fe|bruarie.
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1 In the yere .1407. a
certain falſe and heathniſh wretch,1407 an Iriſh
man, named Mac Adam Mac Gilmore, that had cauſed .xl. Churches to be
de|ſtroyed,Corbi what it is ſignifieth. as be
that was neuer chriſtened, and ther|fore called Corbi, chaunced to take
priſoner one Patrike Sauage, and receyued for his raunſome two. M. Markes,
though afterwardes hee ſlue him togither with his brother Richard.
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1 The ſame yere in the
feaſt of the exaltation of the Croſſe, Stephen Scrope deputie to the Lorde
Thomas of Lancaſter, with the Earles of Or|monde and Deſmond, and the Prior
of Kilmay|nam, and diuerſe other captaynes and men of warre of Meith, ſet
from Dublin, and inuaded the lande of Mac Murche, where the Iriſh came into
the field and ſkirmiſhed with them, ſo as in the former part of the day,
they put the Eng|liſh power to the worſe, but at length the Iriſhe were
vanquiſhed & chaſed, ſo that Onolan with his ſonne and diuerſe other
were taken priſoners. But the Engliſh captaines aduertiſed here yt the
Burkeyns, & Okerol in the countie of Kilkenny, had for the ſpace of
two days togither done much miſchief, they rode with al ſpeed vnto the town
of Callã, & there encountring with the aduerſaries, manfully put
thẽ to flight, ſlue Okerol, & .viij. C.Okeroll
ſla [...]
others. There went a tale and belieued of many, that the Sunne ſtood
ſtil for a ſpace that day, tyll the Engliſhmen had ridden ſixe myles, ſo
muche was it thoughte that GOD fauoured EEBO page image 68 the
Engliſhe part in this enterpriſe, if wee ſhall beleeue it.
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1 The ſame yeare the Lorde
Stephan Scrope paſſed once againe ouer into Englande, and Ia|mes Butler Erle
of Ormonde was elected by the countrey Lord Iuſtice of Ireland.
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1 In the dayes of this king
Henry the fourth, the Inhabitants of Corke beeing ſore afflicted with
perpetual oppreſſions of their Iriſh neighbors, cõ|plained themſelues in a
generall writing directed to the lord of
Rutland & Corke, the kings deputie there, & to the counſell
of the realme then aſſem|bled at Dublin: which letter bycauſe it openeth a
window to behold the ſtate of thoſe parties, and of the whole realme of
Ireland in thoſe dayes, we haue thought good to ſet down here as it hath bin
entred by Campion, according to the copie deli|uered to him by Francis Agard
Eſquire, one of ye Queenes Maieſties priuie counſell in Ireland.
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1
A letter from Corke out of an old recorde that beareth no
da [...]e.IT may pleaſe your wiſedomes to haue pity on vs the kings poore ſubiects within ye coũ|tie
of Cork, or elſe we are caſt away for euer. For where there are in this
coũty theſe lords by name, beſide knights, eſquiers, gentlemen &
yeomen, to a great number that might diſpend yerely .viij. C. poundes .vj.
C. poundes .iiij. C. poundes, two .C. an hundred pounds, an hundred Marks,
twentie pounds .xx. marks, ten pounds, ſome more, ſome leſſe, to a great
number beſide theſe Lordes.
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1 Firſt the Lorde Marques
Caro, his yearely reuenues was beſyde
Dorzey hauen and other creekes, two .M. two .C. pounds ſterling.
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1 The Lord Barneuale of
Beerhauen his yere|ly reuenues was beſide Bodre hauen and other creekes .M.
vj. C. pounds ſterling.
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1
[...]hinke rather greene caſtell.The Lorde Vggan of the great
Caſtell hys yearely reuenue beſide his hauens and creekes, xiij. thouſand
poundes.
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1 The Lord Balram of
Enfort, his yearely re|uenues beſide hauens and creekes .M. CCC. pound
ſterling.
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1 The Lorde Curcy of
Kelbretton, his yearely reuenues beſide hauens and creekes, a thouſande two
hundred pound ſterling.
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1 The Lorde Mandeuile of
Barenſtelly, his yearely reuenues beſide hauens and creekes, M. two hundred
pound ſterling.
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1 The Lorde Arundell of the
Strand, his yeare|ly reuenues beſide hauẽs and creekes, a thouſand, fiue
hundred pounds ſterling.
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1 The Lord Barod of the
gard his yearely reue|nue beſide hauẽs & creekes .M. C. poũds
ſterling.
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1 The Lord Steyney of
Baltmore, his yearely reuenue beſides hauens & creekes .viij. C.
lb ſterl.
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1 The Lord Roch of Poole
caſtell, his yearly re|uenues beſyde hau [...]ns and creekes, ten thouſande poundes ſterling.
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1 The kings Maieſtie hath
the landes of the late yong Barry by forfeyture, the yearely reuenue wherof,
beſide two riuers and creekes, and al other caſualties, is .M. viij. C.
pound ſterling.
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1 And that at the ende of
this Parliament, your Lordſhip with the kings moſt noble coũſell may come
to Corke, & call before you al theſe Lords, & other Iriſh
men, and bind them in pain of loſſe of life, lands & goods, that
neuer one of them do make warre vpon an other, withoute licence or
com|maundement of you, my lord deputie, & the kings counſel: for the
vtter deſtruction of theſe partes, is that only cauſe. And once all the
Iriſh men, & the kings enimies were driuẽ into a great valley
cal|led Clane onighte betwixt two great mountains called Maccort, or the
leprous Iland: and there they liued lõg & many yeres wt their
white meat, till at the laſt theſe Engliſh lords fell at variance among
thẽſelues, & thẽ the weakeſt part tooke cer|tain Iriſh men to take
their part, & ſo vanquiſhed their enimies. And thus fell the Engliſh
lordes at warre among themſelues, till the Iriſh men were ſtronger than
they, & draue thẽ away, & now haue the cuntry whole vnder
thẽ, but yt the lord Roch, the lord Barry, & the lord Curcy only
remaine wt the leaſt part of their anceſters poſſeſſions, & yong
Barry is there vpõ the kings portion, paying his grace neuer a penny rent:
wherfore we the kings poore ſubiects of the Citie of Corke, Kinſale, and
Yoghal, deſire your Lordſhip to ſende hither two good Iuſtices to ſee this
matter ordred, and ſome Engliſh captains with .xx. Engliſhmẽ that may be
captains ouer vs all, and we will riſe with thẽ to redreſſe theſe
enormities all at our own coſtes. And if you will not come nor ſend, we will
ſende ouer to our liege lorde the king and complaine on you all. Thus farre
that letter.
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1 And as ſaith
Campion,The Citie of Corke. at this day the
citie of Cork is ſo encombred with vnquiet neighbors of great power, yt
they are forced to gard their gates continually, & to kepe thẽ ſhut
at ſeruice times, at meales, & from ſunne ſetting to ſunne riſing,
not ſuffring any ſtranger to enter the towne with his weapõ, but to leaue
ye ſame at a lodge appointed. They dare vneth at any time walke abrode
farre from the towne for their recreation, except at ſeaſons, and then with
ſtrength of men furniſhed with armour and weapon for their ſafegarde. They
match in wedlocke among themſelues, ſo that well neare the whole Citie is
allied and ioy|ned togither in conſanguinitie.
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1 But nowe to returne vnto
the doings of the Erle of Ormonde that was placed Lord Iuſtice in Scropes
rowmth. We find yt in the yere .1408.
1408
A Parliament at Dublin.
he called a Parliament at Dublin, in which the ſtatutes of Kilkenny
and Dublin were eftſoones reuiued, and certain ordinances eſtabliſhed vnder
the great ſeale of England againſt purueyors.
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1 The ſame yeare, the
morrow after Lammas EEBO page image 69 day,The lord
Tho. of Lancaſter commeth ouer into Irelande. the Lorde Thomas of
Lancaſter ſonne to king Henry the fourth, Lorde Lieuetenaunt of Irelande,
landed at Carlingforde, and in the
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weeke following, he came to Dublin, and
put the Erle of Kildare vnder arreſt,
cõming to him with three of his family. He loſt all his goodes being
ſpoyled and rifeled by the Lorde Lieutenants ſer|uants, and himſelfe
deteyned ſtill in priſon in the Caſtell of Dublin, till hee had payde three
hun|dred markes for a fine.
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1
The Lorde Scrope de|ceaſeth.On the day of S.
Marcel the Martyr, de|ceaſſed ye lord Stephã Scrope at Triſteldermot.
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1 The ſame yeare alſo was
the Lord Thomas of Lancaſter at Kilmaynam wounded (I knowe not howe,) and vneth eſcaped with life, and after cauſed
ſommonance to be giuẽ by proclamation, that all ſuch as ought by their
tenures to ſerue the king, ſhould aſſemble at Roſſe. And after the feaſt of
S. Hillarie, he helde a Parliament at Kilken|ny for a tallage to be
graunted. And after the .xiij. of March,The lorde Thomas
re|turneth into England. he returned into England, leauing the
Prior of Kylmaynam for his Deputie in Ire|lande.
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1 This yere alſo Hugh
Macgilmore was ſlaine in Cragfergus within
the Church of the Friers Minors, which Church hee had before deſtroyed and
broken downe the glaſſe Windowes to haue the Iron barres, through which his
enimies the Sauages entred vpon him.
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1
1409
Iames de Artoys.
This yeare, beeing in the tenth of Henrie the fourth, in Iune Ianico
de Artoys with the Eng|liſh men ſlue .80. of the Iriſh in Vlſter.
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1 This yere king Henrie
gaue the ſword to the citie of Dublin,The ſworde giuen to
the citie of Dub|lin. which citie was firſt gouerned as appeareth by their ancient ſeale called Signũ
prae|poſiturae, by a Prouoſt. And in the .xiij. of Henrie the thirde
by a Maior and two Baylifes, whiche Baylifes were chaunged into
Shrifes,Baylifes chan|ged into Shirifes. by
Char|ter graunted by Edward the ſixt .1547.
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1 This Maioralitie, both
for ſtate and charge of office, and for bountifull hoſpitalitie, exceedeth
any citi in England, London excepted.
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1 In the yeare following,
the .xxj. day of May,1410 a Parliament beganne at
Dublin, whiche laſted three weekes, the Prior of Kilmaynam ſitting as Lorde
Iuſtice.
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1 The ſame yeare, the
.xxij. day of Iune, the ſame Iuſtice tooke the Caſtels of Mibraclide,
O|ferol, and de la Mare.
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1 Irelande this yeare was
ſore afflicted for want of corne.
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1 The Lorde Iuſtice entred
into the lande of Obren with .1500. Kernes,A iourney made
by the lorde iuſtice. of which number .800 reuolted to the Iriſh,
ſo that if the power of Dub|lyn had not beene there, it had gone euill with
the Lorde Iuſtice, and yet he eſcaped not without loſſe, for Iohn Derpatrike
was ſlaine there.
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1 In the yeare .1411.
before Shroue Sunday,
1411
Mariages.
mariages were celebrated among the nobilitie in Irelande. William
Preſton maryed the daugh|ter of Edwarde Paris, and Iohn Wogan mat|ched with
the eldeſt daughter of Chriſtofer Pre|ſton, and Walter de la Hide, with the
ſeconde daughter of the ſame Chriſtofer.
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1 In the yeare .1412. about
the feaſt of Tiburtius and Valerianus, which falleth on the .x.
1412
Oconthir.
of April Oconthir did much miſchiefe in Meth, and tooke 160. Engliſh
men.
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1 The ſame yeare Odoles a
knight, & Thomas Fitz Morice fought togither, & either ſlue
other.
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1 The .xxiiij. of May,The Biſhop o [...] Meth decea|ſeth Robert Mountain Bi|ſhop of Meth departed
this life, to whom ſucceded Edwarde de Audiſey ſometime Archdeacon of
Cornewall.The death o [...] king Henrie the fourth. This yeare on Saint Cutberts day
king Henry the fourth departed this life.