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walter_n de_fw-fr valle_n who_o have_v one_o hundred_o and_o ten_o pound_n reward_n for_o their_o pain_n and_o many_o of_o the_o irish_a be_v slay_v but_o mac_n morough_n in_o january_n 1329._o escape_v out_o of_o the_o castle_n of_o dublin_n by_o help_n of_o a_o rope_n send_v he_o by_o adam_n nangle_n for_o which_o fact_n nangle_n be_v afterward_o condemn_v and_o hang_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o lord_n justice_n die_v at_o minooth_n on_o easter-tuesday_n and_o roger_n outlaw_n prior_n of_o kilmainham_n lord_n chancellor_n be_v make_v lord_n justice_n in_o who_o time_n david_n o_o tool_n a_o strong_a thief_n who_o have_v be_v take_v prisoner_n by_o the_o lord_n john_n welles_o the_o lend_v before_o be_v this_o summer_n condemn_v and_o execute_v at_o dublin_n at_o this_o time_n in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o this_o reign_n the_o noble_a james_n butler_n marry_v the_o earl_n of_o hereford_n daughter_n bakâ—_n bakâ—_n which_o he_o have_v by_o
england_n there_o be_v also_o another_o petition_n for_o a_o free_a intercourse_n of_o trade_n between_o ireland_n and_o portugal_n ibid._n ibid._n whereunto_o the_o king_n give_v a_o gracious_a answer_n and_o it_o seem_v that_o the_o state_n of_o england_n be_v intent_n upon_o the_o recovery_n and_o improvement_n of_o ireland_n for_o sir_n nicholas_n dagworth_n be_v send_v thither_o to_o survey_v the_o possession_n of_o the_o crown_n 201_o davis_n 201_o and_o to_o call_v the_o officer_n of_o the_o irish_a revenue_n to_o account_n and_o the_o more_o to_o humour_v the_o irish_a who_o thiink_v themselves_o disgrace_v when_o ignoble_a man_n be_v put_v in_o the_o high_a authority_n over_o they_o edmond_n mortimer_n earl_n of_o march_z and_o ulster_n 1380._o jan._n 24._o 1380._o be_v send_v over_o lord_n lieutenant_n sometime_o before_o he_o come_v viz._n in_o jun._n 1380._o the_o french_a and_o spanish_a galley_n which_o do_v much_o mischief_n on_o the_o coast_n of_o ireland_n be_v by_o the_o english_a fleet_n force_v to_o retire_v into_o the_o harbour_n of_o kinsale_n where_o they_o be_v assail_v and_o vanquish_v by_o the_o english_a and_o irish_a so_o that_o their_o chief_a captain_n be_v take_v 360._o paâ—ata_fw-la hiberniae_fw-la 360._o and_o four_o hundred_o of_o the_o enemy_n slay_v there_o be_v also_o take_v four_o of_o their_o barge_n and_o one_o ballenget_n and_o one_o and_o twenty_o english_a prize_n be_v recover_v i_o can_v find_v but_o that_o ireland_n be_v pretty_a quiet_a during_o the_o government_n of_o this_o lord_n lieutenant_n which_o do_v not_o continue_v very_o long_o for_o he_o die_v at_o st._n dominick_n abbey_n near_o cork_n on_o the_o 26_o of_o december_n 1381._o and_o the_o next_o day_n john_n cotton_n than_o dean_n of_o st._n patrick_n 28._o ware_n de_fw-fr praesulibus_fw-la 28._o and_o lord_n chancellor_n afterward_o achbishop_n of_o armagh_n be_v choose_v and_o swear_v sord_n justice_n 1381_o 1381_o in_o the_o convent_n of_o preach_a friar_n at_o cork_n 309._o pryn_n 309._o but_o it_o seem_v he_o do_v not_o long_o exercise_v that_o office_n for_o in_o mr._n prins_n animadversion_n on_o the_o four_o institut_fw-la we_o find_v a_o writ_n dated_n the_o 29_o day_n of_o march_n anno_fw-la 1382._o viz._n 5_o r._n 2._o direct_v to_o roger_n mortimer_n earl_n of_o march_n lord_z lieutenant_z of_o ireland_n whereby_o he_o be_v direct_v to_o call_v a_o parliament_n there_o for_o the_o good_a government_n of_o that_o country_n and_o the_o support_n of_o the_o king_n great_a charge_n and_o expense_n but_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o this_o young_a lord_n can_v not_o manage_v that_o unruly_a kingdom_n and_o therefore_o philip_n de_fw-fr courtny_n the_o king_n cousin_n be_v send_v over_o lord_n lieutenant_n 1383._o 1383._o he_o have_v a_o great_a estate_n in_o ireland_n and_o therefore_o be_v the_o fit_a for_o that_o government_n he_o come_v over_o on_o good_a term_n for_o he_o have_v a_o patent_n to_o hold_v that_o office_n for_o ten_o year_n nevertheless_o he_o behave_v himself_o so_o ill_o lamb._n lib._n m._n lamb._n that_o he_o be_v not_o only_o supersede_v but_o also_o be_v arrest_v whilst_o he_o be_v lord_n lieutenant_n and_o afterward_o grievous_o punish_v for_o the_o wrong_n and_o oppression_n he_o have_v do_v in_o ireland_n 201._o davis_n 201._o in_o his_o time_n happen_v a_o great_a mortality_n call_v the_o four_o pestilence_n and_o upon_o the_o removal_n of_o he_o the_o government_n of_o ireland_n be_v give_v to_o the_o great_a favourite_n of_o that_o age_n robert_n de_fw-fr vere_n earl_n of_o oxford_n afterward_o marquis_n of_o dublin_n 1384._o decemb._n 1384._o and_o duke_n of_o ireland_n lord_n lieutenant_n the_o english_a parliament_n to_o get_v rid_v of_o he_o give_v he_o a_o debt_n of_o thirty_o thousand_o mark_n due_a from_o the_o french_a king_n upon_o condition_n that_o after_o easter_n he_o shall_v pass_v into_o ireland_n to_o recover_v the_o land_n the_o king_n have_v give_v he_o there_o he_o have_v five_o hundred_o man_n at_o arm_n at_o twelve_o penny_n per_fw-la diem_fw-la and_o a_o thousand_o archer_n at_o six_o penny_n apiece_o a_o day_n appoint_v he_o for_o two_o year_n super_fw-la conquestum_fw-la illius_fw-la terrae_fw-la he_o be_v trust_v with_o the_o whole_a dominion_n of_o the_o realm_n during_o his_o life_n without_o pay_v any_o thing_n therefore_o or_o make_v any_o account_n for_o it_o he_o have_v power_n to_o pass_v all_o writ_n under_o his_o own_o test_n and_o to_o place_n and_o displace_v all_o officer_n how_o great_a soever_o even_o the_o chancellor_n treasurer_n admiral_n etc._n etc._n and_o to_o name_v his_o own_o deputy_n and_o all_o other_o minister_n and_o it_o seem_v that_o he_o have_v afterward_o a_o large_a patent_n 2._o four_o instit_fw-la 357_o 9_o rich._n 2._o whereby_o the_o king_n grant_v he_o totam_fw-la terram_fw-la &_o dominium_fw-la hiberniae_fw-la &_o insulas_fw-la eidem_fw-la terrae_fw-la adjacentes_fw-la ac_fw-la omne_fw-la castra_n comitatus_fw-la burgos_n villa_n portus_n maris_n etc._n etc._n una_fw-la cum_fw-la homagiis_fw-la obedientiis_fw-la vassallis_fw-la servitiis_fw-la &_o recognitionibus_fw-la praelatorum_fw-la comitum_fw-la baronum_fw-la etc._n etc._n cum_fw-la regaliis_n regalitatibus_fw-mi libertatibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n &_o omnibus_fw-la aliis_fw-la qnae_fw-la ad_fw-la regaliam_fw-la nostram_fw-la pertinent_a cum_fw-la mero_n &_o mixto_fw-la imperio_fw-la adeo_fw-la plene_fw-la integre_n &_o perfect_v sicut_fw-la nos_fw-la ea_fw-la tenuimus_fw-la &_o habuimus_fw-la tenuerunt_fw-la &_o habuerunt_fw-la progenitorum_fw-la nostrorum_fw-la aliqui_fw-la ullis_fw-la unquam_fw-la temporibus_fw-la retroactis_fw-la tenendum_fw-la per_fw-la homagium_fw-la ligeum_fw-la tantum_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o that_o which_o be_v most_o strange_a be_v that_o those_o illegal_a letter_n patent_n shall_v be_v authorize_v by_o parliament_n assensâ—_n praelatorum_fw-la ducum_fw-la &_o aliorum_fw-la procerum_fw-la &_o communitatis_fw-la nostri_fw-la angliae_fw-la in_o parliamento_fw-la but_o nullum_fw-la violentum_fw-la est_fw-la perpetuum_fw-la &_o novus_fw-la iste_fw-la insolitus_fw-la &_o umbratilis_fw-la honour_n cito_fw-la evanuit_fw-la but_o it_o be_v time_n to_o return_v to_o the_o great_a minion_n the_o earl_n of_o oxford_n who_o come_v as_o far_o as_o wales_n and_o the_o king_n with_o he_o but_o they_o can_v not_o be_v persuade_v to_o part_v and_o therefore_o this_o lord_n lieutenant_n never_o go_v to_o ireland_n but_o depute_v sir_n john_n stanley_n 1385._o 1385._o lord_n deputy_n in_o who_o time_n the_o bridge_n of_o dublin_n fall_v and_o at_o the_o parliament_n hold_v at_o westminster_n roger_n mortimer_n earl_n of_o march_n son_n of_o philippe_n daughter_n of_o lionel_n duke_n of_o clarence_n third_z son_n of_o edward_n the_o three_o be_v establish_v and_o soon_o after_o proclaim_v heir_n apparent_a to_o the_o crown_n and_o yet_o he_o be_v but_o heir_n presumptive_a but_o this_o lord_n justice_n be_v send_v for_o and_o alexander_n de_fw-fr balscot_n 26._o april_n 26._o alias_o petit_n 1387._o 1387._o bishop_n of_o meath_z who_o have_v be_v treasurer_n and_o chancellor_n do_v execute_v the_o office_n of_o lord_n justice_n until_o the_o return_n of_o sir_n john_n stanley_n 1389._o 1389._o lord_n deputy_n to_o the_o aforesaid_a earl_n of_o oxford_n lambeth_n lib._n d._n lambeth_n to_o he_o o_o neal_n and_o his_o son_n make_v a_o humble_a submission_n in_o write_v wherein_o they_o renounce_v the_o bonaught_n of_o ulster_n they_o also_o promise_v allegiance_n and_o give_v oath_n and_o hostage_n for_o the_o performance_n thereof_o and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v 1390._o 1390._o that_o almost_o in_o every_o parliament_n of_o this_o reign_n hold_v in_o england_n the_o king_n do_v desire_v aid_n from_o they_o for_o the_o carry_v on_o the_o war_n in_o ireland_n but_o at_o length_n the_o english_a parliament_n do_v so_o vigorous_o prosecute_v the_o lord_n lieutenant_n of_o ireland_n that_o he_o be_v force_v to_o fly_v beyond_o sea_n and_o not_o long_o after_o die_v miserable_o at_o brussels_n and_o thereupon_o james_n earl_n of_o ormond_n 25._o july_n 25._o be_v make_v lord_n justice_n and_o the_o archbishop_n of_o dublin_n be_v constitute_v lord_n chancellor_n 1392._o 1392._o this_o lord_n justice_n beat_v the_o mac_n moyn_v at_o tascoffin_n in_o the_o county_n of_o kilkenny_n and_o slay_v six_o hundred_o of_o they_o and_o now_o the_o state_n of_o england_n begin_v to_o think_v serious_o of_o the_o recovery_n of_o ireland_n and_o find_v that_o that_o country_n be_v poor_a and_o almost_o depopulate_v by_o the_o mighty_a concourse_n of_o irish_a into_o england_n whereby_o the_o king_n revenue_n be_v decay_v and_o the_o power_n of_o the_o irish_a rebel_n increase_v it_o be_v think_v fit_a to_o revive_v the_o law_n against_o absentees_n and_o to_o issue_v a_o proclamation_n require_v all_o those_o who_o habitation_n be_v in_o that_o kingdom_n to_o 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