Vlster July 13. Loâ—â— Justice obiit on Palmsunday April 19. 1346. at Kilmainam The Nobility who were wont to suffer â—â— controllment speak ill of him â—â— of a rigorous and cruel man Hâ— was a singular good Justicer anâ— one that if he had not died â—â— soon was the likeliest person â—â— that Age to have reduced the dâ—generate English Colonies to the natural obedience to the Crown of England 1346. Sir Roger Darcy whether â—â— Nocton in Lincolnshire or of â—â—ick in Essex was made Lord Justice ad tempus de assensu ordinaâ—â—e Regalium aliorum in Hiberâ—â— and was sworn April 10. the â—â—y following Vffords death 1346. Sir John Morris came Lord Justice May 25. He summoned a Parliament at Dublin to which the â—arl of Desmond refused to come â—â—senting some priviledges newly â—â—ken away formerly granted to â—â—m and his Ancestors raising thereâ—â—on such a dissention between the English of Blood and the English of â—â—rth as he and the Earl of Kildare â—ith the Citizens and Burgesses of â—â—e principal Towns summoned a â—ouncil at Kilkenny in opposition â—o the Parliament but effected nothing more then some Articles against Maurice the Justice which vanished He was put out by the King and Sir Walter Birmingham was insttuted Lord Justice and came into Ireland in June and was sworn Lord Justice the 19. of the same Moneth who going for England 1348. Made John Archer Priâ—â— of Kilmainam his Deputy Justice 1348. Sir Walter Birmingham returns Justice as before to whoâ— the King gave the Barony of Kenâ—â— in Ossory which belonged to Eustaâ—â— le Poer lately attainted and hanged Obiit Birmingham quondam Optimâ—â— Justiciarius Hiberniae in Vigilia Margaritae Virginis 1350. in Angliâ—â— Camden writes that he of the Nobâ—â— and Martial Family of the Birminghams alias Bremichams took hâ—â— Original from the Town so named iâ— Warwickshire 1349. Dominus de Carew Milâ—â— Baro Lord Justice probably of Anthony in Devonshire though others think of Clopton whence the â—â—rews Barons of Clopton in Warwick shire 1349. Sir Thomas Rokeby Lord Justice of an ancient Family in â—ork shire sworn Decemb. 20. who quitting it 1351. He appointed for a time Maurice de Rupeforti alias Rochfort Bishop of Limerick his Lieutenant Justice who died June 9. some write April 15. 1353. Doctus fuit â—ir bonae Vitae Conversationis honestae Afterwards Rokesby returned Lord Justice and resigned July 20. 1355. To Maurice Fitz Thomas Earl of Desmond He died in Dublin Castle die Conversionis St. Pauli following 1356. Sir Thomas Rokesby was again Lord Justice He died the same year in the Castle of Kilka Hâ— was an excellent Governour hâ— held a Parliament at Kilkenny acting therein many Laws for reducing the English Colonies to their Obedience It is recorded of him that he would eat in Wooden dishes but pay for his meat silver and gold 1357. Sir Almarick de Sancta Amando of which name and for ought I can yet read of whose Family the Barons de Sancto Amandâ— of Widehay in Berkshire are probably descended Lord Justice he returned into England anno 1358 or 1359. when 1359. James Butler Earl of Ormond son of Edmund Earl of Carrick was made Lord Justice He was created Earl of Ormond anno 2 Ed 3. and by some stiled Earl of Tiperary Quem Edw. 3. eo honoris evixit cujus majores olim honorarii erant Hiberniae Pincernae unde illis hoc nomen Butler impositum He married the daughter of Humphrey Bohun Earl of Hereford whom he had by a daughter of King Edw. 1. whereupon his son James was ever stiled The Noble Earl 1360. The Earl of Ormond going into England Maurice Fitz Thomas Earl of Kildare was made Lord Justice ut sequitur Omnibus ad quos hae Literae provenerint salutem Sciatis quod commissimus dilecto fideli nostro Mauritio Comiti Kildare Officium Justiciarii nostri terrae nostrae Hiberniae terram nostram Hiberniam cum Castris et omnibus pertinentiis suis custodiendam quamdiu nobis placuerit Recipiendo ad Scaccarium nostrum Dubliniae per annum quamdiu in Officio illo sic steterit quingentas libras pro quibus Officium illud et terram custodiet et erit vicessimus de hominibus ad arma cum toâ— equis coopertis continue durante commissione nostra supradicta in cujus rei testimonium c. Dat. per manus dilecti nostrâ— in Christo Fratris Thomae de Burgey Prioris Hospitalis Sti. Johannis Hierusalem in Hibernia Cancellariâ— nostri Hiberniae apud Dubliniam Martii 30. 35 Ed. 3â— The Earl of Kildare upon the return of the Earl of Ormond Lord Justice surrenders to him And 1361. Lionel Duke of Clarence sirnamed Antwerp the place of his birth third son of Edw. 3. Earl of Vlster and Lord of Connaght in right of his Wife Elizabeth daughter and heir of William de Burgo came Lord Lieutenant into Ireland in octav Nativitatis Mariae with about 1500 men by the Pole accompanied with persons of great quality whose pay for himself and them Davies in his Discourse of Ireland particularly expresses too circumstantial for us to insist on His principal service was manifested in the well governing of his Army and in holding that famous Parliament at Kilkenny wherein the extortion of the Souldier and the degenerate manner of the English were by strict Laws reformed He died October 17. 1368. not at Venice but at Langavil in Italy soon after he had married Violenta the Duke of Millains daughter where they feasted him so as shortly after he died and was buried at Clare in Suffolk 1364. Lionel Duke of Clarence went into England April 22. and left James Earl of Ormond his Deputy Justice of Ireland and Decemb. 8. returned Lord Lieutenant 1365. The Duke of Clarence going into England Sir Thomas Dalâ— was left Governour and Justice oâ— Ireland 1367. Gerald Fitz Maurice Earâ— of Desmond was made Lord Justice 1369. Sir William de Winsor came into Ireland July 12. Lord Lieutenant who taking Ship for England March 21. 1371. The 22 of March Maurice Fitz Thomas Earl of Kildare was sworn Custos Hiberniae 1372. Sir Robert de Ashton oâ— Ashton under Line in the County oâ— Lancaster was made Lord Justice a person of great account in this Kings reign as being Constable oâ— Dover Castle Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports Admiral of the Fleet from Thames mouth Westward Lord Treasurer of England Annis 50 51 Edw. 3. and as a Record testifies Constituitur Justiciarius Hiâ—erniae quamdiu c. Teste Reg. apud Westm ' April 28. part 1. pat anno 43 Edw. 3. M. 15. He is buried in the Church in Dover Castle with this Inscription Hic jacet Robertus Ashton Miles quondam Constabularius Castri Dovoriae Custos 5 Portuum Qui obiit nono die Jan. Anno Domini 1384. Cujus animae propitietur Deus Amen In the 44. of this Kings Reign saith
magnis meis negotiis Hiberniae nunc autem ad vos mitto Willielmum filium Audelm Dapiferum meum cui commisi negotia mea tractanda agenda mei loco vice Quare vobis mando firmiter praecipio quod ei sicut mihime intendatis de agendis meis faciatis quicquid Ipse vobis dixerit eâ— parte mea sicut amorem meum desideratis per fidem quae mihi debetur Ego quoque ratum habeo firmum quicquid ipse fecerit tanquam egomet fecissem quicquid vos feceritis erga eum stabile habeo Test Galfrido Archidiacano Cantuariensi Richardâ— Archidiacono Pictaviae Richardo Constabulario apud Valon Audelm the next Year builds Vice mandato Regis St. Thomas Court near Dublin in expiation as it was thought of the murther of Thomas Becket Afterwards our Governour growing somewhat unquiet with his Equals his temper was disliked having done neither honour to his King or good to his Country And he was recalled into England when 1179. Hugh Lacy was again made Governour sub titulo Generalis Hiberniae Procuratoris Robert le Poer the Kings Marshal then Governour of Waterford and Weshford from whom immediately proceeded the Barons of Curraghmore who flourished near Dungavon a long time after the Conquest being joined as an Assistant to him 1181. John Constable of Cheshire Baron of Halton Castle and Richard de Peche Bishop of Chester or rather Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield Chester not being made a Bishops See till 1539. in the 30 Year of H. 8. who converted the Monastery of Monks there into a Cathedral about the Calends of May were sent over Governours of Ireland in Lacies room he having raised jealousies in the King by marrying the Daughter of Roderick King of Connaght without his Licence John Constable of Cheshire died 1190. at Tyre in Jerusalem in the Voyage to the Holy Land Richard Peche was son of Robert Peche Bishop of Coventry who succeeded his Father in the Bishoprick 1162. He was buried in St. Thomas Church near Stafford of which he was Founder Anno 1183. 1181. Hugh Lacy having given security to the King for his Allegiance was with Robert of Shrewsbury of Salisbury saith Hanmer a Clergy-man made Governour Lacy was a singular good Governour and established many Laws for the good of the Weal-publick He was murthered at an unawares with a Pickax Anno 1189. whose death the King was not sorry for being always jealous of his greatness His body was buried in the Monastery of Beckly and his head in S. Thomas Abbey at Dublin 1184. Philip of Worcester called by Hoved. Philip de Breos alias Brause Vir dapsilis militaris about the Calends of September Procurator in Hiberniam fuit missus with Horse and Foot the better to prepare the way for the Kings Son 1185. The King gave Ireland to his younger Son John afterwards King of England by the name of King John and made him King of Ireland writes Hoved. which as it is well observed by Sr. Peter Leceister in his Description of Ireland I take to be no more then constituit â—um Dominum Hiberniae which is King in effect the Supream Power being thereby imployed and from thence we see he assumed the Title of Dominus Hiberniae afterwards which was declared to be as much as in the future was comprehended in the Title of King 33 H. 8. Whence my Lord Coke in the third part of his Institutes writes That albeit the Kings of Ireland until the Statute before cited were stiled by the name of Lords of Ireland yet were they supream and absolute Domini and had a Royal dominion and authority else their Consorts could not have had Aurum Reginae And albeit there was such a grant to the Kings Son yet by the Law the King by his Letters Patents could not grant so Royal a Member of his Imperial stile which happily the King being sensible of takes with him into Normandy Octavianus a Subdeacon Cardinal of the Roman Church and Hugo de Nunant to whom Pope Vrban commisit Legatiam in Hiberniam ad Coronandum ibi Johannem filium Regis by which the King disappointed the Coronation and it is observable that the Seals fixed to many Charters at Dublin have only this Inscription Sigillum Johannis filii Regis Angliae Domini Hiberniae This Year Earl John went into Ireland but soon returned having built Tibrach Lismore and Archsinan alias Ardsivin Castles Constituting in his place 1185. John de Curcy whom we find every where spoken of with so much respect principle Governour and for ought I could yet discover in which circumstance I have been vigilant he did so continue till that Sir Hugh de Lacy the younger the Year is omitted in the History was sent over Lord Justice into Ireland with absolute command of the Realm and he continued his Government to the second Year of Richard the First if not so long afterwards as Hanmer would have him Curcy after having endeavoured fifteen times to go for Ireland was still beaten back as a judgment say the Historians for his impiety to Ardmagh Church and then went into France and there died He claimed a priviledge after his first obeisance to be forthwith covered in the Kings presence The like I find in Fullers Church History granted by H. 8. and confirmed by Act of Parliament to Francis Brown of Tollethorp in Rutlandshire Esq Ancestor of Robert Brown Head of the Brownists giving him leave to put on his Cap in the presence of the King or his Heirs And the present state of England p. 281. mentions the same priviledge to Henry Earl of Turrey Sub RICHARDO I. 1189. Sir Hugh de Lacy the younger Lord Justice 1191. William Petit Justicer William Marshall Lord Justice a Relation of the Earl Marshals of England Seneschal of Leinster supposed by some to decease at London and buried by his Father in the New Temple others think at Kilkenny 1231. in the Monastery there Militiae flos temporum Modernorum though I have some doubt whether this Elogie be intended for this person or others of his name 1197. Hamo de Valois aut de Valoniis vel Valoineis of an ancient Family in Suffolk Lord Justice acknowledged by Prynn in his History of King John as also by Ware De praesul Hib. Sub JOHANNE 1199. In the beginning of whose Reign I find that Hugo de Lacy was Governour but the certainty of his continuance is not specified and all agree that in this Year Miler Fitz Henry son of the base son of H. 1. was Lord Justice He died Anno 1220. on whom Glynn hath this Epitaph in the Abbey of Conal in the County of Kildare which Abbey he founded 1202. Conduntur tumulo Meyleri nobilis ossa Indomitus Domitor totius gentis Hibernae 1210. King John comes into Ireland
Library bestowed on the University as the other was by the late Army Quos Deputatus docuit saith Caesar Williamson primum Armorum usum deinde Librorum and much more very elegantly he speaks in that Oration concluding with Philadelphus's Library in Alexandria to which Numero Libâ—orum cedimus virtute superamus Since Sir Jerome Alexander second Justice in the Common-Pleas in Ireland by his last Testament hath bestowed his Library of Law Books and others upon the Colledge with 100 l. for fitting a place for his Library Also he bequeathed 500 l. in Money to be laid out in an additional Building to the same Colledge to be called Alexanders Buildings He also gave 24 l. real Estate per annum thus to be disposed of viz. 7 l. per annum to the Library Keeper 20 s. yearly for a Sermon on Christmass day to be preached in the Colledge in memory of Gods mercy in sending his Son then to save Sinners and the remainder to be disposed of monethly to such poor persons as the Provost and Seniour Fellows shall think fit The residue of his Estate he gave unto his Daughter Elizabeth Alexander provided she married no Irish man or any related to that Interest if she did or died without Issue the whole Estate he setled on the Colledge of Dublin that at this day many things conspire to advance that Foundation Semper Pax tua moenia Colat semper in Aedibus Tuis Copia Dextra Larga munera fundat Dulcis Collegii Domus Te Pax incola sospitet Leges Numinis omnia Pervadant Loca Jernes Vt Ros tenella gemmulis argenteiâ— Pingit Syonis gramina Sic gratiarum gemmulis Coelestibus Pingas Jernes Pectora But to return to Sir William Fitz Williams Deputy in whose time this happy Work was effected in memory of whom his Arms on the Gate are left to posterity He descended from the Fitz Williams of Sprotsburg Knights an ancient Family in Yorkshire who in his own person had been long experienc'd in the Wars he was of an high and elated spirit in as much as Walter Earl of Essex 1573. desiring to go into Vlster against the Rebels was by this Governour much opposed lest the splendor of so great a man should eclipse his Honour But the Queen constant to her own Election would by no means gratifie Fitz-Williams in diverting the Earls Voyage yet ordered he should take the Commission of his Government from the Deputy which to testifie the eminency of his Power he granted by which he was Governour of Vlster but after such Attendance as the reflection of it hath made some Remarks very observable in our Deputies Government At length the Earl discontented with those perfidious passages which he found encouraged against him in Ireland retired into England where Leicester the better to overthrow him with Honour got him sent back with the vain Title of Earl Marshal of Ireland where pining away with Grief and Dysentery some write Poison he died at Dublin and was buried at Caermarden in Wales where he was born A most excellent man saith Camd. in whom sweetness of manners contended with his Nobleness of Birth This Dysentery or Flux so fatal to this worthy Person is commonly termed the Country Disease and well it may for it reigns no where so Epidemically as in Ireland tainting Strangers as well as Natives But whether it proceeds from the peculiar Disposition of the Air Errour in Diet the laxity and waterishness of the Meat or some Occult cause no venomous Creature living there to suck that which may be thought in other Countries well distributed amongst reptitious Animals I shall not determine though each of these circumstances may well conduce to its strength and vigour Certain it is that Regular Diet preserves most from the violence and many from the Infection of this Disease yet as that which is thought very soveraign besides those particular applications due to several symptomes arising thence viz. Gripings Tenesmus's c. which have their particular Cures obvious to every knowing Physician I must say that the stronger Cordial Liquors viz. Brandy Vsquebah Treacle and Mithridate Waters are very proper or the Electuaries themselves and the like quorum particulae summe activae dum vasorum splanchnicorum oscula facilè subierint humores exundaturos repellerent Judicially observed by Dr. Willis in his Pharmaceutice Rationalis for that besides their Energie to make the Bloud more lively they may also strengthen it to a Diaphoretick motion whereby what is offensive to the Bloud as ichorous and acid humours often irritating such extitial expulsions may thence be thrown off into the habit of the Body so by a Diaphoresis happily evert the Humour Of late in extremity great use hath been made of Swines dung drank in a convenient vehicle Nor is it a Medicine merely Emperical it having from the nature of the Creature to eject it always moist an Anodine quality highly conducing to dulcorate the Humour apt to ferment with so much virulency not to enlarge on other qualities wherewith it may be thought to be indued At his departure 1594. Sir William Russel Youngest Son of Francis Earl of Bedford August 11. was made Lord Deputy to whom Tir-Oen submitted himself but as all submissions of the Irish generally proved prejudicial to the â—â—â—te it being observed by Caesar Williamson in the Epistle to his Oration on the Kings Coronation day that ex omnibus gentibus vix ullam â—â—perias cui peccare flere magis naâ—â—rale est He soon fell into Rebelâ—ion and the Deputy to strengthen his ability in the management of the War besought the Queen to assist him with some able Souldiers upon which Sir John Norris excellently skilled in Martial Discipline contrary to the Deputies expectation was sent over 1595. who much wished for Baskervile Tir-Oen upon Norris's arrival fell to his old Artifice of Complying but was detected and proclaimed Traitor under the name of Hugh O-Neal Son of Matthew Fathereugh that is an Iron-Smith the base born Son of Con-O-Neal at which time the Rebels Forces amounted to 1000 Horse and 6280 Foot in Vlster and 2300 in Connaght all at Tir-Oens beck whereas before 80â— Foot and 300 Horse were esteemed on our side an invincible Army such mischief arose by teaching them the use of Arms. Norris with what he brought over and those he took out of Dublin and other places had fully as potent an Army yet did little against Tir-Oen more then reduced him to a submission One Article of Norris's Commission being to have the whole charge of the War and Treat with Tir-Oen as he pleased which kindled ill Fires with the Deputy that another should be superinducted to so great a Charge who leaving Norris to Vlster took care of the Affairs of the other Provinces and happily managed them whilest no good effect came of the Truce with Tir-Oen Which in the end so much redounded to Norris's discontent that Tir-Oen by his dissembling had nocked