The firste [laste] volume of the chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande conteyning the description and chronicles of England, from the first inhabiting vnto the conquest : the description and chronicles of Scotland, from the first original of the Scottes nation till the yeare of our Lorde 1571 : the description and chronicles of Yrelande, likewise from the first originall of that nation untill the yeare 1571 / faithfully gathered and set forth by Raphaell Holinshed.

¶ Henrie the fift.

IN the firste yere of this king, the .xxv. of Sept.* 1.1 landed in Irelād at Clawcarf, Iohn Stanley the kings lieutenant of that lande. He departed this life the .xviij. of Ianuarie next ensuing, at Athirde in Latine called Atrium de•…•…. After his de∣cease,* 1.2 Thomas Crauley Archbishop of Dublin was chosen L. iustice of Ireland. Ianico de Ar∣toys ledde forth a power agaynste Magynors,

a great Lord of Ireland, but neare to a place cal∣led Inor many Englishmen were slaine.

* 1.3The morrow after S. Mathias day, a Par∣liament began againe at Dublin, which conti∣nued for the space of .xv. dayes, in which meane tyme the Irishe did muche hurt by inuasions made into the English pale, and burning vp all the houses afore them that stoode in theyr way, as their vsuall custome was in tymes of other Par∣liaments, wherevpon a tallage was demaunded, [ 10] but not graunted.

* 1.4In the yeare .1414. the English men fought with the Irish neare to Kilka, and slue an hun∣dred of the enimies, whilest the Archbishop being Lord Iustice in Tristel Dermote, went in pro∣cession with his Cleargie, praying for the good speede of his men and other of the Countrey, that were gone forth to fight with the aduersaries.

In the feast of S. Gordian and Epimachus, to wit, the .x. of May, were the English of Meth discomfited by Oconther & his Irish, where they slue Thomas Maureuar baron of Serin,* 1.5 & there were taken prisoners, Christofer Fleming, Iohn Dardis, & diuers other, beside many y^t were slain.

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* 1.6On Saint Martins euen, sir Iohn Talbot of Holomshire, Lorde Furniuale, landed at Dal∣key, the kings lieutenaunt in Irelande, a man of great honour.

In the yeare .1415. in Nouēber, Robert Tal∣bot a right noble man,* 1.7 that walled the Suburbs of Kilkenny, departed this life. Also Patrike Ba∣ret [ 30] Bishop of Fernis deceased, and was buried a∣mong the Canons at Kenlis.

* 1.8This yeare in the feast day of Geruasius and Prothasius which falleth on the .xix. of Iune, the Lord lieutenants wife, the Ladie Furniuall was brought to bed at Finglasse of a sonne named Thomas.* 1.9 About the same time also, Stephen Fleming Archbishop of Ardmach departed thys life, after whō succeded Iohn Suanig. On y^e day of S. Laurence, the Lord Furniuals sonne Tho. [ 40] Talbot that was borne at Finglasse in Nouēber last past, departed this life, and was buried in the Quier of the frier preachers church in Dublyn.

About the same time the Irish fel vpō y^e Eng∣lishmen, and slue many of them, among other Thomas Balimore of Baliquelan was one.

* 1.10The Parliament which the last yeare had bene called and holden at Dublyn, was this yeare re∣moued to Trim, and there began the .xj. of May, where it continued for the space of xj. dayes, in [ 50] the which was graunted to the lord lieutenant, a subsidie in monie.* 1.11

* 1.12In the yeare following, the Archebishop of Dublyn passed ouer into England, and deceassed at Faringdon, but his bodie was buried in the new Colledge at Oxforde. This man is greatly praysed for his liberalitie,* 1.13 hee was a good almes man, a great Clearke, a Doctor of Diuinitie, an excellent preacher, a great buylder, beautifull, tall of stature, and sanguine of complexion. He was lxxx. yeares of age when he died, and had gouer∣ned the Church of Dublyn in good quiet by the space of twentie yeares.

This yeare, shortly after Easter, the Lord de∣putie spoyled the tenants of Henrie Crus,* 1.14 and Henrie Bethat.

Also at Olane on the feast day of Saint Iohn and Saint Paule, the Erle of Kildare, six Chri∣stofer Preston, and sir Iohn Bedlow were arre∣sted and committed to warde within the Castell of Trim, bycause they sought to commune wyth the Prior of Kilmaynam.

The xxix. of Iuly, Mathew Husee Baron of Galtrim deceased, and was buried at the Friers preachers of Trim.

In the yeare .1419. a counsell royall was hol∣den at Naas,* 1.15 where was graunted to the Lorde Lieutenant a subsedie in money.

The same yeare vpon Cene Thursday, O∣thoel tooke .400. kine y^t belonged vnto Balimore, so breaking the peace contrarie to his othe.

The fourth Ides of May, Mac Mourch,* 1.16 chief captain of his nation, and of all the Irish in Ley∣nister, was taken prisoner, and the same day was sir Hugh Cokesey made knight.

The last of May, the Lord lieutenant, and the Archebishop of Dublin with the Maior, razed the Castel of Kenini. The morow after the feast day of Processus and Martinianus, that is the .xx. of Iune, the lord William de Burgh, & other Eng∣lishmen, slue .v. C. Irish men, and tooke Okelly.* 1.17

On the feast of Marie Magdalene, the Lorde lieutenāt Talbot returned into Englād, leauing

his deputie there the Archbishop of Dublin.

This yeare about Saint Laurence day, dy∣uerse went forth of Irelande to serue the king in his warres of Normandie,* 1.18 as Thomas Butler that was Prior of Kilmaynam, and many other. Iohn Fitz Henry succeded the said Butler in go∣uernment of the Priorie of Kilmaynam.

The Archbishop of Dublin that remayned as Lorde Deputie, fiue .xxx. Irish men neare vnto Rodiston. Also the .xiij. of Februarie, Iohn Fitz [ 10] Henry Prior of Kilmaynam departed this life, & Williā Fitz Thomas was chosen to succeede in his place, and was confirmed the morrow after Saint Valentines day.

* 1.19Iames Butler Erle of Ormond, appointed the kings lieutenant in Ireland in place of Iohn L. Talbot, & Furniual, landed at Waterford about the .iiij Ides of Aprill, and shortly after his com∣ming ouer, caused a combat to be fought betwixt two of his cousins, of whō the one was slain in y^e place, and the other caried away sore wounded.

On Saint Georges day,* 1.20 he held a counsell in Dublin, and summoned a Parliament to begin there the .vij. of Iune. In the meane while he fet∣ched great booties out of the Countreys of the I∣rish Lordes Oraly, Mac Mahun, & Magynoys. But first ere we go further to shew what Marlb. hath noted of the doings whilest this Erle of Or∣mond gouerned as the kings lieutenant in Ire∣lande, we haue thought good to set downe what Campion also writeth thereof, as thus:

In the red Moore of Athie (the Sunne almost lodged in the west,* 1.21 & miraculously standing still in his epicicle by the space of three houres till the feat was accomplished, and no hole nor quakmire in all that bog annoying either horse or mā of his part) he vanquished Omore and his terrible army with a few of his owne meiny, & with the like nū∣ber

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he ouercame Arthur Mac Murrow, at whose might & puissance al Leynister trēbled. To the in∣struction [ 40] of this mans worthinesse, the cōpiler of certaine precepts touching the rule of a common welth exciteth his lord the said erle in diuerse pla∣ces of that work incidently, eftsoones putting him in mind that the Irish are false by kind, y^t it were expedient and a worke of charitie to execute vpon them wilfull & malicious transgressors, the kings lawes somwhat sharply, y^t Odempsi being win∣ked at awhile, abused that small time of suffrance to the iniurie of the erle of Kildare, intruding vn∣iustly [ 50] vpō the castel of Ley, frō whence y^e said de∣putie had iustly expelled him, & put the erle in pos∣session therof, that notwithstanding their othes & pledges, they are yet no longer true than they feel themselues the weaker. This Deputie tamed the Brenes, the Burghs, Mac Banons, Oghaghu∣raght, Mores Mac Mahun, all the captaines of Thomōd, & all this he did in three Moneths, the Clergie of Dublin twise euery weeke in solemne Procession praying for his good successe agaynst those disordred persons, which now in euery part of Ireland degenerated from the English ciuility to their old trade of life vsed in that coūtrey, repy∣ned at the English maner of gouernment. Thus far Cāpion. Diuers parliamēts vpō prorogatiōs were holdē in time y^t this erle of Ormōd was go∣uernor. The first began at Dublin y^e .vij.* 1.22 of Iune in this yere .1420. which cōtinued about .xvj. days At this parliament was granted to the L. lieute∣nant a subsidie of .vij. C. Marks. At the .xvj. days end, this Parliamēt was adiourned til the Mon∣day after Saint Andrews day. In y^e same par∣liament the debts of the L. Iohn Talbot which were due to certain persons for vitailes and other things takē vp whilest he was L. lieutenāt there, were reconed vp, which L. Talbot verily for that he saw not y^e creditors satisfied before his cōming away, was partly euil spoken of in the Countrey.

The morrow after the feast of Simon and Iude,* 1.23 the Castell of Colmolyn was taken by Thomas Fitz Geralde. And on Saint Kathe∣rins euen,* 1.24 the sonne and heyre of the Erle of Or∣mond Lord Lieutenant was borne, for the which there was great reioysing,

In the Parliament begon againe at Dublin the Monday after Saint Andrews day, an other subsidie of .CCC. markes was graunted vnto the Lord Lieutenant. And after they had sit .xiij. [ 10] dayes, it was eftsoones adiourned till the Mon∣day after Saint Ambrose day. Then rumors were spred abrode, that Thomas Fitz Iohn Erle of Desmond was departed this life at Paris vp∣pon Saint Laurence day, after whome succeded his vncle Iames Fitz Gerald, whom he had three seueral times renoūced, as one that was a waster of his patrimonie, both in England and Ireland, and not like to come to any good proufe.

* 1.25In the yeare .1421. the Parliament began a∣gaine [ 20] vpon the last prorogation the Monday af∣ter Saint Ambrose day, in which Parliament it was ordeyned that certaine persons should be sent to the king, to sue that a reformation might bee had in matters touching the state of the land. The chiefe of those that were thus sent, were the Archbishop of Ardmagh, & sir Christopher Pre∣ston knight.* 1.26 Moreouer, Richard Ohedian bishop of Casshell, was accused by Iohn Gese Bishop of Lismore and Waterford, who layd .xxx. Articles [ 30] to his charge. Amongst other, one was for that he loued none of the English nation, and that he be∣stowed not one benefice vpon any English man, and counselled other bishops that they should not bestow any within their Dioces vpon any Eng∣lish man. Moreouer, an other Article was for counterfeyting the kings seale, and an other for that he went about to make himself K. of Moū∣ster, and had taken a ring from the Image of S. Patrike (which the Erle of Desmond had offred) and giuen it to his lemman. Many other crymes were layd to him, by the sayd Bishop of Lismore and Waterford, which he exhibited in writing.

Also in the same Parliament, there rose cōten∣tion betwixt Adam Pain bishop of Clone, & an o∣ther prelate whose church he would haue annexed vnto his see. At length after the Parliament had continued for the space of xviij. days, it brake vp. Herewith came newes of y^e slaughter of the Lord Tho. of Lācaster duke of Clarence, y^t had bin L.* 1.27 lieutenant of Ireland, & vpō the .vij. of May, cer∣taine of the Erle of Ormondes men were ouer∣thrown by the Irish, nere to the Abbey of Leys, & xxvij. Englishmen were slain there, of whom the chief were two gētlemē, the one named Purcel, & the other Grant. Also .x. were takē prisoners, and two .C. escaped to the foresayde Abbey, so sauing themselues. About the same time,* 1.28 Mac Mahun an Irish lord, did much hurt within the coūtry of Vrgile, by burning and wasting all afore him.

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Also vpon the morrow after Midsommer day, [ 50] the Erle of Ormond Lord lieutenant entred in∣to the Countrey about Leys vpon Omordris, & for the space of foure dayes togither did muche hurt in sleaing and spoyling the people, till the I∣rish were glad to sue for peace.

Notes

• * 1.1

  1413

  Iohn Stanley the kings lie••••tenant in Ire∣lande.
• * 1.2

  Tho. Craule Archbishop Dublin.
• * 1.3

  A Parliament.
• * 1.4

  1414
• * 1.5

  English men slaine.
• * 1.6

  Iohn Lorde Talbot of Sherfield.
• * 1.7

  1415

  Robert Tal∣bot deceaseth.
• * 1.8

  1416
• * 1.9

  The Archbi∣shop of Ard∣magh decea∣•…•…eth.
• * 1.10

  •…•…he Parlia∣•…•…ent remoued 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Trim.
• * 1.11

  subsedie.
• * 1.12

  1417

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 Archbi∣••••••p of Dublin ••••••eased.
• * 1.13

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 prayse.
• * 1.14

  1418
• * 1.15

  1419 A counsell or Parliament holden.
• * 1.16

  Mac Murche taken prisoner
• * 1.17

  Okelly taken.
• * 1.18

  The Prior of Kilmaynam went to serue the king 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Fraunce.
• * 1.19

  1420

  Iames Butler Earle of Or∣mond Lorde Lieutenant.
• * 1.20

  A Parliament sommoned.
• * 1.21

  Iames Yong an Author al∣ledged by Campion. The Sunne stayeth his course.
• * 1.22

  1420

  The Parliamēt began.
• * 1.23

  The Castell of Colmolin.
• * 1.24

  The Earle of Ormondes son and heyre borne.
• * 1.25

  1421

  A Parliament.
• * 1.26

  The Bishop of Casshell ac∣cused.
• * 1.27

  The Duke of Clarence slaine in Fraunce.
• * 1.28

  Mac Mahun.