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1405-6. Gerald fitz Morice, 5th earl of Kildare, Justiciar. 



On Ormond's death, Council appointed Kildare as Justiciar, and he 

 was acting till at least 11 June, 1406 (see Mem. Eoll, 7 Hen. IV, 

 m. 39). 



1406-13. Thomas de Lancaster, King's Lieutenant. 



Appointed 23 Sept., 1405 (E.P.R.), and 1 Mar., 1406 (E.P.E.). 

 Did not come to Ireland tiU July or Aug., 1408, being sworn in 

 2 Aug. (Graves' Council Roll, Eic. II); left Ireland, 1409. 

 Deputies, Sir Stephen Lescrop, who came to Ireland c. Aug.,' 1406 

 (see E.P.R., ships ordered to bring him over), and was acting as 

 deputy till autumn, 1407.- He appointed James, 4th earl of 

 Ormond, as his deputy, who was acting as such 18 Dee., 1407, 

 and held parliament, spring, 1408. Lescrop died at Castledermot, 

 4 September, 1408 (Harris), of the plague (Gilbert). Lancaster 

 arrived in Ireland, Aug., 1408, and appointed as his deputy 

 Thomas le Botiller, prior of S. John of -Jerusalem (4 Mar., 

 20 June, and 1 June, 1409, I.P.E.). On Lancaster's departure 

 in 1409, he left Thomas as his deputy, and he continued to act 

 as such till 25 Sept., 1418. On Nov. 20, 1412 (Eng. Close Eoll, 

 14 Hen. IV, 25d), order to Butler to be in London by 2 Feb., 

 1413, and calling on Ch. Justice to see that his place as deputy 

 was adequately filled. 



1413-14. John Stanley, King's Lieutenant. 



Appointed 8 June (E.P.R.), 1413, for 6 years. Landed at 



Clontarf, 25 Sept., 1418 (Gilbert). He was testing on 28 Sept. 



(LP.E., 1 Hen. V,pt. 1, d., no. 36). Died 18 Jan., 1414. 



1414. Thomas Cranley, archbishop of Dublin, Justiciar. 



Elected by Council on death of Stanley (I.P.E., 9 Hen. V, p. 221), 



and was acting on 18 Jan. (I.P.R., 1 Hen. V, pt. 1, d.). He 



continued in office till 13 Nov. 

 Deputy, John Bermingham, Judge of the K. Bench (Wylie), and 



Chr. Holywood, Sir E. Perers and Jenico Dartas, War Governors 



(I.P.E., 1 Hen. V, pt. 1, d., no. 37). 



1414-20. John Talbot, of Halomshire, Lord de Furnival, King's Lieut. 



Appointed 24 Feb., 1414 (E.P.E.). Landed at Dalkey 10 Nov., 

 1414 (Marleburgh, 219), and received by late Justiciar on 13 

 Nov. Left Clontarf 7 Feb., 1416 (I.C.R.) ; returned later in the 

 year, and was holding Parliament Jan., 1417 (Statutes, p. 567) ; 

 left Ireland in 1417 and returned 14 April, 1418 ; left Ireland 

 finally in middle of 1419. 



Deputies, Thos. Cranley, archbishop of Dublin, who took the oatli 

 8 Feb., 1416, and continued to act, during Talbot's absences, till 

 April, 1418 ; Eichard Talbot, archbishop of Dublin, from middle 

 of 1419 (22 July, according to Harris), till March, 1420. 



' Harris gives October as the month. 



• Ed. Perers appointed deputy 28 June, 1407, from Mich, next (E.P.B.), but does not appear 

 to have acted. 



