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1420. Richard Talbot, archbishop of Dublin, Justiciar. 



Appointed 6 Mar., 1420, and sworn in 9 March (Wylie). Acted till 

 April. 



1420-22. James le Botiller, earl of Ormoiid, King's Lieutenant. 



Appointed 10 Feb., 1420 (E.P.R.). Arrived at Waterford, 4 April, 

 1420 (Carte, Life of Ormond) ; sworn 10 April (Harris). Acted 

 till spring, 1422. 



1422. William fitz Thomas, prior of S. John of Jerusalem, Justiciar. 



Elected by Council shortly before death of Hen. V (see I.P.R., 3 & 

 4 Henry VI, no. 52). William was testing May, 1422, and 

 continued for 40 days after the King's death. 



1422-3. Eichard Talbot, archbishop of Dublin, Justiciar. 



Appointed 4 Oct., 1422 (E.P.K.), and tools office on or about 

 11 Oct. ; held office till Sept. or Oct., 1423 (I.C.R., 2 Hen. VI, 

 pt. 1, m. 1). 



1428-5. Edmund Mortimer, earl of March and Ulster, King's Lieut. 



Appointed 9 May, 1423 (E.P.E.). Arrived in Leland 1424 ; but 

 cut off by plague Jan. ,1425, at Trim (Harris). 



Deputies, Edward, bishop of Meath from Sept. or Oct., 1423 (I.C.E., 

 2 Hen. VI, pt. 1) ; James le Botiller, earl of Ormond, in 1424 

 (I.P.R., 5 Hen. VI, p. 243), on 9 May, according to Harris. 



1425. John, lord de Talbot, Justiciar. 



Probably appointed by Council on death of earl of March. 

 He held ofiSce from about 22 .Jan. (I.C.R., 3 & 4 Hen. VI, no. 2) till 

 April, 1425. On 10 April he made an indenture with Donatus 

 Obryn (I.P.R., 3 Hen. VI, no 113). 



1425-6. James le Botiller, earl of Ormond, King's Lieutenant. 



Appointed from 13 April, 1425, on 1 Mar. (E.P.R.). 



1426-7. James le Botiller, Earl of Ormond, Justiciar. 



Appointed 15 April, 1426 (I.C.R., 5 Hen. VI., pt. 1), and exonerated 

 from office, 31 July, 1427 (I.C.R., 6 Hen. VL). 



1427-8. John de Grey, lord Grey, King's Lieutenant. 



Appointed 15 March, 1427 (E.P.R.). Arrived in Ireland, 1 Aug., 



1427 (Gilbert says that he arrived at Howth, 31 July, and was 



sworn in 1 Aug.). 

 Deputy, Edward, bishop of Meath (I.P.R., 6 Hen. VI), and acting 



from 22 Dec, 1427, till at least 6 April, 1428 (Statutes, 8 Hen. VI, 



art. 13), and probably till Sutton's arrival. 



1428-30. John de Sutton (baron Dudley), King's Lieutenant. 



Appointed 19 March, 1428, from 30 April (I.C.R., 7 Hen. VI, d. 



no. 22). Left Ireland Oct. or Nov., 1429.' 

 Deputy, Sir Thomas Strange, from Oct. or Nov., 1429,^ till April or 

 May, 1430.= 



' He was testing 13 Oct. (Mem. Eoll, 8 Hen. VI, m. 9). 



= He was testing 11 Nov., 1429 (Mem. Eoll, 8 Hen. VI, m. 9). 



3 He was testing 26 April, 1430 (Mem. Eoll, 8 Hen. VI, m. 17). 



