Catalogue description Richard II. to the Mayor and Commons of Dublin. Has relieved his uncle the Duke of Glouscester from the government of Ireland to which he had been appointed, and charged the Earl of Marche instead, to go thither as soon as possible. In the mean time appoints the Earl of Ormond [Lord] Justice, and sends over the Archbishop of Dublin, who is appointed Chancellor, with men-at-arms and archers, and money. Hopes that they, with the Bishop of Meath and the rest of the Council, will set Ireland in good order. Windsor Castle, 24 July. (Regnal year not given.); "Copied out of the original.

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Title: Richard II. to the Mayor and Commons of Dublin. Has relieved his uncle the Duke of Glouscester from the government of Ireland to which he had been appointed, and charged the Earl of Marche instead, to go thither as soon as possible. In the mean time appoints the Earl of Ormond [Lord] Justice, and sends over the Archbishop of Dublin, who is appointed Chancellor, with men-at-arms and archers, and money. Hopes that they, with the Bishop of Meath and the rest of the Council, will set Ireland in good order. Windsor Castle, 24 July. (Regnal year not given.); "Copied out of the original.
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Richard II. to the Bishop of Meath.

 

Discharges him from his office of Chancellor, to which the Archbishop of Dublin is appointed, and from that of Justice, which the Earl of Ormond is to hold till the Earl of March's arrival. Windsor Castle, 23 July (no year).

 

Copied out of the original.

Held by: Lambeth Palace Library, not available at The National Archives
Former reference in its original department: MS 608, f. 61
Language: French

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