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OF IRELAND. 9^ appeare. h They are both written Cathedrall Churches, and hoth are the Bishops Chapiter, in whose election they both ought to convent within the Church of the blessed Trinity, called Christs Church, which in all re- cords hath the preheminency of place. The party that disturbeth this order of election, forfeiteth by deede to th' Archbishop of Divelin, 200. pounds. This foun- dation was much enriched by King Iohn. The same yeare died the yong King Henry, recon- ciled to his father, but preparing warre against his bro- ther Richard Duke of Aquitain : soon after also de- ceased Ieffry his other son, Duke of Brittaine. Thus were left Richard, his inheritour, and Iohn afterwards Earle of Glocester, heretofore surnamed without land, to whom the father conveyed all his interest and Lord- ship of Ireland, sent him thither honourably accompa- nied, being then but twelue yeares old, and with him in speciall trust, Giraldus Cambrensis Clerke, a diligent searcher of the antiquities of Ireland, surely welllearned, and in those dayes counted Eloquent. About the vouna" Earle were servants and counsel- lours, three sorts, first Normans, great quaffers, lour- dens, proud, belly swaines, fed with extortion and bri- bery ; to whom bee most relyed : secondly, the English brought with him, meetly bold : Thirdly, the English found in the land, whom being best worthy and most forward in all good services, hee least regarded, hereof i> Infra cap. 48. O