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OF IRELAND. 119 was by them exiled, Edward sent him now into Ireland with much honour and many Iewels, assigning him the commmodities 'Toyall of that Realme, which bred some bickering betweene the Earle of Vlster Sir Richard Burke, and Gavestone, who notwithstanding bought the hearts of the Souldiours with his libe- rality, subdued Ohrene, edified sundry Castles, caws- wayes, and bridges, but within three yeares he retyred from Flaunders, into England, where the nobles besieged him at Scarborough and smit off his head. Iohn Wogan Lord Iustice, s summoned a Parlia- ment at Kilkenny, where wholesome lawes were ordained, but never executed: There fell the Bishops in argument about their Iurisdictions and in espe- ciall the Archbishop of Divelin forbad the Primate of Ardmagh to lift up his crosyer within the province of Leinster. In ratifying of which priviledge I have seene the coppy of Pope Honorius Bull exemplified among the recordes of S. Patricks Church, shortly after Rowland Ioyce, then Primate, stale by night in his pontificals from Howth to the priory of Grace- dieu, where the Archbishops servants met him, and violently chased him out of all the diocesse. This Archbishop was named Iohn Aleeke, after whose death were elected in scisme & division of sides, two successours, Thomeburgh Lord Chancellor, and Bignore Treasurer of Ireland. The Chancellor to strengthen bis election, hastily went to sea, and 6 1311.