Clarke, Maude Violet, ed.; Sutherland, L. S., ed.; McKisack, M., ed., William of Windsor in Ireland, 1369-76 (Fourteenth Century Studies, pp. 146-241. Freeport, NY: Books for Libraries Press) Read this source online
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Number of pages of primary source text: 47
Author(s):
Dates: 1369 - 1376
Archival Reference: London, P.R.O. Parliament and Council Proceedings, Chancery, 47-50 Ed. III, Rolls 2 and 3
Original Language(s):
- Anglo-Norman
- Latin
Translation:
- Original language included.
Translation Comments:
Geopolitical Region(s):
- Ireland
County/Region:
Record Types:
- Court Roll
- Petition
Subject Headings:
- Diplomacy
- Government
- Law - Crime
- Nobility / Gentry
- Political Thought
Apparatus:
- Introduction
Comments:
This chapter is a collection of documents relating to the tenure of William of Windsor as royal lieutenant in Ireland from 1369 to 1376. Clarke first lists all the documents contained within before reproducing and/or summarizing them. The documents include the articles presented to the Council in England against William of Windsor (Roll 2), which are in Anglo-Norman, as well as various other petitions, statements by Windsor himself, and inquisition documents (Roll 3) which Clarke summarizes in English. (This chapter was originally printed in Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, Section C: Archaeology, Celtic Studies, History, Linguistics, Literature Vol. 41 (1932-1934) 55-130, which has been digitized and is linked above.)
Introduction Summary:
Clarke begins with an overview of the manuscript history of these documents. She then discusses William of Windsor, Edward III’s lieutenant of Ireland, and his reception in that country, outlining some of the major complaints the Irish made against him and detailing his prosecution. The main charge levied against him was undue taxation of the Irish, though he was also accused of misusing his influence over the Irish government and other corrupt actions in general. The final two sections describe the changes in the Irish Parliament that came about as a result of the trial. (28 pp.)
Cataloger: AM
