held the temporalities four years in dispute.

[N. B.-The Regal Supremacy having been by this time fully established in the Irish Church, it is unnecessary to specify any further the mode of appointment of the successors to the sce.]

(H. 354)

33. Thomas Jones, 1605–1619, of Lancashire; Bishop of Meath. 34. Lancelot Bulkeley, 1619-1650, Anglesey; Archdeacon of Dublin. (355) (See vacant for ten years.)

35. James Margetson, 1660-1663, Resigned; Treasurer of St. Patrick's, Dublin; afterwards Archbishop of Armagh; Dean of Christ Church, Dublin; educated at Cambridge. (357)

36. Michael Boyle, 1663-1678, resigned; an Irishman; Bishop of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross; afterwards Archbishop of Armagh.

37. John Parker, 1678-1681; Archbishop of Tuam.

38. Francis Marsh, 1681-1693; Bishop of Kilmore and Ardagh.

(ib.) (ib.) (358)

39. Narcissus Marsh, 1694-1702, resigned; Archbishop of Cashel; afterwards of Armagh.

40. William King, 1702-1729; Antrim; Bishop of Derry. 41. John Hoadly, 1729-1743, Resigned; afterwards Archbishop of Armagh; previously Archdeacon of Salisbury.

(ib.) (366)

(369, 452)

42. Charles Cobbe, 1743-1765; Bishop of Kildare.

(MS. C.)

43. William Carmichael, 1765 Ob. eod.; Bishop of Meath.

(ib.)

44. Arthur Smyth, 1766-1771; Bishop of Meath.

(ib.)

45. John Cradock, 1772-1778; Bishop of Kilmore.

(ib.)

46. Robert Fowler, 1778-1801; of Trinity College, Cambridge; Bishop of Killaloe.

(ib.)

47. Charles Agar, 1801-1809; Archbishop of Cashel.

48. Euseby Cleaver, 1809-1820; Bishop of Ferns.

(ib.) (ib.)

49. John G. Beresford, 1820-1822, Resigned; Bishop of Clogher. 50. William Magee, 1822-1831.

51. Richard Whately, 1831; Principal of St. Alban's Hall, Oxford.

+ MS. notes in a copy of Harris's Ware in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin, purchased at the sale of the late Austin Cooper, with MS. additions by that gentleman from various sources, as stated by him in an entry dated April, 1806.

Fitz Simon joined with the Earl of Kildare in the Rebellion against King Henry VII. in behalf of Lambert Simnel, was instrumental in crowning that impostor, and in 1488(a) among others, had his pardon. The petition and submission (b) of Jenico Merks, Mayor of Dublin, and other citizens in 1487 to king Henry VII. explain this particular, as they also excuse Octavian de Palatio, Archbishop of Armagh. "We were daunted," say they, "not only to see your chief governour, whom your Highness made ruler over us, to bend or bow to that idol, whom they made us to obey; but also our Father of Dublin, and most of the Clergy of this nation, excepting the Rev. Father his Grace Octavianus Archbishop of Armagh.

(a) Edgecumbe's Voyage, MS. [vid. Harris's Hibernica.]

(b) Ware's MS. extracts from the records of the city of Dublin, (quoted in Harris's Ware, 343).

Historical account of the proceedings con

nected with

bellion.

[It may be satisfactory for the unlearned reader that we should add in this place a somewhat more particular notice of the circumstances L. Simnel's connected with the rebellion of this Lambert Simnel than it was found convenient to give in the text at p. 666 sup. For the details connected with this matter which are here subjoined, we are indebted principally to Stuart's History of Armagh.

State of pub

in Ireland relative to the houses

(Stuart, p. 204.) The adherents of the York family, lic feeling Henry VII. having no hereditary claim on the throne, were ready to join in any plan for his overthrow, especially seeing how contemptuously they were treated by of York and him. In Ireland the people were hostile to the house of Lancaster. Lancaster, and the Earl of Kildare, the Lord Deputy, had proved himself a zealous and powerful friend of the late King Edward. Henry therefore commanded him by letters, in the year 1486 to repair to England. But Kildare got the lords of the realm to state to his Majesty that his departure might be very prejudicial to some affairs of high moment to the country then in actual progress through parliament, and to pray that he might be suffered to remain till the conclusion of the business. Among the clergy who signed these letters to the king, were Octavian Archbishop of Armagh, and Fitz Simmons Archbishop of Dublin; and so Kildare stayed, hoping eventually to serve the house of York.

Simnel's

origin and scheme for

advancement.

Meanwhile Richard Symon or Simons, an Oxford priest, had instructed Lambert Simnel, a comely boy of low rank, to personate Edward Plantagenet, Earl of Warwick, (only son of George Duke of Clarence, brother

the late King Edward,) who was imprisoned in the

Tower by Henry, and was now said to have effected his escape.

lin.

Simnel accordingly (p. 205 ib.) came to Dublin, and His receptold his story to the Lord Deputy Kildare, who believed tion in Dubor affected to believe it. And the people readily commisserated his alleged sufferings, and treated him with kindness and respect, regardless, in the impulse of the moment, of the prior claims of Edward's daughter. A great majority of the nobility, gentry, and people, joined Simnel; and Kildare presently summoned a council which déclared itself satisfied as to the claims of this

pretender to royal origin; within a few days after which he was crowned as Edward VI.

In the midst of this almost general defection Octa- Conduct of vian stood firm in his allegiance (p. 206) to King Henry; Octavian, and continuing to regard Simnel as an impostor, wrote to magh, at this Abp. of Arthe pope to express to him that he was convinced of crisis. this; whereupon the pope granted to King Henry a bull He gets a dated the 6th of the Kalends of April, in which all bi- bull aimed shops were commanded to excommunicate rebels, when- at the ever the king should require them to do so; which after- king's enewards proved very useful to Henry VII.

mies.

(p. 207.) In May, 1486, Simnel was crowned in Coronation Christ Church, in presence of the Lord Deputy, &c. of Simnel. The Archbishop of Armagh remonstrated and refused to

be present, ceasing also to associate with Kildare or his

party any further.

Simnel after this proceeded with his Irish forces to His overthe invasion of England, but was entirely defeated and throw. his army routed at the battle of Stoke, June 30, 1487. Having been himself taken prisoner, he was by way of ridicule of his pretensions appointed a turnspit in the royal kitchen, (Stuart, p. 208,) but after raised to the more dignified position of falconer to the king.

(p. 209.) Henry pardoned the Earl of Kildare for his The Earl of part in this rebellion, and continued him in his office of Kildare parLord Deputy of Ireland.

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