Richard III: His Life & Character, Reviewed in the Light of Recent ResearchMarkham, Clements R. (Clements Robert), Sir
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Richard III: His Life & Character, Reviewed in the Light of Recent Research
Markham, Clements R. (Clements Robert), Sir
Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography; Richard III, King of England, 1452-1485
Chancellor of the Duchy--Thomas Metcalfe.
Secretary of State--John Kendall (at Bosworth). Slain in battle.
Lord Deputy of Ireland--Earl of Kildare (ob. 1513).
Clerk of the Council--James Harington (at Bosworth). Slain in battle.
Treasurer of the Household--Walter Hopton (at Bosworth). Slain
in battle.
Comptrollers of the Household--Sir Robert Percy (of Scotton, near
Knaresborough), (at Bosworth). Slain in battle. And Sir John
Buck (at Bosworth). Killed by Henry VII.
Keeper of the Great Wardrobe--Pierce Courteys.
COMMISSIONERS FOR PEACE WITH SCOTLAND, 1484.
John Bishop of Lincoln
Richard of St. Asaph
Duke of Norfolk
Earl of Northumberland
Lord Privy Seal
Sir W. Stanley
Lord Stanley
Lord Strange
Lord Powys
Lord FitzHugh
Lord Dacre
Master of the Rolls
Sir Richard Ratcliffe
William Catesby
Richard Salkeld.
JUDGES AND LAW OFFICERS OF RICHARD III.
Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench . . William Hussey.
Lord Chief Justice of Common Pleas . . . . Thomas Brian.
Chief Baron of the Exchequer . . . . . . . Sir Humphrey Starbury.
Master of the Rolls . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas Barrow.
Judges--King's Bench . . . . . . . . . . . Roger Townshend.
" . . . . . . . . . . . Guy Fairfax.
Common Pleas . . . . . . . . . . . William Jenney.
" . . . . . . . . . . . Richard Neele.
Exchequer . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Roucliffe.
" . . . . . . . . . . . Ralph Wolseley.
Attorney-General . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morgan Kidwelly.[1]
Solicitor-General . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas Lymon.[2]
[1] Morgan Kidwelly, King Richard's Attorney-General, was supposed,
even by Miss Halsted, to have turned traitor and joined Henry
Tudor. But Mr. Gairdner has cleared his character, and shown
that the idea was due to a resemblance of names. The
Attorney-General was true and loyal to the end.
[2] The Solicitor-General married Jane Shore, with the consent of
King Richard.
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King's Serjeants . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas Tremayne.
" . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roger Townshend.
" . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Vavasour.
Recorder of London . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicholas Fitzwilliam.
KING RICHARD'S BISHOPS
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