William de Bromley was a 14th-century dignitary in Ireland. He was probably originally from

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. He acted as an attorney to Elizabeth, Countess of Ormond. He was

prebendary A prebendary is a member of the Roman Catholic or Anglican clergy, a form of canon with a role in the administration of a cathedral or collegiate church. When attending services, prebendaries sit in particular seats, usually at the back of the ...

of Lusk, County Dublin. He was

Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland The Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland was the head of the Exchequer of Ireland and a member of the Dublin Castle administration under the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in the Kingdom of Ireland. In early times the title was sometimes given as Ch ...

from 1344 to 1346;

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from 1346 to 1350;

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from 1353 until 1374; and

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from 1354 until 1356. As Treasurer, while collecting the King's revenue in

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, he clashed with the powerful and fractious

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Richard de Ledrede Richard de Ledrede (died 1360/1361), also known as Richard Ledred, was a 14th-century churchman in Ireland who served as Bishop of Ossory. His long tenure as Bishop was marked by bitter controversies and repeated quarrels with his colleagues, bot ...

, who

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him without any obvious cause. King Edward III, who is said to have lost £1000 as a result of the Bishop's interference, ordered the

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of the Diocese to be seized in compensation. The Bishop, who was notorious as a witch hunter and for his persecution of

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, was an Englishman with few friends or allies in Ireland, and on realising the gravity of his mistake in offending the King, made a humble submission and received a

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.Mason p.123 Bromley may have died in 1370 when his prebend of Lusk was given to Robert de Lithum.

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