FITZTHOMAS, Earl Maurice

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• Name	FITZTHOMAS, Maurice
  Prefix	Earl
  Birth	7 Jun 1321	Castletown, Laois, Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Aug 1390	Christchurch Cathedral, Dublin. Ireland
  Death	15 Aug 1390	Kildare, Ireland
  WAC	24 May 1951	ARIZO
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  Person ID	I43122	Joseph Smith Sr and Lucy Mack Smith
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2021

  
  

  Family	BURGHERSH, Baroness Elizabeth ,   b. Abt 1320, Chiddingstone, Kent, England Chiddingstone, Kent, Englandd. 26 Jul 1409, Ewias, Hertsfordshire, England (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1346
  Family ID	F23074	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022

  
  

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  Justiciary of Ireland Maurice, the fourth Earl, who, in 1339, suppressed the insurrection of the O Dempsies in Leinster; and in Nov 1346, with the L. J. Bermingham, forced the O Mores to submit, and give hostages for their future good behaviour.--In May 1347, pursuant to a summons dated at Eltham 26 Jan, he went with thirty Men at Arms, and forty Hoblars, to serve King Edward III at the Siege of Calais, where he was made Leader of the Army, and for his signal of Calais, where he was made Leader of the Army, and for his signal services in the Station, he was knighted,---Certain Hoblars and Foot Soldiers being assigned to descend the County of Kildare from the incursions of the Irish, he was appointed, 14 Sep 1358, supervisor of the four commissioners for raising and collecting their pay upon the said county.---On 30 March 1360, he was constituted L. J. of Ireland, with the annual fee of 500 l. as he was again made Custos of the Realm 22 Mar 1360, he was constituted L. J. of Ireland, with the annual fee of 500 l. as he was again made Custos of the Realm 22 Mar 1371; and a third time, 16 Feb 1375, until the return of Sir William Windsor.---In 1378, he set forth by petition to the King, that he had lately accompanied the L. J. Ormond, at his request, in a certain great hosting upon the o Morchoes of Slewmargy, with a certain number of Horsemen in his retinue, whereof he had lost six men, four coats of mail, and other armour, for which he desired some recompence; in consideration whereof the King, 21 May, granted him 10 l. out of the Exchequer. On 22 Jan (I Richard II) he was summoned to the Parliament held at Tristledermot as he was to that held at Trym 11 Sep (4 Richard II) and 29 Apr, the year after to that held at Dublin and certain arduous and urgent affairs regarding the safety and defence of the kingdom, particularly the parts of Leinster and Meath, he received a writ from the L. L. dated at Kilkenny 17 Feb 1381, to meet him in Parliament at Naas on Monday next after the Feast of St David.---After this he was very active in the service of his country, and the King, considering his great charges and damages in the lots of men, horses, and harnesses, in company with Philip de Courtnay, L. L. as well in Munster as Leinster, and elsewhere, in resisting the Irish and other Rebels without any recompence did, for the fine of 30 l. 20 Apr 1386, grant to him the estate of Sir William de London in the Counties of Kildare and Meath during the minority of his son and heir John de London; and, 5 Aug 1389 granted a license to John Ront and Richard Arblaster, Chaplains in consideration of his good services, to enseoss him the Manors of Leuchan, Kildroghte, and Kylmacrydocke, in the County of Dublin, held of the Crown in Capite, to hold to his heirs and assigns forever by the said service.---Also, 29 May 1390, a writ was issued to him to remove O Connor, son of Dough O Dymsy, the King's Irish enemy, detained in his castle of Kildare to the Castle of Dublin for his safer custody, as his escape might be of dangerous consequence.---He married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Bartholomew Burghersh, Knight of the Garter, and dying 15 Aug 1390, in an advanced age, was buried in the Church of the Holy Trinity in Dublin, having had, besides other children, Thomas, appointed Sheriff of the County of Limerick, 9 Apr 1403, and his successor.