Richard Clifford

Also known as: sir Richard Clifford · Family: England · Role: king's chaplain · First appears: Richard II 42

Life events

• c. 1388 · Royal officials and chaplains were arrested and held in prison pending parliamentary trial.(Richard II 42)
  • With: John Beauchamp of Holt John Lincoln Richard Mitford Nicholas Sclake
  • “Moreouer there were arrested and committed to seuerall prisons, sir Simon Burlie, William Elmham, Iohn Beauchampe of Holt steward of the kings house, sir Iohn Salisburie, sir Thomas Triuet, sir Iames Barneis, sir Nicholas Dagworth, and sir Nicholas Brambre knights. Also Richard Clifford, Iohn Lincolne, Richard Mitford the kings chapleins, and Nicholas Sclake deane of the kings chappell, whose word might doo much in the court. There was also apprehended Iohn Blake an apprentise of the law: all which persons were kept in streict ward till the next parlement, in which they were appointed to stand vnto their triall and answers.”
• 1399 · Henry IV appointed new officers, including his son as high steward and nobles to major offices.(Henry IV 1)
  • With: Henry IV Thomas of Lancaster, Duke of Clarence Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland John Shirley John Norbury
  • “king Henrie made certeine new officers. And first in right of his earledome of Leicester he gaue the office of high steward of England (belonging to the same earledome) vnto his second sonne the lord Thomas, who by his fathers commandement exercised that office, being assisted (by reason of his tender age) by Thomas Persie earle of Worcester. The earle of Northumberland was made constable of England: sir Iohn Scirlie lord chancellor, Iohn Norburie esquier lord treasurer, sir Richard Clifford lord priuie seale.”

Richard II 42

• sworn: Richard II “Also Richard Clifford, Iohn Lincolne, Richard Mitford the kings chapleins”

Henry IV 1

• sworn: Henry IV “sir Richard Clifford lord priuie seale.”

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Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.