Lewis Clifford

Also known as: Sir Lewes Clifford / sir Lewes Clifford · Family: England · Role: captain · First appears: Richard II 29

Life events

1392 · Richard II's envoys were dispatched to negotiate peace with the French king.(Richard II 54)
- With: Richard II Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester Robert Briquet
- “about Candlemasse, the lord Thomas Persie, sir Lewes Clifford, and sir Robert Briquet, with diuerse other in their companie, were sent ouer to the French king”
1392 · Richard II's envoys presented his desire for commissioners to negotiate and conclude peace articles.(Richard II 54 · 📍 Paris)
- With: Richard II Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester Robert Briquet
- “comming to Paris, found him lodgd in his house of Loure, where they declared to him the good affection of the king their maister toward peace. And the better to bring it to passe, they shewed that king Richards desire was to haue some place and time appointed for commissioners to méet, with authoritie to treat and conclude vpon articles, as should be thought expedient.”
1392 · The French king agreed to meet Richard II and his uncles at Amiens for peace negotiations.(Richard II 54 · 📍 Amiens)
- With: Richard II Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester Robert Briquet
- “for answer, concluded with them, that he himselfe, with his vncles and other of his councell, would be at Amiens by the middest of March next insuing, there to abide the king of Englands comming, and his vncles, if it should please them thither to come.”

allies with Danie Holgraue “sir Lewes Clifford, and sir Thomas Musgraue, Danie Holgraue, and diuerse other worthie capteins being within it, so defended the walles and gates”

protégé: Peter Pateshull “There were diuerse men of good worship that mainteined this Pateshull, and caused a transcript of this libell to be written foorth, affirming all to be true that was therein mentioned. Amongst other that thus fauoured this cause, were diuerse knights, as sir William Neuill, Sir Lewes Clifford, sir Iohn Clanbowe, sir Richard Sturrie, and sir Thomas Latimer, and the chéefest of all was one sir Iohn Montacute”

sworn: Richard II “and so about Candlemasse, the lord Thomas Persie, sir Lewes Clifford, and sir Robert Briquet, with diuerse other in their companie, were sent ouer to the French king, and comming to Paris, found him lodgd in his house of Loure, where they declared to him the good affection of the king their maister toward peace. And the better to bring it to passe, they shewed that king Richards desire was to haue some place and time appointed for commissioners to méet, with authoritie to treat and conclude vpon articles, as should be thought expedient.”

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