John Bussy

Also known as: Iohn Bushie / sir Iohn Bushie · Family: England · Role: parliamentary speaker · First appears: Richard II 68

Life events

c. 1399 · Henry IV captured, convicted, and beheaded William Scrope, Henry Green, and John Bussy for treason.(Richard II 74 · 📍 Bristow)
- With: Henry IV William Scrope, Earl of Wiltshire Henry Green
- “There were inclosed within the castell, the lord William Scroope earle of Wiltshire and treasuror of England, sir Henrie Greene, and sir Iohn Bushie knights, who prepared to make resistance: but when it would not preuaile, they were taken and brought foorth bound as prisoners into the campe, before the duke of Lancaster. On the morow next insuing, they were arraigned before the constable and marshall, and found giltie of treason, for misgouerning the king and realme, and foorthwith had their heads smit off.”

enemies with Richard FitzAlan, Earl of Arundel (Bussy demanded judgment against Arundel.) “Then the speaker sir Iohn Bushie, with open mouth, besought that iudgement might be had against such a traitour”

sworn: Richard II “and other of the kings priuie councell, as Iohn Bushie, William Bagot, Henrie Greene, and Iohn Russell knights”
enemies with Henry IV “On the morow next insuing, they were arraigned before the constable and marshall, and found giltie of treason, for misgouerning the king and realme, and foorthwith had their heads smit off.”

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