Hugh Inge
Hugh Inge[
Biography
Inge was born at
Inge in Ireland
In 1512, through Wolsey's influence, he was made Bishop of Meath. There was a quarrel between the two men which led to a brief estrangement, and in 1514 Inge wrote to Wolsey imploring him not to "cast him away". The cause of the quarrel appears to have been Wolsey's request that Inge surrender his office of Archdeacon of Meath, which he held jointly with the bishopric, to the royal physician.[7] The quarrel was short-lived, and with Wolsey's renewed support Inge followed the same career path as William Rokeby, whom he succeeded both as Archbishop of Dublin and Lord Chancellor of Ireland in 1521. He was appointed to the Privy Council, apparently in an attempt to strengthen the "English party" on the Council. He was a popular and respected figure in Ireland, and enjoyed the friendship of Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare, the dominant figure in Irish politics for many years. His regular letters to Wolsey stress that a key difficulty of the Dublin administration was the shortage of ready money.[8]
Inge carried out extensive repairs to the episcopal palace of St. Sepulchre, which was then the Archbishop's principal residence in Dublin. His name is commemorated in Hugh Inge's door, which was restored in the eighteenth century;[8] a few fragments of the door were discovered during excavations some years ago, at present-day Kevin Street. The door was described as having an unusual three-centred head.[9]
The Archbishop was vigilant in protecting the rights and privileges of the
Death and reputation
In 1528 the fourth and most severe outbreak of the mysterious plague called the
The Victorian historian O'Flanagan[3] praises him as a judge who was noted for his honesty, good sense and desire to do impartial justice; though his recorded judgements are few, they are said to have carried great weight. In his own lifetime Polydore Vergil praised him as an honest man who brought a measure of order and good government to a notoriously troubled kingdom. D'Alton calls him a man noted for "great justice and probity".[8]
See also
References
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- ^ a b c O'Flanagan, J. Roderick Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of Ireland 2 Volumes London 1870
- ^ a b c d Beresford, David "Inge, Hugh" Cambridge Dictionary of Irish Biography
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- ^ Ball F. Elrington The Judges in Ireland 1221–1921 John Murray London 1926
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- ^ a b c D'Alton, John Memoirs of the Archbishops of Dublin Dublin Hodges and Smith 1838
- ^ Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead in Ireland Vol. 6
- ^ Warburton, John; Whitelaw, John; Walsh, Robert History of the City of Dublin from the earliest accounts to the present day Cadell and Davies Dublin 1818
- Sir James WareHistory of the Bishops of Ireland Dublin 1789