Edward Quotes



The king summoned all his judges before him and stated that since they were his surrogates, he could remove cases at will from their jurisdiction and decide them himself. Sir Edward Coke, a leading jurist of the day, dissented and urged that since his Majesty was not learned in the law, he should leave legal matters to his judges and lawyers.


The graphic is of Edward Bruce. The Foreigners who were victorious at Dundalk were the English. Edward Bruce, Younger Brother of the Scottish King Robert Bruce, had invaded Ireland 3 years earlier {639440} and had crowned himself King of Ireland the next year. Irish opinion was divided. Clearly, the Clan Ó Duibhgeannáin had little use for him.