1.   Geoffrey was fortunate in having the support of the king in his arguments with royal officials in Ireland.

2.   In the process of dissolution, the royal officials had stripped the church, as all others, of its valuable ornaments.

3.   Indeed, one chronicler suggests that a rising against the oppressive behaviour of royal officials might easily have occurred.

4.   More important are the political demands, but most significant of all was local discontent at the action of royal officials in the shire.

5.   There is no suggestion that Gloucester enjoyed any influence within the lordships, where the royal officials remained unchanged.

6.   It is significant that there was little overlap between the ducal and Stanley affinities, although some royal officials necessarily had dealings with both lords.