| William Bendings, William FitzStephen (607 words) |
 | William Bendings, judge, was according to Geraldus Cambrensis sent to Ireland by Henry II in 1176 as one of the four envoys of whom two were to remain with the Viceroy - two were to return, including Bendings, bringing with them Raimund FitzGerald whose military exploits had aroused the King's jealousy. |
| William induced the archbishop to refuse this counsel, as the archbishop |
| This William Fitzstephen is probably the same William Fitzstephen whom Henry II in 1176 placed at the head of one of the six circuits into which he divided the country. |
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