O'Higgins. He lasted but five weeks, according to the Four Masters, before succumbing "to the virulence of the lampoons". His body was returned to his home at Lathom and was buried at Burscough Priory near Ormskirk, about 3 miles south-west of Lathom. This was deemed in some quarters the second such "Poet's Miracle" performed by the O'Higgins. Offices During his career Stanley held the following offices:- Lord Lieutenant of Ireland between 1386 and 1388. Justiciar of Ireland between 1389 and 1391. Justice of Chester in 1394 Controller of the Royal Household in 1399 Lieutenant of Ireland between 1399 and 1401 Steward of the Household to the Prince of Wales circa 1403, later King Henry V Surveyor of the Forests of Macclesfield, Mare and Mondrem, Cheshire in 1403 Governor of the City and County of Cheshire in 1403 He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) circa 1405 Steward of Macclesfield in 1406 He was granted the Isle, Castle, Peel and Lordship of Mann, by King Henry IV of England Sovereign Lord of the Isle of Man in 1406 Constable of Windsor Castle in 1409 Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (second term) from 1413 until his death in 1414. Poet It has been suggested that Stanley was the as-yet unidentified "Gawain Poet". The Garter motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense" appears at the end of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and the poet exhibits a detailed knowledge of both hunting and armour. Scholars identify the poet's dialect as that of north-west Staffordshire or south-east Cheshire. See also History Of Liverpool- Stanley Family Page Audley-Stanley family for Ancestors and descendants of John I Stanley Lathom Wikipedia article containing Stanley & Lathom history References 1350 births 1414 deaths Knights of the Garter Lords Lieutenant of Ireland Medieval English knights Monarchs of the Isle of Man John (KG) Year of birth uncertain