, ▁although ▁this ▁cannot ▁be ▁verified ▁with ▁certain ty . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁Prior ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Kn ights ▁H osp it aller ▁at ▁Kil main ham ▁from ▁som etime ▁ ▁before ▁ 1 4 1 0 ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 4 2 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁made ▁Lord ▁Chan cell or ▁of ▁Ireland ▁in ▁ 1 4 1 2 ▁but ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁pressure ▁of ▁his ▁ ▁other ▁duties ▁he ▁usually ▁acted ▁through ▁his ▁deput y , ▁Robert ▁S utton . ▁He ▁was ▁made ▁Lord ▁Deput y ▁of ▁Ireland ▁in ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁Thomas ▁of ▁Lanc aster , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Clar ence ▁in ▁ 1 4 0 6 , ▁in ▁which ▁office ▁he ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁exerc ised ▁great ▁political ▁influence . ▁O ' F lan agan ▁states ▁that ▁Parliament ▁threw ▁out ▁a ▁Bill ▁to ▁reg ulate ▁the ▁Irish ▁Church ▁on ▁le ▁Bot eller ' s ▁sole ▁ob jection . ▁Such ▁conduct ▁naturally ▁led ▁to ▁compla ints , ▁and ▁▁ ▁these ▁compla ints ▁may ▁explain ▁the ▁attack ▁on ▁him ▁by ▁his ▁political ▁ ▁oppon ents ▁in ▁ 1 4 1 1 – 1 2 . ▁ ▁Blo ody ▁Bank ▁ ▁The ▁Kn ights ▁H osp it aller ▁were ▁a ▁military ▁order ▁and ▁Thomas ▁was ▁a ▁military ▁man . ▁In ▁ 1 4 0 2 ▁he ▁led ▁an ▁army ▁of ▁ 1 4 0 0 ▁men ▁against ▁the ▁O ' By r ne ▁cl an ▁of ▁W ick low , ▁who ▁frequently ▁ra ided ▁Dublin ,