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"Athenae oxonienses, an exact history of all the writers and bishops who have had their education in the University of Oxford : to which are added the Fasti, or annals of the said University / by Anthony A. Wood"
London : printed for F.C. and J. Rivington..., 1813-1820.
Vol. II, New edition (ii p.891 = 739) add. by Philip Bliss. 1815.
Dr. Archibald Adair, a Scot, is mentioned as succeeding John Atherton. (This is the only mention).
Relates story of Richard Boyle, Earl of Cork,
whose son-in-law was Lord Chancellor Loftus.
Had 42,000 acres in Cork which he purchased from Sir Walter Raleigh.
The Lord Deputy was Sir Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford, who wrung from the Earl (under orders from the King) about 2,000 pounds a year which he got into his possession and turned into appropriations because they could not get incumbents for the livings (Ministers for the parishes).
Because Boyle, Earl of Cork, possessed manors of Lismore and Ardmore which rightfully belonged to the see of Waterford and Lismore,
and of 700 pounds per year belonging to the College of Youghall,
Strafford mediated a prosecution for the recovery (from the Earl of Cork) of these to the church.
He (Wentworth, Earl of Strafford) had no private interest in the affair.
On 27 June 1637 the Earl of Cork gave back Ardmore to the Church, but Bishop Atherton sued for the rest (for the Church), and became a sacrifice to (possible false evidence of wrongdoing) that litigation by Earl of Cork.
Bishop Atherton was executed Dec. 1640, in a season, when by the wicked policy of the times, everything was encouraged that would throw a scandal upon that order of men and render episcopacy idious."
He was succeeded by Bishop Archibald Adair who fled in the 1641 uprising.
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