Hume's Richard II: The Council

(By the way, I checked and saw today that Richard was born in 1366 and became king in 1377, at the age of 11, as Hume notes.)

The original 9 members of the council appointed by the Lords consisted of:

1. The Bishop of London
2. The Bishop of Carlisle
3. The Bishop of Salisbury
4. The Earl of March
5. The Earl of Stafford
6. Sir Richard de Stafford
7. Sir Henry le Scrope
8. Sir John Devereux
9. Sir Hugh Segrave

These men received authority to serve for a year. This system continued for a number of years. According to Hume, however, the three brothers--Gaunt, York, and Glocester, were the real rulers and especially Gaunt, "who was in reality the regent."