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Nicholas Fastolf

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82: 125:, in about 1300, as the first Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, Ball believed that Fastolf was the first. That, however, was not his contemporary title: he was usually referred to as "the justice following the 22:(??? - 1330) was an English-born judge who was a leading member of the early Irish judiciary; according to the most reliable source, he was the first judge to hold the office of 362: 121:
as Lord Chief Justice. Elrington Ball regarded his appointment as a step of great importance in the development of the Irish judiciary, since, while some sources name
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in 1328, but returned to his earlier office the following year. His salary was 40 marks a year. As a special favour the Crown promised him the custody of any
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Nicholas' wife was called Cicely or Cecilia: they had several children. Elrington Ball believed that he was the direct ancestor of Sir
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he lived in considerable state in an impressive mansion on Rochel Street (now Back Lane) near
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for a private water supply, which involved inserting a narrow pipe "the width of a goose
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Officers in Ireland anno primo R. Edwardi 111 with their yearly fees
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He served at least one term as bailiff of Great Yarmouth, sat as a
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Elrington Ball calls him "a man of wealth and distinction".
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Index

Lord Chief Justice of Ireland
Sir John Fastolf
Falstaff
Norfolk
Reedham
Great Yarmouth
Thomas Fastolf
Bishop of St David's
auditor
prerogative court
Canterbury
bailiff

John Fastolf
burgess
Great Yarmouth
Parliaments
Serjeant-at-law
Ireland
Walter l'Enfant
Justiciar of Ireland
Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas
heir
ward
minority
County Meath
Dublin
Dublin Castle
Mayor of Dublin
quill

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