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had some doubts about de Burgh's honesty. The complaints against him formed part of a wider pattern of general dissatisfaction with the King's Irish royal servants and, as a result, the commission's remit was soon extended into an examination of official wrongdoing more generally.
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in that era were often accused of being deficient in their knowledge of the law. As was then usual when seeking an appointment to the Bench, he took
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for any transgressions he had committed. He returned to Ireland, and remained Chief Baron until 1351; he died a year later.
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De Burgh was already in the service of the Crown in 1331, when he came to Ireland. He later became the Irish
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and, as such, better qualified for appointment to the Bench than some of his colleagues: the Barons of the
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A New History of Ireland: IX: Maps, Genealogies, Lists, A Companion to Irish History, Part II
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Although he is said to have been born in England, he was a member of the leading
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Despite the later complaints about his misconduct, he was a professional
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Index

Lord Treasurer of Ireland
Edward III of England
Robert de Emeldon
John de Burnham
Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer
Robert le Poer
Robert de Emeldon
Thomas atte Crosse
Robert le Poer
Keeper of the Great Seal of Ireland
Roger Utlagh
England
Ireland
William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster
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Lord Treasurer of Ireland
Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer
English Crown
Anglo-Irish
de Burgh dynasty
William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster
attorney
Elizabeth, Duchess of Clarence
Maud of Lancaster
Edward III
lawyer
Court of Exchequer (Ireland)
holy orders
attorney

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