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His daughter Alice died in mysterious circumstances after a banquet in Dublin Castle in 1576, as did the Earl of Essex, the Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland; they were both allegedly victims of poisoning (they drank from the same cup at the banquet), although it is more likely that they both died a natural
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Despite his apparent lack of legal qualifications, Draycott has been praised as a judge who was noted for integrity, and as a man whose service to the Crown deserved commendation. Less admirable was his greed for acquiring land, often by unscrupulous means, and his willingness to help other settlers
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in 1563 and Master of the Rolls in 1566. Although he gained a reputation for integrity, Elrington Ball queries his suitability for either office, since it is not clear if he had any legal qualifications. However the
Mastership of the Rolls was then more an administrative than a judicial office and
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Draycott, and on his death wrote that she was sorry to have lost one whom she esteemed as a good and faithful servant, but trusted that he had exchanged this world for a better one.
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in which one Edward
Draycott claimed, unsuccessfully, to be the younger Henry's lawful son and heir. The Court laid down a point of general importance: the entry of two names as husband and wife in a
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Draycott was undoubtedly an efficient administrator; one of his principal tasks was to peruse, sort and classify the official records. The Barons of the
Exchequer had originally been
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gathering part of their work remained crucial until the 1660s at least. Another objection to his appointment to high office was his chronic ill-health: in 1567 his friend Sir
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Draycott was married and had at least three children: John, Alice and a second daughter whose first name is uncertain, who married
Christopher Plunkett, a younger son of the
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Parliament of 1560. He was entrusted with a number of political missions to England, and was later a reliable supporter of the Lord Deputy of Ireland, Sir
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like the rapacious Sir Peter Carew to acquire lands by similar underhanded transactions. Unlike most
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