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John Blakeney (Irish judge)

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213:. What seems to have been the last judicial commission appointing Blakeney as a member, dated November 1434, and which included most of the senior judges, was to inquire into all treasons committed in Dublin and the adjoining counties of 65:, the Crown authorities "trusting in his fealty and circumspection", stated that the appointment was "for his good services already done and to be done in the future". According to the 33:, to a long-established Dublin family. It is unclear if he was a relative of James Blakeney, another senior official of the same generation who held office as 433: 92:, and there is a record of at least one Council meeting which he attended in 1436, concerning a proposed journey to England on official business by 443: 159:. The Bishop vigorously maintained his innocence, and in fact, he was innocent: a man called Penthony later confessed to being the 58: 34: 438: 448: 112: 93: 103:
He was one of a panel of senior judges who were regularly appointed to commissions of inquiry into allegations of
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appointing him, he was to hold office so long as he was of good behaviour. His salary was £28 per annum.
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A judicial commission might deal with more mundane matters, as when Blakeney together with Sir
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He was removed from office in 1424 but reappointed in June 1425. He heard a complex case of
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of the fifteenth century, who served three times as Chief Justice of the Common Pleas.
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and two other judges to hear a case of novel disseisin concerning lands in
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to the lands of the Bathe family at Rathfeigh, County Meath.
160: 42: 23: 425: 201:In 1432 he sat with his fellow Chief Justice 76:in 1425. He was superseded again in 1428 by 84:on unspecified business in 1429. He was 434:Chief justices of the Irish Common Pleas 235:Chronicle of the Law Officers of Ireland 143:. The alleged felony was the theft of a 444:Members of the Privy Council of Ireland 378: 376: 333: 331: 329: 59:Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas 426: 297: 295: 293: 291: 35:Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland 373: 326: 49:. In 1413 he was acting as judge of 288: 13: 113:Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer 14: 470: 409: 398: 228:The Judges in Ireland 1221–1921 387: 362: 351: 340: 315: 304: 53:in Dublin and the counties of 1: 175:for his sins and received a 7: 167:, where Bishop Dantsey was 10: 475: 439:Lawyers from Dublin (city) 233:Smyth, Constantine Joseph 220: 188:Lord Chancellor of Ireland 163:. The case was removed to 98:Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 449:15th-century Irish judges 22:(died 1438) was an Irish 416:Patent Rolls 13 Henry VI 405:Patent Rolls 10 Henry VI 281: 276:Patent Rolls 13 Henry VI 271:Patent Rolls 10 Henry VI 266:Patent Rolls 7 Henry VI 261:Patent Rolls 3 Henry VI 237:London Butterworths 1839 171:. Penthony later sought 151:of "Taveragh" (probably 90:Privy Council of Ireland 369:Close Rolls 15 Henry VI 358:Patent Rolls 7 Henry VI 347:Patent Rolls 3 Henry VI 251:Close Rolls 15 Henry VI 241:Close Rolls 2 Henry VI 230:London John Murray 1926 394:Close Rolls 2 Henry VI 383:Close Rolls 5 Henry VI 322:Patent Rolls 8 Henry V 311:Patent Roll 7 Henry IV 256:Patent Rolls 8 Henry V 246:Close Rolls 5 Henry VI 121:Christopher Bernevall 131:to hear a charge of 117:Reginald de Snyterby 454:14th-century births 226:Ball, F. Elrington 100:. He died in 1438. 57:. He was appointed 129:Trim, County Meath 466: 418: 413: 407: 402: 396: 391: 385: 380: 371: 366: 360: 355: 349: 344: 338: 335: 324: 319: 313: 308: 302: 299: 184:Laurence Merbury 88:a member of the 78:Sir James Alleyn 474: 473: 469: 468: 467: 465: 464: 463: 424: 423: 422: 421: 414: 410: 403: 399: 392: 388: 381: 374: 367: 363: 356: 352: 345: 341: 336: 327: 320: 316: 309: 305: 300: 289: 284: 223: 203:Stephen de Bray 179:for the crime. 141:Bishop of Meath 125:King's Serjeant 109:James Cornwalsh 74:novel disseisin 47:Jenico d'Artois 29:He was born in 17: 12: 11: 5: 472: 462: 461: 456: 451: 446: 441: 436: 420: 419: 408: 397: 386: 372: 361: 350: 339: 325: 314: 303: 286: 285: 283: 280: 279: 278: 273: 268: 263: 258: 253: 248: 243: 238: 231: 222: 219: 211:County Kildare 137:Edward Dantsey 67:letters patent 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 471: 460: 457: 455: 452: 450: 447: 445: 442: 440: 437: 435: 432: 431: 429: 417: 412: 406: 401: 395: 390: 384: 379: 377: 370: 365: 359: 354: 348: 343: 334: 332: 330: 323: 318: 312: 307: 298: 296: 294: 292: 287: 277: 274: 272: 269: 267: 264: 262: 259: 257: 254: 252: 249: 247: 244: 242: 239: 236: 232: 229: 225: 224: 218: 216: 212: 208: 204: 199: 197: 193: 189: 185: 180: 178: 174: 170: 166: 162: 158: 154: 150: 149:parish priest 146: 142: 138: 134: 130: 126: 122: 118: 114: 110: 106: 101: 99: 95: 91: 87: 83: 79: 75: 70: 68: 64: 60: 56: 52: 48: 44: 40: 37:and as Chief 36: 32: 27: 25: 21: 20:John Blakeney 415: 411: 404: 400: 393: 389: 382: 368: 364: 357: 353: 346: 342: 321: 317: 310: 306: 275: 270: 265: 260: 255: 250: 245: 240: 234: 227: 200: 192:James Uriell 181: 157:County Meath 102: 94:Lord Stanley 85: 71: 28: 19: 18: 459:1438 deaths 337:Smyth p.114 207:The Curragh 196:inheritance 82:Westminster 61:in 1420 at 16:Irish judge 428:Categories 301:Ball p.174 173:absolution 165:Parliament 86:ex officio 169:acquitted 147:from the 127:, sat at 39:Escheator 215:the Pale 135:against 55:the Pale 221:Sources 145:chalice 105:treason 45:to Sir 177:pardon 133:felony 123:, the 115:, and 96:, the 63:Donore 51:assize 31:Dublin 282:Notes 161:thief 155:) in 43:Navan 24:judge 190:and 153:Tara 430:: 375:^ 328:^ 290:^ 217:. 209:, 186:, 139:, 111:,

Index

judge
Dublin
Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland
Escheator
Navan
Jenico d'Artois
assize
the Pale
Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas
Donore
letters patent
novel disseisin
Sir James Alleyn
Westminster
Privy Council of Ireland
Lord Stanley
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
treason
James Cornwalsh
Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer
Reginald de Snyterby
Christopher Bernevall
King's Serjeant
Trim, County Meath
felony
Edward Dantsey
Bishop of Meath
chalice
parish priest
Tara

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