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in 1616. He became a
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refused, but perhaps by way of compensation, he was appointed a judge of the
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cases. William probably owed his appointment to
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Strafford in Ireland 1633-41: a Study in Absolutism
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22:(died 1651) was an Irish politician, barrister and
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