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GREAT LAW OFFICERS IN IRELAND.

dead payments or otherwise as bath been ordered for the said Attorney. Your Lordship's losing friends, Jo. Cant., T. Bromley, Can., W. Bnrghley, C. Howard, H. Hunsdon, Cobham, Backhurst, James Croft, Chr. Hatton, Fra. Walsingham. To our very good Lord Sir John Perrott, Knt., Lord Deputy of her Majesty's realm of Ireland."—Fiant, 28 Eliz.

Sir John Davys, Knt, of the Middle Temple,—Wilbraham revoked,—Privy Seal, Woodstock, 18 Sept.—patent, 25 Nov. 1603.—Pleasure.—1 James L 1a pars f. R. 37.

Robert Jacobe,—Davys made Attorney General,—Privy Seal, 19 April,—patent, 29 May, 1606.—Pleasure.—1 James I. 1a pars d. R. 3.

Sir Richard Bolton, Knt.,—Jacobe deceased,—Privy Seal, 31 Dec. 1618,—patent, 10 Feb. 1619.—Pleasure.—"Of whose judgment in the laws, and experience in the affairs of Ireland, the King was so well assured as to hold him very fit to be employed in a place of this consequence and trust."—16 James I. 4* pars d. R. 39.—A new appointment, Privy Seal, Newmarket, 26 Feb.—patent, 3 April, 1619.—Plearsure.—l7 James I. 1a pars d. R. 3.

Edward Bolton,—his father made Attorney-General of the Court of Wards,—Privy Seal, 5 Dec. 1622,—patent, 20 Jan. 1623.—20 James I. 2a pars d. R. 34.—Continued by Charles I.—Privy Seal, 30 March,—patent, 16 April, 1625.—Pleasure. —1 Charles I 1a pars f. R. 20.