III. 1488. Feb. 5. V. 1490. Aug. 14. July 2. William Danvers, vice W. Calowe. Thomas Wood, vice J. Fineux. John Kingsmill, vice R. Townshend. The number of judges of the Common Pleas under Henry VII. varied between four and five. But at the king's death there were only three, viz., As John Kingsmill apparently died just before the termination of the reign, the last fine being levied before him in the previous February, and his name does not appear under Henry VIII. CHIEF BARONS OF THE EXCHEQUER. SIR HUMPHREY STARKEY, with the other judges of the last reign, received a new patent from Henry VII., both as chief baron of the Exchequer and justice of the Common Pleas. He enjoyed these offices for little more than a year; and on his death WILLIAM HODY was placed at the head of this court on October 29, 1486; but he does not appear to have been made a judge of the Common Pleas. He presided during the remainder of the reign. BARONS OF THE EXCHEQUER. The three puisne barons of the Exchequer at the death of Richard III., had their patents renewed by King Henry. I. 1485. Aug. III. 1487. Nov. Bryan Roucliffe, as second baron. IV. 1488. Dec. 5. Edward Goldsburgh, second baron, vice B. Roucliffe. Nicholas Lathell, third baron, vice E. Golds burgh. Thomas Roche, fourth baron, vice N. Lathell. X. 1494. Oct. 1. Thomas Barnewell, second baron,vice E.Golds burgh. XI. 1496. May 2. Andrew Dymock, second baron, vice T. XVI. 1501. May 12. Bartholomew Westby, second baron, vice A. XVII. Dymock. Oct. 11. William Bolling, third baron, vice N. Lathell. The number of four barons of the Exchequer was preserved throughout the reign; and at the end of it they were William Hody, chief baron, Bartholomew Westby, John Alleyn. A marked difference continued between the position of the judges and the puisne barons of the Exchequer. Not one of the names of the latter appear in the Year Books; and the only one who can be traced as an advocate is Andrew Dymock. He had been Solicitor-General; but his duties were probably confined to revenue cases. One of them, Nicholas Lathell, had been clerk of the Pipe; and there is little doubt that most of them were raised from the offices of the Court. Bartholomew Westby and William Bolling were members of the Middle Temple after they were barons, which is a plain proof that their seat on the Exchequer Bench might be held without their being serjeants, since, had they taken that degree, they would have been members of Serjeants' Inn. TABLE OF CHANCELLORS AND KEEPERS OF THE SEAL, AND OF MASTERS OF THE ROLLS. John Alcock, Bishop of Wor- Robert Morton, af cester William Warham, Bishop of Lord Chancellor; being then William Barons, afterwards Bishop of London. Christopher Bain The king died April 21, 1509. York. John Yonge, Dean of York. TABLE OF THE CHIEF JUSTICES AND JUDGES OF THE COMMON PLEAS. A. D. John Boteler TABLE OF THE CHIEF BARONS AND BARONS OF THE EXCHEQUER. John Kingsmill. John Holgrave. CHIEF BARONS. Bryan Roucliffe 1485, Aug. 1486, Oct. 29 1487, Nov. 1488, Dec. 5 1494, Oct. 1 1496, May 2 1501, May 12 Oct. 11 1504, Feb. 18 Humphrey Starkey William Hody 14 ATTORNEY AND SOLICITOR GENERAL. HEN. VII. The courts did not sit for more hours in the day during this reign than when Fortescue wrote. In the Year Book of 1486, it is reported that the judges rose," because it was past eleven o'clock."1 2 Westminster Hall was appropriated to other uses than the administration of justice. On the night of the Epiphany, entertainments, which are noticed under the name of " the disguisyngs," were exhibited there to the people. In the ninth year of the reign, an entry occurs of the payment of 287. 3s. 5 d., to Richard Daland "for providing certain spectacles or theatres, commonly called Scaffolds," for their performance. There were also certain places under its roof which were designated by the ominous titles of "Paradyse," "Hell," and " Purgatory," the custody of which was evidently a source of profit, since there are several grants of it in the Records to "Squires of the King's body," and others. The same documents give the names also of the "Potans House" under the Exchequer, and the tower and house called "le Grene Lates," which were occupied by John Catesby before he was a judge. I. 1485. ATTORNEY-GENERAL. 4 3 Sept. 20. William Hody was made attorney-general immediately after the king's accession; and was promoted the next year to the head of the Court of Exchequer. II. 1486. Nov. 3. James Hubbard, or Hobart. Though he died in 15075, no other is named. SOLICITOR-GENERAL. I. 1485. Nov. 15. Andrew Dymock, who was made a baron of the Exchequer in the eleventh year. How 1 Y. B. 2 Hen. VII. fo. 4. b. 2 Devon's Issue Roll, 516. 3 Rymer, xii. 275., xiii., 34.; Rot. Parl. vi. 372. Dugdale's Chron. Series, 5 Blomefield's Norwich, ii. 28. |