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  1. ^ sir Alexander Anstruther (1769-1819), Anglo-Indian judge; called to bar at Lincoln's Iim; advocate-general, Madras, 1803; recorder of Bombay, aud knighted, 1812; published reports of exchequer cases.
  2. ^ Anstruther Sm WILLIAM, LORD (d. 1711), judge; M.P. for Fifeshire, 1681 and 1689-1707; sided with Prince of Orange; lord of session and privy councillor; baronet of Nova Scotia, 1694; lord of justiciary, 1704; published a volume of essays.
  3. ^ John Archer (1598-1682), judge; B.A. Queens' College, Cambridge, 1619; M.A., 1622; called to bar at Gray's Inn, 1620; M.P., 1656; serjeant, 1658; justice of common bench and knighted, 1663. The King, Charles II, attempted to remove him from office (1672), but he refused to surrender the patent without due legal procedure, and though relieved by royal prohibition irom his duties, he continued to receive his salary till death.
  4. ^ Archibald Sm THOMAS DICKSON (1817-1876), judge; born at Truro, Nova Scotia; educated at Picton College; qualified as attorney and barrister-at-law in Nova Scotia, 1837; called to bar at Middle Temple, 1852; junior counsel to treasury, 1868; appointed justice of queen's bench and invested with coif, 1872; knighted, 1873; transferred to common pleas, 1875.
  5. ^ Richard Pepper Arden , BARON ALVANLEY (1745-1804), judge; educated at Manchester grammar school and Trinity College, Cambridge; distinguished in classics; twelfth wrangler; M.A., fellow, and called to bar, 1769: judge on South Wales circuit, 1776; took silk, j 1780; M.P. for Newton, and solicitor-general, 1782-3; I attorney-general and chief-justice of Chester, 1784; mastei of rolls, 1788; sat successively for Aldborough, Hastings, and Bath; lord chief-justice of common pleas, 1801.
  6. ^ William Henry Ashurst (1725-1807), judge; educated at Charterhouse; entered Inner Temple, 1750; practised as special pleader; called to the bar, 1754; serjeant, 1770; judge of king's bench, 1770-99; one of the commissioners entrusted with great seal, 1783 and 1792-3.
  7. ^ Sir Richard Aston (d. 1778), judge ; practised as barrister; king's counsel, 1759: lord chief-justice of common pleas, Ireland, 1761; knighted and transferred to king's bench. England, 1765; member of the court which declared faulty the writ of outlawry against U'ilkes, 1768; one of the commissioners entrusted with the great seal, 1770-1.
  8. ^ Sir Edward Atkyns (1587-1669), judge; student of Lincoln's Inn, 1601; called to bar, 1614; governor of the society, 1630;autumn reader 1632; defended Prynue when charged before Star Chamber with libels appearing in Histriomastix; serjeant, 1640; created by the Commons baron of exchequer, 1645; removed by the Lords to court of common pleas, 1648; nominated one of the judges to try disturbers of peace in eastern counties, 1650; renominated judge, 1659; created anew baron of exchequer and knighted, 1660.
  9. ^ Edward Atkyns (1630-1698), judge: son of Sir Edward Atkyns (1587-1669); called to bar at Lincoln's Inn, 1653; autumn reader, 1675; serjeant, baron of exchequer, and knighted, 1679; lord chief baron 1686; refused allegiance to William HI and resigned, 1688.
  10. ^ John Tracy Atkyns (d. 1773), judge ; called to bar at Lincoln's Inn, 1732; cursitor baron of exchequer, 1755; published (1765-8) notes of chancery cases, 1736-54.
  11. ^ Thomas Atwood (d. 1793), chief judge of Dominica, and, later, of the Bahamas; probably author of History of Dominica 1791.
  12. ^ William Ayloffe (rf. 1585), lawyer; called to bar at Lincoln's Inn, 1560; reader at his inn, 1671; serjeant-at-law, 1677; was judge of queen's bench in i 1579.
  13. ^ Sir James Bacon (1798-1895), judge; called to the bar at Gray's Inn, 1827; member, 1833, and barrister, 1845, of Lincoln's Inn; bencher, 1846; treasurer, 1869; took silk, 1846; under-secretary and secretary of causes to master of rolls, 1859: commissioner in bankruptcy for London district, 1868; chief judge under Bankruptcy Act, 1869-83; vice-chancellor, 1870-86; knighted, 1871; privy councillor, 1886.
  14. ^ John Bacon (rf. 1321), judge ; attorney to Queen Eleanor, 1279; guardian of Ledes Castle, Kent, 1291; justice of common pleas, 1313; served on several legal commissions.
  15. ^ William Baillie , LORD PROVAND (d. 1593), Scottish judge of court of session; president of the court, 1556-7, and 1568-93.
  16. ^ William Baillie , Lord Polkemmet (d. 1816), Scottish judge, 1793-1811; advocate, 1758.
  17. ^ Sir John Baird (1620-1698X Scottish judge ; admitted advocate, 1647; knighted, 1651; lord of session, with title of Lord Newbyth, 1664-81, and 1689 till death; M.P. for Aberdeenshire in Scottish parliamente, 1665 and 1667; commissioner for negotiation of treaty of union, 1670.
  18. ^ Sir Robert Baldock (d. 1691), judge: called to bar at Gray's Inn, 1651; recorder of Great Yarmouth, 1671; knighted; ser jeant and autumn reader at Gray's Inn, 1677; counsel for king in trial of the seven bishops, 1688; king's bench judge, 1688.
  19. ^ Robert Bale (A. 1461), chronicler; notary of London and judge of civil courts; wrote a chronicle of London, and other historical works.
  20. ^ Richard Banke ( ft. 1410), judge ; baron of exchequer, 1410; reappoiuted, 1414.
  21. ^ George Bankes (1788-1866), last of cursitor barons of exchequer; appointed, 1824; educated at Westminster and Trinity Hall, Cambridge; called to bar, 1815; chief secretary of board of control, 1829; junior lord of treaory, 1830; M.P. for Corfe Castle, 1816-23 and 1826-32, and for Dorset, 1841-66; judge-advocate-general and privy councillor, 1862.
  22. ^ John de Bankwell, Bakwell, Bacqwel, or Banquelle (d. 1308), judge ; justice itinerant for Kent, 1299; baron of exchequer, 1307.
  23. ^ Sir William Macleod Bannatyne (17431833), Scottish judge; admitted advocate, 176; promoted to bench aa Lord Bannatyne, 1799; knighted, 1823; original member of Highland Society and Bannatyue Club, and a projector of and contributor to the Lounger and Mirror
  24. ^ Robert de Bardelby (fl. 1323), judge; one of keepers of great seal, 1302-21; canon of Chichester; justice, 1323.
  25. ^ Richard of Bardney (fl. 1503), Benedictine of Bardney, Lincolnshire; B.D. Oxford; wrote a metrical life of Grosstete, 1503.
  26. ^ Hugh Bardolf (d. 1203), justiciar of curia regis; itinerant justice, 1184-9; associated in the charge of the kingdom in Henry's absence, 1188; justiciar with Puiset and Lougchamp, 1189.
  27. ^ Richard de Barking (d. 1246), judge; prior and, 1222, abbot of Westminster; successively privy councillor, baron of exchequer, and treasurer; lord justice during king's absence in Welsh wars, 1245.
  28. ^ Thomas Barowe or Barrow (d. 1497?), divine and judge; prebendary of Westminster and master of rolls, 1483; master in chancery; keeper of great seal, 1484.
  29. ^ Richard Barre (fl. 1170-1202), ecclesiastic and judge; envoy to papal court at time of Becket's murder; keeper of great seal, 1170; archdeacon of Ely, 1184 V-96; justice of king's court, 1196.
  30. ^ Sir Jonah Barrington (170-1834), lawyer; educated at Trinity College, Dublin; called to bar; judge iii admiralty, 1798; member for Tuam in Irish House of Common?, 1792-8,nnd for Bannagher, 1799-1800: deprived of office for appropriating money paid into his court, 1830; died at Versailles; wrote works, relating to history of Irelaud,
  31. ^ John de Barton (fl. 1304), judge; otherwise called de Ryton and de Fryton; member of itinerary court constituted for Yorkshire, 1304.
  32. ^ William Basset (d. 1185 ?), judge : son of Richard Baet rl. v.; sheriff of Warwickshire and Leicestershire, j 11C, 70: and of Lincolnshire, 1177-84.
  33. ^ William Basset (d. 1249?), judge : jupticiar, 1225- imtice itinerant for Derbyshire and Northampton*fc, 1226, 1227, and 1232.
  34. ^ William Basset (. 1341), justice of common pleas, c. 1337-41, and "of king's bench, 1341-c. 1350.
  35. ^ John de Batesford (d. 1319), judge; acted as justice of assize in several counties, 1293-1311; regularly summoned to parliament, 1295-1318.
  36. ^ Henry de Bathe or Bathonia (d. 1260), judge of common pleas 1238-50; served on commissions of assize for various counties, 1240-60; fined for corrupt practices, 1251; restored to favour, 1253.
  37. ^ Sir Edward Clive Bayley (1821-1884), Indian statesman; under foreign secretary to Indian government and deputy-commissioner of Gujarat, 1849, and of Kangra district, 1851: returned to England; called to bar, 1857; held several posts in Allahabad, 1857-8; Indian judge, 1859; temporary foreign secretary, 1861; home secretary, 1862-72; member of supreme council, 1873-8; K.O.S.I., 1877; published writings on Indian ; history and antiquities.
  38. ^ Sir John Bayley (1763-1841), judge; educated at Eton; called to bar at Gray's Inn, 1792; judge of king's bench, 1808; judge of exchequer court, 1830-4; made baronet and privy councillor, 1834; published legal and religious works.
  39. ^ Robert de Bealknap (d. 1400 ?), judge; king's sergeant and justice of assize, 1366; commissioner for defence of Kentish coast; chiefjustice of common pleas; unsuccessful in quelling Wat Tyler's rebellion, 1381; knighted, 1386; exiled to Ireland for giving opinion unfavourable to parliament's action towards Michael de la Pole; recalled, 1397.
  40. ^ Robert de Beauchamp (d. 1252), constable of Oxford and sheriff of the county, 1215; judge, 1234; justice itinerant, 1234 and 1238.
  41. ^ Robert de Beaufeu, Bellofago, or Bellofoco (fl. 1305), judge; on commission of trailbaston for western circuit, 1305; summoned to attend Edward I at Ber vick-on-Tweed on invasion of Scotland, 1301.
  42. ^ Francis Beaumont (d. 1598), judge; educated at Peterhouse. Cambridge; called to the bar at Middle Temple; autumn reader, 1581; serjeant-at-law, 1589; M.P. for Aidborough, 1572; judge of common pleas, 1593.
  43. ^ Sir William Beeston (fl. 1702), lieutenant-governor of Jamaica; went to Jamaica, 1660; member for Port Royal in first house of assembly and judge of court of common pleas, Jamaica, 1664; speaker of house of assembly, 1677-9; knighted, 1692; lieutenant- governor, 1693; resisted, as Commander-in-chief, French invasion, 1694; superseded, 1702, on refusing to account for money which he was accused of appropriating; left topographical and other manuscripts.
  44. ^ Roger de Beler (d. 1326), judge; supporter of Earl of Lancaster and included in the amnesty, 1318; baron of exchequer, 1322; murdered near Reresby.
  45. ^ Michael Belet (fl. 1182), judge; sheriff of Worcestershire, 1176-81 and 1184, of Leicestershire and i Warwickshire, 1185-7 and 1189-90: justice itinerant for ! Warwickshire and Leicestershire, 1177, and for Lincolnshire, 1178.
  46. ^ Michael Belet ( fl. 1238), judge : son of Michael : Belet (?. 1182): incumbent of Hinclesham, 1201, and Setburgham (now Serbergham), 1204: receiver of rents of see of Coventry, 1223: founded priory at Wroxton for Augustinian canons regular, r. 1230.
  47. ^ William Bendings (fl. 1180), judge; one of Henry II's envoys to Ireland to fetch Raymund Fitzgerald. 1176: appointed to northern circuit, 1179: sherifT of Dorset and Somerset, 1184.
  48. ^ Sir Thomas Bennet (1592-1670), judge; LL.D. All Souls College, Oxford, 1624; member of Gray's Inn; Herald of which for some time he prepared the entire contents, 1835; subsidised Stanley's expedition to find Livingstone, 1871-2. He made great improvements in the system of obtaining news, and regularly employed men of literary attainments.
  49. ^ Ralph de Bereford (fl. 1329), judg ; served on commissions of oyer and terminer in various counties, 1314-24; justice itinerant, c. 1330.
  50. ^ Richard de Bereford (fl. 1283-1317), judge; treasurer of Irish exchequer, 1300; justice of assize for six English counties, 1310; chancellor of Ireland, 1314.
  51. ^ William de Bereford (d. 1326), judge; probably justice itinerant, c. 1292; appointed justice of common bench, 1294 and 1307; one of twenty-one English members of parliament appointed to confer on Scottish affairs with Scottish representatives, 1305; chief justice of common bench, 1309.
  52. ^ John de Berewyk (d. 1312), judge ; entrusted with charge of vacant abbey of St. Edmund, 1279, and of see of Lincoln 1279-81; treasurer of Queen Eleanor, 1284; justice itinerant, 1292.
  53. ^ Sir Robert Berkeley ( 1584-1656), judge; called to bar at Middle Temple, 1608; high sheriff of Worcestershire, 1613; called to degree of coif, 1627; king's serjeant and justice of court of king's bench, 1632; supported king in imposition of ship-money, 1635-7, and was impeached in House of Lords, 1641; fined, and incapacitated from holding office, 1642.
  54. ^ Patrick Bermingham (d. 1532), judge ; chief justice of king's bench in Ireland, 1613-32; chancellor of green wax of exchequer, Ireland, 1521.
  55. ^ Vere Bertie (d. 1680), judge : son of Montague Bertie; called to bar at Middle Temple, 1659; master of benchers, 1674; serjeant-at-law, before 1665; baron of exchequer, 1675; justice of common pleas, 1678; discharged from office in 1679.
  56. ^ Roger Bertram (d. 1242), judge and baronial leader; deprived of castle and barony of Mitford for share in barons rebellion, 1215; justice itinerant for Northumberland, Cumberland, and Lancashire, between 1225 and 1237.
  57. ^ William Draper Best, first Baron Wynford (1767-1846), judge: educated at Wadham College, Oxford; barrister, Middle Temple, 1789; joined home circuit; serjeant-at-law, 1799; whig M.P. for Petersfield, 1802; recorder of Guildford, 1809; tory M.P. for Bridport, 1&12; solicitor-general, 1813, and attorney-general, 1816, to Prince of Wales; chief-justice of Chester, 1818; elevated to king's bench, 1818; knighted, 1819; chief- justice of common pleas and privy councillor, 1824; raised to peerage, 1829; a deputy speaker of the House of Lords; D.C.L. Oxford, 1834.
  58. ^ Thomas Bever (1725-1791), scholar and civilian ; LL.D. All Souls College, Oxford, 1768; admitted to Doctors Commons, 1758; judge of Cinque Ports and chancellor of Lincoln and Bangor; lectured on civil law, Oxford, 1762; published aHistory of Legal Polity of the Roman State 1781.
  59. ^ Robert Blagge or Blage (d. 1522?), judge; appointed for life king's remembrancer in exchequer, 1502; f third baron of exchequer, 1611; repeatedly justice of the peace for Kent and Middlesex; joint-surveyor of crown hinds, 1515; one of general purveyors of king's revenue, 1515; successively commissioner of sewers in several counties, 1615-17.
  60. ^ Sir John Blencowe (1642-172(5), judge; called to bar at Inner Temple, 1673; master of the bench, 1687; I serjeiint-at-law, 1G89; M.P. for Brackley, Northamptou , shire, 1690-5; baron of exchequer, 1696; probably re moved to king's bench, 1G97, and to common pleas, 1714; knighted, 1714; retired, 1722.
  61. ^ Sir William Henry Bodkin (1791-1874), legal writer; hon. secretary of Society for Suppression of Mendicity, 1821; called to bar at Gray's Inns 1826; joined home circuit; recorder of Dover, 1832; M.P. for Rochester, 1841-7; assistant judge of Middlesex sessions, 1859; knighted, 1867; counsel to treasury; wrote work relating to poor laws.
  62. ^ Sir William Bolland (1772-1840), judge: MA. Trinity College, Cambridge, 17U7; called to bar at Middle Temple, 1801; practised at Old Bailey: recorder of Reading, 1817-29; baron of exchequer, 1829-39: one of originators of Roxburghe Club.
  63. ^ Sir Robert Booth (1626-1681), chief-justice of king's bench in Ireland: son of Robert Booth; educated at St. John's College, Cambridge; called to bar at Gray's Inn, 1649; judge of common pleas, Ireland. 1660; knighted, 1668; chief- justice of common pleas (1669) and of king's bench (1679) in Ireland.
  64. ^ Claud Irvine Boswell , LORD BALMUTO (1742-1824), Scottish judge; nephew of James Boswell, the elder; educated at Edinburgh University; member of Faculty of Advocates, 1766; lord of session, 1799-1822.