Made the Justice of Peace of Kent 18 MAY 1362, retained as lawyer for Westminster Abbey in 1371 and then made Chief Justice of common pleas on 10 OCT 1374.
On 28 DEC 1374 he was knighted and served as Trier of Petitions of Paliament from 1375 - 1388. After the death of King Edward III, King Richard II appointed him as Chief Justice. He created a commission to reform the government of England on 19 NOV 1386 and was arrested 30 JAN 1388 along with other Justices involved. He was brought to trial 27 FEB 1388 and sentenced to death. Due to the input of many high-ranking officials; among them were William Courtenay (great grandson of King Edward I) and Queen Anne (first wife of Richard II and eldest daughter of Charles IV - Holy Roman Emporer) his sentence was changed to forfeiture and attainder, including exile to Drogheda, Ireland. In JAN 1937 parliament revoked this sentence and under the first parliament of Henry IV in OCT 1399, some of his land holdings were returned to him and other immediate family members. On 19 JAN 1401 he died and was buried in England at the Rochester Cathedral.
On 28 DEC 1374 he was knighted and served as Trier of Petitions of Paliament from 1375 - 1388. After the death of King Edward III, King Richard II appointed him as Chief Justice. He created a commission to reform the government of England on 19 NOV 1386 and was arrested 30 JAN 1388 along with other Justices involved. He was brought to trial 27 FEB 1388 and sentenced to death. Due to the input of many high-ranking officials; among them were William Courtenay (great grandson of King Edward I) and Queen Anne (first wife of Richard II and eldest daughter of Charles IV - Holy Roman Emporer) his sentence was changed to forfeiture and attainder, including exile to Drogheda, Ireland. In JAN 1937 parliament revoked this sentence and under the first parliament of Henry IV in OCT 1399, some of his land holdings were returned to him and other immediate family members. On 19 JAN 1401 he died and was buried in England at the Rochester Cathedral.
Made the Justice of Peace of Kent 18 MAY 1362, retained as lawyer for Westminster Abbey in 1371 and then made Chief Justice of common pleas on 10 OCT 1374.
On 28 DEC 1374 he was knighted and served as Trier of Petitions of Paliament from 1375 - 1388. After the death of King Edward III, King Richard II appointed him as Chief Justice. He created a commission to reform the government of England on 19 NOV 1386 and was arrested 30 JAN 1388 along with other Justices involved. He was brought to trial 27 FEB 1388 and sentenced to death. Due to the input of many high-ranking officials; among them were William Courtenay (great grandson of King Edward I) and Queen Anne (first wife of Richard II and eldest daughter of Charles IV - Holy Roman Emporer) his sentence was changed to forfeiture and attainder, including exile to Drogheda, Ireland. In JAN 1937 parliament revoked this sentence and under the first parliament of Henry IV in OCT 1399, some of his land holdings were returned to him and other immediate family members. On 19 JAN 1401 he died and was buried in England at the Rochester Cathedral.
On 28 DEC 1374 he was knighted and served as Trier of Petitions of Paliament from 1375 - 1388. After the death of King Edward III, King Richard II appointed him as Chief Justice. He created a commission to reform the government of England on 19 NOV 1386 and was arrested 30 JAN 1388 along with other Justices involved. He was brought to trial 27 FEB 1388 and sentenced to death. Due to the input of many high-ranking officials; among them were William Courtenay (great grandson of King Edward I) and Queen Anne (first wife of Richard II and eldest daughter of Charles IV - Holy Roman Emporer) his sentence was changed to forfeiture and attainder, including exile to Drogheda, Ireland. In JAN 1937 parliament revoked this sentence and under the first parliament of Henry IV in OCT 1399, some of his land holdings were returned to him and other immediate family members. On 19 JAN 1401 he died and was buried in England at the Rochester Cathedral.
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