Patrick Cogley, or Cogle (died after 1470) was an Irish Crown official, landowner and

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of the fifteenth century. He is first heard of in 1461, when he was appointed

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, at a salary of 10 marks a year, but he stepped down from that office after only three months when he was appointed

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, or Chief Clerk in

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, (the Mastership of the Rolls, though a judicial position, was probably at that early stage the less important office of the two), at a salary of 10 marks a year. He was replaced as Master by Peter Trevers. He was at the same time appointed

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in Ireland and Clerk to the Great Council of Ireland. He was still Clerk of the Crown in 1470. He was also Chief Chamberlain of the

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. He was a clerk in

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but apparently did not hold any high clerical office. In 1470 King

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granted him by

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certain lands which were not clearly specified; the Irish Parliament by

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confirmed that the grant was for life (the statute was not repealed until 2007).

References

*Ball, F. Elrington ''The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921'' London John Murray 1926 *Smyth, Constantine Joseph ''Chronicle of the Law Officers of Ireland'' Butterworths London 1839 *''Patent Roll 1 Edward IV '' *Statute Law Revision Act 2007, repealing the statutes 5 Edw. 4. c. 5 (I) "Patrick Cogle, Clerk of the Crown, to have 10 marks per annum" and 10 Edw. 4 c. 23 (I) "confirmation of patent to Patrick Cogley to occupy certain lands for his natural life" {{DEFAULTSORT:Cogley, Patrick 15th-century Irish judges Masters of the Rolls in IrelandA judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as a part of a panel of judges