Peter Arderne (died 1467) was an English lawyer who was

Chief Baron of the Exchequer The Chief Baron of the Exchequer was the first "baron" (meaning judge) of the English Exchequer of Pleas. "In the absence of both the Treasurer of the Exchequer or First Lord of the Treasury, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, it was he who pres ...

and occasionally sat as a

Justice of the King's Bench Justice of the King's Bench, or Justice of the Queen's Bench during the reign of a female monarch, was a puisne judicial position within the Court of King's Bench, under the Chief Justice. The King's Bench was a court of common law which modern ...

(until 1467). He was born about 1420 in

Sussex Sussex (Help:IPA/English, /ˈsʌsɪks/; from the Old English ''Sūþseaxe''; lit. 'South Saxons'; 'Sussex') is an area within South East England that was historically a kingdom of Sussex, kingdom and, later, a Historic counties of England, ...

, England and is not known whether he had any siblings. In his twenties probably, he married Katherine Sywardby and had two daughters with her, Elizabeth Arden and Anne (Arden) Bohun. He is also known to have bought Markhall estate sometime in 1446. He died around 1467 at an age of about 47 and was buried in the church of St Mary-at-Latton, where he built a chantry chapel in 1447 for his family. He served first as a

Baron of the Exchequer The Barons of the Exchequer, or ''barones scaccarii'', were the judges of the English court known as the Exchequer of Pleas. The Barons consisted of a Chief Baron of the Exchequer and several puisne (''inferior'') barons. When Robert Shute was ...

and then as the

from 1448 to 1463.Ruth Norrington ''In the Shadow of a Saint : Lady Alice More'' (Aylesbury (Darbonne House, High St., Waddesdon, Aylesbury, Bucks): Kylin Press, 1983, p.15).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ardern, Peter 1467 deaths 1420s births Chief Barons of the Exchequer English lawyers