William Archbold (died after 1400) was a senior official in the household of three

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. He was an Irishman, and later returned to Ireland, where he became a judge.Ball pp.163-4 The Archbolds were a

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family who had been early Anglo-Norman settlers in

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.MacLysaght, Edward ''Surnames of Ireland'' Irish University Press 1973 William was living in England, and a member of the Royal Household, by 1369; he became an esquire of the body by 1373, and later the King's sewer, a senior official who oversaw the royal kitchens. He became Keeper of a

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, the

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, in 1374. He also became Keeper of Vardon Park, in present-day

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. He had returned to Ireland by 1378 when he became a Baron of the

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. He became Second Engrosser (copier) of the

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in 1386. Despite his age, his record of royal service makes it likely that he was the William Archbold who was appointed Keeper of the fortress of Newcastle McKynegan, near

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, in 1400.''Patent Roll 1 Henry IV'' Five of those who stood

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for his good behaviour were named Archbold. Their relationship to William is uncertain, but he did have descendants, including

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, also known as Thomas Galmole (died after 1506), who was both a judge and Master of the

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in Ireland.Ball p.185

Sources

*Ball, F. Elrington ''The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921'' London John Murray 1926 *Smyth, Constantine Joseph ''Chronicle of the Law Officers of Ireland'' London Butterworths 1839

References

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