In English law, the justices in eyre were the highest

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s, and presided over the ''court of justice-seat'', a triennial court held to punish offenders against the forest law and enquire into the state of the forest and its officers ('' eyre'', meaning "circuit", refers to the movement of the court between the different

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s). Technically, the two justices were referred to as ''citra'' and ''ultra'' Trent (on the same side or across the

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), depending on where the

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was held at the time, but are usually referred to in absolute geographical terms ''north'' and ''south''. A holder was earlier usually referred to as a "justice of the forest" until the reign of

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, when the title of "justice in eyre" prevailed, except from 1311 to 1397, when they were usually styled "warden of the forest". However, they were "justices in eyre" in the

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(under which it was high treason to kill them in the execution of their office).

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says that it was the practice of the justices to retire and confer with the ''busones'' of the county. In these ''busones'' we can see the persons whose names appear in the commissions of

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, oyer, and terminer, and who were in later days, as

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, to rule the county. With the decay of forest law and the lapse of the court of justice-seat, the post became a

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. A statute of 1817 abolished it after the decease of the current holders.

List

Early justices

The arrangement of justices north and south of Trent did not become fixed until 1236. *

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(appointed 8 November 1217), justice of the forest of all England * Brian de l'Isle (appointed 6 March 1220), justice of the forest of all England * Hugh de Neville (appointed 29 April 1224), justice of the forest of all England * Brian de l'Isle (appointed 8 October 1229), justice of the forest in the counties of

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, Lancaster,

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, and

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excepting the bailiwick of Thomas of Langley. *

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(appointed 8 October 1229), justice of the forest in the counties of

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, and the bailiwick of Thomas of Langley * Peter d'Airvault (appointed 7 July 1232), justice of the forest of all England

North of the Trent

* * John fitz Geoffrey (appointed 21 October 1241) * *

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, 28 September 1560 – 18 November 1590 * *

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5 January 1617 and

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1 January 1618) *

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, 19 November 1619 – 17 December 1632 * *

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, 13 November 1707 – 19 May 1711 *

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, 18 May 1711 – 15 July 1711 *

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10 August 1715) *

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, 11 March 1717 – 11 May 1719 *

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, 22 April 1761 – 15 March 1774 *

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7 March 1824)

South of the Trent

* Richard de Montfiquet (appointed 11 November 1236) * John Biset (22 May 1238 – 1241) * John fitzGeoffrey (appointed 1241) * Reynold de Mohun (appointed 1 April 1242) * Gilbert de Segrave (appointed 6 May 1242) *Robert Passelewe (appointed aft. 28 April 1245) * Henrici de BractonArthur Hogue, Origins of the Common Law pp. 154–58 (1985). (appointed aft. 1245) *Geoffrey of Langley (appointed 4 March 1249) *Reynold de Mohun (appointed 25 October 1252) *Arnold de Bois (appointed 16 February 1252) *Robert Walerand (appointed 1 September 1256) *Thomas Gresley (appointed 11 September 1259) *Alan la Zouche (appointed 12 June 1261) *Matthew de Colombières (appointed 21 April 1265) * Roger de Clifford (died 1285?) (appointed 8 August 1265) * Roger de Clifford the Younger (died 1282) (appointed 1 August 1270) *Luke de Thaney (appointed 10 June 1281) * Roger le Strange, 1st Baron Strange (appointed 21 October 1283) * Hugh le Despenser, 1st Baron le Despencer (appointed 12 February 1296) * Pain Tiptoft, 1st Baron Tibetot (appointed 18 August 1307) * Hugh le Despenser, 1st Baron le Despencer (appointed 16 March 1307) *Robert fitz Pain (appointed 2 December 1311) * Hugh le Despenser, 1st Baron le Despencer (appointed 14 June 1312) *

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(appointed 19 February 1314) *

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(27 June 1324 – 27 October 1326) *

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(appointed 30 November 1326) *

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(appointed 9 May 1328) *

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(appointed 5 April 1329) * Robert of Ufford (appointed 16 December 1330) *

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(appointed 13 October 1335) *

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(appointed 4 December 1343) *

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(appointed 10 July 1361) jointly with... * Peter Atte Wood (appointed 10 July 1361) *John de la Lee (appointed 10 October 1367) *John of Foxley (appointed 26 April 1368) *

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(21 July 1377 – 1397) * Edward, Earl of Rutland (26 April 1397 – 25 October 1415) *

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(appointed 23 February 1447) *

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(1461? – 4 April 1483) *

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11 October 1551) *

Henry Radcliffe, 2nd Earl of Sussex Henry Radclyffe, 2nd Earl of Sussex, KG (also spelt "Radcliffe") (1507 – 17 February 1557) was a son of Robert Radclyffe, 1st Earl of Sussex and his wife Elizabeth Stafford, Countess of Sussex. Marriages and children He was first married to E ...

, 19 November 1553 – 17 February 1557 * Thomas Radcliffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex, 1557/8 – 9 June 1583 *

Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford, KG ( – 28 July 1585) of Chenies in Buckinghamshire and of Bedford House in Exeter, Devon, was an English nobleman, soldier, and politician. He was a godfather to the Devon-born sailor Sir Francis Drake ...

, 26 February 1584 – 28 July 1585 *

Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, (24 June 1532 – 4 September 1588) was an English statesman and the favourite of Elizabeth I from her accession until his death. He was a suitor for the queen's hand for many years. Dudley's youth was ov ...

, 25 November 1585 – 4 September 1588 *

Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon Knight of the Garter, KG Privy Council of England, PC (4 March 1526 – 23 July 1596), was an English nobleman and courtier. He was the patron of the Lord Chamberlain's Men, William Shakespeare's playing company. ...

, 17 January 1589 – 23 July 1596 * Charles Howard, 2nd Baron Howard of Effingham, 15 June 1597 – 14 December 1624 (created

Earl of Nottingham :''See also Earl of Winchilsea'' Earl of Nottingham is a title that has been created seven times in the Peerage of England. It was first created for John de Mowbray in 1377, at the coronation of Richard II. As this creation could only pass to ...

22 October 1597) *

George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, 28 August 1592 – 23 August 1628), was an English courtier, statesman, and patron of the arts. He was a favourite and possibly also a lover of King James I of England. Buckingham remained at the ...

, 22 January 1625 – 23 August 1628 *

William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke (8 April 158010 April 1630) , of Wilton House in Wiltshire, was an English nobleman, politician and courtier. He served as Chancellor of the University of Oxford and together with King James I founded Pem ...

, 9 September 1629 – 10 April 1630 *

Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland (baptised 15 August 1590, died 9 March 1649), was an English courtier and politician executed by Parliament after being captured fighting for the Royalists during the Second English Civil War. Younger brother of ...

, 25 May 1631 – 9 March 1649 *

Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford Aubrey is traditionally a male English given name. The name is from the French derivation Aubry of the Germanic given name Alberic / Old High German given name Alberich, which consists of the elements ALF "elf" and RIK "king", from Proto-German ...

, 27 June 1660 – before 14 January 1673 *

James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, 1st Duke of Buccleuch, KG, PC (9 April 1649 – 15 July 1685) was a Dutch-born English nobleman and military officer. Originally called James Crofts or James Fitzroy, he was born in Rotterdam in the Netherlan ...

, 14 January 1673 – 27 December 1679 *

Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Chesterfield Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Chesterfield PC FRS (1634 – 28 January 1714) was a peer in the peerage of England.G. E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors. The Comp ...

, 27 December 1679 – before 16 January 1686 *

Theophilus Hastings, 7th Earl of Huntingdon Theophilus Hastings, 7th Earl of Huntingdon (10 December 165030 May 1701) was a 17th-century English politician and Jacobite. One of the few non-Catholics to remain loyal to James II of England after November 1688, on the rare occasions he is m ...

, 16 January 1686 – before 24 April 1689 *

John Lovelace, 3rd Baron Lovelace John Lovelace, 3rd Baron Lovelace (1641 – 27 September 1693) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons from 1661 to 1670 when he inherited the title Baron Lovelace. He was notorious for his drunken ...

, 24 April 1689 – 27 September 1693 *

James Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon James Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon (16 June 1653 – 22 May 1699), styled Hon. James Bertie until 1657 and known as the 5th Baron Norreys from 1657 until 1682, was an English nobleman. Early life and relations Bertie was the eldest son of Montag ...

, 29 November 1693 – before 15 May 1697 *

Thomas Wharton, 5th Baron Wharton Thomas Wharton, 1st Marquess of Wharton PC (August 1648 – 12 April 1715) was an English nobleman and politician. A man of great charm and political ability, he was also notorious for his debauched lifestyle. Background He was the son o ...

, 15 May 1697 – 11 July 1702 *''vacant'' *

, 9 September 1706 – 12 January 1711 (created Earl of Wharton 23 December 1706) *

Montagu Venables-Bertie, 2nd Earl of Abingdon Montagu Venables-Bertie, 2nd Earl of Abingdon PC (4 February 1673 – 16 June 1743), styled Hon. Montagu Bertie until 1682 and Lord Norreys from 1682 to 1699, was an English nobleman. Career Montagu was the eldest son of James Bertie, 1st Earl o ...

, 12 January 1711 – 3 May 1715 *

Charles Bennet, 1st Earl of Tankerville Charles Bennet, 1st Earl of Tankerville (1674 – 21 May 1722), known as The Lord Ossulston between 1695 and 1714, was a British peer. Background Tankerville was the son of the book collector Bridget Bennett and John Bennet, 1st Baron Ossulston. ...

, 6 December 1715 – 21 May 1722 * Charles Cornwallis, 5th Baron Cornwallis, 5 July 1722 – 31 May 1740 * William Villiers, 3rd Earl of Jersey, 31 May 1740 – 26 July 1746 *

George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, (6 October 1716 – 8 June 1771) was a British statesman of the Georgian era. Due to his success in extending commerce in the Americas, he became known as the "father of the colonies". President of the ...

, 26 July 1746 – 12 November 1748 *

, 12 November 1748 – 13 January 1756 *

, 13 January 1756 – 15 December 1756 *

John Campbell, 3rd Earl of Breadalbane John Campbell, 3rd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland Order of the Bath, KB (10 March 1696 – 26 January 1782), styled Lord Glenorchy from 1716 until 1752, was a British nobleman, diplomat and politician who sat in the British House of Commons, Hous ...

, 15 December 1756 – 4 November 1765 * John Monson, 2nd Baron Monson, 4 November 1765 – 12 January 1767 * Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Earl Cornwallis, 12 January 1767 – 21 March 1769 * Sir Fletcher Norton, 21 March 1769 – 1 January 1789 (created

Baron Grantley Baron Grantley, of Markenfield, in the County of York is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created on 9 April 1782 for Sir Fletcher Norton, Attorney General from 1763 to 1765 and Speaker of the House of Commons from 1770 to 178 ...

9 April 1782) *

Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney (24 February 1733 – 30 June 1800) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1754 to 1783 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Sydney. He held several important Cabinet posts in ...

, 19 June 1789 – 30 June 1800 *

Thomas Grenville Thomas Grenville (31 December 1755 – 17 December 1846) was a British politician and bibliophile. Background and education Grenville was the second son of Prime Minister George Grenville and Elizabeth Wyndham, daughter of Sir William Wynd ...

, 13 August 1800 – 17 December 1846

Notes

References

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List of Justices in eyre 1509–1846
* {{refend Justice in eyre English forest law