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Rh his Majesty (although he could wish, for the good of his service and his kingdom of Ireland, that a man so faithful, honest and able, would have affected to continue in that office longer,) was pleased to comply, and absolutely discharge him of his said office, and made choice of Sir George Shurley, Knt, one of the Benchers of the Middle Temple, to serve him in the place of Chief Justice in Ireland, and to he of his Privy Council.—18 Jac. I. 1$a$ pars d. R. 13, 16,

Sir, Knt.,—continued,—patent, 16 April, 1625.—1 Charles I. 1$a$ pars f. R. 2.—The coif granted to the Judges. Taking into our princely consideration the state of our Judges and Serjeants at Law both in England and Ireland, and how much it concerns us to countenance and encourage them in their several employments and places, and particularly calling to mind the many great and effectual services performed by many of our Judges in that our realm of Ireland, we are graciously pleased to signify unto you our Royal pleasure to advance them all, both Judges and Serjeants, in that our realm of Ireland, unto the state and degree of Serjeants of the coif, in the same sort, quality, and degree as time out of mind hath been used in this our realm of England for all our Judges of our Courts of King's Bench, Common Pleas, and sundry of our Barons of our Court of Exchequer, and Serjeants at Law; to the end therefore the said Judges of both our Benches, and also our Barons of our Court of Exchequer, and our Serjeants at Law, in our