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John Rycardes

d. 1527

English-born official in Ireland

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About John Rycardes

John Rycardes was a judge.

John Rycardes, or Rychard (died 1527) was an English-born cleric and judge in sixteenth-century Ireland. He held the offices of Master of the Rolls in Ireland and Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin.

He was born in Yorkshire, possibly at Kirk Sandall. He was a cousin of William Rokeby, Archbishop of Dublin 1515–1521. He probably came to Ireland in Rokeby's entourage in 1507 on the latter's appointment as Bishop of Meath.

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Died
1527
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English-born official in Ireland

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John Rycardes died in 1527.

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Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: John Rycardes

· Wikidata: Q6256107

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