William Alysaundre
Irish judge and Crown official
About William Alysaundre
William Alysaundre or Alesander (died after 1313) was an Irish judge and Crown official in the reigns of King Edward I of England and his son Edward II.
He was living in Dublin in 1286, and was probably born there. He went on circuit as the itinerant judge in County Tipperary in 1305-6, and an order survives in the Close Rolls of 1306 for the payment of his half-years' salary of £10 in 7ith his duties as a judge in that county. In 130l he was also acting as a justice itinerant in County Cork. and received £20, in part payment of his salary of £40 per annum.
Assize of 1313
He was Deputy Justiciar of Ireland in 1313. While they also heard civil cases, and the warrant of appointment refers only to such cases,
The two judges held a second session of the assize in Cork City in early August 1313. As was customary the younger William was given the power to appoint an attorney to manage his Irish affairs during his absence.
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