Henry of Bath

This article is about the English judge and administrator. For the British general, see Sir Henry de Bathe, 4th Baronet.
Henry of Bath
4th Lord Chief Justice of England
In office
1249–1251
Monarch Henry III
Chancellor Sir John Lexington (1249-1250)
William of Kilkenny (1250-1251)
(as Lord Keepers of the Great Seal)
Preceded by William of York
Succeeded by Sir Gilbert of Seagrave
6th Lord Chief Justice of England
In office
1253–1260
Monarch Henry III
Prime Minister Hugh Bigod (1258-1260)
(as Chief Justiciar)
Chancellor William of Kilkenny (1253-1255)
(as Lord Keeper of the Great Seal)
Henry Wingham
Preceded by Sir Gilbert of Seagrave
Succeeded by Sir William of Wilton
7th Chief Justice of the Common Pleas
In office
1245–1249
Monarch Henry III
Chancellor Silvester de Everdon (1245-1246)
John Maunsell (1246-1246, 1248-1249)
Sir John Lexington (1247-1248)
(as Lord Keepers of the Great Seal)
Preceded by Robert of Lexinton
Succeeded by Roger of Thirkleby
9th Chief Justice of the Common Pleas
In office
1256–1258
Monarch Henry III
Prime Minister Hugh Bigod (1258) (as Chief Justiciar)
Chancellor Henry Wingham
Preceded by Roger of Thirkleby
Succeeded by Roger of Thirkleby
24th High Sheriff of Gloucestershire
In office
1232–1234
Monarch Henry III
Prime Minister Stephen de Segrave (as Chief Justiciar)
Chancellor Ralph Neville
Preceded by William Putot
Succeeded by William Talbot
31st High Sheriff of Northamptonshire
In office
1235–1239
Serving with Peter de Maulay
Monarch Henry III
Chancellor Ralph Neville
Preceded by Stephen de Segne
William de Maravast
Succeeded by William de Coleworth
5th High Sheriff of Sussex and Surrey
In office
1235–1236
Serving with Simon de Echingham
and
Joel de Sancto Germano
Monarch Henry III
Chancellor Ralph Neville
Preceded by Simon de Echingham
Joel de Sancto Germano
Succeeded by John de Gatesden
Philip de Crofts
43rd High Sheriff of Yorkshire
In office
1242–1246
Monarch Henry III
Chancellor Ralph Neville (1242-1244)
Silvester de Everdon (1244-1246) (as Lord Keeper of the Great Seal)
Preceded by Nicholas de Moels
Succeeded by Adam de Neirford
Personal details
Born Unknown
Died ca. 1260
Nationality English

Henry de Bada (or Henry de Bathonia) (died November 1260) was an English judge and administrator.

Life

He began his career under his relative Hugh of Bath, who died in 1236, leaving his chattels to Henry. Henry started his administrative career as a bailiff for the Honour of Berkhamsted in 1221, succeeding Hugh as Under-Sheriff of Berkshire from 1228 to 1229. This is the last record of his career under Hugh; from then on he was entirely independent. From 1229 to 1232 he served as Under-Sheriff for Hampshire and as High Sheriff of Gloucestershire from 1232 to 1234, a time when the county was the main base for the Marcher Wars of 1233-1234. He served as High Sheriff as an agent of Peter de Rivaux, and as such required a pardon after Peters fall from grace in 1234, Peter and his close associates having been declared traitors.

Career

Immediately after the pardon, however, he became High Sheriff of Northamptonshire, and remained in that position until 1240 other than a two-month period as both High Sheriff of Surrey and of Sussex in 1236.[1] In 1238 he became a junior justice of the bench in Westminster, continuing to administrate Northamptonshire through deputies. Between 1240 and 1241 he worked on the Eyre Circuit for William of York as the second-most senior justice, holding an Eyre in Hampshire in 1241 in which he was the senior judge.

In 1241 he went on a mission to Ireland, and on his return served for two terms as a justice Coram Rege (in the presence of the King) until 1242. After Henry III left for his trip to Gascony in 1242 he was made High Sheriff of Yorkshire, a position he held until 1248 (although it was administrated by his deputies from 1245 onwards). In 1245 he became Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas. From 1247 to 1249 he acted as the senior justice for an Eyre circuit, during which period the Court of Common Pleas did not sit. In 1249 he was again promoted, leaving his position of Chief Justice, and received a salary of over £100 a year. Between 1250 and 1251 he was senior justice for another Eyre circuit, at which point he was accused of deliberately perverting the course of justice, for which his judicial position was taken, he was stripped of his position as Keeper of Gloucester Castle and he was fined 2000 marks, part of which was still unpaid when he died.

Henry came back into royal favour in 1253, shortly before another of Henry's trips to Gascony, and was made Chief Justice of the Common Pleas yet again in 1256, serving until 1258 and dying in November 1260.

References

Legal offices
Preceded by
William of York
Lord Chief Justice of England
1253-1260
Succeeded by
Sir Gilbert of Seagrave
Preceded by
Sir Gilbert of Seagrave
Lord Chief Justice of England
1253-1260
Succeeded by
Sir William of Wilton
Preceded by
Robert of Lexinton
Chief Justice of the Common Pleas
1245–1249
Succeeded by
Roger of Thirkleby
Preceded by
Roger of Thirkleby
Chief Justice of the Common Pleas
1256–1258
Succeeded by
Roger of Thirkleby
Honorary titles
Preceded by
William Putot
High Sheriff of Gloucestershire
1232–1234
Succeeded by
William Talbot
Preceded by
Stephen de Segne
William de Maravast
High Sheriff of Northamptonshire
jointly with Peter de Maulay

1235-1239
Succeeded by
William de Coleworth
Preceded by
Simon de Echingham
Joel de Sancto Germano
High Sheriff of Sussex and Surrey
jointly with Simon de Echingham
and
Joel de Sancto Germano

1235-1236
Succeeded by
John de Gatesden
Philip de Crofts
Preceded by
Nicholas de Moels
High Sheriff of Yorkshire
1242–1246
Succeeded by
Adam de Neirford
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