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According to Burke, Sir William Hussey, knight, an eminent lawyer in the time of Edward IV., after filling the office of attorney-general, and having been called by writ to the degree of serjeant at law, was constituted lord chief justice of the cort of the King's Bench, in the 17th year of that monarch's reign, when he received an allowance of 140 marks, for greater state. He was living temp. Henry VII., as is evident by this inscription over his arms, in the semicircular or bow window, of Grey's Inn Hall, viz., "W. House miles capitalls justiclarius de banco regis, temp. R. Henry VII"In one of the windows of the chapel, belonging to the smae inn, are his arms impalling those of his wife, with following inscription. "Will. Hussee miles capitalis justic. ad placita coram rege, et Elizabeth a uxor ejur filia Thomae Berkeley arm."
According to the Lincolnshire Pedigrees, Sir William Hussey, Knight of Gray's Inn; Commissioner of Sewers for Kesteven 7 Edward 4; M.P. for Grantham 1467; Attorney-General 16 June 11 Edward 4. 1471; Serjeant-at-Law 14 Oct 17 Edward 4, 1477;Chief Justice of King's Bench 7 May 21 Edward 4, 1481; Commissioner of Array in county of Lincoln 23 Dec 4 Henry 7, 1489; died 8 Sept 11 Henry 7, 1495; burried at Sempringham. Will dated 15 Dec 10 Henry 7; proved (C.P.C.) 4 July 1496.
Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench (1481-1495).
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