je ant ▁▁ ▁was ▁an ▁on er ous ▁one , ▁and ▁on ▁ ▁occasion ▁involved ▁him ▁in ▁ ▁some ▁physical ▁danger , ▁ ▁since ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁ ▁English ▁rule ▁in ▁Ireland ▁was ▁in secure , ▁and ▁long ▁jour ne ys ▁were ▁▁ ▁ha z ard ous . ▁He ▁was ▁ ▁a ▁political ▁figure ▁of ▁considerable ▁ ▁importance , ▁who ▁was ▁ ▁sum mon ed ▁to ▁sit ▁in ▁the ▁Irish ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁in ▁the ▁Parliament s ▁of ▁ 1 3 7 5 ▁and ▁ 1 3 8 0 , ▁and ▁ ▁to ▁several ▁meet ings ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Council . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁judge ▁of ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁King ' s ▁Ben ch ▁in ▁ 1 3 7 6 ▁and ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁of ▁ ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁Common ▁Ple as ▁▁ ▁in ▁ 1 3 8 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁ex empt ed ▁from ▁certain ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁fe ud al ▁duties ▁of ▁a ▁land owner ▁in ▁ 1 3 7 8 . ▁Like ▁many ▁Irish ▁jud ges ▁of ▁the ▁period ▁he ▁was ▁rel uct ant , ▁on ▁safety ▁grounds , ▁ ▁to ▁go ▁on ▁ass ize : ▁in ▁ 1 3 8 0 ▁Walter ▁Cot ter ell , ▁the ▁King ' s ▁Ser je ant , ▁ ▁was ▁deput ised ▁to ▁act ▁on ▁his ▁place ▁as ▁judge ▁of ▁ass ize ▁for ▁ ▁Mun ster , ▁Kil ken ny ▁and ▁W ex ford , ▁" on ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁d angers ▁of ▁the ▁roads ". ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 1