The life of ... Sir John Holt ... With a table of references to all his lordship's arguments and resolutions in the several volumes of reports ... / By a gentlemen of the Inner-Temple [i.e. John Rayner].

  • John Holt
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1764
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Credit: The life of ... Sir John Holt ... With a table of references to all his lordship's arguments and resolutions in the several volumes of reports ... / By a gentlemen of the Inner-Temple [i.e. John Rayner]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (rf) He was called to the honorary Degree of a Serjeant at Law, 8 'June, 1705, 4 Anne. Append, to Chron. Juridicial. P. 7. On Monday, 7 AW. 1726, 13 Geo. 1. he vv^is fworn a Baron of the Exchequer, in the Room of Mr. Baron Page, who on Friday, Nov. 4, preceeding, was fworn a judge of the Common Pleas, in the Room of Mr. Juftice Tracy, (who refgned his Office byReafon of his ill State of Health, and his Majefty, as a Reward for his pad; Services, granted him a Penfton of 1500/. per Annum.) Lord Raym, Rep. 2 Vol. P. 1420. Bunb. R.ep. P. 221. Append, to Chron Juridicial. P. 15. In January, 1735, 8 Geo. 2. he was made one of the Judges of the Common Pleas. Bunb Rep. P. 341 Ap¬ pend. to Chron. Juridicial. P. 19. On 7 July, 1738, 11 Geo. 2. before Mich. Term, he received the Lord the King’s Letters Pa¬ tent, dated the lame Day, appointing him Chief Baron of his Exchequer. Com. Rep. P. 587. Bunb. Rep. P, 343. Append, to Chron. Juridicial. P. 19. (e) On Friday, 03. 22, 1714, 1 Geo. 1. he was appointed So¬ licitor General to his Royal Highnefs the Prince of Wales. Lord Raym. Rep. 2 Vol. P. 1318, 1319. Sira. Rep. P. 1. January 24, 1716, 3 Geo. 1. he was made a Baron of the Exchequer. Bunb. Rep. P. 10. Append, to Chron. Juridicial. P. 13. May 15, 1718, 5 Geo. 1. he was *made a judge of the King's-Bench, Bunb. Ren. P. 22. Stra. Rep. P. 86. Append, to Chron. Juridicial. P. 1 3. His Patent was fuperfeded by his late Majefty, King George Paefecond. Lord Raym. Rep. 2 Vol. P. 1510. 27 Jan, 1728, 2 Geo. 2. he was conftituted one of the juftices of the Common Pleas. Append, to Chron. Juridicial. P. 17. Lift of Chief Juftices, OV, in P. 260. of 4 Vol. of Find. Rap. Hift. Engl. Edit. 1747. (f) He was Lord Chancellor of Ireland, in the Year 1706, 5 Anne. See Preface to his Reports. (g) Mr. Juftice Fofler tells us, that Lord Chief Juftice Holt pub- lifhed thefe Reports. Foft. Cr. Law, P. 204. Kelyng was of the Inner-Femple, and called to the honorary Degree of a King’s Ser¬ jeant at Law, [6 Nonj. Ditgd. Chron. Ser. P. 113. Chron. Juridicial. P. 20.] in Michaelmas Term, 13 Chav. 2. 1661. He gave Rings with this Infcription, aDeJl CaroLVs MagnVs, the large Letters [MDCLVV] made the Year [of the Reftoration] 1660. Sid. Rep. P. 4. Show. Rep. 2 Vol. P. 102. pi. 99. He was made one of the Judges of the Kings-Bench, 18 June, 1663. Ditgd. Chron. Ser. P. 1 14. Chron. Juridicial. P. 201. in the Room of Sir Fho. Mallet, who retired from Town to bis Country Seat; having firft petitioned the King to difpenfe with his Attendance, by Realon of his great Age, which the King granted, and alfo continued to him his Patent and Salary, and fo there were five Judges, tho’ but four attended. Sid. Rep. P. 150. pi. 15. He was conftituted Chief Ju¬ ftice of the King's Bench, 21 No-v. 1665, 17 Car, 2. Dugd. Chron. Ser.