William Tany
William Tany (died after 1385) was Prior of the Order of Hospitallers in Ireland; he also served as Justiciar of Ireland 1373-1374, and as Lord Chancellor of Ireland from 1374 to 1377. He was regularly summoned to the Irish Parliament, and received an exemption from military service in consideration of the many charities performed by his Order.[1] His salary was £40 per annum, a large amount of money at the time (although a later Chancellor, Richard Northalis, complained that it did not even cover a third of his expenses, and asked for an increase of £20). He went on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem in 1377. He was reappointed Lord Chancellor of Ireland in 1382 and held the office until 1385.[2]
References
- D'Alton, John History of the County of Dublin Hodges and Smith Dublin 1836
- Ball, F. Elrington The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921 John Murray London 1926
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