| 1. | As Master of the Rolls, Gerard was still frequently involved in trials.
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| 2. | He acted as Deputy Master of the Rolls in Ireland in 1479.
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| 3. | Henry Bickersteth, later Master of the Rolls and created Lord Langdale.
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| 4. | Until the sixteenth century the Master of the Rolls was always a clergyman.
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| 5. | He was secretary to Sir Edward Philips, Master of the Rolls.
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| 6. | He served as Master of the Rolls from 1923 to 1935.
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| 7. | Among his scholars was Sir John Leach, master of the rolls.
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| 8. | He remained Master of the Rolls until his death in 1356.
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| 9. | He remained Master of the Rolls until his death on 15 December 1749.
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| 10. | The Master of the Rolls, Lord Creane, said ( at page 677 ):
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