In all three respects, the office mirrored the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.
Until the reign of Henry III of England, it is doubtful if the offices of Irish and English Chancellor were distinct.
[2] Elrington Ball states that the salary was fixed at sixty marks a year, equivalent to forty pounds sterling.
Although it was twice what an itinerant justice was paid at the time, it was apparently not considered to be a very generous amount: Richard Northalis, Lord Chancellor 1393–97, complained that it did not cover even a third of his expenses, and asked for an extra payment of twenty pounds a year.
In his case, it is thought that the hostility of his colleagues in government was responsible for the poor salary.