Simon de Ludgate

[2] In 1298, being a qualified lawyer who was regarded as "a man experienced in Irish affairs",[3] he was appointed Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, at the King's pleasure, in succession to Sir Robert Bagod, who was too "old and infirm" to continue in office.

[4] In 1299 he and his fellow justices of the Common Pleas heard a lawsuit brought by the notoriously corrupt merchant Geoffrey de Morton, a future Mayor of Dublin, and his wife Matilda (or Maud) de Bree, against Matilda's former bailiff William Haleghton: the Court's decision was that William must give an account of his profits.

[5] Inn the same year he, Thomas de Snyterby and John son of Reryth heard an action for novel disseisin between Richard son of Robert and Master William de la Ryvere, who was special envoy to the Gaelic clans.

[7] Simon's successor as Chief Justice, Sir Richard de Exeter, was ordered to search the records of the Common Pleas from his time and report to the Justiciar.

However, Lawrence duly obtained possession of his mother's lands, which passed in turn to his daughter Milicent, who married Sir John Perceval of Eastbury and had issue.