Walter Cotterell

Walter FitzWilliam Cotterell (died c. 1388/9) was an Irish barrister and Crown official of the late fourteenth century.

[2] In 1373-4 he conducted "numerous inquisitions" on behalf of the Crown, and was given the power to arrest ships, for which labour he received a fee of 10 marks (£6.66).

Shortly afterwards he was appointed to a three-man commission into the Crown's right of treasure trove in County Wexford, which lasted for 2 weeks; he did not receive a fee.

The senior Serjeant assigned to ride that circuit, John Tirel, was unable or unwilling to act "on account of the dangers of the roads" (the journey from Dublin to Carlow was notoriously dangerous, as was life in Carlow itself, due to constant attacks by the local Gaelic tribes, even though the Royal Courts sat there till 1391).

[4] In that year he was again required to act as an extra judge, to hear the King's Pleas in the Court of the Seneschal of the liberty of Kilkenny.

[2] Robert Cotterell, possibly another relative of William, was appointed a justice of the Court of King's Bench (Ireland) in 1388.