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==Exchequer of Ireland== {{Main|Exchequer of Ireland|Court of Exchequer (Ireland)}} The [[Exchequer of Ireland]] developed in 1210 when King [[John of England]] reorganized the governance of his [[Lordship of Ireland]] and brought it more in line with English law.<ref name="Howard" /> It consisted of the ''Superior Exchequer'', a [[court of equity]] and revenue akin to the Exchequer of Pleas, and the ''Inferior Exchequer''.<ref name="Howard" /> The latter were the treasurers who handled all logistics from collecting the money (Teller or Cashier), logging it (Clerk of the Pells) and signing money orders accepting or paying money.<ref name="Thomas" /><ref name="MTH" /> It was managed by its own [[Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland]] and [[Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer]]. The [[Court of Exchequer (Ireland)]] existed from about 1299 to 1877. It was abolished under the [[Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Ireland) 1877]] and was merged, along with the [[Court of King's Bench (Ireland)]], the [[Court of Chancery (Ireland)]] and the [[Court of Common Pleas (Ireland)]], into the new [[High Court of Justice in Ireland]] (now replaced by the [[High Court (Ireland)|High Court]]).<ref name="Howard" /> The [[Central Fund (Ireland)|Central Fund]], the Republic of Ireland's equivalent of the UK's Consolidated Fund, is colloquially called the Exchequer when distinguished as a component of [[Government of Ireland|government]] funding.<ref name="fiscalcouncil">{{cite book |chapter=Appendix E: The General Government Sector |chapter-url=https://www.fiscalcouncil.ie/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Appendix-E-The-General-Government-Sector-2.pdf |title=Fiscal Assessment Report |publisher=Fiscal Council |location=Dublin |pages=102β103 |date=November 2016}}</ref>
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