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==Composition== ===Judges=== Historically the court had two hereditary judges β the Duke of Norfolk as Earl Marshal of England, and the [[Duke of Buckingham]] as Lord High Constable of England β but in 1521 [[Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham]] was convicted of treason, stripped of his titles and offices, and executed. Since then the office of Lord High Constable of England has only been appointed to perform ceremonial duties during a [[Coronation of the British monarch|Coronation]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/WillandMar/1/6/section/III |title=Coronation Oath Act 1688: Section III. Form of Oath and Administration thereof |website=legislation.gov.uk |publisher=The National Archives| access-date=6 October 2016}}</ref> and there has only been the Earl Marshal acting as the sole judge. ===Lieutenant, Assessor and Surrogate to the Earl Marshal=== *[[Sir Edmund Isham, 6th Baronet]] 1728β1772 *[[Rayner Goddard, Baron Goddard]] 24 October 1954 β 1959 *[[George Drewry Squibb]], [[Norfolk Herald Extraordinary]] 1976β1994 ===Joint Register to the High Court of Chivalry=== *[[Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant-Colonel]] [[Sir]] [[Anthony Wagner]] [[Garter Principal King of Arms]] 27 October 1954β1995 *Wilfred Maurice Phillips ([[Notary Public]]), 27 October 1954. ===Cryer to the High Court of Chivalry=== *A. H. Smith, 1954
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