Like Sir John Stanley, Sir Robert Crull was despatched to Ireland to help sort the problems between Sir Philip Courtenay and James Butler, Earl of Ormond.

When Robert de Vere arrived in Ireland, along with James Butler, Sir John Stanley and Alexander, Bishop of Meath, they also supplied small companies of men, Crull's company included 24 archers.

The success of the expedition led to Crull being appointed treasurer of Ireland.

Patent Roll, 8 Richard II

Item no. 38

Dublin 24 September 1384

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GRANT and SALE, for £200, to Robert Crull clerk, Thomas Chaumbre, David Wogan and Richard Cruys, and their heirs and assigns, of custody of two thirds of all castles, manors, lands [etc.] in the march of Leinster (except County Dublin)1 that belonged to Robert Holywood, knight, who held of the King in chief, which came into the King's hand by reason of Robert's death and the minority of Christopher, his son and heir, together with the reversion of one third of the premises that Nesta, widow of Robert, holds in dower; to have until the heir comes of age together with his marriage, and similarly during the minorities of successive heirs. GRANT also of custody of all lands [etc.] in County Meath that belonged to John Corbaly of Northbrieston, who held in chief of the said Christopher as of his portion of the manor of Kells; to have without rendering anything beyond £200.

Authorised:  By petition endorsed by the justiciar and council, and sealed with the privy seal.

99] 20 JUNE 1391-26 SEPTEMBER 1393

Enrolled account of Robert Crulle, treasurer of Ireland

RECEIPTS: £5,830 7s. 44d.

Robert Crull, clerk, treasurer, repayment of his own money spent on buying victuals and hiring barges for the carriage of the victuals to the king's castle of Wicklow to supply the king's army of fencible men from Cos. Meath, Louth, Dublin and Kildare, the city of Dublin and the town of Drogheda, and vari ous other parts of Leinster and Munster (?) (Menen) going ing in the king's serv ice in the company of the justiciar to subdue Gerald Obryn, captain nation, the king's enemy: £37 16s. 10d. of his

Dimissed from his post along with the rest of the administration, like them he was restored to power. He died in 1408.