Series
Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, Edward VI
Catalogue reference: SP 10
What's it about?
SP 10
The archives of the principal secretaries of state during the reign of Edward VI (particularly Sir William Petre and Sir William Cecil) as they survived in official custody. The papers are evidence of the great variety of business passing through...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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SP 10
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Title (The name of the record)
- Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, Edward VI
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Date (When the record was created)
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1547-1553
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Description (What the record is about)
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The archives of the principal secretaries of state during the reign of Edward VI (particularly Sir William Petre and Sir William Cecil) as they survived in official custody. The papers are evidence of the great variety of business passing through the secretaries' office, and include much material put before the Privy Council.
The series comprises both individual papers now bound as volumes and documents that were originally volumes in their own right. They were brought together in the State Paper Office in the nineteenth century for the purpose of publication in calendar form.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
The majority of the papers were rebound in date order in the 1860s.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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19 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Available in digital format
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- The records are calendared in Calendar of State Papers Domestic Series of the Reign of Edward VI 1547-1553 ed C S Knighton (London 1992). Please speak to staff at the Map and Large Document Room enquiry desk for the precise location.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13552/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: SP
Records assembled by the State Paper Office, including papers of the Secretaries...
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Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, Edward VI