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Chancery: Keepers of Records in the Tower and the Rolls Chapel: Account Books and...
Catalogue reference: C 272
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C 272
The registers in this series document the use of the records kept at the Tower of London and the Rolls Chapel for research and official and legal enquiries.Record searches were subject to fees, which supplemented the salaries of the custodians of...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- C 272
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Title (The name of the record)
- Chancery: Keepers of Records in the Tower and the Rolls Chapel: Account Books and Registers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1586-1818
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Description (What the record is about)
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The registers in this series document the use of the records kept at the Tower of London and the Rolls Chapel for research and official and legal enquiries.
Record searches were subject to fees, which supplemented the salaries of the custodians of the records. The registers contain a note of the subject of searches, often of documents looked at or copied, and fees paid.
In addition to the retrospective searches and copies, the books record the delivery of records into the office for permanent safekeeping; the delivery and return of records required for official purposes; and the enrolment of specifications of patents and decrees of the court of Chancery.
Accounts for fees show that the clerks also made translations, and advised on the contents and interpretation of the records. The registers may also reflect the personal or incidental interests of the clerk: Henry Rooke, for example, tends to make occasional notes on public events, such as the opening of Parliament.
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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)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English and Latin
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 16 volume(s)
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Pay and pensions
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- For discussion, see E M Hallam, 'The Tower of London as a Record Office', Archives, xiv (1979).
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3804/
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