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Register kept by John Godsalve, clerk of the signet, of bills signed by [ Hen VIII]...

Catalogue reference: DL 42/133

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This record is about the Register kept by John Godsalve, clerk of the signet, of bills signed by [ Hen VIII]... dating from 1535; 1541; 1543 in the series Duchy of Lancaster: Cartularies, Enrolments, Surveys and other Miscellaneous Books. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
DL 42/133
Date
1535; 1541; 1543
Description

Register kept by John Godsalve, clerk of the signet, of bills signed by [ Hen VIII] during Godsalve's tour of duty in attendance on the secretary, 1541-1543; with directions for the signet office laid down by Thomas Cromwell, secretary in 1535; also includes precedents for bills (197ff)

Related material

Signet Office and Home Office, docquet books and letters recommendatory are in:

additional finding aid ZBOX 1/55/4 SO 3

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Not Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Subjects
Topics
Crown lands and estates
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5991629/

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DL 42

Duchy of Lancaster: Cartularies, Enrolments, Surveys and other Miscellaneous Books

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Register kept by John Godsalve, clerk of the signet, of bills signed by [ Hen VIII]...

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