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A book of English court and regnal offices and yearly fees (Hardwick MS 18)

Catalogue reference: HMS/4/35

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Reference
HMS/4/35
Title
A book of English court and regnal offices and yearly fees (Hardwick MS 18)
Date
1615-1638
Description

This handwritten manuscript includes a list of the titles of nobility, regnal offices including the King's household, the offices of the exchequer, the offices of the courts of law, the posts of the admiralty, armory and mint, the havens and harbours of England and Wales and the fees associated with these for the year 1615. The whole list has been written in the same hand.
The dedication at the front of the book is dated 29 March 1638.

The book also includes:

fols. 25r-37v:167 extracts from the laws of the realm affecting persons of all sorts with the penalties for breaking the same, possibly written in a different hand.

Held by
Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth
Former department reference
HM/18
Physical description
1 volume; 39 folios (78pp)
Immediate source of acquisition
This is possibly a book kept by William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire or later the 3rd Earl of Devonshire, in his role as Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire from 1638-42.
Physical condition
Vellum-bound book.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/b82cc27d-a94c-4d1a-a8b4-287adcdbc8d1/

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HMS/4

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A book of English court and regnal offices and yearly fees (Hardwick MS 18)