IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0096 MS 74
Held at: Senate House Library, University of London
Title: English Exchequer papers, 1660-1702
Date(s): 1660-1702
Level of description: Collection (fonds)
Extent: 1 volume containing 130 leaves
Name of creator(s): Unknown
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
The Exchequer was responsible for receiving and dispersing the public revenue. The lower Exchequer, or receipt, closely connected with the permanent Treasury, was an office for the receipt and payment of money. The upper Exchequer was a court sitting twice a year to regulate accounts. The business of the ancient Exchequer was mainly financial, though some judicial business connected with accounts was also conducted.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Manuscript volume, 1660-1702, containing transcripts of briefs, patents and commissions relating to the Exchequer, from the reign of King Charles II to the beginning of the reign of Queen Anne, with descriptions of offices within the Exchequer. There is a possibility that this manuscript was compiled by William Bromley, and it is of considerable interest for the history of the Exchequer.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: Latin and English
System of arrangement:
Single item.
Conditions governing access:
Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Uncatalogued material may not be seen. Please contact the University Archivist for details.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.
Physical characteristics:
Manuscript folio. Bound in vellum.
Finding aids:
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ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
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Archival history:
This manuscript contains the bookplate of William Bromley (1664-1732).
Immediate source of acquisition:
Bought by Herbert Somerton Foxwell from F C Carter, Hornsey, in 1912, as an addition to the Goldsmith's Library of Economic Literature.
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DESCRIPTION NOTES
Note:
Archivist's note: Compiled by Sarah Smith as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.
Date(s) of descriptions: Jun 2000