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Senate House Library, University of London

English Exchequer order, 1675


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0096 MS 737

Held at: Senate House Library, University of London

Title: English Exchequer order, 1675

Date(s): 1675

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: Single leaf

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.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Exchequer order, 6 Aug 1675, signed by Thomas Osborne, Earl of Danby and Lord Treasurer, and Sir John Duncombe, Chancellor of the Exchequer, to Sir Robert Howard, the Auditor of the Exchequer, authorising payment of £2392 8s. 4d. to Henry Savile 'in consideration of his fidelity in his Majesty's service'. On the dorse is a receipt for the money, dated 7 Sep 1675, and signed by Savile.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: 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:

8½" x 9". The signature of Sir Robert Howard, Auditor of the Receipt, is missing, as a piece has been torn from the bottom right corner of the document.

Finding aids:

Collection level description.

Detailed catalogue

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

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Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Bought from E. Hall in 1967. Formerly with MS.712.

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DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 project.

Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions: Dec 2001


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Public finance | Finance

Personal names
Duncombe | Sir | John | fl 1672-1675 | Knight | statesman
Howard | Sir | Robert | 1626-1698 | Knight | dramatist
Osborne | Thomas | 1631-1712 | 1st Duke of Leeds | statesman x Danby | 1st Earl of x Leeds | 1st Duke of
Savile | Henry | 1642-1687 | diplomat

Corporate names
Exchequer

Places