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This office gradually developed into a permanent appointment, and the lord keeper acquired the right of discharging all the duties connected with the great seal. He was usually, though not necessarily, a
284: 17: 34: 101:, but was sometimes away from England. Consequently, it became not unusual to place the personal custody of the great seal in the hands of a 346: 320: 289: 196: 74: 351: 157: 341: 237: 153:. In subsequent reigns the lord keeper was generally raised to the chancellorship, and retained the custody of the seal. 305: 161: 97:
onwards varied much in importance. The holder being a churchman, he was not only engaged in the business of his
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130: 86: 310: 8: 66: 109:; this was also the practice followed during a temporary vacancy in the chancellorship. 233: 121:. He was appointed merely by delivery of the seal, and not, like the chancellor, by 206: 201: 150: 122: 160:, afterwards Earl of Northington, who was made chancellor on the accession of 335: 315: 280: 275: 140: 94: 62: 136: 144: 46: 324:. Vol. 22 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 267. 30: 190: 90: 293:. Vol. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 5. 173: 49:, used by Sir Orlando as Lord Keeper and shown in his portrait above 309: 114: 98: 125:. His status was definitely fixed (in the case of lord keeper 133:(5 Eliz 1 c. 18), which declared him entitled to 333: 219: 73:. This position evolved into that of one of the 303: 89:, and its custody was at first entrusted to a 93:. The office of chancellor from the time of 187:(held by the Secretary of State since 1973) 229:Who Goes Home: A Parliamentary Miscellany 197:List of lord chancellors and lord keepers 279: 55:Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England 40: 29: 18:Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England 193:(held by the First Minister since 2011) 181:(held by the First Minister since 1999) 14: 334: 225: 262: 260: 258: 256: 232:. Biteback Publishing. p. 34. 139:, execution of laws, and all other 24: 347:Constitution of the United Kingdom 25: 363: 253: 61:, was formerly an officer of the 267: 352:Lord Keepers of the Great Seal 297: 185:Great Seal of Northern Ireland 13: 1: 285:Lord Keeper of the Great Seal 212: 117:, and held office during the 342:Political history of England 27:Officer of the English Crown 7: 304:Drummond, Francis Maurice; 167: 10: 368: 306:Lindsay, William Alexander 135:like place, pre-eminence, 80: 156:The last lord keeper was 85:The seal was adopted by 321:Encyclopædia Britannica 290:Encyclopædia Britannica 75:Great Officers of State 179:Great Seal of Scotland 50: 38: 71:Great Seal of England 44: 35:Sir Orlando Bridgeman 33: 131:Lord Keeper Act 1562 87:Edward the Confessor 45:Ceremonial purse at 226:Rogers, R. (2012). 311:"Precedence"  127:Sir Nicholas Bacon 51: 39: 239:978-1-84954-480-1 16:(Redirected from 359: 326: 325: 313: 301: 295: 294: 273: 271: 270: 264: 251: 250: 248: 246: 223: 147:, and advantages 67:physical custody 59:of Great Britain 21: 367: 366: 362: 361: 360: 358: 357: 356: 332: 331: 330: 329: 302: 298: 283:, ed. (1911). " 268: 266: 265: 254: 244: 242: 240: 224: 220: 215: 207:Lord Privy Seal 202:Lord Chancellor 170: 151:Lord Chancellor 119:king's pleasure 103:vice-chancellor 83: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 365: 355: 354: 349: 344: 328: 327: 316:Chisholm, Hugh 296: 281:Chisholm, Hugh 252: 238: 217: 216: 214: 211: 210: 209: 204: 199: 194: 188: 182: 176: 169: 166: 82: 79: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 364: 353: 350: 348: 345: 343: 340: 339: 337: 323: 322: 317: 312: 307: 300: 292: 291: 286: 282: 277: 276:public domain 263: 261: 259: 257: 241: 235: 231: 230: 222: 218: 208: 205: 203: 200: 198: 195: 192: 189: 186: 183: 180: 177: 175: 172: 171: 165: 163: 159: 158:Robert Henley 154: 152: 148: 146: 142: 138: 132: 128: 124: 120: 116: 110: 108: 104: 100: 96: 95:Thomas Becket 92: 88: 78: 76: 72: 68: 65:charged with 64: 63:English Crown 60: 56: 48: 43: 36: 32: 19: 319: 299: 288: 243:. Retrieved 228: 221: 155: 137:jurisdiction 134: 111: 106: 102: 84: 58: 57:, and later 54: 52: 145:commodities 47:Weston Park 336:Categories 213:References 191:Welsh Seal 162:George III 91:chancellor 174:Chafe-wax 129:) by the 308:(1911). 245:30 April 168:See also 318:(ed.). 278::  149:as the 141:customs 99:diocese 81:History 69:of the 272:  236:  123:patent 107:keeper 314:. In 247:2019 234:ISBN 115:peer 53:The 287:". 105:or 338:: 255:^ 164:. 143:, 77:. 249:. 20:)

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Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England

Sir Orlando Bridgeman

Weston Park
English Crown
physical custody
Great Seal of England
Great Officers of State
Edward the Confessor
chancellor
Thomas Becket
diocese
peer
king's pleasure
patent
Sir Nicholas Bacon
Lord Keeper Act 1562
jurisdiction
customs
commodities
Lord Chancellor
Robert Henley
George III
Chafe-wax
Great Seal of Scotland
Great Seal of Northern Ireland
Welsh Seal
List of lord chancellors and lord keepers
Lord Chancellor

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