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A28284 The natural and experimental history of winds &c. written in Latine by the Right Honourable Francis Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban ; translated into English by R.G., gent. Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626.; Dugdale, William, Sir, 1605-1686. Brief discourse touching the office of Lord Chancellor of England.; Gentili, Robert, 1590-1654? 1671 (1671) Wing B306; ESTC R31268 123,856 142

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a Patent of the Keeping of the Seal for life either by himself or Deputy and another of the Chancellorship of England toto tempore vitae suae were made to him both bearing the same Date Yet after this also through divers oppositions in State against the goodness and Noble Carriage of this Ralf de Nevill the Seal was after unjustly taken from him and restored again as his former right And in 20 H. 3. the King would have had it from him Sed idem Cancellarius saith the Monk hoc facere rènuit videns impetum Regis modestiae fines excedentem dixitque se nullà ratione hoc facere posse cum illud communi consilio Regni suscepisset Quapropter nec illud similiter sine communi assensu Regni alicui resignaret Yet in 22 H. 3. the King violently took it from him and committed it to one Godfrey a Templar and John of Lexinton Emolumentis tamen so sayes the Story ad Cancellarium spectantibus Episcopo quasi Cancellario redditis assignatis Afterward one Simon Norman a Lawyer had it and from him it was taken and committed to Richard Abbot of Evesham who kept it three years and then resigned it in 26 H. 3. The Chancellor and Keeper of right Nevill was afterward reconciled to the King and dyed 28 H. 3. In the Acts of Parliament of which year one is That the Keeper of the Seal should be alwayes the Chancellor and that all things sealed otherwise should be voyd The words are Si aliqua interveniente occasione Dominus Rex abstulerit Sigillum suum à Cancellario quicquid fuerit interim sigillatum irritum habeatur inane Deinde Cancellario fiat restitutio And it appears otherwise that they alwayes took it unjustly done if the Chancellorship and Keepership were not in one By Reason whereof before that in a Charter of King John's yet extant in some hands of the Moderation of the Fees of the Seal no person is spoken of but the Chancellor and his under Officers as if it could not have been but that who ever had the Seal the same should only bee Chancellor According to that the Chancellorship and Keepership were joyned in all the Chancellors under Henry the 3. and Edward the 1. most of which being made Bishops resigned their Seal and Office although afterward under the succeeding Kings sometimes the Seal was committed to others hands upon some requiring occasions and some Lord Keepers were created in later times before Sir Nicholas Bacon in whose time that Statute of 5 Eliz. was made A true CATALOGUE of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England from the Norman Conquest untill this present Year 1671. An. D. 1067. 1 Will. Conq. MAurice afterwards Bishop of London Will. Malmsb. de Gestis Pontif. lib. 2. f. 134. b.   Osmund afterwards Bishop of Salisbury Godw. de Praesul p. 389. Anno 1073. 6 W. Conq. Arfastus Bishop of Helmham Pat. 8 E. 2. p. 1. m. 3. per Inspex   Baldric Pat. 8 E. 2. p. 2. m. 1. per Inspex   Herman Bishop of Shireburne   Will. Wilson Chaplain to the King Chron. Rob. de Monte.   Will. Giffard Bishop of Winchester Cart. 51 H. 3. m. 1. per Inspex Will. Rufus Robert Bloet afterwards Bishop of Lincoln R. Hoved. f. 265 b. n. 30. Henr. 1. Will. Giffard Bishop of Winchester Text. Roff. cap. 6.   Roger afterwards Bishop of Salisbury W. Malm. f. 91. a. l. 2.   Geffrey Ruffus afterwards Bishop of Durham H. Hunt f. 220 b. 10.   Randulph H. Hunt f. 218 b. n. 40.   Geffrey Bishop of Durham Regist Eccl. Elien in Bibl. Cotton f. 29 a. Steph. Alexander Bishop of Lincoln Will. Neubrigensis lib. 1. cap. 6.   Roger Pauper Ord. Vit. p. 319 C. D. Anno 1153. 18 Steph. Philip Regist Eccl. Elien in Bibl. Cotton f. 32 a. Anno 1157. 3 H. 2. Thomas Archdeacon of Canterbury R. Hoved. 281 b. n. 20. afterwards Archbishop Ro. Hoved. 282 a. n. 20. Anno 1173. 20 H. 2. Raphe de Warnevill Sacrist of Roan and Treasurer of Yorke Matth. Paris in anno 1173. Anno 1181. 26 H. 2. Geffrey natural Son to King Henry the 2d R. Hoved. f. 349. n. 10. Chancellor   Walter de Bidun Lel. col Vol. 1. p. 38. Anno 1189. 1 R. 1. Will. de Longcamp afterwards Bishop of Ely R. Hoved. f. 375 a. n. 40. Anno 1198. 7 R. 1. Eustace Bishop of Ely R. Hoved. f. 449 a. n. 40. Anno 1199. 1 Johan Hubert Archbishop of Canterbury R. Hoved. f. 451 a. n. 40. Chancellor Anno 1204. 6 Joh. Hugh Archdeacon of Wells afterwards Bishop of Lincoln M. Paris in anno 1205. Chancellor Anno 1205. 7 Joh. Walter de Gray Cart. antiq BB. n. 22. afterwards Bishop of Worcester Chancellor Anno 1212. 14 Joh. Richard de Marisco Mat. Westm in eodem anno Chancellor Anno 1213. 15 Joh. Raphe de Nevill Keeper of the Seal under Peter de Roche Bishop of Winchester Pat. 15 Joh. p. 1. m. 6. Anno 1223. 8 H. 3. Richard de Marisco Bishop of Durham Cl. 8 H. 3. m. 25. Chancellor Anno 1226. Raphe Nevill Bishop of Chichester 12 Febr. Cart. 12 H. 3. m. 28. Chancellor Anno 1230. The same Raphe constituted Keeper of the Seal 14 Junii Cart. 15 H. 3. m. 8. Anno 1238. 22 H. 3. Geffrey a Templar and John de Lexinton made Keepers of the Seal M. Paris in eodem anno Anno 1239. 23 H. 3. Simon Norman from whom the Seal was taken and delivered to Richard Abbot of Evesham M. Paris in eodem anno Anno 1246 30 H. 3. Ranulph Briton Mat. Paris in eodem anno Chancellor Anno 1247. 31 H. 3. Mr. Silvester a Clerk of the Kings executed the Office of the Chancellor M. Paris in eodem anno   John de Lexinton had the Custody of the Seal 18 Sept. Rot. Fin. 31 H. 3. m. 2.   John Mansell Chancellor of the Cathedral of St. Paul in London had the Custody of the Seal to execute the Office of Chancellor M. Paris in eodem an Pat. 31 H. 3. m. 2. Anno 1249. 33 H. 3. The same John Mansell Provost of Beverley had the Custody of the Seal untill the Feast of St. Mary this year Pat. 12 H. 3. m. 3. Anno 1250. 34 H. 3. Peter de Rievaulx and Mr. Will. de Kilkenny had the Custody of the Seal Claus 34 H. 3. m. 15. Anno 1253. 37 H. 3. P. Chaceport and John de Lexinton had the Custody of the Seal by reason that Mr. W. de Kilkenny was sick 15 Maii Rot. Fin. 37 H. 3. m. 9.   XXII Junii the Queen had the Custody thereof the King then going into Gascoign Pat. 37 H. 3. m. Anno 1254. 38 H. 3. Mr. Will. de Kilkenny the Kings Clerk supplied the Office of Chancellor M. Paris in eodem anno Anno 1255. 39 H. 3. H. de Wengham Clerk had the Custody of the Seal M. Paris in eodem anno