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Custos Rotulorum Of Surrey
This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Surrey. * Sir Thomas Pope bef. 1544–1559 * William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham bef. 1562–1573 * Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln 1573–1585 * Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham 1585–1618 * Sir Edward Howard 1618–1620 * Sir Francis Howard 1620 – aft. 1621 * Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel 1624–1636 * Henry Howard, Baron Maltravers 1636–1646 * ''Interregnum'' * John Mordaunt, 1st Viscount Mordaunt 1660–1675 * George Berkeley, 1st Earl of Berkeley 1675–1689 * Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk 1689 * George Berkeley, 1st Earl of Berkeley 1689–1698 * Charles Berkeley, 2nd Earl of Berkeley 1699–1710 * James Berkeley, 3rd Earl of Berkeley 1710–1736 * Thomas Onslow, 2nd Baron Onslow 1737–1740 For later custodes rotulorum, see Lord Lieutenant of Surrey. ReferencesInstitute of Historical Research - Custodes Rotulorum 1544-16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Custos Rotulorum
''Custos rotulorum'' (; plural: ''custodes rotulorum''; Latin for "keeper of the rolls", ) is a civic post that is recognised in the United Kingdom (except Scotland) and in Jamaica. England, Wales and Northern Ireland The ''custos rotulorum'' is the keeper of an English, Welsh and Northern Irish county's records and, by virtue of that office, the highest civil officer in the county. The position is now largely ceremonial. The appointment lay with the Lord Chancellor until 1545, but is now exercised by the Crown, under the Royal sign-manual, and is usually held by a person of rank. The appointment has been united with that of the lord-lieutenancy of the county throughout England since 1836. The ''custos rotulorum'' of Lancashire was formerly appointed by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and that of County Durham vested in the Bishop of Durham until the abolition of its palatine rights. Traditionally, he was one of the justices of the peace. The custos rotulorum of the Isl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |