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Document ReferencePw V 8
TitleAn account book of all the Patents sealed in the Office of the Lord Privy Seal
Date1705-1711
Extent16 ff
LevelItem/file
Content DescriptionThis volume contains records of the fees owed to the Crown by those requiring the services of the Lord Privy Seal, and may be seen as accompanying Pw V 7. It runs from 26 March 1706 to 31 March 1711, and gives month by month listings of fees.

The office of Lord Privy Seal was at this time held by John Holles, 3rd Duke of Newcastle.
Title Of WorkAn Accot. of all the Patents &c sealed in the Office of his Grace the Duke of Newcastle Lord Privy Seale and the fees ariseing there from
LanguageEnglish
ReprodnNoteVolumes from Pw V cannot be photographed by readers with their own camera or device, but reprographic copies can be supplied for educational and private study purposes only.
Physical DescriptionFolio, eight sheets folded once forming 16 folio leaves.
ConditionFragile, especially folios 1 and 16 and all top outer corners where the paper is very brittle.
Descriptive FeaturesWatermark: Post Horn within crowned shield, suspended under the shield the monogram WR, 120 x 55 mm.

Countermark: Letters DVE, approx. 12 x 25 mm; one type of paper throughout

Italic

ff 3-14 are ruled for writing accounts

Unbound, the paper is held together with a row of stitches in the centre of the gathering
WatermarkHorn (crowned shield)
Related MaterialUniversity of Nottingham Library: Pw V 7
University of Nottingham Library:
Caveats and patents sealed in the office of the Duke of Newcastle, Lord Privy Seal, 1705-1708

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Persons
CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA488Holles; John (1662-1711); 3rd Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne; cr. Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne 1694, 1st Duke of second creation; also 4th Earl of Clare1662-1711
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