Synopses & Reviews
Important as it is in the general political and diplomatic history of the times, the history of the office of the King's Secretary is often neglected. Miss Otway-Ruthven has therefore used the original documents and sources for her information. She traces the history of the office from 1377, the first appearance of a King's Secretary, to 1509, demonstrating its rise from the comparative unimportance of a confidential clerkship to a position worthy of the attention of a bishop and a fitting instrument of Tudor Government.
Synopsis
Miss Otway-Ruthven examines the history of the office of the King's Secretary.
Table of Contents
Foreword; 1. The sources; 2. Introduction; 3. The Signet; 4. The Secretary: duties; 5. The Secretary: qualifications and position; 6. The French Signatories; 7. The Signet office; 8. The clerks of the Signet; Bibliography; Appendices; Index.