Publication Date
1982
Keywords
Elizabethan era, Privy Council, English government
Abstract
One of the least understood facts of Elizabethan administrative history is the importance of the clerkship of the Privy Council. Considered a position of "no small esteem," this "office was singularly rich in men of distinction." Indeed, with the exception of a select few privy councilors, it was the Council clerks who handled the lion's share of the day-to-day business of English government.
Recommended Citation
Platt, F. J.
(1982)
"The Elizabethan Clerk of the Privy Council,"
Quidditas: Vol. 3, Article 10.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/rmmra/vol3/iss1/10
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