https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/1e6809b12ed17de90638bf9b0f5cc7aa.pdf 67b59ea6df88a0d49d886ddb23617d5a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Behind the Scenes at the Crown Office Subject The topic of the resource Crown Office Procedure Description An account of the resource Material relating to the work of the Crown Office. Letter This is used for general correspondence that doesn't fit into a specialized category (e.g., ministerial submissions). Transcript A transcript of the document. CO22/57 [illegible] Malley. 4th September 1980 LETTERS PATENT It has been suggested to me that we ought to reconsider the practice whereby Letters Patent appointing Counsellors of State are engrossed on vellum and have the Great Seal affixed to them. The point is that each time this is done, it costs about £390. The procedure, as you know, is for a Warrant to be typed on good quality paper, to be submitted for the Queen’s signature and, when the Warrant duly signed is returned, the Letters Patent are engrossed on vellum at a cost of £15 a sheet, and subsequently put in a leather pouch which costs £10; the engrossing fee is £50. When the Letters Patent have passed the Great Seal, notice of that fact is reported in the three Gazettes at a cost of £95 for each insertion. As I understand it, the Letters Patent are then sent to you and remain in the Privy Council Office until, presumably, the time comes for them to be sent to the Public Record Office. The suggestion is that we could make a minor economy by substituting, for engrossment on vellum, typescript on good quality paper and by using the Wafer Seal. This suggestion may well be worth pursuing if (as I believe to be the case) the Letters Patent are never publicly exhibited or sent to (or retained by) any of the Counsellors of State named in them. On that assumption, they seem to fall into a quite different category from Letters Patent creating a peerage, appointing to a great office of State, or embodying a Royal Charter – each of which is cherished and proudly exhibited by its recipients. However, before I take the matter any further, I would be grateful for your views. J. W. Bourne Sir Neville Leigh, KCVO, Privy Council Office Whitehall, SW1 BMH Signatures The person who signed the document even if there isn't a wet-ink signature. Sir Wilfrid Bourne (Clerk of the Crown in Chancery) Recipient(s) Sir Neville Leigh (Clerk of the Privy Council) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Document is typewritten. Likely a carbon copy of the original. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter - Seeking the Privy Council Office's Agreement Regarding the Preparation of Letters Patent [1980-09-04] Subject The topic of the resource Great Seal Description An account of the resource Letter from Sir Wilfrid Bourne to Sir Neville Leigh proposing to print the Letters Patent appointing Counsellors of State on paper and seal them with the Wafer Seal instead of engrossing them on vellum and sealing them with the pendant Great Seal. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sir Wilfrid Bourne (Clerk of the Crown in Chancery) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived LCO 6/3764 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1980-09-04 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Clerk of the Crown in Chancery Clerk of the Privy Council Crown Office Great Seal Procedure