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Highest state office; presided over House of Lords, acted as Queen’s representative to Parliament, and directed the judiciary. Custodian of the Great Seal of state affixed to proclamations, writs, letters patent, and documents giving power to sign and ratify treaties; under Elizabeth I, the titles of Lord Chancellor and Lord Keeper were alternate titles for the same office.
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© 2014 Arthur F. Kinney with Jane A. Lawson
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Kinney, A.F., Lawson, J.A. (2014). Principal Officers of Elizabeth I’s State. In: Kinney, A.F., Lawson, J.A. (eds) Titled Elizabethans. Queenship and Power. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137461483_1
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