Serjeant at Arms 1660-1832
The Serjeant at Arms attending the Treasurer or Commissioners of the Treasury
was appointed by the crown by letters patent under the great seal. (fn. 1) The office was
granted for life until 1684 and during pleasure thereafter. While it involved its
holders in real duties until 1689, it appears to have become virtually a sinecure soon
after this date. After having been temporarily discontinued between 1782 and 1790
it was abolished in 1832. (fn. 2)
The remuneration attached to the office was originally 1s a day salary and 1s 3d a day
board wages (£41 1s 3d a year). In 1664 these sums were raised to 3s and 2s 6d
respectively (£100 7s 6d a year). (fn. 3) They continued at this level until the abolition of the
office.
LIST OF APPOINTMENTS
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1660 |
13 July |
Warner, T.
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| 1663 |
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Stephens, F.
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| 1674 |
6 Nov. |
Ramsey, J.
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| 1684 |
25 March |
Ramsey, J. |
| Ball, H. |
| 1684 |
27 Nov. |
Ryley, P.
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| 1702 |
20 Aug. |
Ryley, R.
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| 1706 |
28 Feb. |
Ryley, P.
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| 1733 |
2 March |
Allin, Sir T.
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| 1765 |
30 Sept. |
Brougham, H.
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| 1810 |
10 Aug. |
Murray, D. R.
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Footnotes
| 1 |
For the origin of the office, see grant of 10 Nov. 1625 to Edward Dendy (C 66/2360). For its duties,
see Baxter, Treasury, 207-10; T 90/16 pp. 1729-30. |
| 2 |
TM 3 Aug. 1789 (T 29/60 p. 536), 29 Jan. 1790 (T 29/61 pp. 347-8), 27 Jan. 1832 (T 29/325
p. 566). |
| 3 |
Letters patent to Stephens of 3 June 1664 (C 66/3061). |