Board of Green Cloth
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The Board of Green Cloth was a historic English royal household body responsible for auditing and managing the financial and administrative affairs of the monarch’s household.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Board of Green Cloth canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
financial auditing body
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royal household body ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | Courts Act 1971 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| abolitionYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| duty |
controlling expenditure within the royal household
ⓘ
examining and passing the accounts of other household officers ⓘ examining and passing the accounts of the Cofferer of the Household ⓘ hearing certain legal cases within the verge of the court ⓘ issuing warrants for payment of household expenses ⓘ regulating purveyance for the royal household ⓘ supervising contracts for the supply of goods to the royal household ⓘ |
| governingDocument | royal prerogative and household ordinances ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early modern period
ⓘ
late medieval period ⓘ modern period ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Royal Household of the Sovereign of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Household of the Sovereign of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalAuthority |
jurisdiction over offences committed within the verge of the royal court
ⓘ
powers related to the licensing of victuallers in certain areas ⓘ |
| location |
Royal Palace of Whitehall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St James’s Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ other royal palaces in England ⓘ |
| mainFunction |
auditing the accounts of the royal household
ⓘ
managing administrative affairs of the monarch’s household ⓘ managing financial affairs of the monarch’s household ⓘ |
| memberRole |
Cofferer of the Household
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Comptroller of the Household NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Steward of the Household NERFINISHED ⓘ Treasurer of the Household ⓘ clerks of the Green Cloth NERFINISHED ⓘ other senior household officials ⓘ |
| namedAfter | green cloth covering the table at which it sat ⓘ |
| notableFeature | met at a table covered with green cloth ⓘ |
| partOf | Lord Steward’s Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord Steward’s Court NERFINISHED ⓘ Marshalsea Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sphereOfActivity |
household administration
ⓘ
minor judicial functions within the royal household ⓘ royal finance ⓘ |
| status | abolished ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Lord Steward of the Household NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | modern financial administration of the Royal Household ⓘ |
| timePeriod | in existence by the 15th century ⓘ |
| typeOfJurisdiction | domestic and financial jurisdiction within the royal household ⓘ |
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