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Clerk of the Ordnance

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Clerk of the Ordnance
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The Clerk of the Ordnance was a subordinate of the Master-General of the Ordnance and a member of the Board of Ordnance from its constitution in 1597. He was responsible for the correspondence and for the financial bookkeeping of the Board. The office was abolished in 1857.

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Clerks of the Ordnance (pre-Restoration)

  • 28 February 1554: John Rogers
  • 9 February 1560: William Painter
  • 21 June 1595: Sir Stephen Riddlesden (d. 1607)
  • 18 July 1603: John Riddlesden (joint)
  • 12 June 1623: Francis Morrice
  • 30 September 1635: Edward Sherburne (Senior)
  • December 1641: Edward Sherburne (junior)

Clerks of the Ordnance (Parliamentary)

  • bef. 1643: John White
  • 1656: Lewis Audley
  • bef. 1660: Thomas Nicholls

Clerks of the Ordnance (post-Restoration)

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