Privy seal
A privy seal is the personal seal of a reigning monarch, used to authenticate official documents of a personal nature, in contrast to a great seal, which is used for documents of greater importance.
Privy Seal of England
The Privy Seal of
Privy Seal of Scotland
There is also a separate Privy Seal of Scotland, which existed from at least the reign of Alexander III.
Article XXIV of the
the Privy Seal ... now used in Scotland be continued But that the said Seals be altered and adapted to the State of the Union as Her Majesty shall think fit And the said Seals and all of them and the Keepers of them shall be subject to such regulations as the Parliament of Great Britain shall hereafter make...
The Seal was last used in 1898 to execute the commission appointing the Rev. James Cooper to a
Privy Seal of Ireland
The "signet or privy seal" of the
Dates | Holder | Notes |
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1560–1795 | Secretary of State for Ireland |
Held by as a separate office from the Secretaryship under the same letters patent. |
22 June 1795 – 1797 | Edmund Pery, Lord Glentworth | While Thomas Pelham was Secretary of State |
24 July 1797–1801 | Robert Stewart, Lord Castlereagh | Appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland in November 1798. |
12 June 1801–8 May 1829 | Charles Abbot, latterly 1st Baron Colchester | Appointed Chief Secretary in February 1801 and Secretary of State on 12 June 1801. Vacated both when appointed Speaker of the UK Commons in 1802 but remained Keeper until his death. |
8 May 1829–19 October 1922 | Chief Secretary for Ireland | The Chief Secretary was 57 Geo. 3. c. 62).[2]
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Privy Seal of Japan
The Privy Seal of Japan is the official seal of the Emperor of Japan. While it is printed on many state documents, it is separate from the State Seal of Japan. The Privy Seal was made from copper beginning in the Nara period. After the Meiji Restoration, a new seal was made from stone in 1868. The present seal was made from gold in 1874.
The Seal has been kept by the
References
- ^ JSTOR 25515934.
- ^ Act 57 Geo. 3. c. 62 s. 11