Clerk of the Green Cloth

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Clerk of the Green Cloth

The Clerk of the Green Cloth was a position in the British

United Kingdom

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Royal Household

Royal Household

The royal household in all the early medieval monarchies of Western Europe formed the basis for the general government of the country. In the modern period in Europe, royal households have become increasingly separate from government, where they still exist....
. The clerk acted as secretary of the Board of Green Cloth

Board of Green Cloth

The Board of Green Cloth was a board of officials belonging to the Royal Household of England and Great Britain. It took its name from the tablecloth of green baize that covered the table at which its members sat....
, and therefore was responsible for organising royal journeys and assisting in the administration of the Royal Household. From the Restoration

English Restoration

The English Restoration, or simply The Restoration began in 1660 when the English monarchy, Scottish monarchy and Irish monarchy were restored under Charles II of England after the Interregnum that followed the English Civil War....
, there were four clerks (two clerks and two clerks comptrollers). Two additional clerks comptrollers were added in 1761, but one of these were redesignated a clerk in 1762.

clerk had a salary of £500, with lodgings, diet, fees on the signing of contracts and ancient rights of 'Wast, Command and Remaines', i.e., leftover provisions, which was replaced with an allowance of £438 in 1701, increased to £518 in 1761 (making a total of £1018).

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The Clerk of the Green Cloth was a position in the British

United Kingdom

Royal Household

Board of Green Cloth

English Restoration

Remuneration

Each clerk had a salary of £500, with lodgings, diet, fees on the signing of contracts and ancient rights of 'Wast, Command and Remaines', i.e., leftover provisions, which was replaced with an allowance of £438 in 1701, increased to £518 in 1761 (making a total of £1018). Each clerk had a clerk or writer, who was paid £50 with other fees and allowances, fixed at £150 in 1761 and converted to a salary of £180 in 1769. The offices were all abolished by statute in 1782.

Duties

'All Bills of Comptrolments, &c. relating to the Office, are allotted and allow'd by the Clerks Comptrollers, and summ'd up and Audited by the Clerks of the Green-Cloth'. They also sat with the other officers as part of the board.

List of Clerks

Data from 'The household below stairs: Clerks of the Green Cloth 1660-1782', Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 11 (revised): Court Officers, 1660-1837 (2006), pp. 403-40..

The position was held by George Stonhouse during the 16th century

1500s

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, though it later became disused.

1660–1761

Date	First Clerk	Second Clerk	First Clerk Comptroller	Second Clerk Comptroller
25 June 1660	Sir Robert Fenn	John Crane	Sir Henry Wood	Sir Stephen Fox Stephen Fox Sir Stephen Fox , was an England politician....
22 August 1660	John Crane	Sir Henry Wood	Sir Stephen Fox Stephen Fox Sir Stephen Fox , was an England politician....	George Barker
14 January 1661	Sir Henry Wood	Sir Stephen Fox Stephen Fox Sir Stephen Fox , was an England politician....	George Barker	William Boreman
13 September 1664	Sir Henry Wood		William Boreman	Sir Winston Churchill Winston Churchill (1620-1688) Sir Winston Churchill Fellow of the Royal Society , known as the Cavalier Colonel, was an England soldier, historian, and politician. He was the father of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, as well as an ancestor of his 20th century namesake, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Winston Churchill....
26 May 1671	Sir Stephen Fox Stephen Fox Sir Stephen Fox , was an England politician....	Sir William Boreman	Sir Winston Churchill Winston Churchill (1620-1688) Sir Winston Churchill Fellow of the Royal Society , known as the Cavalier Colonel, was an England soldier, historian, and politician. He was the father of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, as well as an ancestor of his 20th century namesake, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Winston Churchill....	John Trethewy
26 June 1671				Sir Richard Mason Richard Mason (politician) Sir Richard Mason was an England Member of Parliament.He held the following offices:Knight of the Green ClothSecond Clerk Controller of Charles II of England's Household...
14 March 1685				Henry Firebrace
12 July 1686		Sir Winston Churchill Winston Churchill (1620-1688) Sir Winston Churchill Fellow of the Royal Society , known as the Cavalier Colonel, was an England soldier, historian, and politician. He was the father of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, as well as an ancestor of his 20th century namesake, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Winston Churchill....	Henry Firebrace	Sir John Sparrow
10 April 1688		Sir Henry Firebrace	Sir John Sparrow	Thomas Morley
21 February 1689		William Forester Sir William Forester Sir William Forester of Dothill in Wellington, Shropshire was the son of Francis Forester of Dothill. He was Member of Parliament for the borough constituency of Wenlock from 1679 until his death ....	James Forbes	Peter Isaac
12/13 April 1689	Sir William Forester Sir William Forester Sir William Forester of Dothill in Wellington, Shropshire was the son of Francis Forester of Dothill. He was Member of Parliament for the borough constituency of Wenlock from 1679 until his death ....	Sir James Forbes	Peter Isaac	John Fox
22 January 1690				Thomas Vivian
September 1691				Charles Isaac
1 April 1693			Charles Isaac	Anthony Rowe
16/20 April 1702		Anthony Rowe	Charles Scarburgh	Edward Griffith
25 September 1704		Charles Scarburgh	Edward Griffith	vacant
1 October 1704			Edward Griffith	Charles Godfrey Charles Godfrey Charles Godfrey may refer to:Private Charles Godfrey, fictional character from British TV comedy Dad's Army**Charles Godfrey , British courtier and politician...
18 February 1711			Charles Godfrey Charles Godfrey Charles Godfrey may refer to:Private Charles Godfrey, fictional character from British TV comedy Dad's Army**Charles Godfrey , British courtier and politician...	Sir John Walter
21 October 1714		Charles Godfrey Charles Godfrey Charles Godfrey may refer to:Private Charles Godfrey, fictional character from British TV comedy Dad's Army**Charles Godfrey , British courtier and politician...	Sir John Walter	John Charlton
1 March 1715		Sir John Walter	John Charlton	Robert Wroth
17 February 1716		John Charlton	Robert Wroth	Hon. William Feilding William Feilding William Feilding may refer to:William Feilding, 1st Earl of Denbigh , English naval officer and courtierWilliam Feilding, 3rd Earl of Denbigh , grandson of 3rd Earl...
15 April 1717	John Charlton	Robert Wroth	Hon. William Feilding William Feilding William Feilding may refer to:William Feilding, 1st Earl of Denbigh , English naval officer and courtierWilliam Feilding, 3rd Earl of Denbigh , grandson of 3rd Earl...	William Coventry William Coventry, 5th Earl of Coventry William Coventry, 5th Earl of Coventry Privy Council of the United Kingdom , known as William Coventry until 1719, was a United Kingdom politician....
20 February 1720	John Charlton	Hon. William Feilding William Feilding William Feilding may refer to:William Feilding, 1st Earl of Denbigh , English naval officer and courtierWilliam Feilding, 3rd Earl of Denbigh , grandson of 3rd Earl...	Sir Robert Corbet
17 March 1720	Hon. William Feilding William Feilding William Feilding may refer to:William Feilding, 1st Earl of Denbigh , English naval officer and courtierWilliam Feilding, 3rd Earl of Denbigh , grandson of 3rd Earl...	Sir Robert Corbet	Giles Earle Giles Earle Giles Earle was an English collector of songs, and assumed poet and composer, now known for his manuscript collection Giles Earle his Booke dated 1615. Songs from it were set to music by Peter Warlock....	Robert Bristow
10 April 1724	Sir Robert Corbet	Giles Earle Giles Earle Giles Earle was an English collector of songs, and assumed poet and composer, now known for his manuscript collection Giles Earle his Booke dated 1615. Songs from it were set to music by Peter Warlock....	Robert Bristow	Richard Sutton
26 July 1727	Sir Thomas Reade	Sir Thomas Wynn	Sir Thomas Hales Sir Thomas Hales, 3rd Baronet Sir Thomas Hales, 3rd Baronet , of Beakesbourne in Kent, was an English courtier and Member of Parliament.Hales was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Hales, 2nd Baronet, of Brymore, and was educated at Oriel College, Oxford....	Robert Bristow
1 April 1738		Sir Thomas Wynn		Walter Carey
8 June 1749		Sir Thomas Hales Sir Thomas Hales, 3rd Baronet Sir Thomas Hales, 3rd Baronet , of Beakesbourne in Kent, was an English courtier and Member of Parliament.Hales was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Hales, 2nd Baronet, of Brymore, and was educated at Oriel College, Oxford....	Walter Carey	Sir Richard Wrottesley
20 November 1752	Sir Thomas Hales Sir Thomas Hales, 3rd Baronet Sir Thomas Hales, 3rd Baronet , of Beakesbourne in Kent, was an English courtier and Member of Parliament.Hales was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Hales, 2nd Baronet, of Brymore, and was educated at Oriel College, Oxford....	Walter Carey	Sir Richard Wrottesley	Sir Francis Henry Drake
2 April 1754		Walter Carey	Sir Francis Henry Drake	Hon. John Grey
6 May 1757		Sir Francis Henry Drake	Hon. John Grey	Humphry Morice

1761–1782

Date	First Clerk	Second Clerk	First Clerk Comptroller	Second Clerk Comptroller	Third Clerk Comptroller	Fourth Clerk Comptroller
17 March 1761	Thomas Townshend Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney , was a British politician who held several important Cabinet posts in the second half of the 18th century....	John Evelyn	Henry Bridgeman Henry Bridgeman, 1st Baron Bradford Henry Bridgeman, 1st Baron Bradford was a Great Britain noble and politician.The son of Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 4th Baronet and Anne Newport, and therefore grandson of the Richard Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford, was educated at Queens' College, Cambridge, where he graduated M.A....	Simon Fanshawe	Sir Francis Henry Drake	Hon. John Grey
Date	First Clerk	Second Clerk	Third Clerk	First Clerk Comptroller	Second Clerk Comptroller	Third Clerk Comptroller
24 December 1762	Sir John Evelyn	Henry Bridgeman Henry Bridgeman, 1st Baron Bradford Henry Bridgeman, 1st Baron Bradford was a Great Britain noble and politician.The son of Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 4th Baronet and Anne Newport, and therefore grandson of the Richard Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford, was educated at Queens' College, Cambridge, where he graduated M.A....	Simon Fanshawe	Sir Francis Henry Drake	Hon. John Grey	Hon. Henry Frederick Thynne Henry Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret Henry Frederick Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council was a British politician.He was the second son of Thomas Thynne, 2nd Viscount Weymouth, and his second wife Louisa, daughter of John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville....
18 April 1764		Simon Fanshawe	Sir Francis Henry Drake	Hon. John Grey	Hon. Henry Frederick Thynne Henry Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret Henry Frederick Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council was a British politician.He was the second son of Thomas Thynne, 2nd Viscount Weymouth, and his second wife Louisa, daughter of John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville....	Richard Vernon
1 August 1765		Simon Fanshawe	Sir Francis Henry Drake	Hon. John Grey	George Bridges Brudenell	Sir Alexander Gilmour
13 August 1767	Simon Fanshawe	Sir Francis Henry Drake	Hon. John Grey	George Bridges Brudenell	Sir Alexander Gilmour	Richard Hopkins Richard Hopkins Sir Richard Valentine Nind Hopkins , Order of the Bath, Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council was a British civil servant. Born in 1880 to businessman Alfred Nind Hopkins and Eliza Mary Castle, Hopkins was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham and Emmanuel College, Cambridge....
15 January 1768	Sir Francis Henry Drake	Hon. John Grey	George Bridges Brudenell	Sir Alexander Gilmour	Richard Hopkins Richard Hopkins Sir Richard Valentine Nind Hopkins , Order of the Bath, Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council was a British civil servant. Born in 1880 to businessman Alfred Nind Hopkins and Eliza Mary Castle, Hopkins was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham and Emmanuel College, Cambridge....	Richard Vernon
20 January 1771	Hon. John Grey	George Bridges Brudenell	Sir Alexander Gilmour	Richard Hopkins Richard Hopkins Sir Richard Valentine Nind Hopkins , Order of the Bath, Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council was a British civil servant. Born in 1880 to businessman Alfred Nind Hopkins and Eliza Mary Castle, Hopkins was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham and Emmanuel College, Cambridge....	Richard Vernon	Hon. Richard Savage Nassau
6 June 1777	George Bridges Brudenell	Sir Alexander Gilmour	Richard Hopkins Richard Hopkins Sir Richard Valentine Nind Hopkins , Order of the Bath, Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council was a British civil servant. Born in 1880 to businessman Alfred Nind Hopkins and Eliza Mary Castle, Hopkins was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham and Emmanuel College, Cambridge....	Richard Vernon	Hon. Richard Savage Nassau	Sir Ralph Payne Ralph Payne, 1st Baron Lavington Ralph Payne, 1st Baron Lavington Order of the Bath Privy Council of the United Kingdom was a politician and Governor of the Leeward Islands....
10 December 1777		Sir Alexander Gilmour	Richard Vernon	Hon. Richard Savage Nassau	Sir Ralph Payne Ralph Payne, 1st Baron Lavington Ralph Payne, 1st Baron Lavington Order of the Bath Privy Council of the United Kingdom was a politician and Governor of the Leeward Islands....	Sir Richard Worsley Sir Richard Worsley, 7th Baronet Sir Richard Worsley, 7th Worsley Baronets was an English antiquary and politician....
1 July 1779		Richard Vernon	Hon. Richard Savage Nassau	Sir Ralph Payne Ralph Payne, 1st Baron Lavington Ralph Payne, 1st Baron Lavington Order of the Bath Privy Council of the United Kingdom was a politician and Governor of the Leeward Islands....	Sir Richard Worsley Sir Richard Worsley, 7th Baronet Sir Richard Worsley, 7th Worsley Baronets was an English antiquary and politician....	Sir William Cunynghame
5 September 1780		Richard Vernon	Sir Ralph Payne Ralph Payne, 1st Baron Lavington Ralph Payne, 1st Baron Lavington Order of the Bath Privy Council of the United Kingdom was a politician and Governor of the Leeward Islands....	Sir William Cunynghame	Sir William Gordon	Lovell Stanhope

In addition, several supernumerary clerks comptrollers were appointed in the 17th century:

31 August 1660: William Boreman
22 November 1670: John Trethewy
23 March 1674: Henry Firebrace
11 April 1688: John Fox
28 April 1691: Charles Isaac

In 1988, David Becket of Radley

Radley

Radley is a village and civil parish located on the northern edge of Abingdon, Oxfordshire in the English county of Oxfordshire . It is about 6 miles south of Oxford....
, Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire is a county in the South East England region, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire....
received the title as an honorary post.