Ecclesiastical Establishment: Chapel Royal Dean 1660-1837 The dean of the chapel royal was appointed by royal warrant. According to The Present State of the British Court >He hath the Government of the King=s Chapel, and the choosing of all the officers thereof.= He was also particularly charged with planning services. He received board wages of ,200. There is evidence that he was able to augment this sum through the eighteenth century by selling places in the vestry.1 1. PSBC, p. 48; LC 3/24, f. 6; Chamberlayne (1755) I, 97-98; Baldwin, pp. 225-59. 1660 7 June Sheldon, G. 1663 2 Oct. Morley, G. 1668 7 Feb. Croft, H. 1669 5 Apr. Blandford, W. 1675 15 July Compton, Hon. H. 1685 28 Dec. Crew, Hon. N. 1689 20 Sept. Compton, Hon. H. 1713 17 July Robinson, J. 1718 15 Mar. Talbot, W. 1721 17 Nov. Gibson, E. 1748 1 Dec. Sherlock, T. 1761 19 Sept. Hayter, T. 1762 19 Feb. Osbaldeston, R. 1764 8 June Terrick, R. 1777 9 May Lowth, R. 1787 29 Nov. Porteus, B. 1809 8 July Randolph, J. 1813 28 Oct. Howley, W. 1828 29 Aug. Blomfield, C. J. Sub Dean 1660-1837 The sub dean was appointed by the dean of the chapel royal. He was responsible for the day to day operation of the chapel and, in particular, for overseeing its musical establishment: To the Sub-dean it belongeth to supply the absence of the Dean, and to be as frequently at the Chapel as he can: to take care that everything therein be conducted with decency and regularity; More especially upon Sundays and Holy Days, when it is the Duty of his Office to go up to the Altar, and to read the Second Service. On certain days the Subdean goes into the Desk, and Reads the whole service, Viz: Upon Christmas Day, Easter Day, WhitSunday, Ash Wednesday, Good Friday; and on all other days appointed, as days of Thanksgiving, and Fasting. The Subdean Swears and admits all persons into their Places and Offices, by Virtue of a warrant from the Dean, To him directed for that purpose....1 His remuneration consisted of ,11 8s 2d in wages and ,79 16s 11d in, plus riding wages. Originally provided with a house, he was awarded ,30 in lieu thereof in 1794. This rose to ,60 in 1819.2 1. Lovegrove MS. quoted in Baldwin, p. 251; see also ibid., pp. 193, 248-59, passim. 2. CTB XXVII, 505; Baldwin, p. 251. 1660 Jones, W. 1672 7 Sept. Colebrand, R. 1674 2 Sept. Holder, W. 1689 1 Nov. Battell, R. 1713 20 Apr. Dolben, J. 1718 20 Mar. Aspinwall, E. 1732 16 Aug. Carleton, G. 1746 23 Dec. Pordage, E. 1751 2 Dec. Allen, F. 1764 28 Apr. Bayly, A. 1792 29 Feb. Pearce, T. 1803 30 Mar. Holmes, W. 1833 1 July Sleath, J. Lord Almoner 1660-1837 The office of lord almoner was in the gift of the Crown, apparently awarded in the first instance by verbal command. Eventually, the almoner received letters patent under the great seal granting him the deodands and other revenues for distribution to the poor. In the absence of a prior indication, appointments have been dated by reference to the letters patent.1 According to The Present State of the British Court >The Lord Almoner disposes of the King=s Alms, and to that End receives, besides other Money allow=d by the King, all Deodand, and all Goods of Felo de se to be appropriated to that End=. He was (and remains) particularly associated with the royal Maundy service. He received a salary of ,200 in 1720.2 1. Chamberlayne (1755) I, 98; L.E. Tanner, >Lord High Almoners and Sub-almoners, 1100- 1957=, Journal of the British Archaeological Association XX (1957-58), pp. 72-83. The lists printed therein are not wholly reliable. 2. PSBC, p. 47. For the Maundy service, see Baldwin, pp. 377-82 1660 24 July Duppa, B. 1662 21 Apr. Henchman, H. 1675 21 Oct. Dolben, J. 1684 26 Mar. Turner, F. 1687 7 Nov. Leyburn, J. 1687 Dec. Howard, Hon. P. T. 1689 by Mar. Lloyd, W. 1703 by Jan. Sharp, J. 1714 4 Apr. Smalridge, G. 1715c. 27 Nov. Wake, W. 1716 8 Mar. Nicolson, W. 1718 18 Mar. Willis, R. 1723 26 Oct. Blackburn, L. 1743 21 Apr. Sherlock, T. 1748 Nov. Hutton, M. 1757 19 Sept. Gilbert, J. 1761 17 Nov. Hay Drummond, Hon. R. 1777 21 Jan. Markham, W. 1808 23 Jan. Venables Vernon, Hon. E. Sub Almoner 1661-1837 The sub almoner was appointed by warrant of the lord almoner. His remuneration was established at ,6 6s 8d in wages and ,91 5s in per annum.1 1. LS 13/31, f.13; CTB XXVII, 506; PSBC, p. 47; LS 13/184, p. 164. By 1661 Gorges, T. By 1664 Johnson, W. By 1668 Perrenchief, R. By 1674 Colebrand, R. 1674 4 Sept. Holder, W. 1687 Dec. Leyburn, J. 1689 Blagrave, J. 1699 10 July Battell, R. 1713 24 Mar. Oliver, E. 1715 20 Dec. Cannon, R. 1718 6 Oct. Lynford, T. 1724 26 Mar. Gilbert, J. 1740 28 Dec. Hayter, T. 1743 23 Apr. Wilson, T. 1749 5 Jan. Terrick, R. 1757 25 June Newton, T. 1761 28 Dec. Thomas, J. 1768 29 July Kaye, R. 1783 28 Nov. Vincent, W. 1808 16 Feb. Carey, W. By 1816 Page, W. 1821 Goodenough, E. By 1834 Hodgson, R. Clerk of the Closet 1660-1808; c. 1813-1837 The clerk of the closet was appointed by royal warrant and served under the authority of the lord chamberlain.1 His duty was >to attend at the King=s Right Hand during Divine Service, to resolve such Doubts as may arise in spiritual Matters; but chiefly to wait on his Majesty in his private Oratory or Closet, and to say Grace when his Majesty eats=.2 During the reign of Anne the office was held jointly by three individuals. It was vacant from the death of Richard Hurd, 28 May 1808, until possibly as late as 1813. The salary was variously expressed as 20 nobles, ,6 13s 4d and ,6 18s. The clerk of the closet was also allowed diet and fees of honour.3 1. LC 3/24, f. 6; J. Bickersteth and R. W. Dunning, Clerks of the Closet in the Royal Household (1991), p. 7. 2. PSBC, pp. 48-49. See also Bickersteth and Dunning, passim. 3. LC 3/24, f. 6; Chamberlayne (1670), p. 240; CTB XXVII, 506. 1660 9 June Earle, J. 1664 15 June Dolben, J. 1668 7 Feb. Blandford, W. 1669 5 Apr. Crew, Hon. N. 1685 28 Dec. Sprat, T. 1687 5 Nov. Petre, E. 1689 18 Apr. Tillotson, J. 1691 28 Nov. Burnet, T. 1695 25 Nov. Montagu, Hon. J. 1702 26 Nov. Graham, W. (joint) 1702 26 Nov. Younger, J. (joint) 1702 26 Nov. Pratt, S. (joint) 1714 31 Dec. Trimnell, C. 1723 7 Nov. Willis, R. 1735 12 Mar. Egerton, Hon. H. 1746 17 Apr. Butler, J. 1752 22 Nov. Gilbert, J. 1757 27 June Thomas, J. 1781 10 May Hurd, R. By 1813 Jackson, W. 1815 20 Dec. Pelham, Hon. G. 1827 8 Feb. Carr, R. J. Clerk of the Closet to the Queen [?1689]-1694 The clerk of the closet to the Queen was paid ,6 13s 4d per annum.1 1. Miege (1691), p. 171. Chamberlayne (1692) I, 166 and Miege (1693) III, 403 list this officer with the Queen=s household. By 1691 Stanley, W. Deputy Clerks of the Closet 1667-9; 1684-1685; 1716-1837 The deputy clerks of the closet were appointed by the clerk of the closet and waited in his absence. They received no salary on the household establishment.1 There were two such deputy clerks waiting in rotation by 1716; the number rose to three by 1723. 1. Miege [1723] I, 55. See also Bickersteth and Dunning, pp. 113-15. Deputy Clerk of the Closet 1667-9; 1684-1685; 1715-1837 1667 Crew, N. By 1684 Mountague, J. By 1716 Egerton, H. By 1716 Torriano, - By 1718 Talbot, - By 1723 Burnet, G. By 1723 Gilbert, J. By 1726 Naylor, C. By 1731 Reynolds, - 1734 27 Aug. Clarke, A. By 1741 Hay, [Hon. R.] By 1745 Beauclerk, Lord J. By 1745 Head, J. By 1748 Townshend, E. By 1750 Shipley, J. By 1759 Keppel, Hon. F. By 1761 Ogle, N. By 1761 Poyntz, C. By 1764 Buller, W. By 1782 Arnold, W. By 1788 Fisher, J. By 1794 Majendie, H. W. 1800 Moss, C. 1803 Legge, Hon. E. By 1806 Cookson, W. By 1808 Hughes, T. By 1817 Clarke, J. S. By 1821 Carr, R. J. By 1825 Sumner, C. By 1827 Blomberg, F. W. By 1835 Ford-Bowes, T. F. By 1837 Merewether, J. Resident Deputy Clerk of the Closet 1837 By 1837 Wood, J. R. Supernumerary Deputy Clerk of the Closet 1833-1837 By 1833 Merewether, J. By 1834 Ford-Bowes, T. F. By 1835 Wynyard, M. J. Sub-Clerks of the Closet 1694 There were two sub-clerks of the closet, one each for the King and Queen, listed in 1694.1 1. Chamberlayne (1694) II, 213. By 1694 Herne, - (Q) By 1694 Wickart, - (K) Closet Keeper [in the Chapel Royal] 1661-1837 The closet keeper was appointed by the clerk of the closet.1 He was paid 2s p.d. in 1661. This rose to ,5 plus ,49 in and ,54 5s for washing surpluses and in lieu of bills in 1689.