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- 10 Aug 1667 (Creation)
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Manuscript
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Scope and content
Issued at the request of Master Humphrey Robinson and others.
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Language of material
English
Script of material
Latin
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Uncoloured; headpiece portrait of Charles II; without seal.
Finding aids
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Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
A microfilm copy is on reel 71, 'Records of the Stationers' Company 1554-1920: 115 Reels of Microfilm with Printed Guide', published by Chadwyck-Healy Ltd (1989). Digitised in 2013.
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An Inspeximus is an official document testifying that the current monarch has inspected and confirmed a previously granted charter ('exemplification' denotes a certified copy or transcript). In 1661, as part of the Restoration Settlement, the reconstituted Parliament passed the Corporation Act, designed to remove from office any town official suspected of disloyalty to the Crown. A quo warranto (a royal writ obliging the addressee to show by what warrant an office or franchise is held or claimed) was brought against the Stationers' charter, triggering the publication of this and other inspeximus documents (see also TSC/A/01/01/03, TSC/A/01/01/04).