Great Britain. Privy Council. Copy of ruling by the Council that the Lieutenant of the Tower does not have the right of reprisal for the arrest of his staff in the City., July 13, 1613.

Item — Box: L.b.626-L.b.670

Identifier: L.b.634

Scope and Contents

A certified copy, probably made for Sir George More. The ruling, made upon the arrest of citizens by Sir Gervase Helwys, is stated to follow the precedent of the order of October 3, 1585, based on the opinion of the chief justices and the master of the rolls. Present, Abbot, Ellesmere, Northampton, Suffolk, Shrewsbury, Zouche, Knollys, Wotton, Stanhope, Caesar, and Parry.