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	Privy Purse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		As the role of the government increased in the 18th century, the Public Purse was increasingly unable to raise enough to fund the development of the country.
		The Privy Purse is the Sovereign's remaining private income, mostly from the Duchy of Lancaster.
		A member of his staff is the Keeper of the Royal Philatelic Collection, the most comprehensive collection of UK and Commonwealth postage stamps in the world, formed from the private collections of George V and other members of the Royal family.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Privy_Purse (692 words)

	PRIZE, OR PRIZE OF WAR - LoveToKnow Article on PRIZE, OR PRIZE OF WAR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The department of the keeper of the privy purse to the sovereign, assumed its existing shape in the earlier part of the last century.
		As now organized these branches of the royal household consist of the private secretary and the keeper of the privy purse, two assistant private secretaries and keepers of the privy purse, and a secretary, assistant, secretary and several clerks of the privy purse.
		The importance of the office was due to the desire of the privy council and the parliament in the I4th and 15th centuries to place some check on the issue of public money, as well as to prevent the use of the great seal by the sovereign without any intermediary except the lord chancellor.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /P/PR/PRIZE_OR_PRIZE_OF_WAR.htm (2824 words)

	PRIVY PURSE - Online Information article about PRIVY PURSE
		PURSE, is the amount set apart in the See also:
		department of the keeper of the privy purse to the sovereign, assumed its existing shape in the earlier See also:
		household consist of the private secretary and the keeper of the privy purse, two assistant private secretaries and keepers of the privy purse, and a secretary, assistant secretary and several clerks of the privy purse.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /PRE_PYR/PRIVY_PURSE.html (394 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Sir Michael Peat: The royal axe man
		The Eton and Oxford educated accountant was seen as a moderniser in the royal household and advised the Queen to pay tax on her private income from 1993.
		His father was a Privy Purse auditor, as was his great-grandfather William Barclay Peat, who was a founding partner of the accountancy firm Peat Marwick, now KPMG, where Sir Michael was previously a partner.
		He was director of Finance and Property Services, HM Household, from 1990-96 and Keeper of the Privy Purse from 1996-2002.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/low/uk_news/2457903.stm (398 words)

	ARLINGTON - LoveToKnow Article on ARLINGTON
		In 1643 he was secretary to Lord Digby at Oxford, and was employed as a messenger between the queen and Ormonde in Ireland.
		On his return to England in 1661 he was made keeper of the privy purse, and became the 1 Clarendon's Life and Continuation, 397.
		One of his duties was the procuring and management of the royal mistresses, in which his success gained him great credit.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /A/AR/ARLINGTON.htm (1353 words)

	A History of Clewer
		KEEPER OF THE PRIVY PURSE - SIR THOMAS MYDDLETON BIDDULPH *
		KEEPER OF THE PRIVY PURSE - SIR THOMAS MYDDLETON BIDDULPH
		In 1867 he was appointed Keeper of the Queen's Privy Purse.
	www.clewervillage.co.uk /churchyard.htm (4150 words)

	Express Purses Content - Express Purses News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Madison A purse belonging to a woman whose husband has been charged with killing her was found Saturday by an Adopt a Highway worker, the Dane County Sheriff's Department reported.
		Her purse was found along Highway 12 west of Riles Road in the Town of Springfield.
		Purdis approached a woman from behind as she was walking to work in the 800 block of E. As he drove off, the woman reached through an open window and was dragged briefly before falling to the street.
	www.purseheaven.info /express-purses.html (1069 words)

	Crochet Beaded Purse Resource \| Crochet Beaded Purse Directory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Create a disc shaped purse using single crochet beaded spirals for the sides from seed and 2 cut or hex cut beads.
		GORDON BROWN today reiterated his pledge to keep hold of the public purse strings after an IMF warning that the Treasury cash mountain should not be used for a pre election spending spree.
		Volunteers from Samaritan's Purse International will be using the store to check, store and dispatch more than 50,000 gift filled shoeboxes for under privileged children from around the world.
	www.purseheaven.info /crochet-beaded-purse.html (1123 words)

	CNN.com - Sir Michael Peat, the royal 'axeman' - Nov. 13, 2002
		In what has been characterised as a sometimes uneasy relationship between the queen's officials at Buckingham Palace and Prince Charles's St James's Palace, Peat has managed to be on close terms with both the sovereign and her heir.
		His father was a privy purse auditor, as was his great-grandfather William Barclay Peat, a founding partner of accountancy firm Peat Marwick, which later became KPMG.
		He was director of Finance and Property Services, HM Household, from 1990-1996 and Keeper of the Privy Purse from 1996-2002.
	edition.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/europe/11/12/britain.peat (609 words)

	Biography for: Dighton Macnaghten Probyn
		General the Right Honourable Sir Dighton Macnaghten Probyn, V.C., G.C.B., G.C.S.I., G.C.V.O., I.S.O., P.C., was the Knight General Officer of the Royal Household, Secretary to the Prince of Wales and General and Keeper of the Privy Purse.
		In 1877 he was appointed Comptroller and Treasurer to the Prince's Household and in 1901 Keeper of the Privy Purse and an Extra Equerry to the King.
		On the death of the King in 1910 he became an Extra Equerry to King George V and Comptroller of the Household of Queen Alexandra.
	www.whistler.arts.gla.ac.uk /biog/Prob_WD.htm (572 words)

	Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sarah basked in his reflected glory, but had political skills of her own as well.
		Following Anne's accession to the throne, Sarah was made Mistress of the Robes and Keeper of the Privy Purse.
		However, with the introduction into Anne's household of a politically aware rival, Sarah's own cousin, Abigail Masham, the relationship between the queen and her old friend deteriorated greatly.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sarah_Churchill (467 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Liveried footmen, the Keeper of the Privy Purse and even the Lord Chamberlain himself are all getting wired up under a five-year plan to invest £6.2m in IT for the Royal Household.
		The Queen may have been keeping a close eye on champagne consumption at Royal Family functions of late, but when it comes to computers the purse appears to be forever open.
		According to Alan Reid, the Keeper of the Privy Purse, the additional costs resulted from work to develop the IT infrastructure and information systems of the Royal Household.
	www.kablenet.com /kd.nsf/printview/AF3CD4D9391C432980256D52004AB487 (337 words)

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		But to any of the scholars of the said Hall, any book may be lent by three of the aforesaid keepers, after first recording, however, his name, with the day on which he receives the book.
		Nevertheless, the borrower may not lend the book entrusted to him to another, except with the permission of three of the aforesaid keepers, and then the name of the first borrower being erased, the name of the second with the time of delivery is to be recorded.
		But if in any wise any profit shall accrue to the keepers, it shall not be applied to any purpose but the repair and maintenance of the books.
	www.oakknoll.com /resources/resourcefiles/lovebksphilo.doc (15270 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Royals cost Britain £37m a year
		Buckingham Palace said the figure, which excludes security costs, was at its lowest since 2001 and had fallen 2.3% in real terms since 2003-4.
		Alan Reid, Keeper of the Privy Purse, said the royals gave "value for money".
		The travel bill rose from £4.7m to £5m after Prince Andrew's overseas trips for UK Trade & Investment were transferred to the Queen's accounts.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/4119194.stm (564 words)

	TIME Magazine Archive Article -- Stupid Bank -- Feb. 18, 1929 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		During the past several weeks Prince Barbu Stirby's chauffeur has been cashing at the Bank Generale, in Bucharest, large checks drawn against the Royal Exchequer, in virtue of His Highness' former authority as Keeper of the Privy Purse.
		Eventually last week a director of the Bank Generale remarked casually to Prince Barbu Stirby upon his recent large drafts on the Privy Purse.
		To shorten a long tale, the chauffeur was arrested, confessed that he had forged Prince Stirby's signature, vowed that he had smuggled the $36,000 to confederates outside Rumania, Among the many bitter —enemies of Prince Barbu Stirby the charge was heard, last week, that he was probably his chauffeur's confederate.
	www.time.com /time/archive/printout/0,23657,737420,00.html (222 words)

	The Royal Household in Scotland
		Keeper of the Privy Purse and Treasurer to The Queen, Sir Michael Peat, KCVO
		Deputy Keeper of the Privy Purse and Deputy Treasurer, J.
		Hereditary Keeper* of the Palace of Holyroodhouse, The Duke of Hamilton and Brandon
	www.burkes-peerage.net /sites/scotland/sitepages/page31c.asp (1345 words)

	Royal family unveils glittering renovation of Windsor Castle
		All of this comes just in time for the 50th wedding anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, who have invited royalty from all over Europe to a golden jubilee dinner Thursday night in the renovated St. George's Hall at Windsor, the queen's favorite weekend home.
		said it was marvelous, and that she was absolutely delighted," said Michael Peat, keeper of the Privy Purse, recounting a party the queen threw Friday for 1,500 people involved in the restoration project.
		The fire in 1992 _ which was started by a curtain resting on a high-intensity spotlight _ capped what the queen called her "annus horribilis," a year that also saw the collapse of the marriages of her sons, Prince Charles and Prince Andrew.
	www.recordonline.com /1997/11-17-97/castle.htm (603 words)

	Database of Court Officers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Out of the opportunity afforded by the unused lists, the frustration borne of their disuse, and the conviction that only by knowing all of the officers and servants of the household can the full life of the institution be understood in all its variety, has grown the Database of Court Officers.
		Unpaid gentlemen of the privy chamber, officers in the Works, the heralds and purveyors, craftsmen and tradesmen paid entirely via bills have, for the time being, been excluded.
		Scholars seeking the history, duties, emoluments and successive holders of a particular office (the lord chamberlain; the master of the musick; the grooms of the privy chamber, stables's footmen, etc.) or staff of a department (for example, the Bedchamber) or sub-department (say, the Pantry) should consult the chronological lists (Chamber-1, Chamber-2, etc.).
	www.luc.edu /depts/history/bucholz/DCO (665 words)

	Berkshire History: Biographies: Baptist MAY (1628-1698)
		He was certainly a good friend of the most powerful of these, Barbara Villiers, better known by her titles of Lady Castlemaine or the Duchess of Cleveland.
		In 1665, the year that Baptist sailed with the Duke of York in the ‘Royal Charles’ against the Dutch, he also gained, in succession to Viscount FitzHarding, the position of Keeper of the Privy Purse, apparently through Barbara's influence.
		In return for the favour, however, she subsequently made the most extravagant demands on the funds which he thenceforth controlled.
	www.berkshirehistory.com /bios/bmay.html (1045 words)

	Rootenberg Books - London Book Fair 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		A presentation copy signed on the front flyleaf from Queen Victoria to Colonel Biddulph, Knight General Keeper of the Privy Purse.
		From his broken hearted widow, Victoria.” Sir Thomas Myddleton Biddulph was appointed Master of the Queen’s household and then Receiver-General of the Duchy of Cornwall.
		Later, he was appointed Master of the Queen’s Privy Purse.
	www.rootenbergbooks.com /London2005.html (7084 words)

	thePeerage.com - Exhibit
		When he did return, after Colepepper's death, it was without the customary letters of revocation, and even without the knowledge of the secretaries of state (Clarendon).
		The king at once made him keeper of the privy purse.
		In alliance with Lady Castlemaine he fostered the king's growing impatience with Clarendon, in opposition to whose wishes he was, in October 1662, on the enforced retirement of Nicholas, made secretary of state, while Berkeley succeeded to his office of keeper of the privy purse.
	www.thepeerage.com /e285.htm (2345 words)

	Palace denies Sir Michael shut bars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Newspaper reports put prices of a pint and glass of whiskey at £1 and 30p respectively, but the Palace maintained that drinks prices were 'similar to the national average'.
		Sir Michael Peat, the first ever accountant to fill the post of Keeper of the Privy Purse, known for his 'more for less approach' has ensured a tight rein over the royal finances since he took up the job in 1993; much to the dislike of the old guard.
		No decision is expected to be made before the end of the year.
	www.computing.co.uk /articles/print/2024357 (259 words)

	Maghdouche, Lebanon
		"It is preposterous, Your Majesty", cried the Keeper of the Privy Purse.
		Funds were provided from the imperial purse for the upkeep of the chapel during the remaining three centuries of Byzantine rule in Phoenicia.
		The little shrine was known and visited by the Phoenician Christians, but being overshadowed by the proximity of the major Holy Places in Palestine, does not seem to have attracted foreign pilgrims or undue fame.
	almashriq.hiof.no /lebanon/900/910/919/maghdouche/maghdouche-conde.html (2474 words)

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		And since 1991, the last time they were released, such "head of state" expenditures have fallen by more than half.
		In addition, under the influence of Sir Michael Peat, a former accountant who became Keeper of the Privy Purse in 1996, the number of coaches making up the royal train has been winnowed to 9 from 14, and the royal yacht has been scrapped.
		Royal travel expenses, at £5.3 million ($7.5 million), have declined by 74 percent since 1997, when the household assumed responsibility for making its own travel arrangements, something previously handled by the Ministry of Defense, the Department of Transport and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
	home1.gte.net /eskandar/queeneliz.html (875 words)

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		According to the Telegraph, Sir Privy Purse wasn't hoping "to show the Palace was 'with it,' but simply to impart information." For instance: Friends don't let queens go to rock concerts?
		After all, while Lennon and McCartney and The Rest didn't go to war against the queen, per se, they did attack the vast British middle class who hung her image in the parlor -- sans irony -- in obeisance to fealty, honor, duty and other soul-senses made obsolete by the rock revolution.
		Surely, culturally significant sparks are flying as the aged advocates of Wild Abandon prepare to meet the immutable keeper of the Stiff Upper Lip.
	jewishworldreview.com /0602/west060402.asp (821 words)

	Speculation mounts over Royal post (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Speculation has intensified this week that Gerry Acher, London senior partner at KPMG, could be in the running to become the new keeper of the privy purse for the Queen.
		Another contender for the royal post could be Peter Smith, former UK senior partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers, who retired from the firm in December.
		His reputation at PwC was for being 'low profile and conservative', essential qualifications for the privy purse post.
	www.accountancyage.com /articles/print/2027483 (232 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : International (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The bid to take over the building was made because the embassy’s current location, in Grosvenor Square, in Mayfair, is considered highly vulnerable to terrorist attacks despite the extra security measures put in place after September 11.
		James Lane, the US minister-counsellor for administrative affairs at the London embassy, approached Alan Reid, the royal treasurer and keeper of the Privy Purse, earlier this month to make the request.
		Kensington Palace was considered by embassy officials to offer an ideal solution to their security worries.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1030818/asp/foreign/story_2273727.asp (391 words)

	GLOBE-INTEL.NET (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		She is the daughter of a former Tory Lord Chancellor who was raised to the peerage as Lord Dilhorne.
		One of her two sisters is married to a former deputy keeper of the Privy Purse to the Queen.
		Known as “Bullying Manner” at Benedean, the top people’s school in Kent for her intimidating ways, she went up to Oxford (Lady Margaret Hall).
	www.gordonthomas.ie /116.html (676 words)

	George IV (1762-1830) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		He insulted and intrigued against the 2nd Earl of Liverpool, prime minister from 1820 to 1827.
		George Canning, who became foreign secretary in 1822 and prime minister in 1827, won George's approval, partly by cultivating the friendship of Sir William Knighton, the king's physician and keeper of the privy purse, on whose advice George relied excessively.
		But after 1827 he ceased to have any personal weight with either of the two great parties.
	www.hfac.uh.edu /gbrown/philosophers/leibniz/BritannicaPages/George-IV/George-IV.html?eu=37189 (529 words)

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