Hanaper - Clerk of The Hanaper

Clerk of The Hanaper

Clerk of the Hanaper became an office in the department of the chancery, now abolished. The clerk, also known as warden of the hanaper, was paid fees and other moneys for the sealing of charters, patents, writs, etc., and from which issued certain writs under the great seal. In Ireland it survived until 1949 in the office of the Clerk of the Crown and Hanaper, from which are issued writs for the return of members of parliament for Ireland and for the election of Representative Peers.