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The Parliamentary Archives is the official archive of the House of Commons and House of Lords (UK Parliament). The Archives can trace its origins back to March 1497 when Master Richard Hatton, Clerk of the House of Lords, took the unusual decision to retain sixteen enacted Bills (or Original Acts) after he ’d used them to compile the Parliament Roll for the Chancery. This decision set in motion a quiet revolution in record keeping in the House of Lords, allowing successive Clerks to gradually expand and formalise this process. Record keeping started later in the House of Commons. In the Middle Ages no formal records as such were created by the House. However, by 1547 the domestic records of the House were accumulating and a Commons Journal was being preserved. History:https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives
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- Parliamentary Archives (Subject)
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