Lord Chancellor of Deilen

In the Kingdom of Deilen, the Lord Chancellor (otherwise the Chancellor) is the head of the Royal Chancery - a body charged with the production, procurement, and preservation of official documents.

Those within the chancery are commonly trained lawyers. These civil servants are responsible for transcribing royal decrees and issuing legal papers. It is incumbent upon the Lord Chancellor to scrutinise and ratify all documentation produced by the chancery. Per tradition, he is the ex officio keeper of the Great Seal; as such, he may authenticate documents with a wax stamp.

The Chancellor is furthermore the president over the courts of the realm. In this position, he may act either as the king or for the king depending on the urgency of an issue. Particularly acute matters may be presented to the king directly, while most other affairs may be dealt with by the Lord Chancellor himself. [Blending into/with Lord Justiciar here - not sure about the makeup of Deilen's government/council]

The position of Lord Chancellor is one of the [Number] Great Offices of the Realm, and its holder is granted a healthy stipend. The Chancellor is also afforded a small personal staff from the chancery to aid and advise him in daily matters.

[Unsure if these councillors should receive a salary tied to the office, or if they should instead be granted additional posts as sinecures - Column A + Column B?]

Since [Year], [Character] has held the office of Lord Chancellor.

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