A Recorder is a barrister or solicitor of 10 years standing who serves as a part-time Crown courtjudge. They can also serve in the County court. Barristers: traditional dress. ... In the United Kingdom and countries having a similar legal system the legal profession is divided into two kinds of lawyers: the solicitors who contact and advise clients, and barristers who argue cases in court. ... Role Her Majestys Crown Court is, together with the High Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal, one of the constituent parts of the Supreme Court of Judicature in England and Wales. ... A judge or justice is an appointed or elected official who presides over a court. ... The County Court is the workhorse of the civil justice system in England and Wales. ...
In historic times, the recorder was the chancellor or vizier of the kingdom. He brought all weighty matters under the notice of the king, such as complaints, petitions, and wishes of subjects or foreigners. He also drew up papers for the king's guidance, and prepared drafts of the royal will for the scribes. All treaties came under his oversight; and he had the care of the national archives or records, to which, as royal historiographer, he added the current annals of the kingdom. Chancellor (Latin: cancellarius), an official title used by most of the peoples whose civilization has arisen directly or indirectly out of the Roman empire. ... A Vizier (وزير, sometimes also spelled Wazir) is an Arabic term for a high-ranking religious and political advisor, often to a king or sultan. ... Look up Petition in Wiktionary, the free dictionary A petition is a request to an authority, most commonly a government official or public entity. ... See subject (grammar) for the linguistic definition of subject. ... Illustration of a 15th century scribe This is about scribe, the profession. ... A treaty is a binding agreement under international law concluded by subjects of international law, namely states and international organizations. ... For alternate uses see: Archive (disambiguation). ... Historiography is writing about rather than of history. ... Annals are a form of historical writing which record events year by year. ...
References
M.G. Easton (1897). Easton's Bible Dictionary. Grand Rapids, MI: Christian Classics Ethereal Library. source.
It was for the recorder that J.S. Bach wrote the 4th Brandenburg concerto in G major (though Thurston Dart mistakenly suggested that it was intended for flageolets at a higher pitch, and in a recording under Neville Marriner using Dart's editions it was played an octave higher than usual on sopranino recorders).
Recorders are most often tuned in C and F, though instruments in D, G, Eb were not uncommon historically and are still found today especially the tenor in D, known as a voice flute.
Basically, a recorder is a diatonic instrument, with one hole for each note of the scale of its lowest note, although the upper half of the second octave requires irregular fingerings.
In historic times, the recorder was the chancellor or vizier of the kingdom.
All treaties came under his oversight; and he had the care of the national archives or records, to which, as royal historiographer, he added the current annals of the kingdom.