Editing Exchequer of Pleas (section)

===Treasurer===
The formal head of the Exchequer for much of its existence was the [[Lord High Treasurer]], who was tasked with collecting royal revenues.<ref>Thomas (1848) p.6</ref> Originally a clerk,<ref>Fritze & Robinson (2002) p.199</ref> he was supervised by the [[Justiciar|Chief Justiciar]], and only became head of the court after this position was abolished during the reign of [[Henry III of England|Henry III]].<ref>Thomas (1848) p.7</ref> During the reign of [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth I]] the Treasurer's other duties began to increase, and he played less of a role in the Exchequer's affairs.<ref>Thomas (1848) p.18</ref> By the 17th century, the Lord High Treasurer had been replaced by a dedicated Treasurer of the Exchequer (although earlier writs show that the Lord High Treasurer had been independently given this title), who was ceremoniously presented with a white staff by the monarch.<ref>Bryson (2008) p.35</ref> The Treasurer, while active in the [[Exchequer|revenue side of the Exchequer]], played little or no active role in the Exchequer of Pleas.<ref>Bryson (2008) p.39</ref>