The Record
Continuity index
Each page of this site carries an edition number at its foot. The number records when that section was last reconciled against the Common Record, not when it was last read. This index sets out the present edition and the state of every section beneath it, so that a reader may see at a glance what has been amended and what has simply been carried forward.
- Present edition
- 31.8
- September 2026
- Reconciled at
- North House
- By the standing clerk
- Sections reconciled
- 13
- At the present edition
- Sections amended
- 5
- Since last reissued
The clerk's count for this edition is 30 sections. The list below sets out 29. The difference has been noted and is not thought to be an error of the list.
How to read the states
- Reconciled
- Amended and reissued at the current edition.
- Carried forward
- Unchanged since the edition shown. No amendment was required.
- Amended
- Amended after the edition shown was printed. The foot has not been reset.
- Abridged
- Issued in part. The withheld portion retains its section number.
- Not presently indexed
- Held outside the index. The reason is not recorded here.
Public account
Section
Edition
State
/history
The chronology between 1982 and 1986 is abridged. The abridgement predates the index.
- 31.4 · June 2025 · corrected
31.0
Amended
/houses
Ten houses are carried in the directory. The list has been amended twice.
- 31.7 · May 2026 · corrected
- 31.5 · November 2025 · corrected
31.5
Amended
/circles
Opened at the current edition. Thirty-eight circles are listed.
- 31.7 · May 2026 · added
31.7
Reconciled
/practice/participation
Opened at the current edition. The forms of participation, from a first attendance to a succession.
- 31.8 · September 2026 · added, corrected
31.8
Reconciled
The Record
Section
Edition
State
31.7
Reconciled
/vocabulary
Three wordings were altered between handbook editions. All wordings are retained.
- 29.7 · February 2020 · corrected
31.5
Amended
/procedures
Section 9 (Continuity review) is withheld. The number is retained so the omission is visible.
- 31.6 · March 2026 · added
31.4
Abridged
/former
Two entries were restored after withdrawal. Their dates do not agree with the earlier issue.
31.5
Amended
/archive/web/index
Retained as issued. Its statements are not reconciled with the present account.
9.2
Carried forward
Ordinary business
Section
Edition
State
Attendance upon the reader
Section
Edition
State
Held outside the index
Section
Edition
State
no path issued
Entered in the index of 1998 and in no index since. The section number was not reassigned.
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Not presently indexed
Editions issued
- 31.8September 2026 · reconciled at the North House7 entries amended
- 31.7May 2026 · reconciled at the North House7 entries amended
- 31.6March 2026 · reconciled at the North House13 entries amended
- 31.5November 2025 · reconciled at the North House3 entries amended
- 31.4June 2025 · reconciled at the Shore House2 entries amended
- 31.0January 2024 · reconciled at the North House2 entries amended
- 29.7February 2020 · reconciled at the North House2 entries amended
- 19.2September 2004 · reconciled at the Shore House2 entries amended
- 12.0May 1998 · reconciled at the North House4 entries amended
- 9.2October 1997 · reconciled at the North House2 entries amended
The particulars of each amendment are set out in Revisions of the Record. A reader who believes a section wrongly stated may write to the archivist at the North House; the objection is entered whether or not it is upheld.