The Constitutio domus regis (or Establishment of the King's Household), was a handbook written around 1136 that discussed the running of the household of King Henry I of England,[1] as it was in the last years of Henry's reign.
[3] It is likely that the author of the work was Nigel who was treasurer under Henry I and became Bishop of Ely in 1133,[4] although this is not accepted by all historians.
The first consists of the chancellor, the stewards, master butler and chamberlain, and the constables.
[5] The Treasury, or Exchequer, was already separate from the household of the king by the time the document was composed;[6] for, although the head of the treasury, the Treasurer, was listed in the document,[7] the rest of the treasury officials are not covered.
[6] It covers the whole of the domus regis, or household of the king.