▁the ▁Records ▁in ▁the ▁Tower ▁of ▁London , ▁although ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁receive ▁a ▁formal ▁pat ent ▁for ▁the ▁office ▁until ▁ 1 8 ▁June ▁ 1 5 6 7 . ▁As ▁K ee per , ▁Bow yer ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁vast ▁store ▁of ▁government ▁records ▁accum ulated ▁in ▁the ▁Tower ▁since ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁William ▁the ▁Con quer or . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁ten ure , ▁Bow yer ▁created ▁the ▁first ▁system atic ▁arrangement ▁of ▁the ▁records . ▁At ▁a ▁cost ▁later ▁estimated ▁at ▁some ▁£ 1 0 0 0 , ▁Bow yer ▁produced ▁a ▁six - volume ▁over view ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁documents ▁under ▁his ▁management , ▁including ▁" dig ests ▁of ▁the ▁parliament , ▁pat ent , ▁char ter , ▁close , ▁and ▁foreign ▁roll s , ▁from ▁the ▁reign s ▁of ▁King ▁John ▁to ▁Edward ▁IV ▁( now ▁in ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Ar ms ), ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁es che ats , ▁a ▁medieval ▁roll ▁of ▁arms ▁and ▁a ▁her ald ic ▁common place ▁book ." ▁ ▁Bow yer ▁sat ▁as ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁West min ster ▁in ▁Elizabeth ' s ▁second ▁Parliament ▁( 1 5 6 3 ) ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Peace ▁for ▁Sur rey ▁in ▁ 1 5 6 4 . ▁ ▁Anti qu ary ▁▁ ▁Bow yer ▁was ▁an ▁av id ▁collect or ▁of ▁old ▁manuscript s . ▁Among ▁the ▁manuscript s ▁he ▁acquired ▁were ▁" the ▁R ie va ul x ▁Ab bey ▁copy ▁of ▁Roger ▁of