All 4 Uses of

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Henry VIII

Enter two Vergers, with short silver wands; next them, two Scribes, in the habit of doctors; after them, the Archbishop of Canterbury alone; after him, the Bishops of Lincoln, Ely, Rochester, and Saint Asaph; next them, with some small distance, follows a Gentleman bearing the purse, with the great seal, and a cardinal's hat; then two Priests, bearing each silver cross; then a Gentleman Usher bareheaded, accompanied with a Sergeant-at-arms bearing a silver mace; then two Gentlemen bearing two great silver pillars; after them, side by side, the two Cardinals; two Noblemen with the sword and mace.†
Scene 2.4

The Bishops place themselves on each side the court, in manner of consistory; below them, the Scribes.†
Scene 2.4 *

Definitions:

(1) (scribe)
in the days before printing presses and related technology: someone employed to write copies of documents or write what someone said
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
meaning too rare to warrant focus:

More rarely, scribe can reference a writer -- especially a journalist. It can also reference a religious teacher from biblical times. Even more rarely, it can reference a sharp-pointed tool for marking wood or metal to be cut; or a line made on metal or wood such as might be used to indicate where material should be cut.