1 10 3 https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/e773e01e42aab4b4c953aac68f99237e.pdf 0b1e13b3e48d1cec5241131e69e23478 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Monarch and the Order of the British Empire Subject The topic of the resource Honors Description An account of the resource Material related to the Monarch's role as Sovereign of the Order of the British Empire. Royal Warrant These can be purely administrative in nature (e.g., Warrants authorizing the use of the Great Seal) or they can be substantive instruments (e.g., Warrants of appointment). They are signed by the Monarch and (usually) countersigned by a Minister of the Crown. Transcript A transcript of the document. (L. S.) (Sgd.) Elizabeth R. Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith and Sovereign of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire to Our trusty and well beloved James Alexander Ferdinand Esquire Greeting Whereas We have thought fit to nominate and appoint you to be an Ordinary Member of the Civil Division of Our Said Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. We do by these presents grant unto you the Dignity of an Ordinary Member of Our said Order and hereby authorise you to have hold and enjoy the said Dignity and Rank of an Ordinary Member of Our aforesaid Order together with all and singular the privileges thereunto belonging or appertaining. Given at Our Court at Saint James’s under Our Sign Manual and the Seal of Our said Order this First day of January 1970 in the Eighteenth year of Our Reign. By the Sovereign’s Command. (Sgd.) Philip Grand Master Grant of the dignity of an Ordinary Member of the Civil Division of the Order of the British Empire to James Alexander Ferdinand, Esq. Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (Grand Master of the Order of the British Empire) Seal Affixed Some Warrants bear a seal. Seal of the Order of the British Empire Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Embossed Seal of the Order of the British Empire in the upper left. Royal name and incipits are printed in Gothic type. Name is in grey and everything else is black. Most of the document is printed in a Copperplate-like type. Recipient's name, dignity, and date are handwritten. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Royal Warrant - Grant of an MBE [1970-01-01] Subject The topic of the resource Honors Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II granting the dignity of a Member of the Order of the British Empire to James Alexander Ferdinand. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Elizabeth II Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970-01-01 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Grand Master of the Order of the British Empire Honors Monarch Order of the British Empire Royal Prerogative https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/9f921f91cc3b262c89bf0bc019e98644.pdf 540fdc39c9930c9b44b63ef3898a7ba7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Monarch and the Order of the British Empire Subject The topic of the resource Honors Description An account of the resource Material related to the Monarch's role as Sovereign of the Order of the British Empire. Royal Warrant These can be purely administrative in nature (e.g., Warrants authorizing the use of the Great Seal) or they can be substantive instruments (e.g., Warrants of appointment). They are signed by the Monarch and (usually) countersigned by a Minister of the Crown. Transcript A transcript of the document. (L. S.) (Sgd.) George R. George the Sixth by the Grace of God of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith and Sovereign of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire to Senhor Antonio de Medeiros e Almeida Greeting Whereas We have thought fit to nominate and appoint you to be an Honorary Officer of the Civil Division of Our said Most Excellent Order of the British Empire We do by these presents grant unto you the Dignity of an Honorary Officer of Our said Order and hereby authorise you to have hold and enjoy the said Dignity and Rank of an Honorary Officer of Our aforesaid Order together with all and singular the privileges thereunto belonging or appertaining Given at Our Court at Saint James’s under Our Sign Manual and the Seal of Our said Order this Twenty seventh day of August 1947 in the Eleventh year of Our Reign By the Sovereign’s Command (Sgd.) Mary R. Grand Master Grant of the dignity of an Honorary Officer of the Civil Division of the Order of the British Empire to Senhor Antonio de Medeiros e Almeida Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Queen Mary (Grand Master of the Order of the British Empire) Seal Affixed Some Warrants bear a seal. Seal of the Order of the British Empire Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Embossed Seal of the Order of the British Empire in the upper left. Royal name and greeting printed in Gothic type. Most of the document is printed in a Copperplate-like type. Recipient's name, dignity, and date are handwritten. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. While most Royal Warrants are countersigned by a Minister of the Crown, Warrants of Appointment to chivalric orders are customarily countersigned by an officer of the Order who is often a member of the Royal Family. Insignia of an OBE is attached to the Warrant. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Royal Warrant - Grant of an Honorary OBE [1947-08-27] Subject The topic of the resource Honors Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of King George VI granting the dignity of an Honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire to António de Medeiros e Almeida. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource King George VI Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nour_Haider_Saeed_was_given_the_title_of_Member_of_the_Most_Excellent_Order_of_the_British_Empire_(MBE)_in_1958_by_Queen_Elizabeth_II.jpg">Rua'a Al-Ameri</a>, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-08-27 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Grand Master of the Order of the British Empire Honors Monarch Order of the British Empire Royal Prerogative https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/7ac358983a7d2713d33186d85139c667.pdf 56ace8adadd2cf0090809a1cc54194f8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Monarch and the Order of the British Empire Subject The topic of the resource Honors Description An account of the resource Material related to the Monarch's role as Sovereign of the Order of the British Empire. Royal Warrant These can be purely administrative in nature (e.g., Warrants authorizing the use of the Great Seal) or they can be substantive instruments (e.g., Warrants of appointment). They are signed by the Monarch and (usually) countersigned by a Minister of the Crown. Transcript A transcript of the document. (Sgd.) George RI George the Fifth, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith: TO Our right trusty and well beloved Counsellor ROBERT BANNATYNE LORD FINLAY, G. C. M. G. Our Chancellor of that part of Our said United Kingdom called Great Britain GREETING: WE WILL AND COMMAND that under the Great Seal of Our said United Kingdom remaining in your custody you cause these Our Letters to be made forth Patent in form following:-- GEORGE THE FIFTH by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas King Defender of the Faith to all to whom these Presents shall come GREETING WHEREAS We have resolved to institute an Order of Knighthood KNOW YE that We for the purposes of carrying this Our Resolution into effect have instituted erected constituted and created and by these Presents for Us Our heirs and successors do institute erect constitute and create an Order of Knighthood to be known by and have for ever hereafter the name style and designation of “The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire” AND We do ordain direct and appoint that the said Order shall consist of the Sovereign and of such Ordinary Members together with such Honorary Members as We Our heirs and successors shall from time to time appoint as by any Statute may be directed and that We Our heirs and successors Kings and Queens Regnant of the United Kingdom aforesaid shall be Sovereigns of the said Order And We do further ordain direct and appoint that the said Royal Order shall be governed by Statutes and Ordinances and that the Statutes to be observed in the said Order shall be established by Us Our heirs and successors Sovereigns of the said Order And to the end that the Statutes of the said Order may be legally established We do hereby authorize and command that a Seal be immediately engraven having thereon as follows that is to say a representation of Britannia surrounded by a circle containing the motto of the Order “For God and the Empire” and that the said Seal shall hereafter be the Seal of the Order and that the Statutes of the same shall be sealed by and with the said Seal and after having received Our Sign Manual and the counter-signature of one of Our Principal Secretaries of State which Statutes so given and in future to be given by Us Our heirs and successors to which the said Seal shall be affixed shall be of the same validity and read and taken as if the same and every article of them had been verbatim recited in these Our Letters Patent and passed under the Great Seal of Our said United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland IN WITNESS &c. WITNESS &c. Given at Our Court at Saint James's the fourth day of June one thousand nine hundred and seventeen in the eighth Year of Our Reign. BY HIS MAJESTY'S COMMAND (Sgd.) Geo Cave MAY IT PLEASE YOUR MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY, This contains a Warrant to the Lord High Chancellor to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal whereby Your Majesty is graciously pleased to constitute an Order of Knighthood to be styled “The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.” And this Warrant is prepared according to Your Majesty’s Royal Command. Signified by Secretary SIR GEORGE CAVE SCHUSTER Clerk of the Crown in Chancery Received the fourth day of June 1917 (Sgd.) Finlay C Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Sir George Cave (Secretary of State for the Home Department) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Black and white Royal Arms at the top. First instance of the royal name is in a Gothic font. In the text of the Letters Patent, the royal name is capitalized along with "Greeting" and the incipits. Template is filled in with a typewriter. Court and day are entered by hand in the date clause, but month, calendar year, and regnal year are typed. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. Ten shilling revenue stamp is affixed. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Royal Warrant - For Letters Patent Constituting the Order of the British Empire [1917-06-04] Subject The topic of the resource Great Seal Honors Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of King George V directing the Lord Chancellor to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm constituting the Order of the British Empire. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource King George V Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived C 83/409 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1917-06-04 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource D. Bogdanovic Relation A related resource <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/47-48/30/section/2" title="Great Seal Act 1884">Great Seal Act 1884</a> but the resulting Letters Patent are a prerogative instrument. <a href="https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/367">First Statutes of the Order of the British Empire</a> Great Seal Home Secretary Lord Chancellor Monarch Order of the British Empire