16 10 668 https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/98ebe5e42cd6b0459d15e57518651d15.PDF 33c48608aaa057188696d231c19b3beb 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.) Charles R CHARLES THE THIRD by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories King Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the Faith: To Our right trusty and well beloved Counsellor Our Chancellor of Great Britain one of Our Principal Secretaries of State GREETING: WE WILL AND COMMAND that under the Great Seal of Our Realm remaining in your custody you cause these Our Letters to be made forth Patent in form following: CHARLES THE THIRD by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories King Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the Faith To all Lords Spiritual and Temporal and all other Our Subjects whatsoever to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Know Ye that We of Our especial grace certain knowledge and mere motion in pursuance of the Life Peerages Act 1958 and of all other powers in that behalf Us enabling do by these Presents advance create and prefer Our trusty and well beloved Nicholas Francis Markham Commander of Our Most Excellent Order of the British Empire to the state degree style dignity title and honour of Baron Markham of East Horsley in Our County of Surrey And for Us Our heirs and successors do appoint give and grant unto him the said name state degree style dignity title and honour of Baron Markham to have and to hold unto him for his life Willing and by these Presents granting for Us Our heirs and successors that he may have hold and possess a seat place and voice in the Parliaments and Public Assemblies and Councils of Us Our heirs and successors within Our United Kingdom amongst the Barons And also that he may enjoy and use all the rights privileges pre-eminences immunities and advantages to the degree of a Baron duly and of right belonging which Barons of Our United Kingdom have heretofore used and enjoyed or as they do at present use and enjoy In Witness &c. Witness &c. Given at Our Court at St James's the seventh day of October two thousand and twenty-two in the first year of Our Reign BY HIS MAJESTY'S COMMAND (Sgd.) Brandon Lewis MAY IT PLEASE YOUR MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY This contains a Warrant to the Lord High Chancellor to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal granting unto Nicholas Francis Markham, C.B.E., the Dignity of a Baron of Your United Kingdom by the name and title of Baron Markham, of East Horsley in Your Majesty's County of Surrey To hold the same unto him for his life And this Warrant is prepared according to Your Majesty's Royal Command <table style="width:100%;border:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border:none;padding:0;vertical-align:top;">Received the 7th day of October 2022 (Sgd.) Brandon Lewis</td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;">Signified by Secretary of State ROMEO Clerk of the Crown in Chancery</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Brandon Lewis (Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Black and white Royal Arms at the top. Printed in Times New Roman. Recipient's name and title are in boldface. Royal name is capitalized. First instance has a drop cap. Second instance is in boldface. Date clause is completed by hand. 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 Granting the Dignity of a Baron for Life to Nicholas Markham [2022-10-07] Subject The topic of the resource Peerages House of Lords Great Seal Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of King Charles III directing the Lord Chancellor to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm granting Nicholas Markham the dignity of a baron for life. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource King Charles III Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FOI request Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2022-10-07 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource T. Onslow 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> <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/6-7/21" title="Life Peerages Act 1958">Life Peerages Act 1958</a> <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1730/schedule/part/IV./made">The Crown Office (Forms and Proclamations Rules) Order 1992</a> Great Seal Life Peerages Lord Chancellor Monarch Statutory Power https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/57395809ae910c9137eb28655ab53a67.pdf 86c9b7bf06540584cb9bdf14378881e9 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.) Elizabeth R Our will and pleasure is that this pass by immediate Warrant ELIZABETH THE SECOND by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories Queen Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the Faith To all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Whereas Our right trusty and well beloved Counsellor Gordon Baron Slynn of Hadley has resigned his Office of a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary and the same is now vacant Now Know Ye that We of Our especial grace have in pursuance of the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 as amended by subsequent enactments nominated and appointed and by these Presents Do nominate and appoint Our right trusty and well beloved Counsellor Sir Robert Walker Knight one of Our Lords Justices of Appeal to be a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary by the style of Baron Walker of Gestingthorpe of Gestingthorpe in Our County of Essex To hold the said Office so long as he shall well behave himself therein subject to the provisions in the said Act mentioned with all wages profits privileges rank and precedence whatsoever to the said Office belonging or in anywise appertaining and to hold the said style of Baron Walker of Gestingthorpe unto him the said Sir Robert Walker during his life In Witness &c. Witness &c. MAY IT PLEASE YOUR MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY This contains Your Majesty’s Grant unto the Right Honourable Sir Robert Walker, Knight, one of Your Majesty’s Lords Justice [sic] of Appeal, the Office of a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary with the dignity of a Baron for life by the style of Baron Walker of Gestingthorpe, of Gestingthorpe in Your Majesty’s County of Essex in the place of the Right Honourable Gordon Baron Slynn of Hadley who has resigned. Prepared by order of the Right Honourable the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain Received the 1st day of October 2002. (Sgd.) Irvine of Lairg, C. Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Recepi'd by Lord Irvine of Lairg (Lord Chancellor) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Black and white Royal Arms. Printed in Times New Roman. Royal name begins with a drop cap and is capitalized and in boldface. Appointee's name and office are in boldface. 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 Appointing a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary [2002-10-01] Subject The topic of the resource Judicial Appointments Peerages House of Lords Great Seal Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II directing the Lord Chancellor to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm appointing Sir Robert Walker as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary with the dignity of a Baron for life. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Elizabeth II Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived C 83/697 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002-10-01 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource T. Onslow Relation A related resource <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/39-40/59/section/6">Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876</a> <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/47-48/30/section/2" title="Great Seal Act 1884">Great Seal Act 1884</a> Discontinued Instruments Great Seal Judicial Appointments Lord Chancellor Lords of Appeal in Ordinary Monarch Peerages Statutory Power https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/4dd81c1e0cfe6aaf0d613b0047d8dd7f.PDF a48be88c0d512dbfc7c67db6f64d05db 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.) Charles R Our will and pleasure is that this pass by immediate Warrant CHARLES THE THIRD by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories King Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the Faith To all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Whereas Our right trusty and well beloved Counsellor Dame Mary Howarth Arden Dame Commander of Our Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (commonly called Lady Arden of Heswall) has resigned her Office of a Judge of the Supreme Court and the same is now vacant Now Know Ye that We of Our especial grace have in pursuance of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 nominated and appointed and by these Presents Do nominate and appoint Our right trusty and well beloved Counsellor Sir David Anthony Stewart Richards Knight to be one of Our Judges of the Supreme Court of Our United Kingdom To hold the said Office so long as he shall well behave himself therein subject to the provisions in the said Act mentioned with all emoluments privileges rank and precedence whatsoever to the said Office belonging or in anywise appertaining In Witness &c. Witness &c. MAY IT PLEASE YOUR MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY This contains Your Majesty’s Grant unto the Right Honourable Sir David Anthony Stewart Richards, Knight, the Office of a Judge of the Supreme Court of Your Majesty’s United Kingdom in the place of the Right Honourable Dame Mary Howarth Arden, D. B. E., who has resigned. Prepared by order of the Right Honourable the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain Received the 3rd day of October 2022 (Sgd.) Brandon Lewis Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Recepi'd by Brandon Lewis (Lord Chancellor) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Black and white Royal Arms. Printed in Times New Roman. Royal name begins with a drop cap and is capitalized and in boldface. Appointee's name and office are in boldface. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. Sir David is referred to as a 'Judge' of the Supreme Court because that this the language used in the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 even though members of the Supreme Court are usually called 'Justices' in everyday speech. The Letters Patent are almost identical to the Letters Patent by which Lords of Appeal in Ordinary were appointed (cf. the <a href="https://cbaionline.org/corpus/admin/items/show/id/520">Royal Warrant for Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe's Letters Patent</a>). One difference is that Judges of the Supreme Court are granted "emoluments privileges rank and precedence" while Lords of Appeal in Ordinary were granted "wages profits privileges rank and precedence." 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 Appointing a Supreme Court Judge [2022-10-03] Subject The topic of the resource Judicial Appointments Great Seal Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of King Charles III directing the Lord Chancellor to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm appointing the Rt. Hon. Sir David Richards as a Judge of the Supreme Court. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource King Charles III Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FOI request Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2022-10-03 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource T. Onslow Relation A related resource <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/4/section/23">Constitutional Reform Act 2005</a> <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/47-48/30/section/2" title="Great Seal Act 1884">Great Seal Act 1884</a> Great Seal Judicial Appointments Lord Chancellor Monarch Statutory Power Supreme Court Justices https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/ff83e9561f3a69c79c9506f96bf3e90f.PDF 3fe1a30ef3157a9a869ba5ea200a6229 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.) Charles R Our will and pleasure is that this pass by immediate Warrant CHARLES THE THIRD by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories King Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the Faith To all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Know Ye that We of Our especial grace have constituted and appointed and by these Presents Do constitute and appoint Our right trusty and well beloved Counsellor Dame Sue Lascelles Carr Dame Commander of Our Most Excellent Order of the British Empire to be Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales To hold the same so long as she shall well behave herself therein with all wages profits and advantages due and of right belonging thereto In Witness &c. Witness &c. MAY IT PLEASE YOUR MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY This contains Your Majesty’s Grant unto the Right Honourable Dame Sue Lascelles Carr, D. B. E., to be Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales. Prepared by order of the Right Honourable the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain Received the 1st day of October 2023 (Sgd.) Alex Chalk Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Recepi'd by Alex Chalk (Lord Chancellor) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Black and white Royal Arms. Printed in Times New Roman. Royal name begins with a drop cap and is capitalized and in boldface. Appointee's name and office are in boldface. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. Dame Sue is the first person to be styled "Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales." 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 Appointing the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales [2023-10-01] Subject The topic of the resource Judicial Appointments Great Seal Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of King Charles III directing the Lord Chancellor to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm appointing the Rt. Hon. Dame Sue Carr as Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource King Charles III Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FOI request Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2023-10-01 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource T. Onslow Relation A related resource <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/54/section/10">Senior Courts Act 1981</a> <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/47-48/30/section/2" title="Great Seal Act 1884">Great Seal Act 1884</a> Great Seal Judicial Appointments Lord Chancellor Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales Monarch Statutory Power https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/c265fb57a0739b20f99a4211ccdcb8ba.pdf e084700506dd90ca92164b508b8cc87e 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. Our will and pleasure is that this pass by immediate Warrant ELIZABETH THE SECOND by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories Queen Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the Faith To Rohan Anthony Pershad Esquire Greeting Whereas We did by Our Letters Patent under Our Great Seal bearing date at Westminster the seventh day of April in the sixtieth year of Our Reign constitute ordain and appoint you the aforesaid Rohan Anthony Pershad to be Our Counsel learned in the Law during Our Pleasure as by the said Letters Patent relation being thereto made will more fully and at large appear Now Know Ye that by these Presents We do determine the aforesaid Letters Patent and all things therein contained and do remove and discharge you from the said Office and therefore We strictly command you the said Rohan Anthony Pershad that you desist altogether from all further execution of the said Office In Witness &c. Witness &c. MAY IT PLEASE YOUR MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY This contains Your Majesty’s revocation of Your Majesty’s Letters Patent of the seventh day of April 2011 appointing Rohan Anthony Pershad, Esquire, one of Your Majesty’s Counsel learned in the Law. Prepared by order of the Right Honourable the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Black and white Royal Arms. Printed in Times New Roman. Royal name is capitalized and in boldface and features what is probably a misaligned drop cap. Recipient's name is in boldface. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. Instrument is unsigned. 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 Revoking an Appointment as a Queen's Counsel [2016-03-09] Subject The topic of the resource Law Great Seal Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II directing the Lord Chancellor to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm revoking the Letters Patent by which Rohan Pershad was appointed a Queen's Counsel. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Elizabeth II Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FOI request Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Instrument is undated, but <a href="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/2506230">the Gazette notice</a> indicates the date would have been 2016-03-09. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource T. Onslow 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. Great Seal Lord Chancellor Monarch Statutory Power https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/70d0afca8b7f84f6e3bd3c1faf822be1.pdf 76b960846ace4dd66fa8ef095ad03319 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.) Elizabeth R Our will and pleasure is that this pass by immediate Warrant ELIZABETH THE SECOND by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories Queen Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the Faith To all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Know Ye that We of Our especial grace have constituted ordained and appointed Our trusty and well beloved Alexander John Gervase Chalk to be one of Our Counsel learned in the Law And We have also given and granted unto him as one of Our Counsel aforesaid place precedence and preaudience in Our Courts next after Duncan Alasdair Watson And We also will and grant to him full power and sufficient authority to perform do and fulfil all and every the things which any other of Our Counsel learned in the Law as one of Our said Counsel may do and fulfil We Will that this Our grant shall not lessen any Office by Us or by Our Ancestors heretofore given or granted In Witness &c. Witness &c. MAY IT PLEASE YOUR MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY This contains Your Majesty’s Grant during pleasure of the Office of one of Your Majesty’s Counsel learned in the Law to Alexander John Gervase Chalk, M. P. Prepared by order of the Right Honourable the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain Received the 12th day of October 2021 (Sgd.) Dominic Raab Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Recepi'd by Dominic Raab (Lord Chancellor) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Black and white Royal Arms. Printed in Times New Roman. Royal name begins with a drop cap and is capitalized and in boldface. Appointee's name and office are in boldface. 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 Appointing the Solicitor General as a Queen's Counsel [2021-10-12] Subject The topic of the resource Law Ministerial Appointments Great Seal Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II directing the Lord Chancellor to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm appointing Alex Chalk, HM Solicitor General, as a Queen's Counsel. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Elizabeth II Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FOI request Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021-10-12 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource T. Onslow 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. Great Seal Justice Secretary Lord Chancellor Ministerial Appointments Monarch Solicitor General Statutory Power https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/f7599b265ca107abbcc18646badb0fc6.pdf d8ac2813238eae1d92e4c3455831fbf8 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. Page 1 (Sgd.) Elizabeth R Elizabeth the Second by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories Queen Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the Faith: To Our right trusty and well beloved Counsellor James Peter Hymers Baron Mackay of Clashfern Our Chancellor of Great Britain GREETING: WE WILL AND COMMAND that under the Great Seal of Our Realm remaining in your custody you cause these Our Letters to be made forth Patent in form following: ELIZABETH THE SECOND by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories Queen Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the Faith To all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Whereas by Letters Patent under Our Great Seal of Our Realm bearing date at Westminster the twenty-ninth day of October in the thirty-seventh year of Our Reign We did give and grant unto Our trusty and well beloved Sir Anthony Storrs Morton Knight Grand Cross of Our Most Excellent Order of the British Empire Knight Commander of Our Most Honourable Order of the Bath Admiral in Our Navy the Office or Place Offices or Places of Rear Admiral of Our United Kingdom and of the Admiralty thereof and of Rear Admiral of the Navies and Seas of Our United Kingdom to hold the said Office or Place Offices or Places unto the said Sir Anthony Storrs Morton during Our Pleasure And Whereas the said Office or Place Offices or Places are now vacant by the elevation of the said Sir Anthony Storrs Morton to the Office and Place Offices and Places of Vice Admiral of Our United Kingdom and Lieutenant of the Admiralty and also of Lieutenant of the Navies and Seas of Our United Kingdom Now Know Ye that We reposing especial trust and confidence in the ability experience care and fidelity of Our trusty and well beloved Sir James Henry Fuller Eberle Knight Grand Cross of Our Most Honourable Order of the Bath Admiral in Our Navy of Our especial grace certain knowledge and mere motion have given and granted and by these Presents do give and grant unto the said Sir James Henry Fuller Eberle the said Office or Place Offices or Places of Rear Admiral of Our United Kingdom and of the Admiralty thereof and of Rear Admiral of the Navies and Seas of Our United Kingdom and him the said Sir James Henry Fuller Eberle Rear Admiral as aforesaid We do make ordain and constitute by these Presents To have hold exercise and enjoy the said Office or Place Offices or Places unto the said Sir James Henry Fuller Eberle for and during Our Pleasure under Ourself or Our High Admiral of Our United Kingdom or the Admiralty Board of Our Defence Council and Our Vice Admiral of Our United Kingdom for the time being (hereinafter respectively called Our High Admiral the Admiralty Board and Our Vice Admiral) together with all rights jurisdictions powers authorities privileges and pre-eminences whatsoever to the said Office or Place Offices or Places or any of them belonging or in anywise appertaining but except and always reserved out of this present grant all salaries fees wages allowances perquisites profits and emoluments whatsoever to the said Offices and Places or either of them heretofore belonging or therewith had received taken or enjoyed by any of his predecessors in respect of the  <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"> Page 2 said Offices and Places or either of them And We do hereby give and grant unto the said Sir James Henry Fuller Eberle full power and authority under Ourself or Our High Admiral or the Admiralty Board and Our Vice Admiral for the time being to order govern and direct the said Navies and all and every the Masters Mariners Soldiers Gunners and other Officers to the same belonging and to take and retain all and every the Masters Mariners Soldiers Gunners and other person or persons whatsoever to be used in the said Navies and Seas as aforesaid under Ourself or Our High Admiral or the Admiralty Board and Our Vice Admiral for the time being as occasion shall serve or commandment shall be given by Us or Our High Admiral or the Admiralty Board or Our Vice Admiral for the time being and them to remove as occasion shall require at the liberty and pleasure (under Ourself or Our High Admiral or the Admiralty Board and Our Vice Admiral for the time being) of him the said Sir James Henry Fuller Eberle and all and every other powers privileges jurisdictions thing and things whatsoever which do or may concern the said Office or Place Offices or Places or the government of Our said Navies and Seas to do perform and accomplish from time to time under Ourself or Our High Admiral or the Admiralty Board and Our said Vice Admiral for the time being In Witness &c. Witness &c. Given at Our Court at St James's the twenty-fourth day of November one thousand nine hundred and ninety in the thirty-ninth year of Our Reign BY HER MAJESTY'S COMMAND (Sgd.) David Waddington 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 pleased to grant the Office or Place Offices or Places of Rear Admiral of Your Majesty's United Kingdom and of Rear Admiral of the Navies and Seas of Your Majesty's United Kingdom unto Admiral Sir James Henry Fuller Eberle, G.C.B. To hold the same during Your Majesty's Pleasure And this Warrant is prepared according to Your Majesty's Royal Command <table style="width:100%;border:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border:none;padding:0;vertical-align:top;">Received this 24th day of November 1990 (Sgd.) Mackay of Clashfern C</td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;">Signified by Mr. Secretary Waddington LEGG Clerk of the Crown in Chancery</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. David Waddington (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 begins with a drop cap and is printed in larger type. Second instance is capitalized. Appointee's name and office are in boldface. Date clause filled in by hand. Handwriting is more ornamental than usual. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. The Rear Admiral of the United Kingdom is an honorary office that is distinct from the military rank, Despite ostensibly being a military appointment, the Home Secretary signified the Queen's commands to the Crown Office and countersigned 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 - For Letters Patent Appointing the Rear Admiral of the United Kingdom [1990-11-24] Subject The topic of the resource Military Great Seal Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II directing the Lord Chancellor to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm appointing Sir James Eberle as Rear Admiral of the United Kingdom. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Elizabeth II Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived C 83/673 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1990-11-24 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource T. Onslow 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 were a prerogative instrument. Discontinued Instruments Great Seal Home Secretary Lord Chancellor Military Monarch Royal Navy Statutory Power https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/0df6785f32322cb24f7885b65d2e4fb2.pdf 591c7bfe5f5ca206efa4cda43f036e6d 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. Page 1 (Sgd.) Elizabeth R Elizabeth the Second by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories Queen Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the Faith: To Our right trusty and well beloved Counsellor James Peter Hymers Baron Mackay of Clashfern Our Chancellor of Great Britain GREETING: WE WILL AND COMMAND that under the Great Seal of Our Realm remaining in your custody you cause these Our Letters to be made forth Patent in form following: ELIZABETH THE SECOND by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories Queen Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the Faith To all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Whereas We did by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of Our Realm bearing date at Westminster the twenty-ninth day of October in the thirty-seventh year of Our Reign give and grant unto Our trusty and well beloved Sir Anthony Templer Frederick Griffith Griffin Knight Grand Cross of Our Most Honourable Order of the Bath Admiral in Our Navy the Office and Place Offices and Places of Vice Admiral of Our United Kingdom and Lieutenant of the Admiralty thereof and also of Lieutenant of the Navies and Seas of Our United Kingdom To hold the said Office and Offices unto the said Sir Anthony Templer Frederick Griffith Griffin during Our Pleasure Now Know Ye that We have revoked and determined and by these Presents do revoke and determine the said recited Letters Patent and every clause article and thing therein contained And Further Know Ye that We reposing especial trust and confidence in the ability experience care and fidelity of Our trusty and well beloved Sir Anthony Storrs Morton Knight Grand Cross of Our Most Excellent Order of the British Empire Knight Commander of Our Most Honourable Order of the Bath Admiral in Our Navy of Our especial grace certain knowledge and mere motion have given and granted and by these Presents do give and grant unto the said Sir Anthony Storrs Morton the said Office and Place Offices and Places of Vice Admiral of Our United Kingdom and Lieutenant of the Admiralty thereof and also of Lieutenant of the Navies and Seas of Our United Kingdom and him the said Sir Anthony Storrs Morton Vice Admiral as aforesaid We do make ordain and constitute by these Presents To have hold exercise and enjoy the said Office and Place Offices and Places unto him the said Sir Anthony Storrs Morton during Our Pleasure Together with all rights jurisdictions powers authorities privileges and pre-eminences whatsoever to the said Offices or Places belonging or in anywise appertaining but except and always reserved out of this present grant all salaries fees wages allowances perquisites profits and emoluments whatsoever to the said Offices and Places or either of them heretofore belonging or therewith had received taken or enjoyed in respect of the said Offices and Places or either of them And We do hereby give and grant unto the said Sir Anthony Storrs Morton full power and authority under Us or Our High Admiral of Our United Kingdom or the Admiralty Board of Our Defence Council (hereinafter respectively called Our High Admiral and the Admiralty Board) for the time being to order govern and direct the said Navies and all and every the Masters Mariners  <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"> Page 2 Soldiers Gunners and other Officers to the same belonging and to take and retain all and every the Masters Mariners Soldiers Gunners and other person and persons whatsoever to be used in the said Navies and Seas as aforesaid under Us or Our High Admiral or the Admiralty Board for the time being as occasion shall require or commandment shall be given by Us or by Our High Admiral or the Admiralty Board for the time being and them to remove as occasion shall require at the liberty and pleasure (under Us or Our High Admiral or the Admiralty Board for the time being) of the said Sir Anthony Storrs Morton and all and every other powers privileges jurisdictions thing and things whatsoever which doth or may concern the said Office or Place Offices or Places or the government of Our said Navies and Seas to do perform and accomplish from time to time under Us or Our High Admiral or the Admiralty Board for the time being as Vice Admiral of the said Navies and Seas as amply and effectually as any other person hath heretofore lawfully held and enjoyed the same In Witness &c. Witness &c. Given at Our Court at St James's the twenty-fourth day of November one thousand nine hundred and ninety in the thirty-ninth year of Our Reign BY HER MAJESTY'S COMMAND (Sgd.) David Waddington 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 pleased to grant the Office and Place Offices and Places of Vice Admiral of Your Majesty's United Kingdom and Lieutenant of the Admiralty thereof and of Lieutenant of the Navies and Seas of Your Majesty's United Kingdom unto Admiral Sir Anthony Storrs Morton, G.B.E., K.C.B. To hold the same during Your Majesty's Pleasure And this Warrant is prepared according to Your Majesty's Royal Command <table style="width:100%;border:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border:none;padding:0;vertical-align:top;">Received the 24th day of November 1990 (Sgd.) Mackay of Clashfern C</td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;">Signified by Mr. Secretary Waddington LEGG Clerk of the Crown in Chancery</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. David Waddington (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 begins with a drop cap and is printed in larger type; second instance is capitalized. Date clause is filled in by hand. Handwriting is more ornamental than usual Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. The Vice Admiral of the United Kingdom is an honorary office that is distinct from the military rank. Despite ostensibly being a military appointment, the Home Secretary signified the Queen's commands to the Crown Office and countersigned 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 - For Letters Patent Appointing the Vice Admiral of the United Kingdom [1990-11-24] Subject The topic of the resource Military Great Seal Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II directing the Lord Chancellor to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm appointing Sir Anthony Morton as Vice Admiral of the United Kingdom. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Elizabeth II Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived C 83/673 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1990-11-24 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource T. Onslow 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 were a prerogative instrument. Discontinued Instruments Great Seal Home Secretary Lord Chancellor Military Monarch Royal Navy Statutory Power https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/d9fc6f0f5e79fe1e519f985261e0dbe5.PDF e9b339db6118ae0b466259744926c4f1 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. Page 1 (Sgd.) Charles R CHARLES THE THIRD by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories King Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the Faith: To Our right trusty and well beloved Counsellor Our Chancellor of Great Britain one of Our Principal Secretaries of State GREETING: WE WILL AND COMMAND that under the Great Seal of Our Realm remaining in your custody you cause these Our Letters to be made forth Patent in form following: CHARLES THE THIRD by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories King Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the Faith To all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Whereas Queen Elizabeth The Second did by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of Our Realm bearing date the seventh day of January in the sixty-ninth year of Her Reign constitute and appoint the persons therein named to be Our Defence Council to exercise on Our behalf the functions of Our Prerogative as therein mentioned And Whereas We are desirous of changing the constitution of Our said Defence Council Now Therefore Know Ye that We do revoke with effect from the seventh day of August in the first year of Our Reign Queen Elizabeth The Second’s Letters Patent aforesaid And Further Know Ye that We do constitute and appoint as from the said seventh day of August the following persons in place of those constituted and appointed by Queen Elizabeth The Second’s Letters Patent aforesaid that is to say Our Principal Secretary of State for Defence the Minister of State for Defence Procurement the Minister of State for the Armed Forces the Minister of State for Defence in the House of Lords the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Minister for Defence People, Veterans and Service Families the Chief of the Defence Staff the Permanent Under Secretary of State of the Ministry of Defence the Chief of the Naval Staff and First Sea Lord the Chief of the General Staff the Chief of the Air Staff the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff the Commander Strategic Command the Second Permanent Under Secretary of State of the Ministry of Defence the Director General of Finance of the Ministry of Defence to be Our Defence Council to exercise on Our behalf the functions of Our Prerogative which have heretofore on Our behalf been exercised by Our Defence Council constituted and appointed by Queen Elizabeth The Second’s Letters Patent aforesaid and in particular to administer such matters pertaining to Our Naval Military and Air Forces as We shall through Our Principal Secretary of State for Defence direct them to execute And to have command under Us of all Officers and Ratings Soldiers and Airmen of Our Naval Military and Air Forces And Further Know Ye that Our Principal Secretary of State for Defence (or in his absence one of Our Ministers of State aforesaid) shall be Chairman of Our Defence Council so constituted and for the business of which he shall be responsible to Us and to Parliament And the said Permanent Under Secretary of State of the Ministry of Defence shall be the Secretary of Our Defence Council Provided that Our Defence Council may appoint such other person or persons to act as Secretary or Secretaries in addition to the said Permanent Under Secretary of State as Our Defence Council may think fit And We do empower and direct Our Defence Council to establish an Admiralty Board an Army Board and an Air Force Board to be charged with the administration of such matters relating to Our Naval Military and Air Forces as Our Defence Council shall direct And to have command under Us and Our Defence Council of all Officers and Ratings Soldiers  <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"> Page 2 and Airmen whom Our Defence Council shall place under their command And We do grant Our Defence Council authority to give and dispose of all such Offices places and employments in Our Naval Military and Air Forces as shall become or be made vacant And We enjoin all such Officers and all others whom it may concern to be obedient to Our Defence Council and to the Boards established by Our Defence Council by virtue of these Presents in all things as becometh And Further Know Ye that the powers of Our Defence Council and of the Boards so appointed may be exercised and their duties performed by any two of their members and any document may be signed on behalf of Our Defence Council or of any of the said Boards by any two of their members or by the Secretary or person acting as Secretary of Our Defence Council or of that Board And We do further direct that the arrangements for the administration and government of Our Naval Military and Air Forces described in these Our Letters shall come into effect on the said seventh day of August in the first year of Our Reign In Witness &c. Witness &c. Given at Our Court at Saint James's the seventh day of August two thousand and twenty-three in the first year of Our Reign BY HIS MAJESTY'S COMMAND (Sgd.) Ben Wallace 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 pleased to amend the constitution of Your Majesty's Defence Council And this Warrant is prepared according to Your Majesty's Royal Command <table style="width:100%;border:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border:none;padding:0;vertical-align:top;">Received this 7th day of August 2023 (Sgd.) Alex Chalk</td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;">Signified by Mr. Secretary Wallace ROMEO Clerk of the Crown in Chancery</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Ben Wallace (Secretary of State for Defence) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Black and white Royal Arms at the top. Printed in Times New Roman. Royal name is capitalized. First instance begins with a drop cap; second instance is in boldface. Date clause is filled in by hand. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. The Warrant's use of "Mr Secretary Wallace" at the end is unusual in modern times. When the Monarch's commands are signified by the Justice Secretary, it's far more common for the Warrant to refer to them with the generic "Secretary of State" rather than naming them. "Minister for Defence People, Veterans and Service Families" has a comma even though Letters Patent generally do not use punctuation. 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 Amending the Constitution of the Defence Council [2023-08-07] Subject The topic of the resource Military Great Seal Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of King Charles III directing the Lord Chancellor to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm amending the constitution of the Defence Council. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource King Charles III Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FOI request Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2023-08-07 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource T. Onslow 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 were a prerogative instrument. Defence Council Defence Secretary Great Seal Lord Chancellor Monarch Statutory Power https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/283ee6ff0e79499cb67c9d0bd049bd9f.pdf 815ba174d8979b98fd896d6c41ab791f 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. Page 1 (Sgd.) Elizabeth R ELIZABETH THE SECOND by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories Queen Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the Faith: To Our right trusty and well beloved Counsellor Alexander Andrew Mackay Baron Irvine of Lairg Our Chancellor of Great Britain GREETING: WE WILL AND COMMAND that under the Great Seal of Our Realm remaining in your custody you cause these Our Letters to be made forth Patent in form following: ELIZABETH THE SECOND by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories Queen Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the Faith To all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Whereas We did by Our Letters Patent under the Great Seal of Our Realm bearing date the fifth day of November in the forty-eighth year of Our Reign constitute and appoint the persons therein named to be Our Defence Council to exercise on Our behalf the functions of Our Prerogative as therein mentioned And Whereas We are desirous of changing the constitution of Our said Defence Council Now Therefore Know Ye that We do revoke with effect from the twenty-eighth day of May in the fifty-first year of Our Reign Our Letters Patent bearing date the fifth day of November in the forty-eighth year of Our Reign aforesaid And Further Know Ye that We do constitute and appoint as from the said twenty-eighth day of May the following persons in place of those constituted and appointed by Our Letters Patent aforesaid that is to say Our Principal Secretary of State for Defence the Minister of State for the Armed Forces the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Defence and Minister for Defence Procurement the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Defence and Minister for Veterans the Chief of the Defence Staff the Permanent Under Secretary of State of the Ministry of Defence the Chief of the Naval Staff and First Sea Lord the Chief of the General Staff the Chief of the Air Staff the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff the Second Permanent Under Secretary of State of the Ministry of Defence the Chief Scientific Adviser of the Ministry of Defence the Chief of Defence Procurement for the Ministry of Defence and the Chief of Defence Logistics to be Our Defence Council to exercise on Our behalf the functions of Our Prerogative which have heretofore on Our behalf been exercised by Our Defence Council constituted and appointed by Our Letters Patent aforesaid and in particular to administer such matters pertaining to Our Naval Military and Air Forces as We shall through Our Principal Secretary of State for Defence direct them to execute And to have command under Us of all Officers and Ratings Soldiers and Airmen of Our Naval Military and Air Forces And Further Know Ye that Our Principal Secretary of State for Defence (or in his absence one of Our Ministers of State aforesaid) shall be Chairman of Our Defence Council so constituted and for the business of which he shall be responsible to Us and to Parliament And the said Permanent Under Secretary of State of the Ministry of Defence shall be the Secretary of Our Defence Council Provided that Our Defence Council may appoint such other person or persons to act as Secretary or Secretaries in addition to the said Permanent Under Secretary of State as Our Defence Council may think fit And We do empower and direct Our Defence Council to establish an Admiralty Board an Army Board and an Air Force Board to be charged with the  <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"> Page 2 administration of such matters relating to Our Naval Military and Air Forces as Our Defence Council shall direct And to have command under Us and Our Defence Council of all Officers and Ratings Soldiers and Airmen whom Our Defence Council shall place under their command And We do grant Our Defence Council authority to give and dispose of all such Offices places and employments in Our Naval Military and Air Forces as shall become or be made vacant And We enjoin all such Officers and all others whom it may concern to be obedient to Our Defence Council and to the Boards established by Our Defence Council by virtue of these Presents in all things as becometh And Further Know Ye that the powers of Our Defence Council and of the Boards so appointed may be exercised and their duties performed by any two of their members and any document may be signed on behalf of Our Defence Council or of any of the said Boards by any two of their members or by the Secretary or person acting as Secretary of Our Defence Council or of that Board And We do further direct that the arrangements for the administration and government of Our Naval Military and Air Forces described in these Our Letters shall come into effect on the said twenty-eighth day of May in the fifty-first year of Our Reign In Witness &c. Witness &c. Given at Our Court at Saint James's the twenty-eighth day of May two thousand and two in the fifty-first year of Our Reign BY HER MAJESTY'S COMMAND (Sgd.) Geoffrey Hoon 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 pleased to amend the constitution of Your Majesty's Defence Council And this Warrant is prepared according to Your Majesty's Royal Command <table style="width:100%;border:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border:none;padding:0;vertical-align:top;">Received the 28th day of May 2002 (Sgd.) Irvine of Lairg, C.</td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;">Signified by Mr. Secretary Hoon PHILLIPS Clerk of the Crown in Chancery</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Geoffrey Hoon (Secretary of State for Defence) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Black and white Royal Arms at the top. Document is printed in Times New Roman. Royal name is capitalized, and first instance begins with a drop cap. 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 Amending the Constitution of the Defence Council [2002-05-28] Subject The topic of the resource Military Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II directing the Lord Chancellor to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm amending the constitution of the Defence Council. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Elizabeth II Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived C 83/696 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002-05-28 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource T. Onslow 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 were a prerogative instrument. Defence Council Defence Secretary Great Seal Lord Chancellor Monarch Statutory Power