41 10 668 https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/27b076c7a851e432281fb6cc1f3b792b.pdf 009ffe1994bfe64cd970e00473ba0d1e 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 Church of England Subject The topic of the resource Ecclesiastical Description An account of the resource Material related to the Monarch's role as Supreme Governor of the Church of England. Letters Patent Letters Patent are sealed with the Great Seal of the Realm. Transcript A transcript of the document. Victoria by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen Defender of the Faith TO The Right Reverend Father in God John Wogan by Divine permission Lord Bishop of Saint Albans and to all others whom it may concern Greeting: Whereas We have by Our Order in Council bearing date the thirtieth day of April One thousand eight-hundred and seventy seven made in pursuance of an Act of the thirty eighth and thirty ninth years of Our reign Chapter 34 founded the Bishopric of Saint Albans and have assigned The Abbey Church of Saint Albans in the County of Hereford as a Cathedral Church to the said Bishopric which Order came into operation on the fourth day of May One thousand eight hundred and seventy seven And whereas it has been represented to Us that it would be expedient to found a Dean and Chapter for the said Bishopric Now Know Ye that We of Our certain knowledge and mere motion Have founded and created and by these presents Do found and create a Dean and Chapter of the said Cathedral Church of Saint Albans And We do hereby constitute them a body corporate with all such rights and powers usually enjoyed by other Cathedral Chapters in England as We may from time to time provide by any Order in Council made by Us and such Order in Council may contain such provisions as may be necessary as to the number of the said Chapter and the revenues and endowment thereof and the enjoyment of incomes and other endowments in relation thereto And We do further declare that the said Deanery shall be in Our direct patronage and every Canonry in the said Chapter shall be in the patronage of the Bishop of Saint Albans for the time being. In witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent Witness Ourself at Westminster the twenty third day of February in the sixty third year of Our reign. By Warrant under the Queen’s Sign Manual Muir Mackenzie Warranty The authority for passing the document under the Great Seal. Sign Manual Warrant Seal Type The Great Seal can be either a pendant wax seal or an embossed seal on the document itself. Wax Seal Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Document is handwritten on a sheet with pre-printed decoration. Black and white Royal Arms at the top. In the left corner is a trio of female figures (Hibernia, Britannia, and Scota). In the right corner are three allegorical female figures (perhaps representing agriculture, navigation, and the sea). Border also has an elaborate garland of foliage and flowers. On the lefthand side there is an angel supporting a figure of Justice; on the righthand side there is an angel supporting a figure of Faith. "Victoria by the Grace of God" is printed at the top in Gothic lettering. Body of the document is handwritten in an ordinary cursive hand with incipits in Gothic script. Names are in larger lettering. Warranty and Clerk of the Crown in Chancery's name are in Gothic lettering. Red rule lines. 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 Letters Patent - Foundation of the Dean and Chapter of Saint Albans [1900-02-23] Subject The topic of the resource Cathedrals Description An account of the resource Letters Patent of Queen Victoria founding the Dean and Chapter of Saint Albans Cathedral. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Victoria Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charter_Cathedral_Saint_Alban_1900.jpg">Kaihsu Tai</a>, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1900-02-23 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Saint Albans Cathedral Cathedral Deans Cathedrals Church of England Great Seal Monarch https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/7f0c6b1a3ba9355450cfdf3335461c5b.pdf d47d7b7c065fd43e125421bc9b279af5 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.) Victoria R Victoria by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith_____To Our Trusty and Wellbeloved Will: Hobson, Esquire, Captain of Our Royal Navy Greeting Whereas We did by certain Letters Patent under the Great Seal of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland bearing date at Westminster the 5th day of October 1837 in the First year of Our Reign constitute and appoint Our Trusty and Wellbeloved Sir George Gipps, Knight, to be Our Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over Our Territory of New South Wales, comprised within the limits therein mentioned. And Whereas We did by certain other Letters Patent under the Great Seal of Our said United Kingdom, bearing date at Westminster the 15th day of June 1839 in the Third Year of Our Reign revoke so much of the said first recited Letters Patent as describes the limits of Our said Territory of New South Wales, and did further extend the limits of Our said Territory of New South Wales (subject to such exception as is therein particularly made of certain Territories now forming the Province of South Australia) from the Northern Cape or extremity of the Coast called Cape York in the latitude of 10 Degrees 37 Minutes South to the Southern extremity of the said Territory of New South Wales or Wilson's promontory in the latitude of 39 Degrees 12 Minutes South and of all of the Country inland to the Westward as far as the 129th Degree of East longitude reckoning for the Meridian of Greenwich including all the Islands adjacent in the Pacific Ocean within the latitude aforesaid of 10 Degrees 37 Minutes South and 39 Degrees 12 Minutes South, and also including Norfolk Island lying in or about the latitude of 29 Degrees 3 Minutes South and 168 Degrees of East Longitude from the said Meridian of Greenwich, and also including any Territory which is or maybe acquired in Sovereignty by Us Our Heirs or Successors within that group of Islands in the Pacific Ocean commonly called New Zealand, and lying in or about the latitude of 34 Degrees Minutes and 47 Degrees 10 Minutes South, and 166 Degrees 5 Minutes and 179 Degrees East longitude from the said Meridian of Greenwich. Now Know you that We reposing especial Trust and Confidence in the Prudence Courage and Loyalty of you the said Willm Hobson do by these Present constitute and appoint you to be Our Lieutenant Governor in and over that part of Our Territory so described as foresaid in Our said last recited Letters Patent which is or maybe acquired in Sovereignty by Us Our Heirs or Successors within that group of Islands in the Pacific Ocean commonly called New Zealand, lying in or about the latitude of 34 Degrees Minutes and 47 Degrees 10 Minutes South, and 166 Degrees 5 Minutes and 179 Degrees East longitude reckoning from the Meridian of Greenwich. To have hold exercise and enjoy the said Office of Lieutenant Governor during Our Pleasure: And We do hereby command that in the execution of such your Office you do obey all such lawful Instructions as may be from time to time addressed to you by Our Trusty and Wellbeloved Sir George Gipps, Our Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over Our Territory of New South Wales and its Dependencies or in the event of his death or absence from the limits of his Government and command by the Officer for the time being administering the Government of Our said Territory and its Dependencies. And Whereas it is necessary that provision be made for the execution of the Office of Our Lieutenant Governor of Our said Territories in New Zealand in the event of your Death or absence therefrom, We do therefore by these Presents authorize and empower the said Sir George Gipps or the Officer Administering the Government of Our said Territory of New South Wales and its Dependencies for the time being to nominate and appoint by an Instrument under the Public Seal of Our said Territory of New South Wales, such person as he may think fit to act provisionally as Our Lieutenant Governor of Our said Territories in New Zealand in the contingency of such your Death or absence therefrom, or until other or further provision shall be made by Us in that behalf. And We do hereby give and grant to the Officer so to be provisionally appointed as aforesaid, during the continuance of such his authority full power to hold exercise and enjoy the said Office of Our Lieutenant Governor of Our said Territories in New Zealand as fully and in every respect as effectually as the same as is hereby vested in you, or may be by virtue hereof be held, exercised or enjoyed by you_____Given at Our Court at Buckingham Palace the 30th day of July 1839, in the Third Year of Our Reign By Her Majesty’s Command (Sgd.) Normanby Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Constantine, 1st Marquess of Normanby (Secretary of State for War and the Colonies) Seal Affixed Some Warrants bear a seal. Second Seal in Gold on the upper left. Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Document has an elaborate acanthus border in red, blue, and green. A similar border surrounds the Second Seal. St. Edward's Crown is at the top center of the border. There's also a line of gold leaf at the edge of the border. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. The golden Second Seal and its border are unusual. 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 - Appointment of Lieutenant Governor of New Zealand [1839-07-30] Subject The topic of the resource Colonies Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of Queen Victoria appointing William Hobson to be Lieutenant Governor of New Zealand. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Victoria Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Letters_Patent_Issued_by_Queen_Victoria,_1839_(14346087762).jpg">Archives New Zealand from New Zealand</a>, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1839-07-30 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Appointments Colonial Secretary Colonies Monarch New Zealand https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/8106630acadff9bca5bbe2697d04efa3.pdf 527b3fe1b1bc03256755f539dd6c1962 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 Statutes of the Order of the Garter Subject The topic of the resource Honors Description An account of the resource Material related to the Statutes of the Order of the Garter including Dispensations. 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.) Edward R & I Whereas WE THE SOVEREIGN OF The Most Noble Order of the Garter have full power to dispense with all the Statutes and Regulations usually observed within the same; And Whereas HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS LEOPOLD CHARLES EDWARD GEORGE ALBERT, DUKE OF ALBANY, {REIGNING DUKE OF SAXE-COBURG AND GOTHA.} hath been invested with the Ensigns of Our said Order We therefore upon divers considerations Us thereunto especially moving do hereby dispense with all the Statutes and Regulations in regard to Installation, and do give and grant unto His Royal Highness Leopold Charles Edward George Albert, Duke of Albany (Reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha) full power and authority to sit in the Stall that shall be assigned to him in Our Royal Chapel of Saint George at Windsor and to exercise all rights and privileges belonging to a KNIGHT COMPANION of Our said Most Noble Order in as full and ample a manner as if he had been formally installed any decree, rule or usage to the contrary notwithstanding. Given under the Great Seal of Our said Order at Our Court at Buckingham Palace, the fifteenth day of July in the second Year of Our Reign, and in the Year of Our Lord One thousand nine hundred and two. By the Sovereign’s Command (Sgd.) F. Oxon. Chancellor of the Most Noble Order of the [Garter] Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Document is highly ornamented. Full color arms of the Garter at the top. Border of gold-and-blue tassels with Cross of St. George surrounded by the Garter in the upper left and right corners. "We," "Sovereign," and the first instance of the Duke of Albany's name are printed in gold. There are also two different types of Gothic lettering. One with extensive flourishes is used for "The Most Noble Order of the Garter," "And Whereas," and "By the Sovereign's Command." A simpler one is used for "We" and "Given." Second instance of the Duke's name is larger and surrounded by flourishes. "Knight Companion" is in boldface and italicized. Rest of the document is in a Copperplate script. Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Francis Paget (Bishop of Oxford and Chancellor of the Order of the Garter) Seal Affixed Some Warrants bear a seal. Great Seal of the Order of the Garter (not shown) 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 - Dispensation for the Duke of Albany and Reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha's Installation as a Knight of the Garter [1902-07-15] Subject The topic of the resource Honors Description An account of the resource Instrument of King Edward VII dispensing with the need to install the Duke of Albany and Reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha as a Knight of the Garter. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource King Edward VII Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gotha_Order_of_the_Garter.JPG">Unknown, photo taken by Concordiadomi</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1902-07-15 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Bishop of Oxford Chancellor of the Garter Honors Knighthood Monarch Order of the Garter Royal Prerogative https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/523acf6a79c1cd5a1eeed9a0a68a7e7b.pdf 1de31ca3cf36b7e60991a5024eb9b8ac Letters Patent Letters Patent are sealed with the Great Seal of the Realm. Transcript A transcript of the document. 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 trusty and well beloved Sir Charles Noble Arden-Clarke Knight Grand Cross of Our Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over Ghana and Sir Emmanuel Charles Quist Knight Officer of Our Most Excellent Order of the British Empire Speaker of the National Assembly of Our Parliament of Ghana and To Our trusty and well beloved the Members of Parliament and Our People of Ghana Greeting: Whereas by the Ghana Independence Act 1957 provision is made for the attainment of Ghana of fully responsible status with the British Commonwealth of Nations And Whereas in pursuance of the provisions of the Ghana (Constitution) Order in Council 1957 Our Parliament of Ghana has been summoned to meet for certain arduous and urgent affairs concerning the Government thereof And Whereas We are desirous of marking the importance of the opening of the first meeting of the said Parliament (being the first session thereof since the attainment by Ghana of fully responsible status as aforesaid) and of showing Our special interest in the welfare of Our Loyal Subjects therein and for as much as for certain causes We cannot conveniently be present thereat in Our Royal Person Now Know Yew that We trusting in the discretion fidelity and care of Our most dear and entirely beloved Aunt Marina Duchess of Kent Lady of the Imperial Order of the Crown of India Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Dame Grand Cross of Our Most Excellent Order of the British Empire DO give and grant by the tenor of these Presents unto the said Marina Duchess of Kent full power in Our name to hold Our Parliament of Ghana and to open and declare and cause to be opened and declared the causes of holding the same and to do everything which for Us and by Us shall be therein to be done Willing that the said Duchess of Kent shall hereby carry to Our said Parliament and People Our Royal message of goodwill and Our assurance of Our earnest prayer for the blessing of Almighty God on the new Constitution of Ghana and for the said Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief the said Speaker and Members of Our Parliament of Ghana as all others whom it concerns to meet in Our said Parliament that to the same Duchess of Kent they diligently intend in the premises in the form aforesaid AND We do further direct and enjoin that these Our Letters shall be read and proclaimed at such place or places as Our said Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief shall think fit within Ghana In Witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent Witness Ourself at Westminster the twenty-seventh day of February in the sixth year of Our Reign BY THE QUEEN HERSELF SIGNED WITH HER OWN HAND Coldstream (Sgd.) Elizabeth R Warranty The authority for passing the document under the Great Seal. Sign Manual Seal Type The Great Seal can be either a pendant wax seal or an embossed seal on the document itself. Wax Seal Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Document is lightly ornamented. Begins with a large ornamental "E" adorned with the shield of the Royal Arms and the Tudor crown and vines with Tudor roses. Royal name and "by the Grace of God" are in red along with the warranty and the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery's name. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. Queen Elizabeth II's signature is at the bottom right, which is unusual. 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 Letters Patent - Empowering the Duchess of Kent to Open the Ghanaian Parliament [1957-02-27] Subject The topic of the resource Commonwealth Royal Family Delegating Powers Description An account of the resource Letters Patent of Queen Elizabeth II empowering the Duchess of Kent to open the Parliament of Ghana upon its independence. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Elizabeth II Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ghana%27s_Independence_message.png">PRAAD</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 1957-02-27 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Commonwealth Decolonization Delegated Powers Monarch Royal Prerogative https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/8a0863ea5116273815258d069b1d49d8.pdf 0ebee32ad282fb48054bb23eb7dd67e3 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 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 are desirous that a mark of Our Royal Grace and Favour should be conferred upon the Professorship of Mathematics in the University of Warwick in recognition of outstanding teaching and research to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Our Reign; AND WHEREAS it has been represented to Us by Our Secretary of State that there be a Professorship of Mathematics in the University of Warwick amongst a number of Professorships upon whom Our Royal Grace and Favour shall be conferred; NOW KNOW YE that We for divers good causes and considerations and by Our especial grace, certain knowledge and mere motion do hereby for Ourselves, Our heirs and successors give and grant unto the Office or Place of Professor of Mathematics in the University of Warwick a mark of Our Royal Grace and Favour; AND it is Our Will and Pleasure therefore that the said Office or Place of Professor of Mathematics in the University of Warwick shall hereafter be known during Our Pleasure and that of Our heirs and successors by the style and title of Regius Professor of Mathematics in the University of Warwick. GIVEN at Our Court at Saint James’s the Twenty–sixth day of July Two Thousand and Thirteen in the Sixty–second year of Our Reign: By · Her · Majesty’s · Command (Sgd.) Chris Grayling Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Chris Grayling (Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice) Seal Affixed Some Warrants bear a seal. Red Second Seal in the lower left. Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Document is highly ornamented. Full color Royal Arms painted at the top. The document is written in italic calligraphy. Royal name begins with a large ornamental initial. The rest of the name is in blue and capitalized with gold interpuncts. "Queen" is in red and capitalized. Greeting clause is in blue. University of Warwick coat of arms to the left of the command clause. A logo of three triangles, one red, one blue, and one green, is on the right. The green triangle has mathematical symbols on it. The eschatocol is capitalized with red interpuncts between words. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. This Regius Professorship was created as part of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee in 2012. The Secretary of State is referred to as "Our Secretary of State" rather than the more traditional "one of Our Principal Secretaries of State". 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 - Establishing a Regius Professorship of Mathematics at the University of Warwick [2013-07-26] Subject The topic of the resource Academic Appointments Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II establishing a Regius Professorship of Mathematics at the University of Warwick. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Elizabeth II Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Warwick_Regius_Professor_of_Mathematics_royal_warrant.jpg">Nicholas Jackson</a>, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013-07-26 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Academic Appointments Justice Secretary Lord Chancellor Monarch Royal Prerogative https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/82d3ac71e79efbea83d41c2137e836ca.jpg 439abc25791a5c3c8e20d45e3220defa Letters Patent Letters Patent are sealed with the Great Seal of the Realm. Transcript A transcript of the document. 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 Our will and pleasure is and We do hereby declare and ordain that from and after the date of these Presents the Chief Magistrate now and for the time being of the City of Oxford shall be styled entitled and called LORD MAYOR OF OXFORD And We do hereby authorize and empower the Chief Magistrate of the said City of Oxford now and for the time being henceforth at all times to assume and use and to be called and to be named by the style title and appellation of Lord Mayor of Oxford and to enjoy and use all and singular the rights privileges and advantages to the degree of a Lord Mayor in all things duly and of right belonging In Witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent Witness Ourself at Westminster the nineteenth day of October in the eleventh year of Our Reign BY WARRANT UNDER THE QUEEN’S SIGN MANUAL Coldstream Warranty The authority for passing the document under the Great Seal. Sign Manual Warrant Seal Type The Great Seal can be either a pendant wax seal or an embossed seal on the document itself. Wax Seal Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Document is handwritten with light ornamentation. Royal name begins with a large ornamental initial adorned with the shield and the crest of the Royal Arms interwoven with ermine mantling. Text is in italic calligraphy. Royal name is written in blue ink and capitalized. Titles are in red ink and capitalized. "T" in "To all" is in blue ink along with "Lord Mayor of Oxford." The latter is also capitalized. 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 Letters Patent - Conferring the Title of Lord Mayor [1962-10-11] Subject The topic of the resource Local Government Description An account of the resource Letters Patent of Queen Elizabeth II conferring the title of Lord Mayor on the Mayor of Oxford. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Elizabeth II Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Kaihsu Tai, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1962-10-11 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Civic Honors Local Government Monarch Royal Prerogative https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/8d6b5de2428f310892e2eaec98637311.pdf 1866b8709b79ac792c1ac31e3babcf45 Letters Patent Letters Patent are sealed with the Great Seal of the Realm. Transcript A transcript of the document. Victoria by the Grace of God <div style="text-align:center;">OF</div> the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen Defender of the Faith and so forth. To all unto whom these presents shall come Greeting. Whereas it appears to us by an Inquisition taken by virtue of Her Majesty's Writ of Ad Quod Damnum issued in pursuance of our Warrant given on the memorial of The Mayor Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Kilkenny that the granting of a Fair to be held in the City of Kilkenny on the second Wednesday in every month instead of the first Thursday in every month as at present with a fair eve on the Tuesday preceding and also a Fair to be held on the first day of May and the twenty eighth day of September in every year unless either of said last mentioned days should happen to fall on Sunday, and in such case on the day after would be no damage hurt or prejudice to Her Majesty or any of Her Majesty's subjects who may now have or hold Fairs or Markets in the neighborhood of the said City of Kilkenny. Know ye therefore that we of our special grace certain knowledge and mere motion by and with the advice and consent of our Right Trusty and Right well beloved Cousin and Counsellor George William Frederick Earl of Carlisle K.G. our Lieutenant General and General Governor of that part of our said United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland called Ireland have given and granted and by these presents for us our heirs and successors We do give and Grant unto The Mayor Alderman and Burgesses of the Borough of Kilkenny and their successors for ever full Power and Authority To have and to hold in the City of Kilkenny One yearly Fair to be held on the second Wednesday in every month instead of the first Thursday in every month as at present with a fair eve on the Tuesday preceding And also a Fair to be held on the first day of May and twenty eighth day of September in every year unless either of the said last mentioned days should happen to fall on Sunday and in such case on the day after And further of our special grace certain knowledge and mere motion by and with the advice and consent aforesaid We have given and granted and by these presents We do give and grant unto the said Mayor Alderman and Burgesses of the Borough of Kilkenny and their successors for ever full power and authority to have and to hold in the said city of Kilkenny the said yearly fair to be held on the second Wednesday in every month as at present with a fair eve on the Tuesday preceding And also a fair to be held on the first day of May and twenty eighth day of September in every year unless either of the said last mentioned days should happen to fall on Sunday and in such case on the day after together with a Court of Pye Powder during the said fairs Yielding and paying unto us our heirs and successors the yearly sum of Two pounds Two shillings Stirling for said Fairs And our further will and pleasure is that these our Letters Patent or the enrollment hereof shall be in all things firm good valid and effectual in the law without any further Grant from us our heirs and successors to be had procured or obtained Provided always that these our Letters Patent be enrolled in the Landed Estates x x x Record Office in Dublin that in part of our said United Kingdom called Ireland within six months next ensuing the date of these presents otherwise these our Letters Patent to be void and of no effect anything herein contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding In witness whereof we have caused these Letters to be made Patent. Witness George William Frederick Earl of Carlisle our Lieutenant General and General Governor of Ireland at Dublin the second day of April in the twenty fifth year of our reign. <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border:none;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="padding:0.5em;border:none;width:25%;vertical-align:top;">Enrolled in the Landed Estates Record Office the 28th day of April one thousand eight hundred and sixty two. Fee £1.1.0 paid W H Hardinge, Keeper of the Records </td> <td style="padding:0.5em;border:none;width:25%;vertical-align:top;">Vol 23 patents page 260 ____________ 28th April 1862</td> <td style="padding:0.5em;border:none;width:25%;vertical-align:top;">Ralph Cusack Clerk of the Crown & Hanaper</td> <td style="padding:0.5em;border:none;width:25%;vertical-align:top;">Enrolled in the office of the Rolls of Her Majesty's High Court of Chancery in Ireland on the tenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and sixty two. [Illegible Signature]</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Seal Type The Great Seal can be either a pendant wax seal or an embossed seal on the document itself. Wax Seal Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Document is handwritten on parchment with printed decoration. Royal arms at the top flanked by a portrait of Queen Victoria (left) and St. Edward's Crown atop the Bible, the Sword of State, the Sovereign's Scepter, and Magna Carta (right). There's also a border consisting of a garland of thistles, roses, and shamrocks and an allegorical figure on each side. Document begins with arched text reading "Victoria by the Grace of God" is printed in Gothic lettering. Body is written in a mix of hands. Most of it is reminiscent of Round Hand, but Chancery hand is used for certain formulas and incipits. Larger Round Hand is used to emphasize other portions of the text (e.g., the name of the recipients). Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. Sealed with the Great Seal of Ireland. 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 Letters Patent - Authorizing the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of Kilkenny to Hold Fairs [1862-04-02] Subject The topic of the resource Local Government Ireland Description An account of the resource Letters Patent issued by the Earl of Carlisle in Queen Victoria's name granting the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the Borough of Kilkenny the power to hold fairs. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George, 7th Earl of Carlisle (Lord Lieutenant of Ireland) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "Letters patent of Victoria to the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Kilkenny granting additional power and authority to hold fairs In Kilkenny, 2nd April 1862," Kilkenny Digital Archive, accessed September 28, 2025, <a href="https://digital-archive.kilkenny.ie/index.php/items/show/2339">https://digital-archive.kilkenny.ie/index.php/items/show/2339</a><a href="https://digital-archive.kilkenny.ie/index.php/items/show/2339"> </a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-04-02 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Ireland Local Government Lord Lieutenant of Ireland https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/330e0e59810ed2400828b83569565783.pdf 0a4106ae9eadd620fedb623d9c14ccb7 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 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 are desirous that a mark of Our Royal Grace and Favour should be conferred upon the Professorship of Engineering at The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine in recognition of outstanding teaching and research to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Our Reign; AND WHEREAS it has been represented to Us by Our Secretary of State that there be a Professorship of Engineering at The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine amongst a number of Professorships, upon whom Our Royal Grace and Favour shall be conferred; NOW KNOW YE that We for divers good causes and considerations and by Our especial grace, certain knowledge and mere motion do hereby for Ourselves, Our heirs and successors give and grant unto the Office or Place of Professor of Engineering at The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine a mark of Our Royal Grace and Favour; AND it is Our Will and Pleasure therefore that the said Office or Place of Professor of Engineering at The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine shall hereafter be known during Our Pleasure and that of Our heirs and successors by the style and title of Regius Professor of Engineering at The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine. GIVEN at Our Court at Saint James's the Twenty–sixth day of July Two Thousand and Thirteen in the Sixty–second year of Our Reign: BY · HER · MAJESTY'S · COMMAND (Sgd.) Chris Grayling Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Chris Grayling (Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice) Seal Affixed Some Warrants bear a seal. Red Second Seal at the bottom left. Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Document is highly ornamented. Full color Royal Arms painted at the top. Royal name begins with a large ornamental initial embellished with gold leaf. The rest of the name is in blue capital letters adorned with gold interpuncts. Royal titles are entirely capitalized. The rest of the document is written in italic calligraphy. "Imperial College London" and the university's coat of arms are at the bottom. The eschatocol is capitalized with red interpuncts between words. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. This Regius Professorship was created as part of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee in 2012. The Secretary of State is referred to as "Our Secretary of State" rather than the more traditional "one of Our Principal Secretaries of State". 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 - Establishing a Regius Professorship of Engineering at Imperial College London [2013-07-26] Subject The topic of the resource Academic Appointments Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II establishing a Regius Professorship of Engineering at The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Elizabeth II Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Royal_Warrant_for_the_Regius_Professor_of_Engineering,_Imperial_College_London.jpg">Imperial College London</a>, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons Academic Appointments Justice Secretary Lord Chancellor Monarch Royal Prerogative https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/929a647f4b86f18ecdecd52cecb91060.pdf 70f202549612127b7099322891950e0e 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. <div class="whitespace-normal break-words" style="text-align:center;">(Sgd.) Victoria RI Victoria,</div> <div class="whitespace-normal break-words" style="text-align:center;">by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith, Empress of India.</div> To Our Trusty and Well Beloved Sir Herbert Taylor Macpherson, Knight Commander of Our Most Honorable Order of the Bath, Knight Commander of Our Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, Victoria Cross, a Major General in Our Indian Army Greeting: Whereas by an Act passed in the Session of Parliament holden in the 32nd and 33rd years of Our Reign, intituled "An Act to amend in certain respects the Act for the better Government of India," it is enacted that the Appointment of the Ordinary Members of Our Governor General's Council and of the Members of Council of Our Several Resdiencies, which by Section 29 of the Act passed in the Session of Parliament holden in the 21st and 22nd years of Our Reign, intituled "An Act for the better Government of India," were to be made by the Secretary of State in Council, with the concurrence of a majority of Members present at a Meeting, shall after the passing of the firstly hereinbefore recited Act be made by Us by Warrant under Our Royal Sign Manual. And whereas a vacancy has occurred in the Council of Our Governor of the Residency of Fort St George, by reason of Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Sleigh Roberts, Baronet, Knight Grand Cross of Our Most Honorable Order of the Bath, Companion of Our Order of the Indian Empire, Victoria Cross, late one of the Members of the said Council, having ceased to hold office therein; Now Know Ye that We reposing great Trust and Confidence in your Zeal, Discretion, and Integrity, Have appointed and Do by these presents appoint you, the said Major General Sir Herbert Taylor Macpherson, to be one of the Members of the said Council of Our Governor of the Residency of Fort St George in the room and place of the said Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Sleigh Roberts, Baronet. Given at Our Court at Osborne this fifteenth day of January in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and eighty-six and in the Forty-ninth year of Our Reign. By Her Majesty's Command, (Sgd.) Randolph S. Churchill Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Lord Randolph Churchill (Secretary of State for India) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Royal name is in Chancery hand. Royal titles and certain incipits are in a Gothic All other text is in Engrosser's Script. Everything appears to be handwritten. Court and date are entered in a distinct, less formal 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 - Appointing a Member of the Council of the Residency of Fort St. George [1886-01-15] Subject The topic of the resource British India Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of Queen Victoria appointing Sir Herbert Macpherson to be a Member of the Council of the Residency of Fort St. George. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Royal_Warrant_from_Queen_Victoria_appointing_Lt_Gen_H_T_MacPherson_VC_to_be_governor_of_Fort_George.jpg">LivePi3.14</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 1886-01-15 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Victoria British India Monarch 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 Church of England Subject The topic of the resource Ecclesiastical Description An account of the resource Material related to the Monarch's role as Supreme Governor of the Church of England. 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. Victoria Reg. VICTORIA, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith. To all to whom these presents shall come, greeting. Whereas by an Act made and passed in the session of Parliament holden in the 37th and 38th years of our reign, and intituled "The Public Worship Regulation Act, 1874," which Act received our assent on the seventh day of August, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, it was amongst other things enacted that the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York might, but subject to our approval to, signified under our Sign Manual, appoint from time to time a barrister-at-law who had been in actual practice for ten years, or a person who had been a Judge of one of the superior courts of law or equity, or of any court to which the jurisdiction of any such court had been or might thereafter be transferred by authority of Parliament, to be during good behaviour a Judge of the Provincial Courts of Canterbury and York, in the said Act thereinafter called the Judge; and it was by the said Act also enacted amongst other things that if the said Archbishops should not within six months after the passing of that Act appoint the said Judge, we might by letters patent appoint some person qualified as aforesaid to be such Judge; and it was by the said Act also enacted amongst other things that every person appointed to be a Judge under that Act should be a member of the Church of England, and that if at any time any such Judge should cease to be a member of the Church his office should thereupon be vacant: And whereas by a deed poll or instrument in writing, dated the 28th day of October last, under the hands and seals of his Grace the Most Reverend Father in God Archibald Campbell, Archbishop of Canterbury, and his Grace the Most Reverend Father in God William, Archbishop of York, after reciting amongst other things that the said Archbishops were desirous of appointing the Right Honourable Sir James Plaisted Baron Penzance, formerly a Baron of the Court of Exchequer, and afterwards Judge of our Court of Probate, and Judge Ordinary of the Court of Divorce and Matrimonial Causes, and a member of the Church of England, to be the said Judge; and that the said Baron Penzance had agreed, subject to our consent, to undertake such office, the said Archibald Campbell, Archbishop of Canterbury, and William, Archbishop of York, in pursuance of such desire and exercise of the power and authority to them given by the said Act as hereinbefore was mentioned, and of every or any other power enabling them in that behalf, did by the deed or instrument now in recital, with our approval (which approval was intended to be and is by these presents now signified under our Sign Manual), appoint the said Right Honourable Sir James Plaisted Baron Penzance to be during good behaviour the Judge of the Principal Courts of Canterbury and York for the purposes of the said Act; and it was thereby provided that if at any time the said Right Honourable Sir James Plaisted Baron Penzance should cease to be a member of the Church of England the office of the said Right Honourable Sir James Plaisted Baron Penzance should thereupon be vacant: And whereas we are desirous of approving of the appointment so made as aforesaid by the said Archbishops: Now know ye that we do, by this our Royal Warrant under our Royal Sign Manual, approve, ratify, and confirm the appointment so made as aforesaid of the said Right Honourable Sir James Plaisted Baron Penzance to be during good behaviour the Judge of the Provincial Courts of Canterbury and York for the purposes of the said Act; and in all other respects we do hereby approve, ratify, and confirm the said deed poll or instrument in writing, and these presents shall be to all who shall or may be concerned therein a sufficient warrant. Given at our Court at St. James's, the fourteenth day of November one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, in the 38th year of our reign. By Her Majesty's command, Richd. Assheton Cross. Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. R. A. Cross (Secretary of State for the Home Department) Seal Affixed Some Warrants bear a seal. The source mentions two undefined seals being affixed to the document. Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. The text of this instrument was printed in parliamentary paper and may not reflect the formatting of the original. 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 - Approving the Judge of the Provincial Courts of Canterbury and York [1874-11-14] Subject The topic of the resource Ecclesiastical Courts Archbishops and Bishops Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of Queen Victoria approving Lord Penzance's appointment as Judge of the Provincial Courts of Canterbury and York. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Victoria Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "Court of Arches," House of Commons Papers, LXIX.7 (1877): 7-8. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1874-11-14 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Relation A related resource <a href="https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/260">Archbishops' Instrument appointing Lord Penzance</a> <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/37-38/85/pdfs/ukpga_18740085_en.pdf">Public Worship Regulation Act 1874</a> Archbishop of Canterbury Archbishop of York Ecclesiastical Courts Home Secretary Monarch