Draft Writ [?] - Writ of Attendance [1943-05-01]

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Title

Draft Writ [?] - Writ of Attendance [1943-05-01]

Subject

Parliament
House of Lords

Description

Draft of a Writ of Attendance at Parliament.

Creator

Crown Office

Source

LCO 6/1582 via Landscapes of Injustice.

Date

1943-05-01

Contributor

Jason Loch

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Transcript

Our trusty and well beloved Augustus Andrewes Uthwatt Lionel Leonard Cohen Esquire one of the Justices of His Majesty's High Court of Justice Greeting Whereas Our Parliament for certain arduous and urgent affairs concerning Us the State and defence of Our United Kingdom and the Church is now met at Our City of Westminster and there with the Prelates Nobles and Peers of Our said Kingdom to confer and treat We strictly enjoining command you that all other things laid aside you be personally present at Our said Parliament with Us and with others of Our Council to treat of the aforesaid affairs and to give your advice and this you may in nowise omit Witness Ourself at Westminster the Twentieth first day of January May in the Fifth seventh year of Our Reign.

SCHUSTER

To the Honourable Mr Justice Uthwatt Cohen

A Writ of Attendance at Parliament

Special Features

Typewritten with handwritten emendations.

Original text named Mr. Justice Uthwatt and was dated 1941‑01‑20; both are struck through, with Mr. Justice Cohen's name and the new date 1943‑05‑01 interlined.

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Citation

Crown Office, “Draft Writ [?] - Writ of Attendance [1943-05-01],” Corpus of British Administrative Instruments, accessed October 20, 2026, https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/105.

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