Royal Warrant - For Letters Patent Granting the Dignity of a Baron for Life to Anthony Quinton [1983-02-07]

Royal Warrant - For Letters Patent Granting the Dignity of a Baron for Life to Anthony Quinton [1983-02-07]

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Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II directing the Lord Chancellor to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm granting Anthony Quinton the dignity of a baron for life.

Queen Elizabeth II

C 83/658

1983-02-07

Jason Loch

(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 Quintin McGarel Baron Hailsham of Saint Marylebone 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 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 ANTHONY MEREDITH QUINTON, Esquire

to the state degree style dignity title and honour of Baron QUINTON of Holywell in Our City of Oxford and County of Oxfordshire

And for Us Our heirs and successors do appoint give and grant unto him the said name state degree  style dignity title and honor of Baron Quinton

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 Saint James’s the seventh day of February
One thousand nine hundred and eighty-three in the thirty-second
year of Our Reign

BY HER MAJESTY'S COMMAND

(Sgd.) William Whitelaw

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 Anthony Meredith Quinton, Esquire
the dignity of a Barony of Your United Kingdom by the name and title of Baron Quinton, of Holywell in Your Majesty's City of Oxford and County of Oxfordshire
To hold the same to him for his life
And this Warrant is prepared according to Your Majesty’s Royal Command

Signified by Mr. Secretary Whitelaw

OULTON
Clerk of the Crown in Chancery

Received the 7th day
of February, 1983.

(Sgd.) Hailsham of St Marylebone, C.

William Whitelaw (Secretary of State for the Home Department)

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Black and white Royal Arms centered at top.

"Elizabeth the Second" is in Gothic font.

This uses a pre-printed template. Chancellor's name, recipient's name, title, the name of the signifying Secretary of State, and the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery have all been entered with a typewriter as has the recepi.

Court, date, and regnal year have been entered by hand.