https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/5b207204946c31327672ce1e6371d4cd.pdf e949a85db952ee8f7e97774f1456cfde Letter This is used for general correspondence that doesn't fit into a specialized category (e.g., ministerial submissions). Transcript A transcript of the document. <p class="page-number" style="text-align:left;">Page 1</p> <span class="page"></span> <p>Sir My Brother and dear Cousin,</p> <p>    Being desirous to maintain without interruption, the relations of friendship and good understanding which happily subsist between the two Crowns, I have selected My Trusty and Well-beloved Martin James Shearman, Commander of Our Most Distinguished Royal Victorian Order, to proceed to the Court of Your Majesty in the character of My Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.</p> <p>    Having already had ample experience of Mr Shearman’s talents and zeal for My service, I doubt not that he will discharge his Mission in such a manner as to merit Your Majesty’s approbation and esteem, and to prove himself worthy of this new mark of My confidence.</p> <!-- Divider --> <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"></div> <p class="page-number" style="text-align:left;">Page 2</p> <span class="page"></span> <p>    I request that You will give entire credence to all that Mr Shearman shall have occasion to communicate to You in My name, more especially when he shall renew to Your Majesty My cordial wishes for Your Happiness, and shall assure You of the invariable attachment and highest esteem with which I am,</p> <div style="text-align:center;">(Sgd.)<em> Sir My Brother and dear Cousin<br />Your Majesty’s<br />Affectionate Sister and Cousin</em></div> <div style="text-align:center;"><em>Elizabeth R</em></div> <p style="text-align:left;">Buckingham Palace,<br />21 June, 2019.</p> <p style="text-align:left;">To<br />My Good Brother and dear Cousin,<br />The King of the Belgians.</p> Signatures The person who signed the document even if there isn't a wet-ink signature. Queen Elizabeth II Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Gold embossed Royal Arms at the top of pg. 1. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. This is a Lettre de Cabinet. There is no ministerial countersignature. Recipient(s) King Philippe 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 Letter - Letter of Credence for the British Ambassador to Belgium [2019-06-21] Subject The topic of the resource Foreign Affairs Description An account of the resource Letter of Credence issued by Queen Elizabeth II for the benefit of Martin Shearman upon his appointment as HM Ambassador to Belgium. 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://www.facebook.com/ukinbelgium/posts/tomorrow-ambassador-martin-shearman-will-present-his-credentials-also-known-as-l/2709447535733042/" title="British Embassy in Brussels on Facebook">British Embassy in Brussels on Facebook</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-06-21 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Foreign Affairs HM Ambassadors Monarch