Royal Warrant - For Letters Patent appointing a Canon of Christ Church Oxford [2003-01-10]

Royal Warrant - For Letters Patent appointing a Canon of Christ Church Oxford [2003-01-10]

Great Seal

Ecclesiastical Appointments

Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II directing the Lord Chancellor to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal presenting the Very Rev. Nicholas Coulton to a Canonry of Christ Church, Oxford.

Queen Elizabeth II

C 83/696-697

2003-01-10

T. Onslow

Christ Church, Oxford

(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 Know Ye that We of Our especial grace certain knowledge and mere motion have given and granted and by these Presents for Us Our heirs and successors Do give and grant unto Our beloved in Christ Nicholas Guy Coulton Clerk Bachelor of Divinity Dean of Our Cathedral Church of St. Nicholas Newcastle upon Tyne the Place and Dignity of a Canon of Our Cathedral Church of Christ in Our University of Oxford void by the resignation of the Very Reverend Robert Martin Colquhoun Jeffery Bachelor of Divinity lately Canon thereof and in Our Gift in full right To have and to hold the said Canonry aforesaid unto him the said Nicholas Guy Coulton with all and singular the privileges pre-eminences rights and advantages due and of right belonging to the said Canonry In Witness &c. Witness &c.

Given at Our Court at Saint James’s the tenth day of January two thousand and three in the fifty-first year of Our Reign

BY HER MAJESTY’S COMMAND

(Sgd.) Irvine of Lairg C.

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 unto the Very Reverend Nicholas Guy Coulton, B.D., Dean of Your Majesty’s Cathedral Church, Newcastle upon Tyne, a Canonry in Your Majesty’s Cathedral Church of Christ in Oxford void and in Your Majesty’s Gift in full right And this Warrant is prepared according to Your Majesty’s Royal Command

PHILLIPS
Clerk of the Crown in Chancery

Received the 10th day of January 2003

(Sgd.) Irvine of Lairg C.

Lord Irvine of Lairg (Lord Chancellor) countersigned and recepi'd.

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Printed in Times New Roman.

Black and white Royal Arms at the top.

Royal name is capitalized and in boldface.

Appointee name and office are in boldface.

Lord Irvine countersigned even though David Blunkett (Secretary of State for the Home Department) formally signified the Queen's command to the Crown Office.