Writ - Viscount's Writ of Summons to a Sitting Parliament [2022-04-06]
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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 Cousin Jonathan William Viscount Camrose of Hackwood Park in Our County of Southampton Greeting Whereas Our Parliament for 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 We strictly enjoining command you upon the faith and allegiance by which you are bound to Us that considering the difficulty of the said affairs and dangers impending (waiving all excuses) you be personally present at Our aforesaid Parliament with Us and with the Prelates Nobles and Peers of Our said Kingdom to treat and give your counsel upon the affairs aforesaid And this as you regard Us and Our honour and the safety and defence of the said Kingdom and Church and dispatch of the said affairs in nowise do you omit Witness Ourself at Westminster the sixth day of April in the seventy-first year of Our Reign
ROMEO
To JONATHAN WILLIAM VISCOUNT CAMROSE
A Writ of Summons to Parliament
ROMEO
L. S.
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Royal name and incipits are in a Gothic font.
