https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/917dd62c2b6a1cf64d15f53827c69aa8.pdf d68026810e6fe8b0594b5b43ee8625b2 Writ Writs are formal commands from the Crown. For example, Writs of Summons summon peers to Parliament. Transcript A transcript of the document. <p><b>Charles the Third</b> by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories King Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the Faith To Our right trusty and well beloved Mark Edward Cubitt of Dorking in Our County of Surrey and Bodiam Castle in Our County of Sussex Chevalier Greeting <strong>Whereas</strong> 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 <strong>Witness</strong> Ourself at Westminster the twenty-eighth day of October in the first year of Our Reign</p> <p style="text-align:right;">ROMEO</p> <p style="text-align:right;">To <strong>MARK EDWARD LORD ASHCOMBE</strong></p> <p style="text-align:right;"><em>A Writ of Summons to Parliament</em></p> <p style="text-align:right;">ROMEO<br /><br /></p> <p style="text-align:left;">L. S.</p> Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Printed in Times New Roman. Royal name and selected incipits are in Gothic font. Seal Affixed Some Warrants bear a seal. There is a circle in the lower left that presumably marks where the Wafer Great Seal would go. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. A baron's writ of summons addresses him using his full territorial designation even though it isn't part of his <em>nomen dignitatis</em>. "Chevalier" is a relic of the early days of the baronage when the lowest-ranking peers were summoned to Parliament as knights only. 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 Writ - Life Baron's Writ of Summons to a Sitting Parliament [2022-10-28] Subject The topic of the resource Peerages House of Lords Description An account of the resource Writ summoning Lord Ashcombe to a sitting Parliament. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Crown Office Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2022-12-16 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource T. Onslow Relation A related resource <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1730/schedule/part/I./made" title="The Crown Office (Forms and Proclamations Rules) Order 1992">The Crown Office (Forms and Proclamations Rules) Order 1992</a> as amended by <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/3131/contents/made" title="The Crown Office (Forms and Proclamations Rules) (Amendment) Order 2002">The Crown Office (Forms and Proclamations Rules) (Amendment) Order 2002</a>. House of Lords Parliament