Royal Warrant - Continuing Commissions of the Peace [1952-02-07]

Royal Warrant - Continuing Commissions of the Peace [1952-02-07]

Great Seal

Judiciary

Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II directing the Lord Chancellor to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm continuing the existing Commissions of the Peace.

Queen Elizabeth II

1952-02-07

T. Onslow

(Sgd.) Elizabeth R

Our will and pleasure is that this pass by immediate Warrant

ELIZABETH THE SECOND BY THE GRACE OF GOD

of Great Britain Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas Queen Defender of the Faith TO all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Whereas Commissions of the Peace under the Great Seal have from time to time been issued by Our late dearly beloved Progenitors Queen Victoria King Edward the Seventh King George the Fifth and King George the Sixth for the Counties Liberties Boroughs and Places mentioned in the same whereby Their late Majesties assigned certain persons whose names are contained in the said Commissions and in the Schedules thereto to be Justices to keep the Peace in the said Counties Liberties Boroughs and Places with the powers authorities and privileges in the said Commissions set forth Now Know Ye that We of Our especial grace Do ordain and declare that the said Commissions of the Peace shall continue and be of as full force and effect as if We had Ourself issued the same and Our name had been substituted thereon for the name of Her late Majesty Queen Victoria or His late Majesty King Edward the Seventh or His late Majesty King George the Fifth or His late Majesty King George the Sixth AND We do hereby assign the said persons whose names are now contained in the said Commissions and the Schedules thereto or may hereafter be added to the same to be Our Justices of the Peace for the said Counties Liberties Boroughsd and Places with all the powers authorities and privileges granted by the said Commissions as fully as if We had issued new Commissions for the said Counties Liberties Boroughs and Places IN WITNESS &c. WITNESS &c.

MAY IT PLEASE YOUR MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY

This contains Your Majesty’s Grant a Warrant for Your Majesty’s Letters to be made Patent whereby Your Majesty is pleased to continue in force the Commissions of the Peace issued during the Reigns of Their Late Majesties Queen Victoria King Edward the Seventh King George the Fifth and King George the Sixth

Prepared by order of the Right Honourable the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain

Received the 7th
day of February, 1952

(Sgd.) Simonds C

Lord Simonds (Lord Chancellor)

Pre-printed template.

Black and white Royal Arms at the top.

Royal name is capitalized and centered

Although this was signed on the second day of Queen Elizabeth II's reign, the Crown Office already had a pre-printed template with her name. However, templates using King George VI's name continued to be used with the necessary modifications.