Royal Warrant - For Letters Patent Granting the Dignity of a Baron for Life to Sir Michael Boyce [2003-06-16]

Royal Warrant - For Letters Patent Granting the Dignity of a Baron for Life to Sir Michael Boyce [2003-06-16]

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Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II directing the Lord Chancellor to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal granting Sir Michael Cecil Boyce the dignity of a baron for life.

Queen Elizabeth II

C 83/698-699

2003-06-16

T. Onslow

(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 Lords Spiritual and Temporal and all Our Subjects whatsoever to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Know Ye that We of Our especial grace certain knowledge and mere motion in pursuance of the Life Peerages Act 1958 and of all other powers in that behalf Us enabling do by these Presents advance create and prefer Our  trusty and well beloved Sir Michael Cecil Boyce Knight Grand Cross of Our Most Honourable Order of the Bath Officer of Our Most Excellent Order of the British Empire Admiral in Our Royal Navy to the state degree style dignity title and honour of Baron Boyce of Pimlico in Our City of Westminster

And for Us Our heirs and successors do appoint give and grant unto him the said same state degree style dignity title and honour of Baron Boyce to have and to hold unto him for his life

Willing and by these Presents granting for Us Our heirs and successors that he may have hold and possess a seat place and voice in the Parliaments and Public Assemblies and Councils of Us Our heirs and successors within Our United Kingdom amongst the Barons And also that he may enjoy and use all the rights privileges pre-eminences immunities and advantages to the degree of a Baron duly and of right belonging which Barons of Our United Kingdom have heretofore used and enjoyed or as they do at present use and enjoy

In Witness &c. Witness &c.

Given at Our Court at Saint James’s the sixteenth day of June two thousand and three in the fifty-second year of Our Reign.

BY HER MAJESTY’S COMMAND

(Sgd.) Falconer of Thoroton 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 granting unto Admiral Sir Michael Cecil Boyce, G.C.B., O.B.E., the Dignity of a Barony of Your United Kingdom by the name and title of Baron Boyce, of Pimlico in Your Majesty’s City of Westminster To hold the same unto him for his life And this Warrant is prepared according to Your Majesty’s Royal Command

Signified by Mr. Secretary Blunkett

PHILLIPS
Clerk of the Crown in Chancery

Received the 16th
day of June 2003
(Sgd.) Falconer of Thoroton C.

Lord Falconer of Thoroton (Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs)

Printed in Times New Roman.

Black and white Royal Arms at the top.

Name and title of the recipient are in boldface.

Royal name is capitalized and has a drop cap.

Details in the date clause are entered by hand.

This was the first Royal Warrant countersigned and recepi'd by Lord Falconer of Thoroton. Note that the Home Secretary was still formally signifying the Queen's commands.