https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/3d6e4385ac6485a59297bd74eb592a18.pdf 05eff2b7d76ead16a4bf7460fb6165fe Royal Warrant These can be purely administrative in nature (e.g., Warrants authorizing the use of the Great Seal) or they can be substantive instruments (e.g., Warrants of appointment). They are signed by the Monarch and (usually) countersigned by a Minister of the Crown. Transcript A transcript of the document. (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. Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Lord Falconer of Thoroton (Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. 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. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. 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. 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 Royal Warrant - For Letters Patent Granting the Dignity of a Baron for Life to Sir Michael Boyce [2003-06-16] Subject The topic of the resource Great Seal Peerages House of Lords Description An account of the resource 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. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Elizabeth II Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived C 83/698-699 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2003-06-16 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource T. Onslow Relation A related resource <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/47-48/30/section/2" title="Great Seal Act 1884">Great Seal Act 1884</a> <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/6-7/21" title="Life Peerages Act 1958">Life Peerages Act 1958</a> <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1730/schedule/part/IV./made">The Crown Office (Forms and Proclamations Rules) Order 1992</a> Constitutional Affairs Secretary Great Seal Lord Chancellor Monarch Peerages