Royal Warrant - For a Congé d'élire for the See of Winchester [2011-10-10]
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(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 Kenneth Harry Clarke Our Chancellor of Great Britain one of Our Principal Secretaries of State 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 Our trusty and well beloved the College of Canons of Our Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity and of Saint Peter and Saint Paul and of Saint Swithun in Winchester Greeting Supplication having been humbly made to Us on your part that whereas the See of Winchester is now void and destitute of the solace of a Pastor by the resignation of the Right Reverend Father in God Michael Charles Scott-Joynt Master of Arts lately Bishop thereof We would be graciously pleased to grant you Our fundatorial leave and licence to elect another Bishop and Pastor of the said See We being favourably inclined to your prayers in this behalf have thought fit by virtue of these Presents to grant you such leave and licence Requiring and Commanding you by the faith and allegiance by which you stand bound to Us that you elect a such person for your Bishop and Pastor as may be devoted to God and useful and faithful to Us and Our Kingdom In Witness &c. Witness &c.
Given at Our Court at Saint James’s the tenth day of October two thousand and eleven in the sixtieth year of Our Reign
BY HER MAJESTY’S COMMAND
(Sgd.) Ken Clarke 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 whereby Your Majesty is pleased to grant Your Majesty’s Congé d’Elire to the College of Canons of Your Majesty’s Cathedral Church in Winchester for electing a Bishop of the See of Winchester the same being void by the resignation of the Right Reverend Michael Charles Scott-Joynt, M.A., lately Bishop thereof And this Warrant is prepared according to Your Majesty’s Royal Command
Signified by Mr. Secretary Clarke
CHAKRABARTI
Clerk of the Crown in Chancery
Received the 10th
day of October 2011
(Sgd.) Ken Clarke C
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