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            <text>&lt;p style="text-align:left;"&gt;(Sgd.) &lt;em&gt;Elizabeth R&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ELIZABETH THE SECOND&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;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 Charles Leslie Baron Falconer of Thoroton 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:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ELIZABETH THE SECOND&lt;/strong&gt; 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 the Right Reverend Father in God Our right trusty and well beloved John William by Divine Permission Lord Bishop of Chichester or in his absence to his Vicar-General in Spirituals or to any other person or persons having or that shall have sufficient authority in this behalf Greeting We present unto you by these Presents Our beloved in Christ &lt;strong&gt;John James William Edmondson&lt;/strong&gt; Clerk Master of Arts to the &lt;strong&gt;Deanery and Vicarage of Battle&lt;/strong&gt; in Our County of East Sussex and in your Diocese now legally void by the resignation of the last Incumbent thereof and to Our presentation in full right Commanding and Requiring you so far as relates to you to admit the said John James William Edmondson to the Deanery and Vicarage of Battle aforesaid and him there to institute induct and invest with all and every the rights members and appurtenances thereunto belonging and to do all and singular other matters and things in anywise touching or concerning the admission institution and induction aforesaid which to your pastoral office belongeth or appertaineth In Witness &amp;amp;c. Witness &amp;amp;c.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Given at Our Court at &lt;em&gt;Saint James’s&lt;/em&gt; the &lt;em&gt;twenty-fourth&lt;/em&gt; day of &lt;em&gt;November&lt;/em&gt; two thousand and &lt;em&gt;four&lt;/em&gt; in the &lt;em&gt;fifty third&lt;/em&gt; year of Our Reign&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BY HER MAJESTY’S COMMAND&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(Sgd.) &lt;em&gt;Falconer of Thoroton C&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MAY IT PLEASE YOUR MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This contains a Warrant to the Lord High Chancellor to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal whereby Your Majesty is pleased to present the Reverend John James William Edmondson, M.A., to the Deanery and Vicarage of Battle in Your Majesty’s County of East Sussex and the Diocese of Chichester and in Your Majesty’s Gift in full right And this Warrant is prepared according to Your Majesty’s Royal Command&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Signified by First Lord of Your Majesty’s Treasury&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:right;"&gt;ALLAN&lt;br /&gt;Clerk of the Crown in Chancery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Received the 24th &lt;br /&gt;day of November 2004&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(Sgd.) &lt;em&gt;Falconer of Thoroton C&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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