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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="float:left;font-size:4em;line-height:0.85;margin:0.05em 0.1em 0 0;font-weight:bold;"&gt;E&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;LIZABETH 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 all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Know Ye that We of Our especial grace certain knowledge and mere motion have given and granted and by these Presents for Us Our heirs and successors Do give and grant unto Our beloved in Christ &lt;strong&gt;Martin George Poll&lt;/strong&gt; Clerk in Holy Orders Bachelor of Arts Principal Anglican Chaplain and Archdeacon for Our Royal Navy Honorary Canon in Our Cathedral Church of St Thomas of Canterbury Portsmouth the Place and Dignity of a &lt;strong&gt;Canon&lt;/strong&gt; in Our Collegiate Church or Free Chapel of Saint George in Our Castle of Windsor now void and in Our Gift in full right In Witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent Witness Ourself at Westminster the eighteenth day of September in the sixty-first year of Our Reign&lt;/p&gt;
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