https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/8106630acadff9bca5bbe2697d04efa3.pdf 527b3fe1b1bc03256755f539dd6c1962 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 Statutes of the Order of the Garter Subject The topic of the resource Honors Description An account of the resource Material related to the Statutes of the Order of the Garter including Dispensations. 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.) Edward R & I Whereas WE THE SOVEREIGN OF The Most Noble Order of the Garter have full power to dispense with all the Statutes and Regulations usually observed within the same; And Whereas HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS LEOPOLD CHARLES EDWARD GEORGE ALBERT, DUKE OF ALBANY, {REIGNING DUKE OF SAXE-COBURG AND GOTHA.} hath been invested with the Ensigns of Our said Order We therefore upon divers considerations Us thereunto especially moving do hereby dispense with all the Statutes and Regulations in regard to Installation, and do give and grant unto His Royal Highness Leopold Charles Edward George Albert, Duke of Albany (Reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha) full power and authority to sit in the Stall that shall be assigned to him in Our Royal Chapel of Saint George at Windsor and to exercise all rights and privileges belonging to a KNIGHT COMPANION of Our said Most Noble Order in as full and ample a manner as if he had been formally installed any decree, rule or usage to the contrary notwithstanding. Given under the Great Seal of Our said Order at Our Court at Buckingham Palace, the fifteenth day of July in the second Year of Our Reign, and in the Year of Our Lord One thousand nine hundred and two. By the Sovereign’s Command (Sgd.) F. Oxon. Chancellor of the Most Noble Order of the [Garter] Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Document is highly ornamented. Full color arms of the Garter at the top. Border of gold-and-blue tassels with Cross of St. George surrounded by the Garter in the upper left and right corners. "We," "Sovereign," and the first instance of the Duke of Albany's name are printed in gold. There are also two different types of Gothic lettering. One with extensive flourishes is used for "The Most Noble Order of the Garter," "And Whereas," and "By the Sovereign's Command." A simpler one is used for "We" and "Given." Second instance of the Duke's name is larger and surrounded by flourishes. "Knight Companion" is in boldface and italicized. Rest of the document is in a Copperplate script. Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Francis Paget (Bishop of Oxford and Chancellor of the Order of the Garter) Seal Affixed Some Warrants bear a seal. Great Seal of the Order of the Garter (not shown) 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 - Dispensation for the Duke of Albany and Reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha's Installation as a Knight of the Garter [1902-07-15] Subject The topic of the resource Honors Description An account of the resource Instrument of King Edward VII dispensing with the need to install the Duke of Albany and Reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha as a Knight of the Garter. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource King Edward VII Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gotha_Order_of_the_Garter.JPG">Unknown, photo taken by Concordiadomi</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1902-07-15 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Bishop of Oxford Chancellor of the Garter Honors Knighthood Monarch Order of the Garter Royal Prerogative