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            <text>&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:2.5em;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Victoria by the Grace of God&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;p&gt;of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen Defender of the Faith &lt;strong&gt;TO&lt;/strong&gt; The Right Reverend Father in God John Wogan by Divine permission &lt;span style="font-size:1.25em;"&gt;Lord Bishop of Saint Albans&lt;/span&gt; and to all others whom it may concern Greeting: &lt;strong&gt;Whereas&lt;/strong&gt; We have by Our Order in Council bearing date the thirtieth day of April One thousand eight-hundred and seventy seven made in pursuance of an Act of the thirty eighth and thirty ninth years of Our reign Chapter 34 founded the Bishopric of Saint Albans and have assigned The Abbey Church of Saint Albans in the County of Hereford as a Cathedral Church to the said Bishopric which Order came into operation on the fourth day of May One thousand eight hundred and seventy seven &lt;strong&gt;And whereas&lt;/strong&gt; it has been represented to Us that it would be expedient to found a Dean and Chapter for the said Bishopric &lt;strong&gt;Now Know Ye&lt;/strong&gt; that We of Our certain knowledge and mere motion Have founded and created and by these presents &lt;span style="font-size:1.25em;"&gt;Do found and create a Dean and Chapter of the said Cathedral Church of Saint Albans&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;And&lt;/strong&gt; We do hereby constitute them a body corporate with all such rights and powers usually enjoyed by other Cathedral Chapters in England as We may from time to time provide by any Order in Council made by Us and such Order in Council may contain such provisions as may be necessary as to the number of the said Chapter and the revenues and endowment thereof and the enjoyment of incomes and other endowments in relation thereto &lt;strong&gt;And&lt;/strong&gt; We do further declare that the said Deanery shall be in Our direct patronage and every Canonry in the said Chapter shall be in the patronage of the Bishop of Saint Albans for the time being. &lt;strong&gt;In witness&lt;/strong&gt; whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent &lt;strong&gt;Witness&lt;/strong&gt; Ourself at Westminster the twenty third day of February in the sixty third year of Our reign.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:1.75em;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;By Warrant under the Queen’s Sign Manual&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:1.25em;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Muir Mackenzie&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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