https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/f9051b0665fbf0356ad969b37dd12dc6.pdf ddb8f42fb50420ead2b3ca55d12cac75 Letters Patent Letters Patent are sealed with the Great Seal of the Realm. Transcript A transcript of the document. C HARLES ♦ THE ♦ THIRD by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories King Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the Faith To all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting WHEREAS Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Second did indicate Her Royal will that for divers good causes and considerations the status of a City be conferred on the Town of Bangor in the County of Down in celebration of Her Platinum Jubilee And whereas the sad demise of Her Late Majesty occurred before Her warrant could be placed under Her Sign Manual to cause Letters Patent conferring the status of a City to be under the Great Seal of Northern Ireland And Whereas We are graciously pleased to confer on the said Town of Bangor the status of a City in order to bring Her Late Majesty’s will into effect NOW THEREFORE KNOW YE that We of Our especial grace and favour and mere motion do by these Presents ordain declare and direct that the said TOWN OF BANGOR shall henceforth have the status of a CITY and shall have all such rank liberties privileges and immunities as are incident to a City IN WITNESS whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent WITNESS Ourself at Westminster the twenty-second day of November in the first year of Our Reign. By Warrant under The King’s Sign Manual Clerk of the Crown for Northern Ireland Warranty The authority for passing the document under the Great Seal. Sign Manual Warrant Seal Type The Great Seal can be either a pendant wax seal or an embossed seal on the document itself. Wax Seal Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Document is handwritten with moderate ornamentation. Full color Royal Arms in the upper left. Royal name begins with a large ornamental letter adorned with gold leaf. Name is in blue with gold-leaf interpuncts. Royal titles and warranty are in red. Town name and "city" are in blue. Document is written in Foundational Hand. Full color municipal coat of arms in the lower right. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. Sealed with the Great Seal of Northern Ireland. Document notes that Queen Elizabeth II approved the grant of city status to mark her Platinum Jubilee but died before signing the necessary Royal Warrant to pass the Letters Patent under the Great Seal of Northern Ireland. 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 Letters Patent - Conferring City Status on Bangor [2022-11-22] Subject The topic of the resource Local Government Northern Ireland Description An account of the resource Letters Patent of King Charles III conferring city status upon the Town of Bangor. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource King Charles III Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Mark Simpson, "Bangor receives city status in Princess Anne visit," BBC News online, December 2, 2022, https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-63828321. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2022-11-22 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch City Status Local Government Monarch Northern Ireland