https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/0d2bcb41725d6882633994106fd40ed1.pdf 4e02fb468dc223865da18f6c9fa541b2 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. <div style="line-height:1.8;max-width:700px;margin:auto;"><!-- Page 1 --> <div style="border-bottom:2px solid #000;padding-bottom:2em;margin-bottom:3em;"> <div> <div>(Stmp.) L. S.</div> <div> <p style="text-align:right;">(Stmp.) (Signed) ELIZABETH R</p> </div> </div> <p>ELIZABETH THE SECOND, 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,</p> <p style="text-align:right;">Greeting<em>!</em></p> <p><span style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;">WHEREAS</span> at a Meeting of the Town Council of Stratford-upon-Avon in Our County of Warwickshire held at the Town Hall, within the said Town on, and by a Resolution bearing date, the twenty-fourth day of November Two thousand and fifteen, Our Right Trusty and Well-beloved Henry Jocelyn Marquess of Hertford, one of the Deputy Lieutenants of Our County of Warwickshire was subject to Our Approbation, elected and appointed, High Steward of Stratford-upon-Avon in the room and place of Our Trusty and Well-beloved Sir William Stratford Dugdale, Baronet, deceased;</p> <p><span style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;">WE</span> being well satisfied of the loyalty and abilities of the said Henry Jocelyn Marquess of Hertford, have thought fit to approve and confirm the aforesaid election and do hereby give Our Approbation to the appointment of</p> <p style="text-align:right;">/the said</p> <p><strong>Approbation</strong>: Election of Henry Jocelyn Marquess of Hertford as High Steward of Stratford-upon-Avon</p> </div> <!-- Page 2 --> <div> <p>the said Henry Jocelyn Marquess of Hertford and do authorise him to hold, use, exercise and enjoy the said Office of High Steward of Stratford-upon-Avon with all the rights, privileges and pre-eminences belonging to the same during the term of his natural life in as full and ample a manner and to all intents and purposes as any person who has heretofore held and enjoyed the same.</p> <p style="text-align:right;">GIVEN at Our Court at <em>Saint James's</em><br />the <em>14th</em> day of <em>December</em> 2015<br />in the Sixty-fourth Year of Our Reign.</p> <p style="text-align:right;">BY HER MAJESTY'S COMMAND</p> <p style="text-align:right;"><em>Michael Gove C.</em></p> </div> </div> Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Michael Gove (Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice) Seal Affixed Some Warrants bear a seal. None. Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Printed in Bookman Old Style. Royal name and title are capitalized. Capitalized incipits, and the first two are also in boldface. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. The Second Seal and the Queen Elizabeth II's signature are both represented by stamps. Dating information and Michael Gove's signature are all written in the same hand, suggesting they were added by a Crown Office staff member and not original. 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 - Approbation of the High Steward of Stratford-upon-Avon [2015-12-14] Subject The topic of the resource Civic Officials Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II approving the election of the Marquess of Hertford as High Steward of Stratford-upon-Avon. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Elizabeth II Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FOI request Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-12-15 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Stratford-upon-Avon Civic Officials Justice Secretary Lord Chancellor Monarch Royal Prerogative