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            <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:1.5em;"&gt;Elizabeth the Second&lt;/span&gt;&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 &lt;span style="font-family:'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"&gt; Our Right trusty and well beloved Counsellor Sir Robert Edgar Megarry Knight one of the Justices of Our High Court of Justice &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Greeting &lt;strong&gt;Whereas&lt;/strong&gt; by the advice and assent of Our Council for certain arduous and urgent affairs concerning Us the state and defence of Our United Kingdom and the Church We have ordered a certain Parliament to be holden at Our City of Westminster on the          day of          next ensuing and there to treat and have conference with the Prelates Great Men and Peers of Our Realm We strictly enjoining COMMAND you that (waiving all excuses) you be at the said day and place personally present with Us and with the rest of Our Council to treat and give your advice upon the affairs aforesaid And in this nowise do you omit &lt;strong&gt;Witness&lt;/strong&gt; Ourself at Westminster the day of          in the          year of Our Reign.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:right;"&gt;BOURNE&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;To&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"&gt; THE RIGHT HONOURABLE&lt;br /&gt;MR. JUSTICE MEGARRY &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;A Writ of Attendance at Parliament&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:right;"&gt;BOURNE&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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            <text>Unlike a Writ of Summons which states that the recipient is to "be personally present at Our aforesaid Parliament with Us and with the Prelates Nobles and Peers of Our said Kingdom to treat and give your counsel upon the affairs aforesaid," the Writ of Attendance commands the recipient to be "personally present with Us and with the rest of Our Council to treat and give your advice upon the affairs aforesaid."&#13;
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Writs of Attendance are issued to the Law Officers, Justices of the Supreme Court, the Lord Chief Justice, the Master of the Rolls, Lords Justices of Appeal, the President of the Family Division, the Chancellor of the High Court, and Justices of the High Court provided they are not members of the House of Lords.</text>
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              <text>Writ of Attendance summoning Sir Robert Megarry to Parliament to advise the House of Lords.</text>
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              <text>Undated, but likely coincided with the opening of the 49th Parliament on  June 9, 1983.</text>
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