Royal Warrant - Dispensation Permitting a Knight Companion of the Bath to Wear Insignia Prior to Installation [1775-08-03]
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Title
Royal Warrant - Dispensation Permitting a Knight Companion of the Bath to Wear Insignia Prior to Installation [1775-08-03]
Subject
Honors
Description
Royal Warrant of King George III dispensing with the Statutes of the Order of the Bath to allow Sir John Blaquiere to wear the Insignia of a Knight Companion prior to his installation.
Creator
King George III
Source
SP 44/381 f.412
Date
1775-08-03
Contributor
Jason Loch
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Transcript
George R.
George the Third by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland Defender of the Faith etc and Sovereign of the most honourable Order of the Bath: Whereas by the Statutes of Our said most honourable Order of the Bath, Power is reserved to Us of adding & explaining any Particulars therein, which additions and explanations under Our Sign Manual shall be taken as Part and Parcel of the said Statutes: And whereas Our Right Trusty and Wellbeloved Councillor Sir J[ohn] Blaquiere whom We have nominated and appointed to be a Companion of Our said most honourable Order, being at present attending Our Service in Ireland, We have in regard of his absence from hence occasioned by his necessary attendance aforesaid, thought fit by these Presents to dispense in his favour with the Statutes of Our said Order, and do hereby grant him the said Sir John Blaquiere during his Residence out of Great Britain, and prior to his Installation, Our Royal Permission to wear and use on his upper Garment the Badges & Ensigns of Our said most honourable Order.
Given under the Seal of Our said Order the 3rd Day of August, in the fifteenth Year of Our Reign, and in the Year of Our Lord 1775.
George the Third by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland Defender of the Faith etc and Sovereign of the most honourable Order of the Bath: Whereas by the Statutes of Our said most honourable Order of the Bath, Power is reserved to Us of adding & explaining any Particulars therein, which additions and explanations under Our Sign Manual shall be taken as Part and Parcel of the said Statutes: And whereas Our Right Trusty and Wellbeloved Councillor Sir J[ohn] Blaquiere whom We have nominated and appointed to be a Companion of Our said most honourable Order, being at present attending Our Service in Ireland, We have in regard of his absence from hence occasioned by his necessary attendance aforesaid, thought fit by these Presents to dispense in his favour with the Statutes of Our said Order, and do hereby grant him the said Sir John Blaquiere during his Residence out of Great Britain, and prior to his Installation, Our Royal Permission to wear and use on his upper Garment the Badges & Ensigns of Our said most honourable Order.
Given under the Seal of Our said Order the 3rd Day of August, in the fifteenth Year of Our Reign, and in the Year of Our Lord 1775.
Seal Affixed
Original was sealed with the Seal of the Order of the Bath.
Special Features
Document is a handwritten copy from the Secretary of State's Entry Books.
Beneficiary of the Royal Warrant was Sir John Blaquiere, Chief Secretary for Ireland.
There is no evidence of a countersignature by either a Minister of the Crown or an officer of the Order of the Bath.
Beneficiary of the Royal Warrant was Sir John Blaquiere, Chief Secretary for Ireland.
There is no evidence of a countersignature by either a Minister of the Crown or an officer of the Order of the Bath.
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Citation
King George III, “Royal Warrant - Dispensation Permitting a Knight Companion of the Bath to Wear Insignia Prior to Installation [1775-08-03],” Corpus of British Administrative Instruments, accessed October 20, 2026, https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/329.