https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/f96290013cbc701202ee367981e10f0f.pdf fb66097ed48f4092ff825344da633000 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 Statutes of the Order of the Bath Subject The topic of the resource Honors Description An account of the resource Material related to the Statutes of the Order of the Bath including Dispensations. 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. George R.<br /><br />George the Third, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith &amp;c. and Sovereign of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Power is reserved to Us of adding and explaining any Particular, which Additions and Explanations under Our Sign Manual shall be taken as Part and Parcel of the said Statutes; And whereas We have nominated and appointed Our Right Trusty &amp; Welbeloved Councillor Sir George Macartney, Knt, to be one of the Knights Companions of the said most Honourable Order, and he being at present engaged in Our Service in Our Kingdom of Ireland, which renders his Investiture with the said Order inconvenient, We do therefore, on this occasion, hereby dispense with the Form of investing him the said Sir George Macartney with the said Order, as likewise with his Non observance of the Rights of Bathing, Vigils, and all other concomitant Forms, which, by the ancient Ceremonials of conveying the Knighthood of the Bath, or by the Statutes of the most Honourable Order, are required to be performed on account of conferring this Knighthood. And We hereby constitute Our Trusty and Welbeloved Stanier Porten, Esq. to be his Proxy, or Deputy, to be installed for him, and on his behalf, according to the Tenour of the said Statutes, and in regard of his absence. Given under the Seal of Our said Order the 3d Dat of June in the twelfth year of Our Reign, and in the year of Our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and Seventy two. Seal Affixed Some Warrants bear a seal. Original was sealed with the Seal of the Order of the Bath. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. Document shows signs of careless copying, as some words appear to be missing from the initial sentences. Document is a handwritten copy from the Secretary of State's Entry Books. Beneficiary of the Royal Warrant was Sir George Macartney, 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. While other dispensations allow the beneficiary to designate their own proxy for installation, this one designates the person who was to be installed on Sir George's behalf. 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 - Dispensation Permitting a Knight Companion of the Bath to Forgo Investiture and Prefatory Ceremonies and Designating a Proxy for His Installation [1772-06-03] Subject The topic of the resource Honors Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of King George III dispensing with the Statutes of the Order of the Bath to permit Sir William Macartney to forgo investiture and the rites of bathing and vigil and constituting Stanier Porten to be his proxy for the installation. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource King George III Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived SP 44/379 f.315 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1772-06-03 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Dispensations Honors Knighthood Monarch Order of the Bath Royal Prerogative Statutes of Chivalric Orders