Royal Warrant - For Letters Patent Appointing Bluemantle Pursuivant of Arms [2019-06-13]

Royal Warrant - For Letters Patent Appointing Bluemantle Pursuivant of Arms [2019-06-13]

Great Seal

Officers of Arms

Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II directing the Lord Chancellor to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm granting the office of Bluemantle Pursuivant of Arms to Mark Scott.

Queen Elizabeth II

2019-06-13

Mark Scott

Earl Marshal's Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery

Great Seal Act 1884, but the resulting Letters Patent were a prerogative instrument.

(Sgd.) Elizabeth R

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 Our right trusty and well beloved Counsellor Our Chancellor of Great Britain one of Our Principal Secretaries of State GREETING: WE WILL AND COMMAND that under the Great Seal of Our Realm remaining in your custody you cause these Our Letters to be made forth Patent in form following:

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 Greeting Whereas the Office of Bluemantle Pursuivant of Arms has become vacant by the promotion of Our trusty and well beloved Michael Peter Desmond O’Donoghue Esquire to the Office of York Herald of Arms Know Ye that We for divers good causes and considerations Us hereunto especially moving Of Our especial grace certain knowledge and mere motion have made ordained created advanced constituted and invested and by these Presents for Us Our heirs and successors Do make ordain create advance constitute and invest Our trusty and well beloved Mark John Rosborough Scott Esquire one of Our Pursuivants of Arms and have given and by these Presents do give unto him the name commonly called Bluemantle And by these Presents for Us Our heirs and successors do give and grant unto him the style title liberty and pre-eminence suitable and agreeable and anciently accustomed to the said Office To have enjoy and exercise the said Office during his good behaviour together with all rights profits privileges fees advantages and appurtenances to the same Office Provided always and of Our Will and Pleasure it is that the said Mark John Rosborough Scott otherwise Bluemantle shall hold exercise and enjoy the said Office so long only as he shall behave himself well therein and that he shall be at liberty when he shall please to retire to the place and degree due unto him under his hand of the Earl Marshal of England for the time being and these Our Letters shall cease to be in force and virtue And We for Us Our heirs and successors do give and grant unto the said Mark John Rosborough Scott otherwise Bluemantle for the exercise of the said Office an annuity or yearly salary of Thirteen pounds and ninety-five pence of good and lawful money of Great Britain To have and yearly to receive the same at the Office of the Lord Chamberlain of Our Household the first payment thereof to commence from the thirty-first day of May two thousand and nineteen being the date of the promotion of the said Michael Peter Desmond O’Donoghue and to be computed by the day after the yearly rate aforesaid and made unto and for the thirty-first day of March now next ensuing and the subsequent payments thereof to be made yearly on the thirty-first day of March Together with all other fees rights profits perquisites privileges pre-eminences advantages and emoluments whatsoever incident or belonging to the said Office except such ancient and customary fees as are due to the said Office on the creation of dignities In Witness &c. Witness &c.

Given at Our Court at Saint James’s the thirteenth day of June in the year of Our Lord one thousand and nineteen and in the sixty-eighth year of Our Reign.

BY HER MAJESTY’S COMMAND

(Sgd.) David Gauke

MAY IT PLEASE YOUR MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY

This contains a Warrant to the Lord High Chancellor to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal whereby Your Majesty is pleased to grant unto Mark John Rosborough Scott, Esquire, the Office of Bluemantle Pursuivant of Arms And this Warrant is prepared according to Your Majesty’s Royal Command.

Signified by The Duke of Norfolk
Earl Marshal of England

HEATON
Clerk of the Crown in Chancery

Received the 13^th day of June 2019
(Sgd.) David Gauke

David Gauke (Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice)

Printed in Times New Roman.

Black and white Royal Arms at the top.

Royal name is capitalized and has a drop cap.

Appointee's name and office are in boldface.

Date clause has been completed by hand.

Handwritten recepi.

Instead of being addressed to a specific Lord Chancellor, this Royal Warrant is addressed to "Our right trusty and well beloved Counsellor Our Chancellor of Great Britain one of Our Principal Secretaries of State."