Letters Patent - Appointing Somerset Herald [2024-04-12]

Letters Patent - Appointing Somerset Herald [2024-04-12]

Officers of Arms

Letters Patent of King Charles III appointing Mark Scott as Somerset Herald.

King Charles III

2024-04-12

Mark Scott

C harles·the Third· by·the· Grace·of God

of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories King, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith:

WHEREAS the Office of Somerset Herald of Arms has become vacant by the promotion of Our trusty and well beloved David Vines White Esquire to the Office of Garter Principal King of Arms NOW KNOW YE that We for divers good causes and considerations Us thereunto specially 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 Bluemantle Pursuivant of Arms one of Our Heralds of Arms and have given and by these Presents do give unto him the name commonly called SOMERSET 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 occupy and exercise that Office and the name style title liberty and pre-eminence aforesaid during his good behaviour in the same Office Provided always and Our Will and Pleasure is that he the said Mark John Rosborough Scott otherwise Somerset shall on the attainment of seventy years of age offer to retire from the said Office such offer to retire to be addressed in writing under his hand to the Earl Marshal of England for the time being and these Our Letters shall continue to have effect until Our acceptance of such offer and not thereafter and We have further given and granted and by these Presents for Us Our heirs and successors do give and grant unto the said Mark John Rosborough Scott otherwise Somerset for the exercise of the said Office an annuity or yearly salary of Seventy pounds and eighty pence of gold 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 second day of July Two thousand and twenty-one being the day after the day of the promotion of the said David Vincs White and to be computed by the day after the yearly rate aforesaid and made unto and for the thirty-first day of March now 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 whereof we have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent WITNESS ourself at Westminster the twelfth day of April in the second year of Our Reign

BY WARRANT UNDER THE KING'S SIGN MANUAL

ROMEO

Sign Manual Warrant

Wax Seal

Document is handwritten with moderate ornamentation.

Full achievement of Royal arms in heading.

King Charles III at moment of Coronation in initial letter. "Charles the Third by the Grace of God" is in blue ink with gold initial letters and gold interpuncts. Royal titles are in purple ink.

Appointee's name and office are in gold.

Warranty is in purple ink.

Artwork and scrivening by Timothy Noad MBE.