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. (Seal) (Signed) GEORGE R.I. GEORGE, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India, etc., etc., etc. To all and singular to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting. Whereas it appears to Us expedient to nominate some person of approved Wisdom, Loyalty, Diligence and Circumspection to represent Us in the character of Our Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to ________________. Now Know Ye that We, reposing especial trust and confidence in the discretion and faithfulness of Our Right Trusty and Well-beloved ________________ have nominated, constituted and appointed, as We do by these Presents nominate, appoint and constitute him, the said ________________ Our Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the ________________. Giving and granting to him in that character all power and authority to do and perform all proper acts, matters and things which may be desirable or necessary for the promotion of relations of friendship, good understanding, and harmonious intercourse between Our ________________ and ________________, and for the protection and furtherance of the interests confided to his care; by the diligent and discreet accomplishment of which acts, matters and things afore-mentioned he shall gain Our approval and show himself worthy of Our high confidence. And We therefore request all those whom it may concern to receive and acknowledge Our said ________________ as such Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary as aforesaid, and freely to communicate with him upon all matters which may appertain to the objects of the high mission whereto he is hereby appointed. Given at Our Court of St. James, the ________________ day of ________________ in the year of Our Lord ________________ and in the ________________ year of Our Reign. By His Majesty's Command, (Countersigned) Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. This is a specimen, but the actual instrument would normally have been countersigned by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Seal Affixed Some Warrants bear a seal. Unknown Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. This text comes from a secondary source and so it may not reflect the formatting of the original. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. These Commissions were formerly issued to newly appointed ambassadors/ministers alongside their Letters of Credence. This custom may have been discontinued, however, as more recent editions of Satow's Diplomatic Practice make no mention of such instruments. Note the absence of the ordinal number in the royal name. 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 - Commission of Appointment for an Ambassador/Minister Plenipotentiary [Undated] Subject The topic of the resource Foreign Affairs Description An account of the resource Specimen of a Commission of Appointment issued to an Ambassador/Minister Plenipotentiary. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource King George V Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Arnold D. McNair (ed.), A Guide to Diplomatic Practice by the Late Rt. Hon. Sir Ernest Satow, third edition (Longmans, Green and Co., 1932), 132-133. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Undated Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Diplomatic Personnel Discontinued Instruments Foreign Affairs Foreign Secretary Monarch