Letter - Asking the Secretary of State to Give Orders for a Commission for Royal Assent [1772-02-08]
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Title
Letter - Asking the Secretary of State to Give Orders for a Commission for Royal Assent [1772-02-08]
Subject
Legislation
Parliament
Great Seal
Description
Letter from the Earl of Rochford to Lord Apsley asking him to give orders for the preparation of a Commission for Royal Assent.
Creator
William, 4th Earl of Rochford (Secretary of State for the Southern Department)
Source
SP 44/142 f.331
Date
1772-02-08
Contributor
Jason Loch
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Transcript
[Marginal note: Lord Chancellor]
I am directed by His Majesty to desire Your Lordship will give Orders for a Commission to be prepared for giving the Royal Assent to the Corn & other Bills on Tuesday next the 11.th ins.t.
I am &c
St. James's 8.th Feb.y 1772.
My Lord,I am directed by His Majesty to desire Your Lordship will give Orders for a Commission to be prepared for giving the Royal Assent to the Corn & other Bills on Tuesday next the 11.th ins.t.
I am &c
Rochford
Signatures
Earl of Rochford (Secretary of State for the Southern Department)
Recipient(s)
Lord Apsley (Lord Chancellor)
Ornamentation
This is handwritten transcript from the Secretary of State's entry books and may not reflect the formatting of the original.
Special Features
The fact that a Secretary of State signified the King's command to prepare the Commission is noteworthy. In modern times, they are prepared without the involvement of a Secretary of State (cf. the Crown Office's Royal Assent Guide).
Files
Collection
Citation
William, 4th Earl of Rochford (Secretary of State for the Southern Department), “Letter - Asking the Secretary of State to Give Orders for a Commission for Royal Assent [1772-02-08],” Corpus of British Administrative Instruments, accessed October 20, 2026, https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/355.