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            <text>&lt;div style="text-align:right;"&gt;W H I T E H A L L.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align:right;"&gt;11th March 1899&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;Sir,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am to signify to you The Queen's commands that you prepare a Warrant for Her Majesty's signature, addressed to the Lord High Chancellor, to cause to be passed under the Great Seal (in conformity with the Draft herewith enclosed) a Commission for the summoning and holding of the Privy Council during Her Majesty's absence abroad.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align:center;"&gt;I am,&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align:center;"&gt;Sir,&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align:center;"&gt;Your obedient Servant,&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align:right;"&gt;(Sgd.) &lt;em&gt;M W Ridley&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Clerk of the Crown&lt;br /&gt;in Chancery,&lt;br /&gt;&amp;amp;c, &amp;amp;c, &amp;amp;c</text>
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