https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/4f9ad0c55f45ba7172035f19471cd9ac.pdf cdd4333a5993315fb3ad329c79b63521 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. <p>George R.</p> <p>Our Will and Pleasure is That You forthwith receive Our Great Seal of Great Britain from Our Trusty and Welbeloved Edward Woodcock Esq. in whose Hands Our said Great Seal now is, and bring it without Loss of Time into Our Presence. And for so doing This shall be unto You, as well as unto the said Edward Woodcock for delivering the Same, a sufficient Warrant.</p> <p>Given at Our Court at St. James’s the Twenty First day of January 1770 in the Tenth Year of Our Reign.</p> <table style="width:100%;border:none;border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:1.5em;"> <tbody> <tr style="border:none;"> <td style="border:none;padding:0;line-height:1.4;">To Our Right Trusty &amp; Welbeloved Cousin <br />and Councillor Thomas Lord Viscount Weymouth, one of Our Principal Secretaries of State</td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;width:1rem;"> <p style="margin:0;text-align:center;">⎤</p> <p style="margin:0;text-align:center;">⎥</p> <p style="margin:0;text-align:center;">⎦</p> </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;line-height:1.4;text-align:right;">By His Majesty’s Command<br />Rochford</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. William, 4th Earl of Rochford (Secretary of State for the Northern Department) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. This text is taken from the Secretary of State's Entry Books and may not reflect the formatting of the original. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. This Royal Warrant was necessary because the Lord Chancellor, Charles Yorke, had taken his own life on January 20. 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 - Receiving the Great Seal [1770-01-21] Subject The topic of the resource Great Seal Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of King George III directing Viscount Weymouth to collect the Great Seal of the Realm. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource King George III Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived SP 44/379 f.25 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1770-01-21 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Great Seal Monarch Northern Secretary Southern Secretary