Royal Warrant - Declaring the Precedence of the Master of the Horse [1907-05-06]
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Title
Royal Warrant - Declaring the Precedence of the Master of the Horse [1907-05-06]
Subject
Precedence
Royal Household
Description
Royal Warrant of King Edward VII declaring the precedence of the Master of the Horse.
Creator
King Edward VII
Source
College of Arms I75/109-110
Date
1907-05-06
Contributor
Mark Scott
Relation
Royal Warrant Item Type Metadata
Transcript
Edward R. & I.
Edward the Seventh by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith & Emperor of India. To Our Right Trusty and Right Entirely beloved Cousin and Councillor Henry, Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal and Our Hereditary Marshal of England, Knight of Our Most Noble Order of the Garter, Knight Grand Cross of Our Royal Victorian Order, Greeting. Whereas We having taken the matter into Our Royal Consideration have decided that the precedence assigned to the Master of the Horse should be further regulated and defined. Know Ye therefore that in the exercise of Our Royal Prerogative We do hereby declare Our Royal Will and Pleasure that in all times hereafter the Master of the Horse of Us, Our heirs and successors shall have place and precedence next after the Chamberlain of Our household. Our Will and Pleasure further is that you, Henry Duke of Norfolk to whom the cognizance of matters of this nature doth properly belong do see this Order observed and kept and that you do cause the same to be recorded in Our College of Arms to the end that Our Officers of Arms and all others upon occasion may take full notice and have knowledge thereof. Given at Our Court at Saint James's the sixth day of May 1907 in the Seventh year of Our Reign
Edward the Seventh by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith & Emperor of India. To Our Right Trusty and Right Entirely beloved Cousin and Councillor Henry, Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal and Our Hereditary Marshal of England, Knight of Our Most Noble Order of the Garter, Knight Grand Cross of Our Royal Victorian Order, Greeting. Whereas We having taken the matter into Our Royal Consideration have decided that the precedence assigned to the Master of the Horse should be further regulated and defined. Know Ye therefore that in the exercise of Our Royal Prerogative We do hereby declare Our Royal Will and Pleasure that in all times hereafter the Master of the Horse of Us, Our heirs and successors shall have place and precedence next after the Chamberlain of Our household. Our Will and Pleasure further is that you, Henry Duke of Norfolk to whom the cognizance of matters of this nature doth properly belong do see this Order observed and kept and that you do cause the same to be recorded in Our College of Arms to the end that Our Officers of Arms and all others upon occasion may take full notice and have knowledge thereof. Given at Our Court at Saint James's the sixth day of May 1907 in the Seventh year of Our Reign
By His Majesty's Command
H.J. Gladstone
Countersigner
Herbert Gladstone (Secretary of State for the Home Department)
Ornamentation
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Collection
Citation
King Edward VII, “Royal Warrant - Declaring the Precedence of the Master of the Horse [1907-05-06],” Corpus of British Administrative Instruments, accessed October 20, 2026, https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/413.