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            <text>George R.I.&lt;br /&gt;Whereas it appears by an Instrument under your hand and seal bearing date the 20th day of May instant that being well satisfied of the abilities of Keith William Murray, Gentleman, you have nominated and appointed him to be a Pursuivant of Arms Extraordinary by the name of Carnarvon Pursuivant of Arms with the intention and purpose that he the said Keith William Murray may obtain Our Warrant to be fully invested with the rights and privileges of and to create Carnarvon Pursuivant of Arms Extraordinary, and likewise enjoy all advantages to the said Office belonging or in anywise appertaining Know Ye that We are graciously pleased to condescend thereto: And it is Our Will and Pleasure and We do hereby authorise and require you in Our Name to create him the said Keith William Murray Pursuivant of Arms Extraordinary by the name and title of Carnarvon Pursuivant of Arms. And for so doing this shall be your Warrant. Given at Our Court at Saint James's the twenty third day of May 1911 in the Second year of Our Reign.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="border:none;padding:0;line-height:1.4;"&gt;To Our Right Trusty and Right Entirely [^Beloved] Cousin &lt;br /&gt;and Counsellor Henry Duke of Norfolk Knight of &lt;br /&gt;Our Most Noble Order of the Garter, Knight Grand &lt;br /&gt;Cross of Our Royal Victorian Order, Earl Marshal &lt;br /&gt;and Our Hereditary Marshal of England&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;p style="margin:0;text-align:center;"&gt;⎥&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0;text-align:center;"&gt;⎥&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0;text-align:center;"&gt;⎥&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0;text-align:center;"&gt;⎦&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;td style="border:none;padding:0;line-height:1.4;text-align:right;"&gt;By His Majesty’s Command&lt;br /&gt;W. S. Churchill&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;Let this Warrant be recorded in the College of Arms&lt;br /&gt;30 May 1911                                            Norfolk EM.</text>
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            <text>Winston Churchill (Secretary of State for Home Department)</text>
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            <text>"Beloved" has been interlined after "Entirely" in the superscription.</text>
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              <text>Royal Warrant of King George V appointing Keith William Murray as Carnarvon Pursuivant Extraordinary.</text>
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              <text>King George V</text>
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              <text>College of Arms I76/119</text>
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              <text>Mark Scott</text>
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