Miscellaneous - Warrant for Proclaiming King Edward VII at Oxford [1901-01-23]
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Title
Miscellaneous - Warrant for Proclaiming King Edward VII at Oxford [1901-01-23]
Subject
Accession
Ceremonial
Privy Council
Description
Warrant of the Lords of the Privy Council directing the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford to proclaim King Edward VII.
Creator
Aretas Akers-Douglas (First Commissioner of Works)
Sir Richard Temple
William Jackson
Sir Francis Jeune (President of the Probate, Divorce, and Admiralty Division of the High Court)
Lord George Hamilton (Secretary of State for India)
Sir Richard Temple
William Jackson
Sir Francis Jeune (President of the Probate, Divorce, and Admiralty Division of the High Court)
Lord George Hamilton (Secretary of State for India)
Source
Recorded in the Oxford University Gazette, supplement (1) to No. 1007, January 29, 1901, 315.
Date
1901-01-29
Contributor
Mark Scott
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Transcript
The Warrant for the Proclamation
of
King Edward the Seventh.
AFTER our hearty Commendations. It having pleased Almighty God to take to His Mercy out of this troublesome Life Our late Sovereign Lady Queen Victoria of Blessed Memory: And thereupon His Royal Majesty King Edward the Seventh being here proclaimed according to the tenor of the Proclamation signed by Us herewith sent unto you: We do hereby Will and require you forthwith to cause the said Proclamation to be proclaimed and published in the Convocation with the Solemnities and Ceremonies accustomed on the like occasion. And so, not doubting of your ready compliance herein, We bid you heartily farewell.
From the Council Chamber at St. James's
This 23rd day of January, 1901.
Your loving friends
A. AKERS-DOUGLAS.
RICHARD TEMPLE.
W. L. JACKSON.
F. H. JEUNE.
GEORGE HAMILTON.
To Our loving Friend
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford.
Ornamentation
This text is taken from the Oxford University Gazette and may not reflect the formatting of the original document.
Special Features
Only two of the signatories were Ministers of the Crown.
Collection
Citation
Aretas Akers-Douglas (First Commissioner of Works)
Sir Richard Temple
William Jackson
Sir Francis Jeune (President of the Probate, Divorce, and Admiralty Division of the High Court)
Lord George Hamilton (Secretary of State for India), “Miscellaneous - Warrant for Proclaiming King Edward VII at Oxford [1901-01-23],” Corpus of British Administrative Instruments, accessed October 20, 2026, https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/427.