Letters Patent Letters Patent are sealed with the Great Seal of the Realm. Transcript A transcript of the document. <strong>George the Fifth</strong> by the Grace of God of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas King, Defender of the Faith, To all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Whereas it hath been of ancient times accustomed that amongst other Officers and Ministers whom it is meet should be attendant upon the Persons of Princes suitable to their high dignity and glory there should be more especially proper Officers to whom the care and office of Arms both in times of war and peace may be committed. And Whereas the Office of Norroy King of Arms and Principal Herald of the North Part of England is become vacant by the promotion of Our trusty and well beloved Sir Gerald Woods Wollaston, Knight, Member of Our Royal Victorian Order, late Norroy to the Office of Garter Principal King of Arms. Know Ye therefore that We of Our especial Grace, certain knowledge and mere motion and for divers other good causes and considerations Us hereunto especially moving by these Presents for Us Our heirs and successors Do advance make ordain constitute and create Our Trusty and well beloved <strong>Algar Henry Stafford Howard</strong>, Esquire, upon whom We have conferred the Decoration of the Military Cross, Windsor Herald, a King of Arms and a Principal Herald of the North Part of England. And We by these Presents Do give unto him the name <strong>Norroy </strong>which We do give and grant unto the said Algar Henry Stafford Howard, with the style title liberties pre-eminences and commodities suitable agreeable and belonging and antiently accustomed to the said Office. And him We have really crowned and invested and by these Presents Do crown and invest therewith. To have enjoy occupy and exercise the said Office and the name style title preeminences and commodities aforesaid unto him the said Algar Henry Stafford Howard, during his good behaviour in the said office with all rights profits commodities and emoluments whatsoever to the same office in anywise belonging and appertaining. Giving moreover and granting unto the said Algar Henry Stafford Howard all and singular other things which are incumbent upon the said office of Norroy King of Arms or are known to be appertaining of right or by custom in times past to be done transacted and executed except such ancient and customary fees as are due to the said office on the creation of dignities. And further of Our more abundant grace We do give and by virtue of these Presents grant unto the said Algar Henry Stafford Howard Authority Power and Licence with the consent of the Earl Marshal of England or his Deputy for the time being in writing under their hands and seals from time to time first given or signified of granting and appointing to eminent men Letters Patent of Arms and Crests jointly and together with Garter and Clarenceux Kings of Arms or one of them or by himself alone without them at the will and pleasure of the Earl Marshal or his Deputy for the time being according to their Ordinances or Statutes from time to time issued [^or to be issued] respectively in that behalf and not otherwise nor in other manner so as that if the said Algar Henry Stafford Howard shall act in any of the premises to the contrary this Our present Grant and all things herein contained shall cease and be utterly and altogether void and of none effect or force whatsoever Moreover We have given and granted and by these Presents for Us Our heirs and successors Do give and grant unto the said Algar Henry Stafford Howard advanced by Us a King of Arms and a Principal Herald of the North Part as aforesaid twenty pounds and five shillings by the year by reason and in consideration of the same office and for the exercise thereof To have and receive the same unto him the said Algar Henry Stafford Howard yearly and every year during his good behaviour in the same office at the office of the Chamberlain of Our Household for the time being the same to commence from the twenty seventh day of September last being the day of the promotion of the said Sir Gerald Woods Wollaston and be computed and paid by the day after the rate of twenty pounds and five shillings by the year unto the twenty fifth day of March next ensuing and the subsequent payments quarterly at the four most usual days of payment in the year by even and equal portions Together with such liveries and clothing as and in the same manner and form as any other Person being a King of Arms or Herald of Arms in England aforesaid had and received in the time of Edward the Third Our Progenitor heretofore King of England or afterwards to [^have and] receive such liveries and clothing unto him the said Algar Henry Stafford Howard [^yearly] during his good behaviour in the said office at the Great Wardrobe of [^Us] Our heirs and successors by the hands of the Keeper of the same Wardrobe of Us Our heirs and successors for the time being In witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent. Witness Ourself at Westminster the twenty ninth day of January in the twenty first year of Our Reign.<br /> <div style="text-align:center;">By Warrant under the King's Sign Manual.</div> <div style="text-align:right;">Schuster</div> <br />Examined with the original Patent<br />this Fifth day of February 1930 [sic]<br />(Sgd.) <em>Algar Howard <br /></em><em>Norroy Registrar</em> Warranty The authority for passing the document under the Great Seal. Sign Manual Warrant Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. This is taken from a handwritten transcript of the patent and may not reflect the formatting of the original. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. The document uses both "ancient" and "antiently." There are several interlineations where words were inadvertently omitted by the copyist. At the end is a note stating that the transcript was examined against the original patent. Although it is dated February 5, 1930, this has to be a mistake for 1931 given the date of the patent. 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 Letters Patent - Appointing Norroy King of Arms [1931-01-29] Subject The topic of the resource Officers of Arms Description An account of the resource Letters Patent of King George V appointing Algar Howard as Norroy King of Arms. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource King George V Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived College of Arms Officers' Patents 3/13-15 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1931-01-29 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mark Scott Heraldry Monarch Norroy King of Arms Royal Prerogative