Letters Patent - Appointing Ulster King of Arms [1943-04-01]

Letters Patent - Appointing Ulster King of Arms [1943-04-01]

Officers of Arms

Letters Patent of King George VI appointing Algar Howard as Ulster King of Arms.

King George VI

College of Arms Officers' Patents 3/25-26

1943-04-01

Mark Scott

Northern Ireland

George the Sixth 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 the Office of Ulster King of Arms has become vacant by the death of Sir Nevile Rodwell Wilkinson Knight Commander of our Royal Victorian Order late Ulster And whereas we have deemed it desirable to unite the said Office of Ulster King of Arms with the Office of Norroy King of Arms Know ye therefore that We of Our especial grace certain knowledge and mere motion and for divers good causes and considerations Us thereunto especially moving have made ordained constituted and created and by these Presents for Us Our heirs and successors do make ordain constitute and create Our trusty and well beloved Algar Henry Stafford Howard Esquire Companion of Our Most Honourable Order of the Bath Commander of Our Royal Victorian Order upon whom has been conferred the Decoration of the Military Cross Norroy King of Arms a King of Arms and a Principal Herald of that part of our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland called Northern Ireland And We have given and by these Presents do give unto him the name of Ulster in addition to and after the name of Norroy with the style title liberties pre-eminences and commodities agreeable to the same To have hold exercise and enjoy the said Office and the name style title pre-eminences and commodities aforesaid unto him the said Algar Henry Stafford Howard during his good behaviour in the same Office with the power of making doing executing and exercising all and singular those things relating to the exercise and execution of the said Office which of right or by custom in any sort shall be requisite necessary and fit to be done And further of Our more abundant grace We do give and by virtue of these Presents grant unto the said Algar Henry Stafford Howard Norroy and Ulster King of Arms authority power and licence with the consent of the Earl Marshal or his Deputy for the time being in writing under this 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 and so 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 And lastly We do hereby confirm in all respects Our Letters Patent dated the Twenty ninth day of January One thousand nine hundred and thirty one granting to the said Algar Henry Stafford Howard the Office of Norroy King of Arms and declare that these Our present Letters Patent are to be construed as supplemental to and not in derogation of the said Letters Patent of the Twenty ninth day of January One thousand nine hundred and thirty one In witness whereof We have caused these our Letters to be made Patent Witness Ourself at Westminster the First day of April in the Seventh year of Our Reign.
Examined with the original Patent
this 28th day of April 1943.

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This text is taken from a handwritten transcript of the patent and may not reflect the formatting of the original.

The Letters Patent appointing Howard to the office of Norroy King of Arms are described as "Our Letters Patent" even though they were actually issued by King George V.