https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/484c75f52b175242fd9eba9698177d41.jpg af690328d437c418f3ea4cc5500ebdfc Miscellaneous This is used for instruments that don't fit any other categories. Transcript A transcript of the document. After our hearty Commendations. It having pleased Almighty God to take to His Mercy out of this troublesome Life Our late Sovereign Lord King William the Fourth of Blessed Memory. And thereupon Her Royal Majesty Queen Victoria being here proclaimed according to the tenor of the Proclamation signed by Us herewith sent unto you.<br /><br />We do hereby Will and require you Thomas Dixon forthwith to cause the said Proclamation to be proclaimed and published in the usual places within your jurisdiction with the Solemnities and Ceremonies accustomed on the like occasion. And so, not doubting of your ready compliance herein We bid you heartily farewell.<br /><br />From the Council Chamber at Kensington.<br />This 20th day of June 1837.<br /> <div style="text-align:right;">Your loving friends<br />(Sgd.) <em>Cottenham C.</em></div> <div style="text-align:right;">(Sgd.) <em>Spring Rice</em></div> <div style="text-align:right;">(Sgd.) <em>John Hobhouse</em></div> <div style="text-align:right;">(Sgd.) <em>Palmerston</em></div> <div style="text-align:right;">(Sgd.) <em>Melbourne</em></div> <div style="text-align:right;">(Sgd.) <em>Duncannon</em></div> <div style="text-align:right;">(Sgd.) <em>Russell</em></div> <div style="text-align:left;"><em><br /><br />To Our loving friend<br /></em>The Mayor of the City of<br />Chester.</div> Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. This document appears to be entirely handwritten, but it uses two different colors of ink. Most of it is written in black ink, but Queen Victoria's name , and the name and office of the recipient are in a brownish ink. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. Unlike later examples of this type of Warrant, all the signatories were members of the Government. 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 Miscellaneous - Warrant for Proclaiming Queen Victoria in Chester [1837-06-20] Subject The topic of the resource Accession Ceremonial Privy Council Description An account of the resource Warrant of the Lords of the Privy Council directing the Mayor of Chester to proclaim Queen Victoria. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lord Cottenham (Lord Chancellor) Thomas Spring Rice (Chancellor of the Exchequer) Sir John Hobhouse (?) (President of the Board of Control) Henry, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs) William, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury) Lord Duncannon (Lord Privy Seal) Lord John Russell (Secretary of State for the Home Department) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Raab Collection Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1837-06-20 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Accession Ceremonial Chancellor of the Exchequer Civic Officials Foreign Secretary Home Secretary Lord Chancellor Lord Privy Seal President of the Board of Control Prime Minister Privy Council