Royal Warrant - For Letters Patent Granting the Mayor of Exeter the Style of "Lord Mayor" [2002-04-26]
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Title
Royal Warrant - For Letters Patent Granting the Mayor of Exeter the Style of "Lord Mayor" [2002-04-26]
Subject
Great Seal
Styles
Civic Officials
Description
Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II directing the Lord Chancellor to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm granting the Mayor of Exeter the style of "Lord Mayor".
Creator
Queen Elizabeth II
Source
C 83/696
Date
2002-04-26
Contributor
T. Onslow
Relation
Great Seal Act 1884, but the resulting Letters Patent were a prerogative instrument.
Coverage
Exeter
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Transcript
(Sgd.) Elizabeth R
ELIZABETH THE SECOND by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories Queen Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the Faith: To Our right trusty and well beloved Counsellor Alexander Andrew Mackay Baron Irvine of Lairg Our Chancellor of Great Britain GREETING: WE WILL AND COMMAND that under the Great Seal of Our Realm remaining in your custody you cause these Our Letters to be made forth Patent in form following:
ELIZABETH THE SECOND by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories Queen Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the Faith To all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Know Ye that Our will and pleasure is and We do hereby declare and ordain that from and after the date of these Presents the Mayor of the City of Exeter and his successors in Office shall be styled entitled and called Lord Mayor of Exeter And We do hereby authorise and empower the Mayor of the City of Exeter and his successors in Office henceforth at all times to assume and use and to be called and to be named by the style title and appellation of Lord Mayor of Exeter and to enjoy and use all and singular the rights privileges and advantages to the degree of a Lord Mayor in all things duly and of right belonging In Witness &c. Witness &c.
Given at Our Court at Saint James's the twenty-sixth day of April two thousand and two in the fifty-first year of Our Reign
This contains a Warrant to the Lord High Chancellor to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal whereby Your Majesty is pleased to ordain that the Mayor of the City of Exeter and his successors in Office shall be styled Lord Mayor of Exeter And this Warrant is prepared according to Your Majesty's Royal Command
ELIZABETH THE SECOND by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories Queen Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the Faith: To Our right trusty and well beloved Counsellor Alexander Andrew Mackay Baron Irvine of Lairg Our Chancellor of Great Britain GREETING: WE WILL AND COMMAND that under the Great Seal of Our Realm remaining in your custody you cause these Our Letters to be made forth Patent in form following:
ELIZABETH THE SECOND by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories Queen Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the Faith To all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Know Ye that Our will and pleasure is and We do hereby declare and ordain that from and after the date of these Presents the Mayor of the City of Exeter and his successors in Office shall be styled entitled and called Lord Mayor of Exeter And We do hereby authorise and empower the Mayor of the City of Exeter and his successors in Office henceforth at all times to assume and use and to be called and to be named by the style title and appellation of Lord Mayor of Exeter and to enjoy and use all and singular the rights privileges and advantages to the degree of a Lord Mayor in all things duly and of right belonging In Witness &c. Witness &c.
Given at Our Court at Saint James's the twenty-sixth day of April two thousand and two in the fifty-first year of Our Reign
BY HER MAJESTY'S COMMAND
(Sgd.) Irvine of Lairg,
C.
(Sgd.) Irvine of Lairg,
C.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY
This contains a Warrant to the Lord High Chancellor to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal whereby Your Majesty is pleased to ordain that the Mayor of the City of Exeter and his successors in Office shall be styled Lord Mayor of Exeter And this Warrant is prepared according to Your Majesty's Royal Command
| Received the 26th day of April 2002 (Sgd.) Irvine of Lairg, C. |
Signified by Mr. Secretary Blunkett PHILLIPS Clerk of the Crown in Chancery |
Countersigner
Lord Irvine of Lairg (Lord Chancellor)
Ornamentation
Black and white Royal Arms at the top.
Printed in Times New Roman.
Royal name is capitalized and in boldface. First occurrence begins with a drop cap.
Granted style is in boldface.
Printed in Times New Roman.
Royal name is capitalized and in boldface. First occurrence begins with a drop cap.
Granted style is in boldface.
Special Features
Although the Home Secretary signified the Queen's commands to the Crown Office, the Lord Chancellor countersigned the Royal Warrant.
Files
Citation
Queen Elizabeth II, “Royal Warrant - For Letters Patent Granting the Mayor of Exeter the Style of "Lord Mayor" [2002-04-26],” Corpus of British Administrative Instruments, accessed October 20, 2026, https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/453.