Royal Warrant - Recommending John Lamb for the Degree of Doctor in Divinity [1693-06-20]

Royal Warrant - Recommending John Lamb for the Degree of Doctor in Divinity [1693-06-20]

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Royal Warrant of Queen Mary II recommending John Lamb, one of her Chaplains in Ordinary, for the degree of Doctor in Divinity.

Queen Mary II

SP 44/150 f.139

1693-06-20

Jason Loch

Marie R.

Trusty and welbeloved Wee greet you well, Having received a good Character of the Learning & Loyalty of Our trusty and welbeloved John Lamb Clerk Master of Arts and one of Our Chaplains in ordinary, and being well informed that both by his Standing & Ability in the Study of Divinity he is fully qualified for the Degree of Doctor in Divinity, Wee have thought hereby to recommend him to you in a particular manner for the Said Degree of Doctor in Divinity Willing and requiring you forthwith upon the receipt hereof to confer the Same upon him by accumulation, he performing the Exercises requisite thereunto, or giving caution for the performance thereof at Such times as you Shall think convenient, And so not doubting of your ready compliance herein, Wee bid you farewell. Given at Our Court at Whitehall the 20^th: day of June 1693 in the fifth yeare of Our Reigne

By her Maj^tys comand

Nottingham

Daniel, 2nd Earl of Nottingham (Secretary of State for the Southern Department)

This text is taken from a handwritten transcript of the Warrant in the Secretary of State's Entry Book and may not reflect the formatting of the original.

The text does not say who the Warrant was addressed to, but since Lamb received his DD from the University of Cambridge, it was likely addressed to the Vice-Chancellor for communication to the Senate.

The recommendation for a DD may have been connected with Lamb's appointment as Dean of Ely.