Royal Warrant These can be purely administrative in nature (e.g., Warrants authorizing the use of the Great Seal) or they can be substantive instruments (e.g., Warrants of appointment). They are signed by the Monarch and (usually) countersigned by a Minister of the Crown. Transcript A transcript of the document. William R Trusty & welbeloved. We Greet you well. Being well satisfied of the Piety, Learning & Ability of Our Trusty & welbeloved John Wickart Master of Arts, one of Our Chaplains in Ordinary, We have thought fit hereby to recommend him to you in a particular manner for the Degree of Doctor in Divinity, willing & 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 ye performance thereof, at such times as you shall think convenient, And so not doubting of your ready complyance herein, We bid you farewell. GIVEN at Our Court at Kensington the 29 day of December 1692 in the 4 yeare of Our Reigne By his Majtys comand Nottingham To Our Trusty & Welbeloved the Vice Chancellor of Our University of Cambridge to be communicated to ye Senate there Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Daniel, 2nd Earl of Nottingham (Secretary of State for the Southern Department) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. 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. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. The recommendation for a DD may have been connected with Wickart's appointment as Dean of Winchester. 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 Royal Warrant - Recommending John Wickart for the Degree of Doctor in Divinity [1692-12-29] Subject The topic of the resource Academic Degrees Ecclesiastical Royal Household Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of King William III recommending John Wickart, one of his Chaplains in Ordinary, for the degree of Doctor in Divinity from the University of Cambridge. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource King William III Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived SP 44/150 f.135 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1692-12-29 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Academic Degrees Discontinued Instruments Monarch Royal Household Royal Prerogative Southern Secretary