https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/93b2193a7c59d824f25ae7a302757bf5.jpg 7d01f4a4cf57e7c73cf27d7130133153 Letters Patent Letters Patent are sealed with the Great Seal of the Realm. Transcript A transcript of the document. E LIZABETH 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: <div style="text-align:center;">TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, GREETING!</div> <table style="width:100%;line-height:1.6;border-collapse:collapse;border:none;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width:48%;vertical-align:top;padding-right:4%;border:none;"> WHEREAS certain new local government areas known as districts have been established by the Local Government Act 1972: AND WHEREAS a Petition praying for the grant of a Charter conferring upon the district of Havant the status of a borough has been presented unto Us by the council of the said district: AND WHEREAS We are pleased by the advice of Our Privy Council to grant a Charter for such purpose. NOW THEREFORE KNOW YE that We, by virtue of Our Prerogative Royal and in pursuance of the Local Government Act 1972 and of all other powers </td> <td style="width:48%;vertical-align:top;border:none;"> and authorities enabling Us in that behalf, have granted and declared and by these Presents do grant and declare that the district of Havant shall have the status of a borough. This Our Charter shall not take effect before the first day of April, One thousand nine hundred and seventy-four. IN WITNESS whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent. WITNESS Ourself at Westminster the fourteenth day of December in the twenty second year of Our Reign. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div style="text-align:center;">By Warrant under the Queen's Sign Manual</div> Warranty The authority for passing the document under the Great Seal. Sign Manual Warrant Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Royal name and titles are in larger type, and the name begins with a drop cap. Document appears to be printed in a Roman typeface. Warranty and elements of the date have been added by hand. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. This document has four unusual features: <ol> <li>It uses punctuation.</li> <li>The warranty is handwritten.</li> <li>The surname of the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery is not present.</li> <li>The Great Seal is not visible as either a pendant or a wafer.</li> </ol> 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 Letters Patent - Conferring Borough Status on the District of Havant [1973-12-14] Subject The topic of the resource Local Government Description An account of the resource Letters Patent of Queen Elizabeth II conferring borough status on the district of Havant. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Elizabeth II Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Charter for the creation of Havant as a Borough, Emsworth Museum, <a href="https://emsworthmuseum.org.uk/emcms/items/show/10017">https://emsworthmuseum.org.uk/emcms/items/show/10017</a>. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-12-14 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Relation A related resource <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/70/section/245">Local Government Act 1972</a> Borough Status Local Government Monarch Privy Council Statutory Power