Royal Warrant - Authorizing the Commissioners of the Great Seal to Make Ecclesiastical Appointments [1700-05-05]

Royal Warrant - Authorizing the Commissioners of the Great Seal to Make Ecclesiastical Appointments [1700-05-05]

Ecclesiastical Appointments

Great Seal

Royal Warrant of King William III authorizing Sir John Holt, Sir George Treby, and Sir Edward Ward, as Commissioners of the Great Seal, to make ecclesiastical appointments normally in the Lord Chancellor's gift.

King William III

SP 44/348 f.140

1700-05-05

Jason Loch

William R

William the third by the Grace of God King of England, Scotland, France & Ireland, Defender of the faith, &c. Right trusty & Welbeloved, Wee greet you well, Whereas Wee by our Com^on bearing even date w^th these presents have thought good to committ the keeping of Our Great Seale of England to your care, and Trust, and therew^th to Seal Grants, Comissions, and Writs to signe Decrees and doe other things that are used to be expedited by Our Chancellor of England, or Keeper of Our Great Seale of England, Wee doe therefore hereby Will & com̄and and alsoe authothorize you, or any two of you, and give you or any two of you, full power from time to time to nominate and appoint a fit person, or fit persons to all and singular the offices and Benefices Ecclesiasticall w^th or without Cure of Souls now belonging or w^ch hereafter may belong to Us, to be presented to, and such fit person or persons to present in Our Name, & to doe and execute all [^other] matters requisite for that purpose in as large & ample a manner as any Chancellor of England, or Keeper of the Great Seale of England hath usually executed & done for all w^ch these our Letters shall be yo^r[?] sufficient Warrant. Given under Our Signet at Hampton Court the fifth day of May in the Twelfth year of Our Reigne.

To Our [^R^t] Trusty, and Wellbeloved Counsellor
S^r John Holt Knight Chief Justice, assigned
to hold Pleas before Us, Our Trusty and
Wellbeloved S^r George Treby Knight
Chief Justice of Our Court of Com̄on Pleas and
Our Trusty and Wellbeloved S^r Edward Ward
Knight Chiefe Baron of Our Court of
Exchequer.

 

This Warr^t was prepared
at the Crowne Office

No countersigner indicated.

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