Royal Warrant - Approbation of the Recorder of the Borough of Wigan [1770-07-28]

Royal Warrant - Approbation of the Recorder of the Borough of Wigan [1770-07-28]

Civic Officials

Royal Warrant of King George III approving Beaumont Hotham as Recorder of the Borough of Wigan.

King George III

SP 44/379 f.99-100

1770-07-28

Jason Loch

Wigan

George R.

George the Third by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith &c. To all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting: Whereas the Mayor, Bailiffs and Burgesses of Our ancient and loyal Borough of Wigan, in Our County Palatine of Lancaster have, by their Petition humbly represented unto Us, That Our Royal Predecessor King Charles the Second, did, by His Charter granted unto Our said Borough reserve unto Himself His Heirs and Successors the sole Right and Power, upon the humble Petition of the said Mayor, Bailiffs and Burgesses of constituting and appointing a fit and proper Person to supply the Office of Recorder of Our said Borough as often as the same Office should become Vacant; And That the said Office being now vacant by the Death of Richard Clayton Esq^r They most humbly beg leave to recommend unto Us Beaumont Hotham Esq^r Counsellor at Law, as a Person of known Loyalty and Affection to Our Person and Government learned in the Laws of Our Realm, and in every respect well qualified for the Execution of the said Office; humbly praying that We will be graciously pleased to nominate and appoint the said Beaumont Hotham or some other fit Person to be Recorder of Our said Borough in the Room of the said Richard Clayton; We are graciously pleased to condescend thereunto, and, according to the Power reserved unto Us in Their said Charter, for Us Our Heirs and Successors do, hereby nominate and appoint Him the said Beaumont Hotham to be Recorder of Our said ancient and loyal Borough of Wigan in Our County Palatine of Lancaster aforesaid. Given at Our Court at S^t James’s the Twenty Eighth Day of July 1770 in the Tenth Year of Our Reign.

 

By His Majesty’s Command

Weymouth.

Thomas, 3rd Viscount Weymouth (Secretary of State for the Southern Department)

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

"Richard Clayton Esqr" and "Counsellor at Law" are underlined in pencil; the reason for this is not apparent.