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            <text>&lt;p&gt;(Sgd.) &lt;em&gt;Elizabeth R&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Our will and pleasure is that this pass by immediate Warrant&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ELIZABETH THE SECOND &lt;/strong&gt;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 To all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Whereas Our right trusty and well beloved Counsellor Gordon Baron Slynn of Hadley has resigned his Office of a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary and the same is now vacant Now Know Ye that We of Our especial grace have in pursuance of the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 as amended by subsequent enactments nominated and appointed and by these Presents Do nominate and appoint Our right trusty and well beloved Counsellor Sir &lt;strong&gt;Robert Walker&lt;/strong&gt; Knight one of Our Lords Justices of Appeal to be a &lt;strong&gt;Lord of Appeal in Ordinary&lt;/strong&gt; by the style of &lt;strong&gt;Baron Walker of Gestingthorpe&lt;/strong&gt; of Gestingthorpe in Our County of Essex To hold the said Office so long as he shall well behave himself therein subject to the provisions in the said Act mentioned with all wages profits privileges rank and precedence whatsoever to the said Office belonging or in anywise appertaining and to hold the said style of Baron Walker of Gestingthorpe unto him the said Sir Robert Walker during his life In Witness &amp;amp;c. Witness &amp;amp;c.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MAY IT PLEASE YOUR MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This contains Your Majesty’s Grant unto the Right Honourable Sir Robert Walker, Knight, one of Your Majesty’s Lords Justice [sic] of Appeal, the Office of a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary with the dignity of a Baron for life by the style of Baron Walker of Gestingthorpe, of Gestingthorpe in Your Majesty’s County of Essex in the place of the Right Honourable Gordon Baron Slynn of Hadley who has resigned.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prepared by order of the Right Honourable the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Received the 1st day&lt;br /&gt;of October 2002.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(Sgd.) &lt;em&gt;Irvine of Lairg,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;C.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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Printed in Times New Roman.&#13;
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Royal name begins with a drop cap and is capitalized and in boldface.&#13;
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              <text>&lt;a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/39-40/59/section/6"&gt;Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/47-48/30/section/2" title="Great Seal Act 1884"&gt;Great Seal Act 1884&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;</text>
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