Letters Patent Letters Patent are sealed with the Great Seal of the Realm. Transcript A transcript of the document. George the [Fifth] by the Grace of God of Great Britain Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith, to the Honourable Sir Hugh Fraser, Knight, Justice of the High Court of Justice To such of our Counsel learned in the Law who are authorised by our Royal Warrant or by the Warrant of our Lord High Chancellor to be of the Commission, And to the Clerk of Assize and Circuit Officers of the North Wales Circuit. Greeting. Know ye that we have assigned you to enquire more fully the truth of all offences and injuries whatsoever within our County of Chester and to deliver the Gaol thereof and to take all the assizes juries and certificates within our County of Chester. And therefore we command you that you shall make diligent enquiries about the said offences and injuries and hear and determine the same and take all the assizes juries and certificates doing therein what to Justice does appertain according to the laws and customs of England. In Witness whereof we have caused these our Letters to be made Patent. Witness ourself at Westminster the twelfth day of December in the sixteenth Year of our Reign. Seal Type The Great Seal can be either a pendant wax seal or an embossed seal on the document itself. Wafer Seal Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. This text is taken from a transcript published in a book and may not reflect the formatting of the original. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. The published text starts with "George the Sixth" but this is likely a mistake for "George the Fifth." The shortened version is dated the 12th day of December in the 16th regnal year which would fall on December 12, 1951 for King George VI. However, the judge named in this version, Sir Hugh Fraser, died in 1927. According to Sir Frank MacKinnon, this shortened version would be read when the Assizes took place in a County Town. 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 - Shortened Commission of Assize [1925-12-12] Subject The topic of the resource Courts Ceremonial Description An account of the resource Shortened version of the Letters Patent of King George V empowering a judge to hold Assizes in the County of Chester. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource King George V Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Sir Frank Douglas MacKinnon, On Circuit 1924-1937 (Cambridge University Press, 1940), 302-303. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-12-12 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant County of Chester Ceremonial Courts of Assize Discontinued Instruments Justices of the High Court Monarch Queen's Counsel/King's Counsel Royal Prerogative