https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/f8e97c52cf3f071effe47c7b5349606f.pdf cfe33076f54343c0f29a389e6b0a8597 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 Appointment of Sarah Mullally as Archbishop of Canterbury Subject The topic of the resource Archbishops and Bishops Description An account of the resource Documents relating to the appointment of Sarah Mullally as Archbishop of Canterbury. Royal Warrant These can be purely administrative in nature (e.g., Warrants authorizing the use of the Great Seal) or they can be substantive instruments (e.g., Warrants of appointment). They are signed by the Monarch and (usually) countersigned by a Minister of the Crown. Transcript A transcript of the document. (Sgd.) Charles R CHARLES THE THIRD by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories King Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the Faith: To Our right trusty and well beloved Counsellor Our Chancellor of Great Britain one of Our Principal Secretaries of State GREETING: WE WILL AND COMMAND that under the Great Seal of Our Realm remaining in your custody you cause these Our Letters to be made forth Patent in form following: CHARLES THE THIRD by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories King Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the Faith To Our trusty and well beloved the College of Canons of Our Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ in Canterbury Greeting Supplication having been humbly made to Us on your part that whereas the See of Canterbury is now void and destitute of the solace of a Pastor by the resignation of Our right trusty and well beloved Counsellor the Most Reverend Justin Portal Welby Master of Arts lately Archbishop thereof We would be graciously pleased to grant you Our fundatorial leave and licence to elect another Archbishop and Pastor of the said See We being favourably inclined to your prayers in this behalf have thought fit by virtue of these Presents to grant you such leave and licence Requiring and Commanding you by the faith and allegiance by which you stand bound to Us that you elect a such person for your Archbishop and Pastor as may be devoted to God and useful and faithful to Us and Our Kingdom In Witness &c. Witness &c. Given at Our Court at Saint James’s the seventeenth day of November two thousand and twenty-five in the fourth year of Our Reign BY HIS MAJESTY'S COMMAND (Sgd.) David Lammy MAY IT PLEASE YOUR MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY This contains a Warrant to the Lord High Chancellor to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal whereby Your Majesty is pleased to grant unto the College of Canons of Your Majesty’s Cathedral and Metropolitical Church, Canterbury, Your Royal Licence to elect an Archbishop of the See of Canterbury, the same being void by the resignation of the Most Reverend Justin Portal Welby, M.A., lately Archbishop thereof And this Warrant is prepared according to Your Majesty’s Royal Command Signified by Secretary of State FARRAR Clerk of the Crown in Chancery Received the 17th day of November 2025 (Sgd.) David Lammy Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. David Lammy (Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Black and white Royal Arms at the top. Printed in Times New Roman. Royal name is capitalized and in boldface. First instance begins with a drop cap. Cathedral name is in boldface. 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 Royal Warrant - For a Congé d'élire for the See of Canterbury [2025-11-17] Subject The topic of the resource Great Seal Archbishops and Bishops Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of King Charles III directing the Lord Chancellor to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm granting a Congé d'élire to the College of Canons of Canterbury Cathedral for the election of a new archbishop. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource King Charles III Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FOI request Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2025-11-17 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource T. Onslow Relation A related resource <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/47-48/30/section/2" title="Great Seal Act 1884">Great Seal Act 1884</a> <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Hen8/25/20/section/III" title="Appointment of Bishops Act 1533">Appointment of Bishops Act 1533</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Diocese of Canterbury Archbishop of Canterbury Great Seal Justice Secretary Lord Chancellor Monarch Statutory Power