Royal Warrant - Transfer of Armorial Bearings [2021-12-17]

ELIZABETH THE SECOND, 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 Our Right Trusty and Right Entirely Beloved Cousin Edward William, Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal and Our Hereditary Marshal of England

WHEREAS by Letters Patent under the hands and Seals of Garter Clarenceux and Norroy and Ulster Kings of Arms bearing date the third day of March 1958 certain Arms and a Crest were granted and assigned unto the Urban District Council of Corby to be borne and used by the said Council on Seals or otherwise according to the Laws of Arms;

AND WHEREAS on the first day of April 1974 pursuant to the Local Government Act 1972 the Urban District Council of Corby ceased to exist and a body corporate was duly constituted by the name of the District Council of Corby;

AND WHEREAS by Order in Council made the thirtieth day of September 1976 We were graciously pleased to order that the Arms and Crest granted and assigned as aforesaid might be borne and used by the said District Council;

AND WHEREAS by a Charter dated the first day of March 1993 We were graciously pleased to grant and declare that the District of Corby should have the status of a Borough;

AND WHEREAS by an Order of the Borough Council of Corby bearing date the first day of February 2021 in exercise of powers conferred under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 a new Parish named Corby was constituted within the Borough of Corby and a Council constituted for the said new Parish with effect from the first day of April 2021, the name of the said Council to be Corby Town Council;

AND WHEREAS by Order of Our Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government made the thirteenth day of February 2020 in exercise of powers conferred by the said Act the Borough of Corby was abolished as a local government area and the said Council was wound up and dissolved with effect from the first day of April 2021;

AND WHEREAS the said Corby Town Council are desirous of bearing and using the Armorial Bearings granted and assigned on the third day of March 1958;

AND WHEREAS Lawrence Ferguson, as Mayor of Corby Town Council and on its behalf has by his Petition humbly prayed Our Royal Licence and Authority that the said Armorial Bearings may be transferred unto and exemplified in the name of Corby Town Council, to be borne and used by the said Council on its Common Seal or otherwise according to the Laws of Arms;

NOW KNOW YE that We of Our Princely Grace and Especial Favour have given and granted and do by these Presents give and grant unto Corby Town Council for the former Borough of Corby Our Royal Licence and Authority that they may bear and use the aforesaid Armorial Bearings on Seals or otherwise according to the Laws of Arms; the said Armorial Bearings being first duly exemplified according to the Laws of Arms and recorded in Our College of Arms: otherwise this Our Licence and Permission to be void and of none effect:

OUR WILL AND PLEASURE therefore is that you the said Edward William, Duke of Norfolk, to whom the cognizance of matters of this nature doth properly belong, do require and command that this Our Concession and Declaration be recorded in Our College of Arms to the end that Our Officers of Arms and all others upon occasion may take full notice and have knowledge thereof:

AND for so doing this shall be your Warrant.