Royal Warrant - For Letters Patent Presenting the Vicar of St. Thomas Craghead [1977-08-26]

Royal Warrant - For Letters Patent Presenting the Vicar of St. Thomas Craghead [1977-08-26]

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Great Seal

Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II directing the Commissioners of the Great Seal to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm presenting the Rev. Gordon George Thompson to the Vicarage of St. Thomas Craghead.

Queen Elizabeth II

LCO 6/3932

1977-08-26

Jason Loch

(Sgd.) Elizabeth R

Elizabeth the Second 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 Our ████████ Commissioners for the custody of the Great Seal of Our Realm ████████ GREETING: WE WILL AND COMMAND that under the Great Seal of Our Realm remaining in your custody you cause [in right margin: you cause or any two of/] these Our Letters to be made forth Patent in form following:—

Elizabeth the Second 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 the Right Reverend Father in God Our right trusty and well beloved John Stapylton by Divine Providence Lord Bishop of Durham

or in his absence to his Vicar General in Spirituals or to any other person or persons having or that shall have sufficient authority in this behalf Greeting WE PRESENT unto you by these Presents Our beloved in Christ GORDON GEORGE THOMPSON Clerk

to the VICARAGE of SAINT THOMAS CRAGHEAD
in Our County of Durham and in your Diocese now legally void by the cession of the last Incumbent thereof and to Our presentation in full right
Commanding and Requiring you so far as relates to you to admit the said Gordon George Thompson to the Vicarage of Saint Thomas Craghead aforesaid and him there to institute induct and invest with all and every the Rights Members and Appurtenances thereunto belonging and to do all and singular other matters and things in anywise touching or concerning the admission institution and induction aforesaid which to your pastoral office belongeth or appertaineth IN WITNESS &c. WITNESS &c.

Given at Our Court at Balmoral the twenty-sixth day of August
One thousand nine hundred and seventy-seven in the twenty-sixth
year of Our Reign

BY HER MAJESTY'S COMMAND.

(Sgd.) Merlyn Rees

MAY IT PLEASE YOUR MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY

This contains a Warrant to the Commissioners for the custody [^of the Great Seal of the Realm] to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal whereby Your Majesty is pleased to present the Reverend [^Gordon] George Thompson to the Vicarage of Saint Thomas, Craghead, in Your Majesty's County of Durham and the Diocese of Durham, and in Your Majesty's Gift in full right

And this Warrant is prepared according to Your Majesty’s Royal Command

Received the 26th day of August 1977 (Sgd.) Melford Stevenson (Sgd.) Elizabeth Lane ⎤ ⎥ ⎥ ⎦ Commissioners of the Great Seal

Signified by First Lord of Your Majesty's Treasury OULTON Clerk of the Crown in Chancery

Merlyn Rees (Secretary of State for the Home Department)

Black and white Royal Arms at the top.

Royal name is in Gothic type.

Document is a preprinted template with typewritten and handwritten additions.

Certain parts of the template referring to the Lord Chancellor have been blacked out since this Warrant was addressed to the Commissioners of the Great Seal.

Document was folded and bears bands of discoloration.

This Warrant was recepi'd by two of the Commissioners of the Great Seal:

Sir Melford Stevenson (Justice of the High Court)
Dame Elizabeth Lane (Justice of the High Court)