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 Grants of Precedence Subject The topic of the resource Precedence Description An account of the resource Materials relating to grants of precedence to various groups and individuals. 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. <p style="text-align:center;">Elizabeth R</p> <p>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 Right Trusty and Right Entirely Beloved Cousin Edward William Duke of Norfolk Earl Marshal and Our Hereditary Marshal of England, Greeting! Whereas by Resolution of the House of Lords on the 12th day of July 2005 it was resolved inter alia that the House should elect its own presiding officer and by a further resolution of the House of the 31st day of January 2006 it was resolved that the Report of the Select Committee on the Speakership of the House of Lords be approved and that the title of the Office of the Speaker of the House of Lords shall be Lord Speaker And whereas We deem it expedient that the rank and precedence of the said Lord Speaker shall be established Now Know Ye that We of Our Princely Grace ordain and declare and do by these Presents ordain and declare that the said Lord Speaker shall be so placed in order immediately after the Speaker of the House of Commons Our Will and Pleasure therefore is that you do cause this Our Warrant to 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 Given at Our Court at Saint James’s the fourth day of July 2006 In the fifty-fifth year of Our Reign.</p> <p style="text-align:right;">By Her Majesty’s Command<br />Falconer of Thoroton C</p> <p>Let this be recorded<br />Norfolk E. M.</p> Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Lord Falconer of Thoroton (Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. This text is taken from a handwritten transcript of the document and may not reflect the formatting of the original. 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 - Declaring the Precedence of the Lord Speaker [2006-07-04] Subject The topic of the resource Precedence Parliament Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II declaring that the Lord Speaker should have place and precedence after the Speaker of the House of Commons. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Elizabeth II Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived College of Arms I85/194 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2006-07-04 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mark Scott Constitutional Affairs Secretary House of Lords Lord Chancellor Lord Speaker Monarch Precedence