https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/84a4855decdddb8e11dd1d5407f9ef76.pdf 795aa1d3b78f21febbb85101b44cfad9 Letters Patent Letters Patent are sealed with the Great Seal of the Realm. Transcript A transcript of the document. <div class="instrument letters-patent" style="line-height:1.6;"> <p><strong>ELIZABETH THE SECOND</strong> 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 Most Reverend Father in God Our right trusty and well beloved Counsellor John Tucker Mugabi by Divine Providence Lord Archbishop of York Primate of England and Metropolitan the Right Reverend Father in God Our right trusty and well beloved Counsellor Richard John Carew by Divine Permission Lord Bishop of London the Right Reverend Fathers in God Our right trusty and well beloved Timothy John by Divine Permission Lord Bishop of Winchester Nicholas Roderick by Divine Permission Lord Bishop of Salisbury John Geoffrey by Divine Permission Lord Bishop of Worcester James Henry by Divine Permission Lord Bishop of Rochester Christopher by Divine Permission Lord Bishop of Lincoln Timothy John by Divine Permission Lord Bishop of Leicester Graham Richard by Divine Permission Lord Bishop of Norwich or to any four or more of you Greeting Whereas the Archiepiscopal See of Canterbury being vacant by the resignation of the Right Reverend Father in God Our right trusty and well beloved Counsellor Rowan Douglas Baron Williams of Oystermouth Master of Arts Doctor of Philosophy Doctor of Divinity lately Archbishop thereof Upon the humble Petition of the <strong>College of Canons of Our Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ Canterbury</strong> We have by Our Letters Patent granted them Our leave and licence to choose another Archbishop and Pastor And the said College of Canons by virtue of Our said leave and licence have chosen for themselves and the said Church the Right Reverend Father in God Our right trusty and well beloved <strong>Justin Portal</strong> by Divine Providence Lord Bishop of Durham to be their <strong>Archbishop and Pastor</strong> as by their Letters sealed with their Seal directed to Us thereupon does more fully appear We accepting of such Election have given Our Royal Assent thereto and this We signify unto you by these Presents Requiring and Commanding you by the faith and allegiance by which you stand bound to Us that you or any four or more of you do confirm the aforesaid Election and that you do perform and execute with diligence favour and effect all and singular other things which belong to your Pastoral Office according to the Laws and Statutes of England in this behalf made and provided In Witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent Witness Ourself at Westminster the thirtieth day of January in the sixty-first year of Our Reign</p> <p style="text-align:center;margin-top:1em;"><strong>BY WARRANT UNDER THE QUEEN’S SIGN MANUAL</strong></p> <div style="text-align:right;margin-top:1em;"> <p><strong>BRENNAN</strong></p> </div> </div> Warranty The authority for passing the document under the Great Seal. Sign Manual Warrant Seal Type The Great Seal can be either a pendant wax seal or an embossed seal on the document itself. None Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Printed in Times New Roman. "Elizabeth the Second" and the names of the College of Canons, the Archbishop-Elect, and "Archbishop and Pastor" are in boldface. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. No Royal Arms or drop cap. 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 - Royal Assent to the Election of the Archbishop of Canterbury [2013-01-30] Subject The topic of the resource Ecclesiastical Archbishops and Bishops Description An account of the resource Letters Patent of Queen Elizabeth II assenting to the election of Justin Welby as Archbishop of Canterbury. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Elizabeth II 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 2013-01-30 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource T. Onslow Relation A related resource <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 See of Canterbury Archbishop of Canterbury Archbishop of York Church of England Monarch Statutory Power