Royal Letter This is used for ceremonial correspondence from the Monarch. Transcript A transcript of the document. <p style="text-align:center;">(Signed) EDWARD R. &amp; I.</p> <p>Trusty and Well-beloved We greet you well!</p> <p>Having received information of the death of Doctor James John Hornby, late Provost of that Our College of Eton, and being well satisfied of the piety, learning and other good abilities of Our Trusty and Well-beloved Edmond Warre, Doctor in Divinity, Companion of Our Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Member of the Fourth Class of Our Royal Victorian Order, We have thought fit to recommend him to you in the most effectual manner to succeed the said James John Hornby as Provost of Our said College; willing and requiring you hereby to elect and admit him the said Edmond Warre accordingly into the place of Provost of Our said College: To have, hold, and enjoy the same with all Rights, Perquisites, and Immunities thereunto belonging in as full and ample manner as the said James John Hornby or any other hath or ought to have enjoyed the same. And so not doubting your ready compliance, We bid you heartily farewell!</p> <p>Given at Our Court at Sandringham the<br />Twenty-seventh day of November, 1909, in<br />the Ninth Year of Our Reign.</p> <div style="text-align:center;">By His Majesty’s Command,<br /><br /></div> <div style="text-align:center;">(Signed) W. H. GLADSTONE</div> <p> </p> <p>The Reverend<br />Edmond Warre, D. D., C. B., M. V. O.,<br />To be Provost of Eton College.</p> Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. William Gladstone (Secretary of State for the Home Department) Recipient(s) Edmond Warre Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. This text is taken from a typewritten 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 Letter - Recommending a Provost of Eton College [1909-11-27] Subject The topic of the resource Education Description An account of the resource Royal Letter of King Edward VII recommending Edmond Warre for the Provostship of Eton College. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource King Edward VII Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived PREM 5/586/6 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1909-11-27 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Academic Appointments Eton College Home Secretary Monarch Royal Prerogative