Order of Council - For Proclaiming King Charles III in Scotland [2022-09-10]
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Title
Order of Council - For Proclaiming King Charles III in Scotland [2022-09-10]
Subject
Accession
Ceremonial
Scotland
Privy Council
Description
Order of Council directing the Scottish Secretary to send copies of the Accession Proclamation to Lord Lyon King of Arms for the proclamation of King Charles III in Scotland.
Creator
Lords of the Privy Council
Source
Date
2022-09-10
Contributor
Jason Loch
Coverage
Scotland
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Transcript
At the Court at St James’s
THE 10th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2022
BY THE LORDS OF THE COUNCIL
It is this day ordered in Council that the Secretary of State for Scotland, one of His Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State do cause a copy of the Proclamation herewith sent for proclaiming King Charles the Third to be sent to the Lord Lyon King of Arms, who is to take care, and forthwith to arrange with the Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh (to whom a copy of the Proclamation shall also be sent) to proclaim His Majesty; and that he likewise do cause copies thereof to be sent to the Sheriffs Principal of the Sheriffdoms of Scotland who are forthwith to arrange with the Convenors of Councils in their respective Sheriffdoms (to whom copies of the Proclamation shall also be sent) to have His Majesty proclaimed to the Lieges of their Sheriffdom in the manner accustomed; and to the Lord Provosts and Provosts of the Cities of Scotland to be by them duly published in their respective Cities by proclamation or otherwise.
Richard Tilbrook
Special Features
At the top is St. Edward's Crown surrounded by heraldic plants.
Printed inTimes New Roman.
Printed inTimes New Roman.
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Citation
Lords of the Privy Council, “Order of Council - For Proclaiming King Charles III in Scotland [2022-09-10],” Corpus of British Administrative Instruments, accessed October 20, 2026, https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/613.