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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ELIZABETH THE SECOND&lt;/strong&gt; 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 all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Whereas by Our Letters Patent under the Great Seal bearing date at Westminster the first day of February in the sixty-fourth year of Our Reign We did grant unto Our trusty and well beloved Mohammed Amal El-Hajji Esquire upon whom has been conferred the British Empire Medal the Place and Office of one of Our Serjeants at Arms in Ordinary to attend upon Our Royal Person when there was no Parliament and at the time of every Parliament to attend upon the Speaker of the House of Commons And Whereas the said Mohammed Amal El-Hajji has resigned the said Office Now Know Ye that We of Our especial grace certain knowledge and mere motion have given and granted and by these Presents for Us Our heirs and successors Do give and grant unto Our trusty and well beloved &lt;strong&gt;Ugbana Julius Isotuk Oyet&lt;/strong&gt; Esquire the Place and Office of one of Our &lt;strong&gt;Serjeants at Arms in Ordinary&lt;/strong&gt; to attend upon Our Royal Person when there is no Parliament and at the time of every Parliament to attend upon the Speaker of the House of Commons in the room of the said Mohammed Amal El-Hajji And him the said Ugbana Julius Isotuk Oyet one of Our Serjeants at Arms in the quality We do make ordain and constitute by these Presents To have hold exercise and enjoy the said Office unto the said Ugbana Julius Isotuk Oyet during his good behaviour therein with all salaries fees authorities and advantages due and of right belonging thereto In Witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent Witness Ourself at Westminster the seventeenth day of December in the sixty-eighth year of Our Reign&lt;/p&gt;
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