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Adhuc 22 Die January 1801 |
| Parliament opened by Commission. |
The Lord Chancellor acquainted the House, that His Majesty not thinking
fit to be personally present here this Day, had been pleased to cause
a Commission to be issued under the Great Seal, in Order to the Opening
and Holding of this Parliament. |
| Then Four of the Lords Commissioners being Seated on
a Form placed between the Throne and the Woolsack, the Lord Chancellor
in the Middle, with the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury on his Right
Hand, and the Duke of Portland and the Lord Chamberlain on his Left;
Commanded the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod to let the Commons
know, the Lords Commissioners desire their immediate Attendance in
this House to hear the Commission read. - Who being come. |
| The Lord Chancellor said, |
| My Lords, and Gentlemen of the House of Commons. |
| His Majesty not thinking fit to be present here this
Day in His Royal Person, has been pleased in order to the opening
and holding of this Parliament to cause Letters Patent to be passed
under His Great Seal constituting Us, and several other Lords therein
named, His Commissioners to do all things in His Majesty's Name on
His part necessary to be performed in this Parliament this will more
fully appear by the Letters Patent themselves, which must be now read |
| Then |
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Adhuc 22 Die January 1801. |
| Then the said Letters Patent were ready by the Clerk as follow:
(viz.) |
| George R. |
| George the Third by the grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland King Defender of the Faith. To all to whom these
Presents shall come Greeting. Whereas We have lately for divers difficult
and pressing Affairs concerning Us the State and Defence of our said
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Church ordained
this our present Parliament to begin and to be held at our City of
Westminster on the Twenty Second Day of January in the Forty first
Year of our Reign. And for as much as for certain causes we cannot
conveniently be present in our Royal Person in our said Parliament
upon the said Twenty second Day of January know ye that We trusting
in the discretion fidelity and care of our most dear and entirely
beloved Son and most faithful Councillor George Prince of Wales, our
most dear Sons and faithful Councillors Frederick Duke of York, William
Duke of Clarence, Edward Duke of Kent, Ernest Duke of Cumberland,
the Most Reverend Father in God and our faithful Councillor John Archbishop
of Canterbury Primate and Metropolitan of all England, our Wellbeloved
and faithful Councillor Alexander Lord Loughborough our Chancellor
of Great Britain our most dear Cousins |
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