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1798, Appointment by George the Third III of one Robert Slade Gent, to the Associated Corps of Civilians, behind glass, with George III signature to the top left of the document. Three seals to the left hand side. Signed at the time of French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802). On the reverse is the Thanks to the Associated Corps and Army of Great Britain and Ireland. This is brittle and fragile. The document reads: George the Third, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c. To Our Trusty and Well Loved Robert Slade Gent: .Greeting: We do, by these Presents, constitute and appoint you to be, during Our Pleasure Second Lieutenant in a Company of the Associated Civilian in Doctors Commons……………in the County of Middlesex associated to serve without Pay, for the Protection thereof, in Case of any Emergency, at the Requisition of the Civil Power; but not to take Rank in Our Army, nor the said Association to be subject to Military Discipline, or to serve out of the said District……….except of their own Accord. Given Our Court at St. James s The Second Day of July 1798 in the Thirty Eighty Year of Our Reign. By His Majesty s Command. To the reverse is a printed document which is frayed around the edges and detached from the framed backing at the top, which reads: Thanks Of The House of Commons To The Volunteers Mercurii, 6 die Julii, 1814 Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this House be given to the Officers of the several Corps of Yeomanry and Volunteer Cavalry and Infantry, which have been formed in Great Britain and Ireland during the course of the War, for the seasonable and eminent Services which They have rendered to their King and Country. Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, THAT this House doth highly approve and acknowledge the Services of the Non-commissioned Officers and Men of the several Corps of Yeomanry and Volunteer Cavalry and Infantry, which have been formed in Great Britain and Ireland during the course of the War; and that the same be communicated to Them by the Colonels, who are desired to thank them for their meritorious Conduct. ORDERED THAT Mr Speaker do signify the said Resolutions, to His Majesty s Lieutenant of each County, Riding and Place, in Great Britain, and to His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant of that part of the United Kingdom called Ireland, Signed J Dyson In the top right-hand corner of the glass to the front of the frame is a small brown piece of paper which reads: A Lost Title If the year 1800 added one resounding phrase to the titles of our kings, it saw the elimination of another ….by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith so the titles had run.But the union with Ireland gave occasion for revision, and on Nov. 5 the Privy Council abandoned the claim to France proudly maintained for 432 years. The paper thereafter is torn with loss to the words see photo. Approximately 14 inches tall. Condition Report Externally Black and Gilt frame, some scratches to the gilt in places. Internally The document inside on original paper with three stamped seals. In the top right hand corner there is a separate piece of dark brown paper headed A Lost Title . On the reverse of the frame is the original piece of paper from the House of Commons thanks the Volunteers. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1798 and 1814 Binding: Hardback. N° de ref. del artículo ABE-1642791108090
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