The Forums of Glennain

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Oyez, oyez, oyez, all Noble Lords and Honourable Members are admonished and enjoined to be respectfully upstanding!

Our Sovereign Lord James the Second, by the Grace of God of Hanover and Varennes King, Defender of the Faith!

We have gathered, O God the Holy Spirit, for a special purpose gathered together in Thy name. Come to us and be with us and enter our hearts. Teach us what we are to do; show us what we must accomplish, in order that, with Thy help, we may be able to please Thee in all things. Be Thou alone the author and the finisher of our judgments, Thou who art glorified with the Father and the Son. Do not allow us to disturb the order of justice, Thou who lovest equity above all things. Let not ignorance draw us into devious paths and let not partiality sway our minds.

Almighty God, by whom alone Kings reign, and Princes decree justice; and from whom alone cometh all counsel, wisdom, and understanding; we thine unworthy servants, here gathered together in thy Name, do most humbly beseech thee to send down thy Heavenly Wisdom from above, to direct and guide us in all our consultations; and grant that, we having thy fear always before our eyes, and laying aside all private interests, prejudices, and partial affections, the result of all our counsels may be to the glory of thy blessed Name, the maintenance of true Religion and Justice, the safety, honour, and happiness of the King, the publick wealth, peace and tranquillity of the Realm, and the uniting and knitting together of the hearts of all persons and estates within the same, in true Christian Love and Charity one towards another, through thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth God, world without end.

Prevent us, O Lord, in all our doings, with thy most gracious favour, and further us with thy continual help, that in all our works begun, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy Holy Name, and finally by thy mercy obtain everlasting Life, through Jesus Christ our Lord who with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, Liveth and reigneth God, world without end. Amen.

Amen.

My Lords and Gentlemen, pray be seated.

JAMES THE SECOND, by the Grace of God of Hanover and Varennes King, Defender of the Faith, and of the Church of Hanover Supreme Governor, unto Our trusty and beloved Counsellor Christopher Livingston, and unto all Our most loving, faithful, and obedient subjects, Greeting.

WHEREAS Our Royal Predecessor Alexander the First did by an Order given in His Most Honourable Privy Council, bearing date at the Court of Saint George's Palace the Twelfth day of January, in the Year of Our Lord Two-thousand and nine, constitute, erect, and establish the Justiciar to be His principal and foremost minister, providing also that the same officer should advise Him upon the appointment of all of His diverse other ministers, and upon the general conduct of His Government in and over this Realm of Hanover; and yet the same office of Justiciar aforesaid, as We are informed, shall stand vacant by the determination of Our High Court of Parliament:

KNOW YE NOW that We, of Our especial grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, and of Our Prerogative Royal in this respect, very much confiding in his fidelity, prudence, provident circumspection, and industry, have thought fit to appoint and constitute the same Christopher Livingston aforesaid to be Our Justiciar, enjoying all powers, privileges, and preeminences to the said office under the Laws and Customs of Our Kingdom of Hanover properly appertaining:

AND WE DO strictly enjoining command that he should present himself before Us on the Twenty-fifth day of May, when it shall be Our gracious pleasure to sit together with the Prelates, Great Men, and Peers of Our Realm in full Parliament, forasmuch as We do evince and design therein to appoint him unto the same office of Justiciar aforesaid, in meet obedience to the Laws and Constitutions of Our Realm.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent, and the Great Seal of Our Kingdom of Hanover to be hereunto affixed, Witness Ourself at Our Court at Marchmain Palace this Twenty-fourth Day of May, in the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine, in the First Year of Our Reign.

PER IPSUM REGEM PROPRIA MANU SIGNAT

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Trusty and beloved subject, confiding thee to be My good and worthy servant, I appoint thee to be my Justiciar, by Mine unquestioned and rightful power as the King of this Realm. And I do strictly enjoining command thee to undertake thine office with the wisdom and sagacity becoming a minister of the Crown, for upon thee lieth the peace and good ordering of My Kingdom.

JAMES THE SECOND, by the Grace of God of Hanover and Varennes King, Defender of the Faith, and of the Church of Hanover Supreme Governor, unto the Most Reverend the Lord Archbishop of Bergen, and unto all Our most loving, faithful, and obedient subjects, Greeting.

WHEREAS Our Royal Predecessor Alexander the First did by an Order given in His Most Honourable Privy Council, bearing date at the Court of Saint George's Palace the Seventeenth day of April, in the Year of Our Lord Two-thousand and eight, constitute, erect, and establish the Lord High Steward to direct the affairs of the Royal Court and the Royal Household, and the ceremonies pertaining thereto, and regulate the usage of heraldic symbols and ensigns within the Kingdom, and by right of his office, to preside at meetings of the Great Council if the King himself does not elect so to do; and yet the same office of Lord High Steward aforesaid, as We are informed, shall stand vacant by the determination of Our High Court of Parliament:

KNOW YE NOW that We, of Our especial grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, and of Our Prerogative Royal in this respect, very much confiding in his fidelity, prudence, provident circumspection, and industry, have thought, by the advice of Our Justiciar fit to appoint and constitute the same Lord Archbishop of Bergen aforesaid to be Our Lord High Steward, enjoying all powers, privileges, and preeminences to the said office under the Laws and Customs of Our Kingdom of Hanover properly appertaining:

AND WE DO strictly enjoining command that he should present himself before Us on the Twenty-fifth day of May, when it shall be Our gracious pleasure to sit together with the Prelates, Great Men, and Peers of Our Realm in full Parliament, forasmuch as We do evince and design therein to appoint him unto the same office of Lord High Steward aforesaid, in meet obedience to the Laws and Constitutions of Our Realm.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent, and the Great Seal of Our Kingdom of Hanover to be hereunto affixed, Witness Ourself at Our Court at Marchmain Palace this Twenty-fourth Day of May, in the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine, in the First Year of Our Reign.

PER IPSUM REGEM PROPRIA MANU SIGNAT

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Trusty and beloved subject, confiding thee to be My good and worthy servant, I appoint thee to be my Lord High Steward, by Mine unquestioned and rightful power as the King of this Realm. And I do strictly enjoining command thee to undertake thine office with the wisdom and sagacity becoming a minister of the Crown, for upon thee lieth the peace and good ordering of My Kingdom.

JAMES THE SECOND, by the Grace of God of Hanover and Varennes King, Defender of the Faith, and of the Church of Hanover Supreme Governor, unto Our Royal Cousin the Duke of Gottingen, and unto all Our most loving, faithful, and obedient subjects, Greeting.

WHEREAS Our Royal Predecessor Alexander the First did by an Order given in His Most Honourable Privy Council, bearing date at the Court of Saint George's Palace the Seventeenth day of April, in the Year of Our Lord Two-thousand and eight, constitute, erect, and establish the Lord President of the Council to communicate the various Orders made in the Privy Council to the public, to act as a spokesman for the said Council, and to execute such other duties as the King may think fit; and yet the same office of Lord President of the Council aforesaid, as We are informed, shall stand vacant by the determination of Our High Court of Parliament:

KNOW YE NOW that We, of Our especial grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, and of Our Prerogative Royal in this respect, very much confiding in his fidelity, prudence, provident circumspection, and industry, have thought, by the advice of Our Justiciar fit to appoint and constitute the same Duke of Gottingen aforesaid to be Our Lord President of the Council, enjoying all powers, privileges, and preeminences to the said office under the Laws and Customs of Our Kingdom of Hanover properly appertaining:

AND WE DO strictly enjoining command that he should present himself before Us on the Twenty-fifth day of May, when it shall be Our gracious pleasure to sit together with the Prelates, Great Men, and Peers of Our Realm in full Parliament, forasmuch as We do evince and design therein to appoint him unto the same office of Lord President of the Council aforesaid, in meet obedience to the Laws and Constitutions of Our Realm.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent, and the Great Seal of Our Kingdom of Hanover to be hereunto affixed, Witness Ourself at Our Court at Marchmain Palace this Twenty-fourth Day of May, in the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine, in the First Year of Our Reign.

PER IPSUM REGEM PROPRIA MANU SIGNAT

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Archbishop of Bergen

Archbishop of Bergen

Archbishop of Bergen

Archbishop of Bergen

King James II

Christopher Livingston

King James II

Archbishop of Bergen

King James II

Christopher Livingston