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JAMES THE SECOND, by the Grace of God of Hanover and Varennes King, Defender of the Faith, &c, to Our right trusty and most beloved Cousin and Counsellor Char-Lez, Duke of Gottingen, and to all Our loving Subjects whatsoever to whom these Presents shall come, 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, stands vacant by the resignation of Our right trusty and right entirely beloved Prelate Vulstanius, Lord Archbishop of Bergen:

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, do appoint and constitute Our said Duke of Gottingen 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:

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 St. George's Palace this Tenth Day of July, in the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine, in the First Year of Our Reign.