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Lord Chamberlain's Office, St, James's Palace, occasion may take full notice, and have know- March 7, 1905. ledge thereof, and for so doing this shall be his Warrant. The KING has been graciously pleased to Given at Our Court at Buckingham Palace, appoint His Royal Highness Ferdinand Maxiinilien the ninth day of March, one thousand Charles Leopold Marie, Prince of Bulgaria, to be nine hundred and five, in the fifth year an Honorary Member of the Civil Division of the of Our Reign. First Class or Grand Cross of the Most By His Majesty's Command. Honourable . Linlithgow.

THE SCALE OF GENERAL PRECEDENCE IN .

The ''s Council Chamber, THE SOVEREIGN. Buckingham Gate, March 10, 1905. The Lord High Commissioner to the General His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales has Assembly of the Church of Scotland during been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed the sitting of the General Assembly. under the Seal of the Duchy of Cornwall . appointing Richard Carlyon Coode, of Polapit Younger Sons of the Sovereign. Tamar, Launceston, in the county of Cornwall, Grandsons of the Sovereign. Esquire, Sheriff of the county of Cornwall. Brothers of the Sovereign. Uncles of the Sovereign. Nephews of the Sovereign. NOTE.— ["Lords Lieutenant of Counties, I Lord Provosts of Cities being ex-officio | Lords Lieutenant of Counties of Cities, ^Sheriffs Principal, Scottish Office, Whitehall, during their term of office and within the March 11, 1905. bounds of their respective Counties, The KING has been pleased to issue a Cities, and shall have pre- Warrant under His Majesty's Royal Sign Manual cedence next after the Royal Family to the following effect: — and the Lord High Commissioner. Every Lord Lieutenant of a County, and EDWARD, R. & I. every Lord Lieutenant of a County of a City during his term of office and EDWARD THE SEVENTH, by the Grace of God within the limits of his jurisdiction shall of the of Great Britain and have precedence before the Sheriff Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond Principal having concurrent juris- the Seas King, Defender of the Faith, to all diction in the said County or County of and sundry whom these Presents do or may a City. concern. Greeting! The of Great Britain. Whereas it has been humbly represented The Moderator of the General Assembly of the unto Us that a Scale of Precedence in Scotland Church of Scotland during his term of office. has not be defined with due authority, and that The Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland (the doubts and a diversity of practice have arisen Secretary for Scotland) (if a Peer). in consequence which it is desirable should be The Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland (if a determined by the exercise of Our Royal Pre- Peer). rogative. The Hereditary High Constable of Scotland. And whereas We have deemed it expedient The Hereditary Master of the Household in Scot- for these and other considerations Us thereunto land. moving that the place and precedence in Scotland Dukes of England. of Peers, Officers of State, Lords of Session, Dukes of Scotland. Sheriffs, and other persons having hereditary, Dukes of Great Britain. official or personal rank should be regulated by Dukes of the United Kingdom and Dukes of Warrant nnder Our Royal Sign Manual. Ireland created since the Union of Great Britain Therefore know ye that We of Our Princely and Ireland. Grace and mere Motion have ordained and Eldest Sons of Dukes of Blood Royal. declared, and do by these Presents ordain and Marquesses of England. declare that all such Peers, Officers, Lords of Marquesses of Scotland. Session, Sheriffs, and other persons entitled as Marquesses of Great Britain. aforesaid and all ladies entitled as aforesaid, or Marquesses of the United Kingdom and Mar- in their own right, shall have on all occasions quesses of Ireland created since the Union of place, pre-eminence and precedence in Scotland Great Britain and Ireland. in their degrees according to their respective Eldest Sons of Dukes. positions in the Tables hereunto annexed intituled Earls of England. " The Scale of General Precedence in Scotland " Earls of Scotland. and "The Scale of Precedence for Ladies in Earls of Great Britain. Scotland." Earls of the United Kingdom and Earls of Ireland Our Will and Pleasure, therefore, is .that Lyon created since the Union of Great Britain and King of Arms, to whom the cognizance of Ireland. matters of this nature in Scotland doth properly Younger Sons of Dukes of Blood Royal. belong, do see this Order observed and kept, Eldest Sons of Marquesses. and do cause the same to be recorded in the Younger Sons of Dukes. Lyon Office in Edinburgh to the end that Our The Keeper of the Great Seal (the Secretary for Officers of Arms there, and all others upon Scotland) (if not a Peer).