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THE ROYAL WARRANT

Here printed is the Royal Warrant of 1963 containing the Commission's present
terms of reference.

ELIZABETH R.

ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories,
QUEEN, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, to
our Right Trusty and Righ Well-beloved Cousin Francis David Charteris, Earl
of Wemyss and March, Doctor of Laws, Justice of the Peace;
Our Trusty and Well-beloved
Annie Isabella Dunlop, Officer of Our Most Excellent Order of the British
Empire, Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Literature, Doctor of Laws;
Angus Graham, Esquire, Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries;
Kenneth Hurlstone Jackson, Esquire, Doctor of Letters, Doctor of Celtic
Letters (University of Ireland), Fellow of the British Academy;
Ian Gordon Lindsay, Esquire, Officer of Our Most Excellent Order of the
British Empire, Royal Scottish Academician, Fellow of the Royal Institute of
British Architects;
Stuart Piggott, Esquire. Bachelor Of Letters, Doctor Of Humane Letters,
Fellow of the British Academy, Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries;
Ian Archibald Richmond, Esquire, Commander of Our Most Excellent
Order of the British Empire, Doctor of Letters, Doctor of Literature, Doctor of
Laws, Fellow Of the British Academy, Director of the Society of Antiquaries;
William Douglas Simpson, Esquire, Commander of Our Most Excellent
Order of the British Empire, Doctor of Literature, Doctor of Laws, Fellow of
the Society of Antiquaries;

GREETING!

WHEREAS We have deemed it expedient that the Commissioners appointed
to the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Con-
structions of Scotland shall serve for such periods as We by the hand of Our
Secretary of State for Scotland may specify and that a new Commission should
issue for this purpose.

NOW KNOW YE that we have revoked and determined, and do by these
Presents revoke and determine, all the Warrants whereby Commissioners were
appointed on the first day of January one thousand nine hundred and forty eight
and on any subsequent date.

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