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WHITEHALL,
December , 1936

The KING has been pleased to issue a Warrant under His Majesty's Royal Sign
Manual to the following effect: —

GEORGE R.I.
GEORGE THE SIXTH, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the
British Dominions beyond the seas, King
Defender of the Faith, to all all to whom these Presents shall come :—

GREETING !

Whereas it pleased our Royal Predecessors from time to time to issue Royal
Commissions of Enquiry for various purposes therein specified :

And whereas in the case of certain of these Commissions, namely, those known
as—

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Ancient and Historical Monuments (Scotland) Commission

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the Commissioners appointed by Our Royal Predecessors, or such of them as were
then acting as Commissioners, were at the late Demise of the Crown still engaged
upon the business entrusted to them ;
And whereas We deem it expedient that the said Commissioners should continue
their labours in connection with the said enquiries notwithstanding the late Demise of
the Crown :

Now Know ye that We, reposing great trust and confidence in the zeal, dis-
cretion and ability of the present members of each of the said Commissions, do by
these Presents authorize them to continue their labours and do hereby in every
essential particular ratify and confirm the terms of the said several Commissions.
And We do further ordain that the said Commissioners do report to Us under
their hands or under the hands of such of their number as may be specified in the
Commissions respectively, their opinion upon the matters presented for their considera-
tion ; and that any proceedings which they or any of them may have taken under
and in pursuance of the said Commissions since the late Demise of the Crown and before
the issue of these Presents shall be deemed and adjudged to have been taken under
and in virtue of this Our Commission.

Given at Our Court at Saint James's the seventeenth day of December, 1936 ;
in the first Year of Our Reign.

By His Majesty's Command,

JOHN SIMON

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