Item 34: King’s Warrant from King William IV (Removed to Black Box #1), 1832 April 5
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 34
Dates
- Created: 1832 April 5
Creator
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
King’s Warrant
Condition Note:
Fair: Document is yellowing; ink is beginning to fade; large tear in center of document.
Measurements:
14 ½ in. x 9 ¼ in. [First manuscript, closed]; 14 ½ in. x 18 ½ in. [first manuscript, open]; 11 ⅛ in. x 2 ⅛ in. [second manuscript]
Description:
The following item is a royal warrant written from William IV to the Sheriff of Somersetshire, Sir Henry Strachey, 2nd Baronet, on April 5, 1832. The decree authorizes the release of prisoner Luke Burton from Ilchester Gaol[sic.] [Jail]. An Ilchester Gaol register states that Luke Burton was admitted October 17, 1831, at the approximate age of 34. This document was countersigned by several members of parliament: Robert Vernon Smith, Francis Thornhill Baring, and Geo. [George] Ponsonby. This entry contains a second manuscript that documents the statuses of all signees. The Sheriff of Somersetshire, now Somerset, was elected yearly, and the Sheriff in 1832 was Sir Henry Strachey, 2nd Baronet, of Sutton Court, according to the London Gazette.
Location:
Ilchester Gaol[sic] [Jail]; Somersetshire, United Kingdom; St. James’s Palace
Transcription:
[First manuscript, front]
William [Signature]
Whereas the Commissioners of Our Treasury have represented unto Us that Luke Burton is confined in Ilchester Gaol[sic] [Jail] on account of a forfeited Recognizance in the Sum of Twenty Pounds, and Whereas Our said Commissanirs[sic] [Commissioners] have recommended unto Us to remit the amount of the said Recognizance, and to discharge the said Prisoner out of Custody as to his imprisonment in respect thereof, To which we are graciously pleased to condescend Our Will and Pleasure is and We do hereby authorize and Command you to remit the amount of the said Recognizance of Twenty Pounds forfeited by the said Luke Burton, and to discharge the said Luke Burton out of Custody as to his Imprisonment in respect thereof accordingly. And for so doing this shall be your Warrant. Given at Our Court at St. James’s this 5th.. day of April 1832 In the second year of Our Reign. By His Majesty’s Command R Vernon Smith [Signature] Baring [Signature] Geo: Ponsonby [Signature] [Stamp: Crown with “one pound ten shillings”]
To Our Trusty and Wellbeloved Sheriff of Our County of Somersetshire.
Luke Burton, release from Ilchester Gaol[sic] [jail]
[in pencil] J. J. Baring died Lord Northbrooke Sep.. 1866
[First manuscript, back] 5582. 27/3 King’s Warrant Luke Burton Release from Ilchester Gaol[sic] [Jail].
Sentence iyi’l
[Second manuscript]
William IV., [1765_1837] King of England. 3rd son of George III. Rear Admiral 1790. Created Duke of Clarence 1789. Admiral of the Fleet 1811. Married Adelaide, Princess of Saxe-Meiningen 1818. Succeeded to the throne 1837. R. Vernon Smith, Lord Francis Thornhill Baring, 1st Lord Northbrook., [1796_1866] Called to the bar 1823. MP. [Member of Parliament] 1826. A Lord of the Treasury 1830. Chancellor of the Exchequer 1839. Created a baron 1865. Geo. Ponsonby.
Whereas the Commissioners of Our Treasury have represented unto Us that Luke Burton is confined in Ilchester Gaol[sic] [Jail] on account of a forfeited Recognizance in the Sum of Twenty Pounds, and Whereas Our said Commissanirs[sic] [Commissioners] have recommended unto Us to remit the amount of the said Recognizance, and to discharge the said Prisoner out of Custody as to his imprisonment in respect thereof, To which we are graciously pleased to condescend Our Will and Pleasure is and We do hereby authorize and Command you to remit the amount of the said Recognizance of Twenty Pounds forfeited by the said Luke Burton, and to discharge the said Luke Burton out of Custody as to his Imprisonment in respect thereof accordingly. And for so doing this shall be your Warrant. Given at Our Court at St. James’s this 5th.. day of April 1832 In the second year of Our Reign. By His Majesty’s Command R Vernon Smith [Signature] Baring [Signature] Geo: Ponsonby [Signature] [Stamp: Crown with “one pound ten shillings”]
To Our Trusty and Wellbeloved Sheriff of Our County of Somersetshire.
Luke Burton, release from Ilchester Gaol[sic] [jail]
[in pencil] J. J. Baring died Lord Northbrooke Sep.. 1866
[First manuscript, back] 5582. 27/3 King’s Warrant Luke Burton Release from Ilchester Gaol[sic] [Jail].
Sentence iyi’l
[Second manuscript]
William IV., [1765_1837] King of England. 3rd son of George III. Rear Admiral 1790. Created Duke of Clarence 1789. Admiral of the Fleet 1811. Married Adelaide, Princess of Saxe-Meiningen 1818. Succeeded to the throne 1837. R. Vernon Smith, Lord Francis Thornhill Baring, 1st Lord Northbrook., [1796_1866] Called to the bar 1823. MP. [Member of Parliament] 1826. A Lord of the Treasury 1830. Chancellor of the Exchequer 1839. Created a baron 1865. Geo. Ponsonby.
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