COMMISSION. VICTORIA by the grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland QUEEN Defender of the Faith. To Our trusty and well beloved THOMAS FLOWER ELLIS, Esquire, Barrister at Law and THOMAS BROS, Esquire, Barrister at Law, greeting. WHEREAS We have deemed it expedient for divers good reasons and considerations that a Commission should forthwith issue for enquiring into the Criminal Laws now in force in Our Channel Islands and into the constitutions and powers of the Tribunals and Authorities charged with the execution of such Laws. Now KNOW YE that WE having especial trust and confidence in your wisdom and fidelity have assigned nominated and appointed and do by these presents assign nominate and appoint you the said THOMAS FLOWER ELLIS and THOMAS BROS to be Our Commissioners to go into our said Islands for the purposes aforesaid. And for the better effecting the purposes of this Our Commission, We do by these presents give and grant to you or any one of you full power and authority to call before you or any one of you such persons as you shall judge necessary by whom you may be the better informed on the subject of this Our Commission and of every matter connected therewith. And also to call for have access to and examine all such official Books Documents Papers and Records as may afford the fullest information on the subject, and to enquire of and concerning the premises by all other lawful ways and means whatsoever. And We do hereby give and grant to you or any one of you full power and authority where the same shall appear to be requisite to administer an Oath or Oaths to any person or persons whatsoever to be examined before you or any one of you touching or concerning the premises. And Our further will and pleasure is, that you do and shall with as little delay as possible report to Us in Our Privy Council under your hands and seals respectively your several Proceedings by virtue of this Our Commission as the same shall be respectively completed and perfected. And We will and Command and by these presents ordain that this Our Commission shall continue in full force and virtue and that you Our said Commissioners or any one of you may from time to time proceed in the execution thereof and of every matter and thing therein contained although the same be not continued from time to time by adjournment. And we do hereby require all and every Our Officers and Ministers in our said Islands respectively to be aiding and assisting to you and each of you in the due execution of this Our Commission. And we have made choice of Our trusty and well-beloved CHARLES CLARK Esquire Barrister at Law to be Secretary to this Our Commission and to attend you in the execution thereof whose service and assistance we require you to use from time to time as occasion may require. In witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent. Witness Ourself at Westminster, the Sixteenth day of May in the ninth year of our Reign. By Writ of Privy Seal, EDMUNDS. |