Welsh Journals

MEMORIAL TO HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF NORFOLK MY LORD DUKE I have the honour to represent Unto Your Grace that following a proposal bearing date the First day of March 1867 seventy two persons did establish a Club known as The Powysland Club having as its principal aims the collecting and printing of the historical, archaeological, ecclesiastical, genealogical, topographical and literary remains of Montgomeryshire and its borders, the promoting of the study of the geology, geography and history of the same and the sponsoring of archaeological excavations and research. That the Powysland Club was duly registered under the Charities Act on the Twenty second day of January 1979. That the affairs of the Powysland Club are managed by a Council which is desirous of having Armorial Bearings duly assigned at the The Powysland Club and we therefore as President and Chairman of the Council and on behalf of the said Council have the honour to request the favour of Your Grace's Warrant to the Kings of Arms for their granting and assigning such Arms and Crest and in the same Patent such device or Badge as they may consider fit and proper to be borne and used by The Powysland Club on its Common Seal or otherwise according to the Laws of Arms. I have the honour to be Your Grace's Humble Servant, signed: Powis President of the Powysland Club signed: Murray Ll. Chapman Chairman of the Powysland Club LETTERS PATENT GRANTING ARMORIAL BEARINGS TO THE POWYSLAND CLUB TO ALL AND SINGULAR to whom these Presents shall come Sir Alexander Colin Cole Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order upon whom has been conferred the Territorial Decoration Garter Principal King of Arms Sir Anthony Richard Wagner Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Clarenceux King of Arms and John Philip Brooke Brooke-Little Esquire Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Norroy and Ulster King of Arms Send Greeting. Whereas The Right Honourable George William Earl of Powis and Murray Lloyd Chapman Gentleman respectively President and Chairman of THE POWYSLAND CLUB have represented unto the Most Noble Miles Francis Stapleton Duke of Norfolk Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire upon whom has been conferred the Decoration of the Military Cross Earl Marshal and Hereditary Marshal of England that following a proposal bearing date the First Day of March 1867 seventy-two persons did establish a Club known as The Powysland Club having as its principal aims the collecting and printing of the historical archaeological ecclesiastical genealogical topographical and literary remains of Montgomeryshire and its borders the promoting of the study of the geology geography and history of the same and the sponsoring of archaeological excavations and research That the Powysland Club was duly registered under the Charities Act on the Twenty-second day ot