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‘ who, since the termination of the late war, have been nominated to that‘ distinguished Honour, to the payment of the several Fees appointed by the‘ Statute, upon the ground that such Fees had been discharged for and on behalf‘ of certain Knights Companions and Knights Grand Crosses nominated for‘ particular Military and Naval services during the late war, in pursuance of

* directions from time to time by Us given for that purpose, as acts of special‘grace, indulgence and favour towards the individuals so nominated; We,

‘ therefore, in order to remove all such doubts, and to prevent their occurrence‘ in future, have thought fit to declare, and do hereby declare, Our Royal Will

* and Pleasure, that the said acts of special grace and favour shall not be‘ deemed or construed to exempt any Knight Grand Cross or Extra Knight‘ Grand Cross of Our said Order, from the obligation of paying the several Fees‘ to which he is made liable by the Statutes, Ordinance and Declaration aforesaid,

‘ which Fees, in the case of every Knight Grand Cross or Extra Knight Grand‘ Cross who, since the termination of the late war, hath been nominated unto,

‘ and hath accepted the said Order, or whom We may henceforward be pleased‘ to select for such Honour, shall, according to the invariable practice from the‘ period of the institution of Our said Order, (with the said exceptions arising out‘ of Our especial favour during the late war',) be discharged by the person on‘ whom the said Honour shall have so been, or may so be conferred; except when,

‘ in consideration of some signal public service during war, which mav be the‘ immediate reason of Our conferring that Honour, We may, by an act of Our

‘ special grace and Royal favour, direct the payment of such Fees on behalf of

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‘ the person having rendered such signal service: and We do hereby further‘ declare it to be Our Royal Will and Pleasure, that whenever we shall think‘ fit to direct the issue of any Warrant, under Our Royal sign manual and the‘ seal of Our said Order, for Dispensing with the existing Statutes and Regulations‘ in regard to Installation, and for granting to any Knight Grand Cross Elect of‘ Our said Order, the rights and privileges derived from Installation, the several‘ Fees appointed by the Statutes and incidental to such Installation, shall be paid‘ and payable by every Knight Grand Cross whose personal Installation shall‘ be so Dispensed with, in the same manner as if he had been personally Installed‘ according to the rites and ceremonies directed in and by the said Statutes.

‘ Given under Our sign Manual, and the Seal of Our said Order, this Thir-‘ teenth day of July, One thousand eight hundred and twenty, in the first‘ year of Our Reign. By the Sovereign’s especial Command,

‘ SlDMOUTH.”