Show creation of peers tho the creation of a peer is now effected by letters patent addressed to the new lord of parliament which are accompanied by a writ of summons to the house of lords sir william anson gives the f following account of the proper steps to bo be taken the prime minister informs tho the home secretary of the intention of tho the crown the home office thereupon instructs the crown office in chancery to prepare a warrant for the sign mal manual this warrant when pre is submitted by the home secretary to the queen and having baying been countersigned counter signed by him it is returned to the crown office for the preparation of the letters patent and the affixing thereto of the tha great seal and the letters patent and writ aro are then sent to the newly created peer on the introduction to the hoube boube the now new peer presents his patent to the lord chancellor and this and also his writ of summons are read and entered upon the journals of the house they form the matter of records in which as the lords revolved in 1680 the title to a peerage must originate strand magazine |