ed . ▁ ▁This ▁Act ▁was ▁partly ▁in ▁force ▁in ▁Great ▁Britain ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Pro vis ions ▁The ▁Act ▁set ▁the ▁order ▁of ▁preced ence ▁as ▁the ▁S over eign ' s ▁children , ▁the ▁" V ic eg er ent " ▁( Th omas ▁C rom well ), ▁the ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Can ter bury , ▁the ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁York , ▁the ▁b ish ops , ▁the ▁Lord ▁Chan cell or , ▁the ▁Lord ▁High ▁Tre as urer , ▁the ▁Lord ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁King ' s ▁Council , ▁the ▁Lord ▁Priv y ▁Se al , ▁the ▁Lord ▁Great ▁Chamber lain , ▁the ▁Lord ▁Const able , ▁the ▁Earl ▁Marsh al , ▁the ▁Lord ▁High ▁Admir al , ▁the ▁Lord ▁Ste ward ▁and ▁the ▁King ' s ▁Chamber lain , ▁followed ▁by ▁all ▁other ▁du kes , ▁marqu esses , ▁ear ls , ▁vis count s ▁and ▁bar ons . ▁ ▁P ream ble ▁The ▁appointment ▁of ▁Thomas ▁C rom well ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁office ▁of ▁vic eg er ent , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁interval ▁between ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁ 1 5 3 6 , ▁and ▁that ▁of ▁ 1 5 3 9 , ▁the ▁latter ▁of ▁these ▁assemb lies ▁seized ▁the ▁earliest ▁moment ▁of ▁confirm ing ▁by ▁their ▁recognition ; ▁avoid ing , ▁however , ▁the ▁appearance ▁of ▁the ▁necessity ▁of ▁their ▁san ction , ▁by ▁introdu cing ▁the ▁fact ▁of ▁appointment ▁and ▁the ▁description ▁of ▁the ▁office