Anne, by the grace of God, of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Queen, defender of the faith, &c. To all to whom these presents shall come, greeting: As the welfare and support of the Church of England, as by Law Established, have been always our greatest care, so We have since Our Accession to the Crown frequently reflected on the miserable Condition of Her Majesty reflecting on the mean Condition of a great Number of the Clergy discharges the Arrears of Tenths due on small Livings not exceeding 30 l. per Annum. a very great Number of the Clergy of this Our Kingdom, by reason of the mean and insufficient Provision for their Maintenance in several Places, ... We were resolved to do as much as in Us lay, towards easing of the Clergy, and were graciously inclined to think, That the Ministers who served those Cures might, in respect of their Poverty, be true Objects of Our Royal Compassion; and that it would tend to the Honor and good Discipline of the Established Church, if those Benefices were filled with able Clerks, legally instituted and inducted: ...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[London]
printed by Charles Bill, and the executrix of Thomas Newcomb, deceas'd
1704, [1704]
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| Collection: | Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Item Description: | English Short Title Catalog, T85384. - Goldsmiths', 4105. - In black letter. - Letters Patent, creating a body politic and corporate entitled the Governors of the Bounty of Queen Anne for the augmentation of the maintenance of poor clergy.' - Imprint from colophon. - Reproduction of original from British Library. - Title from opening words of text |
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| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource (11,[1]p) 2° |