THE LONDON GAZETTE, MARCH 31, 1685. 1459

Chapter have caused oar common seal to be affixed tions for regulating the course and succession in to these presents and I the said Robert Jar rat t ** which the patrons, if there be more than one Crosthwaite have signed the same. '* patron, shall presenter nominate to such united " Dated this sixteenth day of February one '* benefice, from time to time, as the same dhall thousand eight hundred and eighty-five. '* become vacant." And whereas the Lord Archbishop of Canter- bur)*, pursuant to the provisions of the said Actr haih duly prepared and laid before Her Majesty in Council a certificate in writing, bearing date the sixth day of March, in the year of our Lord " B. J. Crosthwaite. one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five, in the Now therefore Her Majesty in Council, by words following, that is to say :— and with the advice of Her said Council, is "To the QUEEN's Most Excellent Majesty in pleased to order, as it is hereby ordered, that the Council. said scheme be carried into effect. ':Wc the undersigned Edward "White Arch- C: L. Peel' bishop of the Province of Canterbury Primate of all England and Metropolitan do hereby certify to Your Majesty in Council. T the "Court at Windsor, the 26th day of " That ti:e Right Reverend George Lord March, 1885. Bishop of Salisbury as Bishop of the diocese PRESENT, within which nro situate the vicarage of Cooinbe The QUEEN's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. Bissett in the county of Wilts and the vicarage of IloiningtuH in tho same county having repre- "TTTTHEREAS by an Act passed in the first sen^ed unto us that the said benefices being con- V T session of Parliament holden in the first tiguous to each other and of which the aggregate and second years of the reign of Her present population does not exceed one thousand five Majesty, intituled " An Act to abridge the holding hundred persons mifjht with advantage to the " of benefices in plurality, and to make better interests of religion be \mited into one benefice " provision for the residence of the clergy," it is, we inquired into the circumstances of the case. amongst other things, enacted, " That whenever " That, on such inqiiiry it appeared to us that " it shall appear to the Archbishop of the Pro- such union might be usefully made and would not " vince, with respect to his own diocese, and bo of inconvenient extent and that the said Lord " whenever it shall be represented to him by tlie Bishop is the patron or person entitled to present " Bishop of any diocese, or by the Bishops of any or collate to the vicarage of Coornbe Bissett the " two dioceses, that two or more benefices, or that same being uow vacant and the Dean and Chapter " one or more benefice or benefices, and one or of the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin? " more spiritual sinecure rectory or rectories, Mary of Stirum are the patrons or persons entitled! " vicarage or vicarages, in his or then* diocese or to present to the said vicarage of Homington the* " dioceses, being either in the same parish or con- same being also now vacant and that they respec- " tiguous to each other, and of which the aggregate tively consent to the proposed union. " population shall not exceed one thousand five " That six weeks and upwards before certifying;- " hundred persons, and the aggregate yearly value such inquiry and consent to Your Majesty in " shall not exceed five hundred pounds, may, with Council we caused a copy in writing of the afore- " advantage to the interests of religion, be united said representation of the said Lord Bishop to be " into one benefice, the said Archbishop of the affixed on ihe principal outer door of the parish " Province shall inquire into the circumstances of church of each.of the said benefices xvith notice " the case ; and if on such enquiry it shall appear to any person or persons interested that he she " to him that such union may be usefully made, or they might within such six weeks show cause-- ** and will not be of inconvenient extent^ and that in writing under his her or their hand or hands;, " the patron or patrons of the said benefices, to us the said Archbishop against such union andv " sinecure rectory or rectories, vicarage or viear- no sufficient cause has in our opinion been shown.. " ages respectively, is or are consenting thereto, " The representation of the said Lord Bishop of" " such consent being signified in writing under the Salisbury our inquiry into the circumstances of T " hands of such patron or patrons, the said Arch- the case the statement of circumstances in reply, " bishop shall, six weeks before certifying such thereto the consents in writing of the patrons ancLi " inquiry and consent to Her Majesty as herein- the copies of the representation and notice before" " after directed, cause with respect to his own dio- mentioned are hereunto annexed. " cese, a statement in writing of the facts, and in " And we do -hereby certify the inquiry and *' other cases a copy in writing of the aforesaid consent aforesaid to Your Majesty in Council to. " representation to be affixed on or near the prin- ; the intent that Your Majesty in Council may in> * cipal outer door of the church, or in some public case Your Majesty in Council shall think fit so to- " and conspicuous place in each of such benefices, do make and issue an Order for uniting the said " sinecure rectories, or vicarages, with notice to benefices into one benefice with cure of souls for- " any person or persons interested, that he, she, or ecclesiastical purposes and for declaring that the- " they, may, within such six weeks, show cause in patronage of such united benefice shall belong to " writing under his, her, or their hand or hands, and be exercised by the Lord Bishop of Salisbury " to the said Archbishop, against such union ; his successors and assigns and the Dean andt " and if no sufficient cause be shown within such Chapter of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Saranai " time, the said Archbishop shall certify the in- their successors and assigns in an alternate course "•quiry and consent aforesaid to Her Majesty in or succession and that the first turn of presenta- " Council, and thereupon it shall be lawful for tion to the said united benefice shall belong to. " Her Majesty in Council to make and issue an and be exercised by the said Dean and Chapter. " Order or Orders for uniting such benefices, " As witness our hand this sixth day of March; " sinecure rectory or rectories, vicarage or vicar- in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun*. "ages, into one benefice, with cure of souls, dred and eighty-five. " Edw. Cantuar." " for ecclesiastical purposes only ; and it shall be " lawful for Her Majesty in Council to give direc- Now therefore Her Majesty in Council, by.and A 2