1443

Acts for Wilding, and promoting the building, of ad- boundary commenced, "including also the hamlet" of ditional churches in populous parishes ;' " and also by Stanley, which is separated from the tithing of Ham- another Act, made and passed in the 2d and 3d year brook by part of the parish of Stapleton, and which of His present Majesty, intituled "An Act to render is surrounded by the parish of Stapleton, as the more effectual an Act, passed in the 59th year of His same is more particularly delineated in the m.ap an- late Majesty King George the Third, intituled ,nexed to the said representation^ and therein co- * An Act to amend and render more effectual an loured green:' Act, passed in the last session of Parliament, for That the whole of the glebe land lying within the buHding, and promoting the building, of additional parishes of Winterbourne and Saint John the churches in populous parishes;' " further, provisions Baptist, Frenchay, will belong to the parish of are made for carrying such divisions into effect: Winterbourne ; that the tithes arising from the lands And whereas the said Commissioners have made specified in the schedule thereunto annexed, and n representation to His Majesty in Council, stating valued at one hundred and seventy-six pounds, tea that when the last census was taken, the parish of shillings per annum, and being one sixth of the "Winterboume, in the county of Gloucester and tithes of the now existing parish of Winterbourne, diocese of Bristol, contained a population of 2889 will belong to the parish of Saint John the Baptist, personsj that there is, besides the parish church, Frenchay: that there are no modusses or other which affords accommodation to. 500 persons, one endowments arising in the said parish of Winter- chiipel in the said parish, which is situated at bourne ; that it is estimated that the value or produce Frenchay, in the tything of Hambrook, and is called of fees, oblations, offerings, and other ecclesiastical the Chapel of St. John the Baptist, and which 'has dues, which now arise in the said parish of Saint been recently consecrated, and divine service is regu- John the Baptist, Frenchay, are less by one half larly performed therein, and which affords accom- than those which arise in the parish of Winter- modation for 800 persons, including 5HO free seats bourne, but will probably increase : foi the use of the poor: And whereas the said Commissioners have further That the consents of the Lord Bishop of Bristol represented to His Majesty, that, having taken into and of the President and Scholars of St. John's consideration all the circumstances attending this College in Oxford, the patrons of the parish church parish, it appears to them to be expedient, that of Winterbourne, have> been" obtained, as required by the said parish should be divided into two distinct the above-mentioned section of the said Act of the and separate parishes, under the 16th section of the 58th year of His Majesty King George the Third, said Act, passed in the 5Sth year of the reign of and, in testimony of such approbation, the said Lord His Majesty King George the Third; and that the Bishop of Bristol has put his signature and seal* said parishes should be named respectively the parish and the said President and Scholars have affixed of Winterbourne and the parish of St. John the their common seat at the foot of the said repre- Baptist, Frenchay; and that the said chapel at sentation ; and humbly praying, that His Majesty Frenchay should be the parish church of the said would be graciously pleased to take the premises parish of St. John the Baptist, Frenchay, with into His royal consideration" and to make such order boundaries as follows: in respect thereto, as to His Majesty shall sceui meet: . The boundary to commence at Bradford's-bridge, His Majesty, having taken the said representa- thence to follow east and south-east the boundary tion, together with the map thereunto annexed, line between the respective tythings of Winter- into consideration, was pleased, by and with the . bourne and Hambrook, so far as the bridge at Quar advice of His Privy Council, to approve thereof, .Barton, close to the Bristol Turnpike road, which it and to order, as it is hereby ordered, that the pro- follows south iip to the top of WhiteVhill, then turns posed division be accordingly made and effected cast out of it, down a lane leading to the mill occu- agreeably to the provisions of the said Acts. pied by Mr. Jones, leaving the mill to the east, within Frenchay parish; thence to proceed cast or H'm. L. Bathurst: north east, by a sieep narrow passage, by the house occupied by Mr. Roach, and then passing in front of Schedule of Tithes to belong to. the Parish of some newly erected cottages until it teaches the St. John the Baptist, Frenchay. turnpike-road leading from Winterbourne-dqwn to Damason's-bridge, then in an easterly direction fol- Premises. Stale. Contents. lowing the turnpike-road to Damason's-bridge 5 A. R. P. thence to proceed south and south west, and follow Hambrook Grove-house Field P. 10 2 32 ihe course of the River Froome (which forms the Garden, pond, &c. - ~ — 0 1 33 boundary between the tithings of Winterbourne and Fishers » P. 8 3 16 Hambrook and the parish of Mangotsfield) to where Fishers - P. 8 0 29 the tithing of Hambrook joins the parishes of Staple- Coppice, &c» W. 2 0 32 ton and Mangotsfield ; thence west and north west, The property of the Reverend following the boundary line between the tithing of W» Mirehouse, and in his 30 1 22 Hambrook and the parish of Stapleton, to where occupation. the tithing of Hambrook joins the parishes of Two Cottages and gardens and Stapleton and Stoke Gifford; and thence in a meadow P. 2 1 35 northerly direction, following the boundary between Tto.e property of the said W. the parish of Stoke Giflord and the tithing of Haru- Mirehouse, and in the oc- feroofi, as far as Bradford's-bridge, from whence the cupation of Thos. Gay. A 2