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Form of notice, or si quis, to be published in the parish church where the candidate usually resides, if he shall have quitted College.

NOTICE is hereby given, that A. B. (Bachelor of Arts,) of College (Oxford) now resident in this parish, intends to offer himself a candidate for the office of Deacon at the ensuing ordination of the Lord Bishop of a,

and if any person knows any just cause or impediment for which he ought not to be admitted into holy orders, he is now to declare the same, or to signify the same forthwith to the Lord Bishop aforesaid.

Certificate of the same to be presented by the Candidate. WE do hereby certify, that the above notice was publicly read by the undersigned C. D. in the parish church of in the county of during the time of divine last [or instant]

service, on Sunday the

day of

day of

and no impediment was alleged. Witness our hands this

of our Lord

in the year

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A candidate for Priest's orders must produce a certificate of his Baptism, in case he was ordained Deacon by the Bishop of another diocese, and if he is not serving a curacy to which he is licensed in the diocese of the Bishop who is about to ordain, he must produce with the other papers a nomination to a curacy as a title; if he is presented to a benefice, the presentation or nomination must be sent as a title.

(Mr. Hodgson recommends the candidate to send the papers to the Bishop, if by post, under separate covers, each weighing less than an ounce, and to specify his academical degree and place of residence.)

Form of a Title for Orders.

To the Right Reverend Father in God,

shop of

Lord Bi

THESE are to certify your Lordship, that I, C. D. [Rec

tor, or as the case may be,] of

and your Lordship's diocese of

in the county of

do hereby nominate

a The Bishop in whose diocese the Curacy conferring the title is situate.

and appoint A. B. to perform the office of a Curate in my church of and do promise to allow him the yearly sum of for his maintenance in the same, and to continue him to officiate as Curate in my said church, until he shall be provided with some ecclesiastical preferment, unless, for any fault by him committed, he shall be lawfully removed from the same. And I hereby solemnly declare, that I do not fraudulently give this certificate to entitle the said A. B. to receive holy Orders, but with a real intention to employ him in my said church, according to what is before expressed; and I do hereby moreover state, that the said A. B. purposes to reside in my [rectory] house of aforesaid,

and that he does not purpose to serve any other parish as Curate or Incumbent, or to officiate in any other church or chapel; and that the gross annual value of the said rectory pounds.

is

Witness my hand this

day of

in the year

of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and

C. D. Incumbent. [Add address.]

To the Right Reverend

Lord Bishop of

, in the county of

and

,

Form of Nomination of a Parochial Curate.

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I, A. B. [Rector] of diocese of do hereby nominate the reverend perform the office of a Curate in my parish church of and do promise to allow him the yearly stipend of [See Stat. 57 Geo. III. ch. 99. sect. 52 to 63, as to stipend] pounds with [or without] the surplice fees, amounting on an average pounds per annum, and the use of the [rectory] house, garden, and offices a. And I do hereby moreover state, that the said reverend purposes to reside in my said rectory-house; that the said reverend does not serve any other church as Curate or Incumbent, and has not any other ecclesiastical preferment, and does not hold any donative, perpetual curacy, or parochial chapelry, and does not officiate in any other church or chapel; and that the gross annual value of the said rectory is pounds.

Witness my hand this day of in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and

A. B. Incumbent. [Add address.]

a See Stat. 57 Geo. III. c. 99. sect. 48, 49, and 52. The form to be altered according to the facts of the case.

For a Licence to a Lecture.

TO bring to the Bishop a certificate from the Minister and Church-wardens of his having been duly elected, or an appointment under the hand and seal of the person or persons who have power to appoint.

To exhibit his Orders of Deacon and Priest.

To bring testimonials of his sober and regular behaviour. To read the Thirty-nine Articles in the presence of the Bishop, according to stat. 13, 14 Car. 2. cap. 4. sect. 19.

Within three months after being licensed, to make the declaration appointed by the Act of Uniformity 13, 14 Car. 2. cap. 4. sect. 11. "That he will conform to the "Liturgy of the Church of England, as it is by law esta"blished," in the church where he is appointed Lecturer; and at the same to read the certificate of his having subscribed it before the Bishop.

Dispensation for a Plurality.

To obtain of the Bishop, in whose diocese the livings are, two certificates of the values in the King's books, and the reputed values and distance of such livings; one certificate for the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, and the other for the Lord Chancellor. And if the livings lie in two dioceses, then two certificates, as aforesaid, are to be obtained from each Bishop; each certifying the value in the King's books, and the reputed value of the living in his own diocese ; and both of them, the distance of the two livings.

To bring two papers of testimonials from the neighbouring Clergy, concerning his behaviour and conversation; one for the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the other for the Bishop of the diocese.

To exhibit to the Archbishop his letters of Orders of Deacon and Priest.

To exhibit to his Grace a certificate of his having taken the degree of Master of Arts at the least, in one of the Universities of this realm, under the hand of the Register of such University, respectively, in pursuance of the 41st Canon.

In case he be not Doctor or Bachelor of Divinity, nor Doctor or Bachelor of Canon Law, he is to procure a qualification, as Chaplain to some nobleman, or to some other person empowered by law to grant qualifications for pluralities, which is also to be duly registered in the Faculty Office, in order to be tendered to the Archbishop, according to the stat. 21 H. 8. c. 13. And if he hath taken any

of the foresaid degrees, which the statute allows as qualifications, he is to procure a certificate thereof in the manner before mentioned; and to exhibit it to the Archbishop.

A Presentation to a Rectory or Vicarage.

To the Right Reverend Father in God, R. by divine permission, Lord Bishop of P. to his Vicar-General in Spirituals, or to any other person or persons, having or to have sufficient authority in this behalf; J. S. of &c. the true undoubted Patron of the rectory of E. in the county of N. and your Lordship's diocese of P. greeting:

I PRESENT to your Lordship, and to the rectory and parish church of E. aforesaid, now void by the natural death of C. N. Clerk, the last Incumbent there, and to my presentation in full right belonging, my beloved in Christ, J. A. Clerk, Master of Arts, humbly praying that your Lordship would be graciously pleased to admit, and canonically to institute him, the said J. 4. to the rectory and parish church of E. aforesaid, to invest him with all and singular the rights, members, and appurtenances thereunto belonging, to cause him to be inducted into the real, actual, and corporal possession thereof, and to do all other things which to your pastoral office may in this case appertain or belong. In witness, &c.

N. B. Where the benefice is valued at 107. or above, in the King's books, the presentation must have a 201. stamp; if under 107. a 107. stamp is sufficient.

Letters Testimonial for Institution.

To the Right Reverend Father in God, R. by divine permission, Lord Bishop of P.

WE, whose names are hereunder written, testify and make known, that the Reverend A. B. Clerk, Master of Arts, Vicar of B. in the county of C. and diocese of D. having been personally known to us for the space of three years last past, hath during that time lived piously, soberly, and honestly; nor hath he at any time (as far as we know or believe) held, written, or taught any thing contrary to the doctrine or discipline of the Church of England. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands. Dated the day of in the year of our Lord

b If a minor presents:

By the advice and with the approbation of M. B. Esq. my Guardian lawfully appointed.

Qualification for a Nobleman's Chaplain.

TO all and singular to whom these presents shall come, I, Sackville, E. of T. send greeting: Know ye, that I the said Sackville, E. of T. for and on account of the great probity of life, integrity of morals, and proficiency in sacred learning of J. D. Clerk, M. A. have nominated, appointed, taken, and admitted, and by these presents do nominate, appoint, take, and admit him the said J. D. into the number of my domestic Chaplains, to serve in the performance of Divine offices within my house or chapel; by virtue whereof it shall and may be lawful to and for him the said J. D. my said Chaplain, freely to have, enjoy, and maintain all and singular the privileges, benefits, liberties, preeminences, and immunities whatsoever, given and granted to the Chaplains of the Barons and Peers of this renowned kingdom of Great Britain, by the statutes and laws thereof, to all intents and purposes of law that may follow thereupon; and this I have thought fit to testify to all and every of you, as I do by these presents. Given under hand and seal at arms, &c.

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N. by divine permission, Bishop of D. to all and singular to whom these presents shall come, greeting. Know ye, that we the said N. Bishop of D. for and in consideration of the learning, good life, and sincere religion, of our beloved in Christ R. S. Clerk, Master of Arts, have admitted, constituted, and appointed, and by these presents do admit, constitute, and appoint him the said R. S. one of our domestic Chaplains, that he may, by virtue hereof, have and enjoy all the privileges, benefits, immunities, and advantages, which may or do of right belong to the Chaplains of the Bishops and Peers of this realm, according to the form of the statute in that case made and provided. In testimony whereof we have put our seal, which we use in this case, to these presents; and have subscribed the same this day of in the year of our Lord year of our consecration.

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A Resignation before a Public Notary.

IN the name of God, Amen, before you a notary public, and credible witnesses here present, I

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in the county of

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If it be a resignation upon a permutation:

Being desirous to exchange my said vicarage and parish church for the rectory of M. in the county of D. and diocese of E.

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