any one of the Bishops aforefaid, for the time being, and any one of the Judges aforefaid,for the time being, or of the faid Counfel learned in the Law, of Us, Our Heirs and Succeffors for the time being, We Will fhall be Three at the leaft) to confider of, confult, advise, agree upon, draw up, prepare,and propofe in Writing to Us, Our Heirs or Succeffors, fuch proper and neceffary Rules, Methods, Directions, Orders and Conftitutions, as the faid Governors, or any Seven or more of them, as aforefaid, for the time being, fhall in their Difcretions judge moft convenient to be ob ferved, for and towards the better Rule and Government of the faid Corporation, and the Mem bers thereof; and the receiving, accounting for, and managing all and every the Revenues hereby granted, or mention'd to be granted, as aforefaid, and all Arrears thereof; and alfo for and concerning the Diftribution, Paying and Difpofing of the fame, and all other Gifts and Benevolences, that fhall or may be given or bequeathed to the faid Corporation for the charitable Ends aforefaid, for the Augmentation.of the Maintenance of the poor Clergy aforefaid; and fuch Rules, Methods, Orders, Directions and Conftitutions, as fhall be fo propofed, and fhall be approved, altered or amended by Us, Our Heirs or Succeffors, and fo fignified and declared by Us, Our Heirs, or Succeffors, under Our or Their Great Seal, We Will and fhall be the Rules, Method, Directions, Orders and Conftitutions, by which The Governors of the Bounty of Queen Anne, for the Augmentation of the Maintenance of the poor Clergy, and their Succeffors, fhall receive, manage, govern,

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apply and difpofe Our faid Royal Bounty, and other Gifts and Benevolences, which fhall or may hereafter be given or bequeathed to the faid Corporation, where the Donors thereof shall not particularly direct the Application thereof, to and for the Increase of the Maintenance of fuch Parfons, Vicars, Curates, and Minifters officiating in any Church or Chapel within the Kingdom of England, Dominion of Wales, or Town of Berwick upon Tweed, where the Liturgy and Rites of the Church of England, as now by Law Eftablished, are and fhall be used and obferved, for whom a Maintenance is not already fufficiently provided. And for the better enabling the Governors of Our Bounty aforefaid, to perform Our Will and Pleasure herein before expreffed, We do hereby for Us, Our Heirs and Succeffors, authorize and require Our Keeper of Our Great Seal of England now being, or the Lord High Chancellor of England, or Keeper of the Great Seal of England for the time being, upon the Requeft of the faid Governors hereby conftituted, or any Seven or more of them (of whom any one of the Privy-Council aforefaid, for the time being, and any one of the Bishops aforefaid, for the time being, and any one of the Judges, and of the Counfel learned in the Law, as aforefaid, for the time being, We will fhall be Three) to iffue out Writs of Enquiry, under the Great Seal of England, unto all and every, or any the Counties and Cities in England and Wales, to be directed to fuch and fo many Perfons, as the faid Keeper of the Great Seal of England, now and for the time being, or the Lord High-Chancellor of England

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for the time being, fhall nominate, affign, or appoint, thereby authorizing and requiring them, or any Three or more of them, and giving them full Power and Authority, by the Oaths of good and lawful Men, and by all other lawful Ways and Means to enquire and find out (and likewife the faid Governors hereby named and conftituted, and any Seven or more of them, are hereby commanded and authorized to enquire, find out) and inform themfelves by all lawful Ways and Means, of the true Yearly Value of the Maintenance of every Parfon, Vícar, Curate and Minifter officiating in any fuch Church or Chapel, within fuch Counties and Cities where the Liturgy and Rites of the Church of England, as by Law Eftablished, are or fhall be ufed and obferved, from whom ar Maintenance of the Yearly Value of Eighty Pounds is not fufficiently provided, and the Diftances of fuch Churches and Chapels from Our City of London, and which of them are in Towns Corporate, or Market Towns, and which not, and how the feveral Churches and Chapelsare fupplied with Preaching Minifters, and where the Incumbents have more than one Li. ving, that fome Course may be taken for provid ing for the Augmentation of Maintenance, where the fame may be found neceffary. And We do farther hereby for Us, Our Heirs and Succeffors, authorize and require the faid Governors, now and for the time being, or any Seven or more of them (of whom We will that any one of the Privy-Council aforefaid, for the time being, and any one of the Bishops aforefaid, for the time being, and any one of the Judges aforefaid, or

of the faid Council learned in the Law, of Us, Our Heirs or Succeffars be Three) from and after fuch Enquiry had and made, as aforefaid, to prepare and lay before Us, Our Heirs or Succeffors, a true State and Account of the Yearly Value of the Maintenance of all fuch Parfons, Vicars, Curates, and Minifters aforefaid, and alfo of the prefent Yearly Values of the faid First Fruits and Tenths, and the Arrears there. of, hereby granted for the Augmentation of the Maintenance of the poor Clergy aforefaid; And alfo of fuch Penfions, Payments, or other Charges, as are now granted and payable out of the faid Firft-Fruits and Tenths, by Letters, Patents, or otherwife therewith charged, to the End, that the fame being fatisfied and dif charged, Our faid Royal Bounty may be appli ed and difpofed to, and amongst fuch of the Poor Clergy, the Augmentation of whofe Maintenance will appear to be moft neceffary. And for the better managing, ordering, and governing the Affairs of the faid Corporation, We do by thefe Prefents, for Us, Our Heirs and Succeffors, grant to the faid Governors of the Bounty of Queen Anne, for the Augmentation of the Maintenance of the Poor Clergy, and their Suc ceffors; And do hereby ordain and appoint, that there fhall be from time to time for ever, one able and fufficient Perfon to be nominated and chofen, as is herein after expreffed, who fhall be, and be called Secretary of the Governors of the Bounty of Queen Anne, for the Augmentation of the Maintenance of the Poor Clergy, and who shall act and perform all fuch Matters and Things, for and on behalf of the faid Corporation,

poration, as fhall be found requifite and necef fary to be executed and performed by him in fuch Office: And for the better Execution of Our Will and Pleasure in that behalf, We have named, conftituted and appointed, and by these Prefents, for Us, Our Heirs and Succeffors, do name, conftitute and appoint Our Trufty and Welbeloved John Chamberlaine, Efq; to be the firft and prefent Secretary to the Governors of the Bounty of Queen Anne, for the faid Augmentation of the Maintenance of the Poor Clergy, who fhall continue in the faid Office of Secretary, during the Pleasure of the Governors of the Bounty of Queen Anne, for the Augmentation of the Maintenance of the Poor Clergy. And We do farther, by thefe Prefents, for Us, Our Heirs and Succeffors, grant unto the faid Governors of the Bounty of Queen Anne, for the faid Augmentation of the Poor Clergy, and to their Succeffors, that they and their Succeffors fhall, and may have one able and fufficient Perfon to be nominated and chofen, as is herein af ter mentioned, who fhall be, and be called Treafurer to the Governors of the Bounty of Queen Anne, for the Augmentation of the Mainte nance of the Poor Clergy; and alfo fuch inferior Officers, Subftitutes, and Servants, as the faid Governors for the time being, affembled in a General Court, fhall by a majority of Votes think fit to chufe and elect; which inferior Of ficers and Subftitutes fo elected, We will and ordain for Us, Our Heirs and Succeffors, fhall continue in their feveral and refpe&tive Offices, during the Pleasure of the faid Governors for the time being: And We have alfo named, conQ4 ftituted