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A78238
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The case of the church-wardens and vestry of St. Saviour in Southwark
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1696
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Wing C1027cA; ESTC R231275
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the_o case_n of_o the_o churchwarden_n and_o vestry_n of_o st._n saviour_n in_o southwark_n the_o warden_n of_o the_o parish-church_n of_o st._n margaret_n now_o know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o st._n saviour_n in_o southwark_n be_v by_o letter_n patent_n 27_o hen._n 6._o make_v a_o body_n corporate_a and_o confirm_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n 28_o hen._n 8._o the_o monastery_n of_o st._n mary_n overy_n in_o southwark_n be_v soon_o after_o dissolve_v the_o parishioner_n of_o st._n margaret_n and_o st._n mary_n magdalen_n overy_n be_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n 32_o hen._n 8._o unite_a and_o make_v into_o one_o parish_n call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o st._n saviour_n in_o southwark_n and_o the_o churchwarden_n thereof_o be_v then_o make_v a_o perpetual_a and_o able_a body_n corporate_a which_o say_v parish_n of_o st._n saviour_n anno_fw-la 1556._o upon_o a_o general_n meeting_n and_o unanimous_a consent_n of_o the_o then_o inhabitant_n there_o be_v for_o the_o better_a rule_n profit_n and_o quiet_a of_o the_o say_a parish_n a_o select_a vestry_n of_o thirty_o person_n choose_v which_o be_v to_o have_v succession_n by_o the_o survivor_n election_n of_o other_o in_o the_o stead_n of_o any_o die_a or_o depart_v the_o parish_n and_o have_v the_o choice_n of_o succeed_a churchwarden_n and_o together_o with_o they_o the_o government_n of_o the_o parish_n by_o which_o vestry_n the_o say_a parish_n be_v well_o and_o peaceable_o govern_v for_o above_o eighty_o year_n until_o the_o late_a unhappy_a war_n when_o in_o the_o general_n calamity_n of_o government_n the_o same_o be_v break_v and_o discontinue_v and_o then_o the_o government_n and_o managery_n of_o parochial_a affair_n be_v various_a great_a discord_n and_o inconvenience_n arise_v among_o the_o inhabitant_n to_o the_o great_a prejudice_n of_o the_o parish_n for_o appease_v whereof_o and_o prevention_n of_o tumult_n and_o rout_n upon_o election_n in_o a_o parish_n so_o large_a the_o churchwarden_n and_o parishioner_n petition_v king_n charles_n ii_o of_o bless_a memory_n to_o be_v free_v from_o the_o populace_n and_o reduce_v to_o their_o so_o ancient_a government_n of_o thirty_o men._n whereupon_o the_o say_a king_n charles_n in_o council_n be_v gracious_o please_v to_o refer_v the_o matter_n to_o george_n then_o duke_n of_o albemarl_n and_o the_o lord_n bishop_n of_o winton_n and_o who_o they_o shall_v nominate_v which_o be_v the_o then_o lord_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n the_o lord-chancellor_n and_o the_o lord_n bishop_n of_o london_n who_o be_v all_o present_a together_o upon_o the_o humble_a address_n of_o the_o then_o churchwarden_n and_o inhabitant_n and_o full_a hear_v of_o the_o whole_a matter_n grant_v leave_v to_o the_o churchwarden_n to_o convene_v the_o inhabitant_n in_o their_o parish-church_n for_o the_o choose_n of_o such_o vestry_n of_o thirty_o man_n which_o by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o then_o churchwarden_n viz._n die_v dominico_n 14_o august_n 1664._o be_v do_v and_o twentyfour_o add_v to_o the_o six_o churchwarden_n then_o in_o be_v which_o make_v the_o number_n of_o thirty_o person_n who_o by_o successive_a election_n have_v ever_o since_o fair_o manage_v the_o affair_n of_o the_o parish_n and_o now_o do_v to_o the_o great_a satisfaction_n of_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n the_o church_n warden_n of_o st._n saviour_n in_o the_o name_n of_o john_n bingham_n and_o other_o for_o a_o considerable_a sum_n of_o money_n do_v purchase_v in_o free_a soccage_n of_o king_n james_n i._o by_o letter_n patent_n in_o the_o nine_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n the_o rectory_n and_o parish-church_n of_o st._n saviour_n aforesaid_a and_o all_o glebeland_n tithe_n ten_o oblation_n profit_n etc._n etc._n and_o what_o else_o do_v then_o belong_v to_o the_o rector-church_n of_o st._n margaret_n and_o st._n mary_n magdalen_n overy_n or_o to_o the_o say_a rectory_n and_o church_n of_o st._n saviour_n be_v former_o part_v of_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o say_v late_o dissolve_v priory_n and_o be_v thereby_o oblige_v to_o keep_v a_o fit_a house_n for_o a_o grammar_n school_n for_o teach_v the_o child_n of_o the_o say_a parish_n and_o to_o provide_v a_o sufficient_a master_n to_o teach_v they_o and_o to_o pay_v he_o 20_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la and_o 10_o l._n yearly_o to_o a_o usher_n and_o also_o two_o able_a chaplain_n to_o preach_v in_o their_o say_a church_n and_o to_o pay_v they_o 30_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la each_o which_o be_v according_o do_v till_o 1672._o and_o then_o the_o salary_n of_o the_o say_a chaplain_n be_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n advance_v to_o a_o 100_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la apiece_o and_o the_o schoolmaster_n to_o 30_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la which_o have_v be_v due_o pay_v note_v that_o by_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n 24_o car._n 2._o the_o church_n warden_n etc._n etc._n be_v impower_v to_o raise_v upon_o the_o inhabitant_n in_o lieu_n of_o tithe_n any_o sum_n not_o exceed_v 350_o l._n per_fw-la ann._n beside_o charge_n of_o collect_v wherefore_o it_o be_v hope_v the_o promise_n consider_v that_o the_o bill_n eititle_v bill_n for_o regulate_v of_o select_a vestry_n &c_n &c_n which_o tend_v to_o a_o annual_a â—â—_o of_o vestry_n man_n by_o the_o populace_n shall_v not_o prejudice_v this_o constitution_n but_o that_o the_o honourable_a house_n of_o commons_o will_v press_v the_o same_o by_o except_v it_o out_o of_o the_o say_a bill_n or_o by_o some_o other_o mâ—â—â—â—_n which_o in_o their_o great_a wisdom_n shall_v to_o theem_n seem_v meet_v the_o case_n of_o the_o churchwarden_n and_o vestry_n of_o st._n saviour_n in_o southwark_n