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city_n	john_n	thomas_n	william_n	31,627	5	9.1915	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86043	At a Common Councell there held the two and twentieth day of August, 1656 in the time of Dennis Wise, Esq; mayor there.	Wise, Dennis.; Dorney, John, b. 1604 or 5.	1656 (1656)	Wing G884A; Thomason 669.f.20[29]; ESTC R211809	1,349	1

At a Common Councell there held the two and twentieth day of August 1656 in the time of Dennis Wise Esq Mayor there FOrasmuch as his Highnesse the Lord Protector and his Councel the first of Iuly last have been pleased to order that the late Cathedrall or Colledge Church in this City of Gloucester and the Utensils thereof with the Cloysters and other things mentioned in the said Order Be thenceforth enjoyed by the Mayor and Burgesses of this City and their successors for the preaching and hearing of Gods Word and other publique Uses in the said Order expressed And forasmuch as the said Church is now very ruinous and in great decay for want of needfull and necessary reparations and great part thereof ready to fall downe unlesse the same be timely prevented the charge of which said reparations is too great to be borne by the Chamber of this City being already much indebted by reason of their former charges and engagements for the Publique And in regard divers Gentlemen and others have expressed their willingnesse to contribute to so good a worke It is thereupon thought fit and ordered by the said Mayor and Burgesses of the said City that the Ruines and decayés aforesaid especially such as are most needfull be speedily repaired and amended And that for the better effecting thereof the benevolence of such Gentlemen and others as are minded to be Benefactors to so good a Worke be prayed and desired And to that end it is now further ordered That Laurence Singleton one of the Aldermen of the said City Toby Iordan Thomas Pierce of the same Gentlemen George Guinnet the elder of Shurdington in the County of the said City Gentleman Iohn Brewster of the City of London Gentleman Iohn Singleton Iames Commelin Iohn Tomes Godfrey Ellis William Angell Walter Harris Iohn Donne and Thomas Burroughes of the same City Gentlemen and Master Matthew Haviland Master Iohn Wells Master Iohn Langley Master Thomas Tyther and Master Robert Gyde of the City of London and every of them be intrusted to be Collectors and to make their addresses to such persons as in their discretions they shall think fit to represent the ruinous condition of the said Church unto and to receive the subscriptions or what shall be freely given and bestowed towards the repaire thereof and from time to time to pay in and deliver what shall be by them so received unto Dennis Wise of the City of Gloucester Alderman who is now also appointed to be Treasurer to receive the said money which said Treasurer is hereby ordered to issue out the same from time to time according to such Order or Orders in writing as he shall receive from the Mayor of the said City for the time being William Cooke Thomas Hodges Christopher Gise Richard Atkins of the County of the City of Gloucester Esquires Evan Seys Thomas Pury the elder Thomas Pury the younger of the said City of Gloucester Esquires and Anthony Edwards one of the Aldermen of the said City or any three of them under their hands Which said Mayor William Cooke Thomas Hodges Christopher Gise Richard Atkins Evan Seys Thomas Pury the elder Thomas Pury the younger and Anthony Edwards are desired and intrusted to be Trustees and Overseers to take care for the speedy repaire of the said Church according as money shall come in for the doing thereof And the said Collectors are hereby also ordered from time to time to give an account of what they shall receive and pay in to the said Treasurer and the said Treasurer is also to give an account of his Receits and disbursements all to be entred into a Register booke to be kept by the Mayor for the time being to the end that it may appeare what is given and brought in as also laid out for the uses aforesaid Aug 22 1656 John Dorney Town-Clarke City of Glouc. ss.