Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 edition. Excerpt: ... APPENDICES. APPENDIX A. ILLUSTRATIVE DOCUMENTS. The majority of these documents are transcripts of manuscripts in the Fulham Library, the British Museum, and the Public Record Office, London. The remainder have already been printed, but are included here for the purpose of supplementing and elucidating the text. I. ORDER OF THE KING IN COUNCIL VESTING THE JURISDICTION OF THE CHURCHES OF DELPH AND HAMBURGH IN THE BISHOP OF LONDON. P. R. O., State Papers, Domestic Series, Charles I., No. 247 for October 1-15 1633 At Whitehall y first of October 1633. Present. The King Most Excellent Ma'!' Lo Arch Bpp of Cant. Ea of Dorset Lo Keeper Ea of Bridgewater Lo Tresor Ea of Holland Lo Privy Seal Ea of Kelley Lo Marq Hamilton Lo Cottington Lo Chamblain Mr Jus. Mr Sec. Coke Mf Sec. Windebank This day his MaU being present in Councell the pticuls following concerning y Company of Merchant Adventurers and their Government in forreigne parts were fully debated at y Board vizt 1. The Scandell and prejudice arising by supporting & using a form of discipline in their Church at Delph;--different from that of their mother Church here, of which they are members. a. Their opposing and rejecting of Mr. Misselden their Deputy Governor there. 3. The removing and translating of y principall power and Government of y said Trade from those forreigne parts and establishing y same here. For y first which concerns their Church Government. It was agreed upon y voluntary Assent and Submission of said Company, not only of those here but of some authorized on y behalf of those at Delph and Hamburgh now present before y Board and upon other important reasons and considerations resolved & ordered that they should not hereafter receive or admit of any Minister into the said...
