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Appd G.R.I. </div> In the absence of the Prime Minister, the Lord President of the Council, with his humble duty to the King, respectfully recommends to Your Majesty the appointment of the Reverend Thomas Glaisyer, Chaplain at Your Majesty's Prison, Leeds, to the Vicarage of St. Luke, New Kentish Town, vacant by the death of the Reverend Frank Albert Stringer Elliot, M.A. <div style="text-align:right;">(Sgd.) Stanley Baldwin</div> 9th May, 1932. Signatures The person who signed the document even if there isn't a wet-ink signature. Stanley Baldwin (Lord President of the Council) in the absence of Ramsay Macdonald (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury). Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Royal Arms surrounded by the Garter and topped with the Tudor Crown and circumscribed by "First Lord of the Treasury" in the upper left. Downing Street's address is in Gothic lettering in the upper right. Document is typewritten. 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Sir, I am to signify to you The Queen's Commands that you prepare for Her Majesty's Signature, a Warrant addressed to the Lord High Chancellor, to cause Letters Patent, in conformity with the draft Warrants hereto annexed, to be passed under the Great Seal of the Realm granting to the Archbishop, Bishops and Clergy of the Province of Canterbury in Convocation assembled Her Majesty's Royal Licence and Authority to confer together and agree upon such new or altered Canons as they shall think necessary and convenient for the removal of many doubts which have arisen and do arise to the hindrance of the work of the Church of England as set out in the Address to Her Majesty from the Convocation of Canterbury bearing date the 10th November, 1953, and to exhibit the same unto Her Majesty for Her Royal Consideration; and that such Warrant shall set forth the tenor and effect of such Letters Patent, and shall contain all such clauses as are usual and requisite. <div class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words" style="text-align:center;">I am, Sir, Your obedient Servant,</div> <div class="whitespace-normal break-words" style="text-align:center;">(Sgd.) 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Title A name given to the resource Letter - Giving Effect [Royal License to the Convocation of Canterbury] [1954-04-21] Subject The topic of the resource Great Seal Procedure Convocations of the Clergy Description An account of the resource Letter from Sir Frank Newsam to Sir Albert Napier signifying Queen Elizabeth II's commands that he prepare a Royal Warrant addressed to the Lord Chancellor for passing under the Great Seal of the Realm Letters Patent granting the Royal License and Authority to the Convocation of Canterbury to discuss new and amended canons. 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Title A name given to the resource The Monarch and the Church of England Subject The topic of the resource Ecclesiastical Description An account of the resource Material related to the Monarch's role as Supreme Governor of the Church of England. Miscellaneous This is used for instruments that don't fit any other categories. Transcript A transcript of the document. Page 1 [This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.] <div style="text-align:center;">CONFIDENTIAL</div> THE MAKING OF BISHOPS. THE selection of a new Bishop is a particularly anxious and harassing matter for the Prime Minister. Lord Palmerston, heavily as he leaned upon Lord Shaftesbury for advice, professed the belief that the Bishops died on purpose to spite him. And Mr. Gladstone, with all his courage, energy, and special knowledge, exclaimed in 1868: "I think these Church preferments will be the death of me!" His biographer is of opinion that this was an outburst "in a moment of unusual impatience." But at that time Mr. Gladstone had not become officially responsible for Church preferments, and it seems more than probable that, when the burden of responsibility was added unto him, he must often have echoed the same sentiment, even in his patient moments. "During his first Administration he recommended for no fewer than twelve bishoprics and eight deaneries. He was not unprepared to find, as he put it to Acland, that 'Saints, theologians, preachers, pastors, scholars, philosophers, gentlemen, men of business—these are not to be had every day, least of all are they to be commonly found in combination. But these are the materials which ought to be sought out and put forward in the Church of England if she is to stand the trials and do her work.' "According to his fashion, he wrote down upon a fragmentary piece of paper what qualifications he ought to look for in a Bishop, and this is the list:— "Piety. Learning (sacred). Eloquence. Administrative power. Faithful allegiance to the Church and to the Church of England. Activity. Tact and courtesy in dealing with men; knowledge of the world. Accomplishment and literature. An equitable spirit. Faculty for working with his brother Bishops. Some degree of mind. Circumspection. Courage. Maturity of age and character. Correct views. Liberal-mindedness on  <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"> Page 2 public affairs. A representative character with reference to shades of opinion fairly allowable in the Church."* Mr. Disraeli appears to have taken this part of his duties very seriously. Witness the letter in which he offered the Archbishopric of Canterbury to Dr. Tait, then Bishop of London: "It is my desire, if it meet your own wishes, to recommend Her Majesty to elevate you to the Primacy. I can assure you, in so doing, I feel a responsibility as grave as any your Lordship can experience if you accept this paramount trust, but I believe that I am taking a course which will be the most serviceable to the Church, especially at this critical moment in its history."† Tait gave the following amusing account of his interview with Disraeli before the appointment was carried out: "The servant announced me as Archbishop of Canterbury, on which I said that was not my mode of announcing myself. This led him to say that he had hoped to keep the matter secret till all his appointments were ready. Then he harangued me on the state of the Church; spoke of nationalists; explained that those now so called did not follow Paulus. He spoke at large of his desire to rally a Church party, which, omitting the extremes of rationalism and ritualism, should unite all other sections of the Church; alluded to the Church appointments as aiming at this—Champneys, Merivale, Wordsworth, Gregory, Leighton, myself, Jackson. He promised to support a Church Discipline Bill, but deprecated its being brought in by Lord Shaftesbury. Remarked that, whether in office or out, he had a large Church party. . . . . I stated my views shortly, and we separated."‡ It is said§ that Lord Salisbury laid predominant emphasis upon the quality of strength. Bishops, in his view, should lead the Church; and leaders * Morley, "Life of Gladstone," ii. 430, 431. † Compare and contrast Mr. Gladstone's offer to Dr. Benson: "This proposal is a grave one, but it is, I can assure you, made with a sense of its gravity, and in some degree proportioned to it; and it comes to you, not as an offer of personal advancement, but as a request that, whereas you have heretofore been employing five talents in the service of the Church and Realm, you will hereafter employ ten with the same devotion in the same great and good cause."—"Life of Benson," by his son, p. 217. ‡ "Life," by present Archbishop of Canterbury, i. 286. § I have this from the Bishop of Southwark, who heard it from Lady Gwendolen Cecil.—H. H.</div> <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"> Page 3 should know their own minds. If they led in the wrong direction the responsibility was theirs, and the mischief would probably be less than if they were weak, wobbling, undecided, inconsistent, without clear principles or power of will. He was therefore accustomed to ask according to circumstances for the name of "a strong High Churchman" or "a strong Evangelical" or "the strongest man to be found," and he appears to have been very little troubled by the reflection that the responsibility for the direction in which the Bishop pressed against the collar was shared in a great measure by the Minister who selected him, or by the danger of finding strength and narrowness combined, or the second mistaken for the first.* But, in truth, general principles—how simple or how complex soever—must be applied with discrimination according to the circumstances of the time in the affairs of the Church and in the particular diocese. The best of Bishops in one diocese may be a comparative failure in another, while the composition of the Bench of Bishops, considered in relation to the general feeling of the laity, may well require some counterpose by a departure from a long and consistent line of selection. The first difficulty with which the Prime Minister is confronted is the absence of such hierarchical gradation as is to be found in the organized services of the State, where a vacancy in one rank is naturally filled from the ranks below, where training and experience give some guarantee of fitness for higher duties. Suffragan Bishops do not, as such, receive any emoluments, and are usually chosen by the Bishops from the very restricted field of those clergy in their own diocese who are possessed of ample private means. Colonial Bishops are appointed without the intervention of the Prime Minister; and the experiment of bringing them home to an English diocese has been made only four times in the last * His attitude in Church matters is clearly shown in his speech on the Public Worship Regulation Bill: "There are three schools in the Church, which I might designate by other names, but which I prefer to call the Sacramental, the Emotional, and the Philosophical. . . . . If you attempt to drive from the Church of England any one of the parties of which it is composed, . . . . you will produce a convulsion in the Church and imperil the interests of the State itself." —Hansard, May 11, 1874, ccxix, 53, 56.</div> <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"> Page 4 forty years, and only once with conspicuous success, when Dr. Moorhouse (who had been a considerable figure in this country before he went to Melbourne) was appointed to Manchester. Deans are usually past very active work outside their study. To preach a few sermons a year, and preside occasionally over a Chapter, is a pleasing prospect for a clergyman who feels no longer equal to the stress of parish life, and desires the leisure of a cloister in order to serve the Church with his pen. But it is less alluring to the young and energetic men who have in them the stuff from which Bishops can be made.* Perhaps the primary requisite in a Canon is preaching power, but his fitness for a Bishopric is no more attested by experience than that of a simple incumbent. And, indeed, previous experience itself has been considered to be of little value as a guide to the subsequent bearing of a Bishop. Dean Swift asserted that the King always makes good Bishops, but that on their way across Hounslow Heath their carriages are stopped by highwaymen, who steal their clothes and take their places! As there is no limit of age for the retirement of a Bishop, no Government control over him when he is appointed, and no certainty how he will develop, the Prime Minister must naturally feel the heavy responsibility of a layman who is about to take a step of grave consequence to the life of the National Church. He may, indeed, fortify himself with the opinions of high ecclesiastics, which are of the greatest value as warnings against unassailable men, but there is a wide-spread conviction, even within the Church, that it would be disastrous to allow the Bishops to co-opt their brethren. An irresistible tendency to "vote in" men of their own colour would militate against comprehensive representation of the various schools of Anglican thought, and would tend to stereotype the ecclesiastically-minded clergyman, who is sometimes referred to as "by no means a layman's Bishop." Seeing that Bishoprics vary considerably in value and importance, it might be thought natural to translate a Bishop of approved merit * More activity is looked for in Deans at present, and they are beginning to take a larger share in Church life. But their average age is now (1906) about 63.</div> <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"> Page 5 to a more important diocese when a vacancy occurs. But it is alleged that such a practice is "contrary to Catholic order, . . . Apart altogether from the view which finds an analogy between the relation of a Bishop to his See and that of a husband to his wife, it seems wrong to take a prelate from his work just as he has got in touch with his clergy and people, and it is even worse when the people of one diocese covet the Bishop of another."* Even those who hold this view, however, illogically allow exceptions in the cases of Canterbury, York, London, Durham, and Winchester. The principal prevalent opinions, sometimes confused, sometimes conflicting, and presented in numberless combinations, may be set out in the form of an imaginary conversation:— A. A Bishop ought first of all, and above all, to be a saint. A man in whom the spirit of holiness burns like a flame, whose life and character compel reverence both for himself and for his religion, cannot fail to gain the love and respect alike of the clergy and the laity in such a degree as to make his path smooth. If we are to judge a range of mountains by its highest peak, we must judge the Church by its highest dignitaries. A saintly Bishop adds lustre to the Church for all time, raises its spiritual tone, and strengthens its hold upon the affection of the people. B. These are probably the views which commended themselves to the Conclave at the election of the last Pope. Does the result satisfy you? Does it satisfy the best men in the Roman Catholic Church?* Can anything be more disastrous to the growth of the Church than the uncompromising attack upon Modernism? If you want to attract or retain thinking men you must recognize the fact that they read and reflect for themselves,† that their * A writer in the "Church Times" of the 20th December, 1907, who suggests that the Lambeth Conference should "give some attention to this subject with a view to discouraging translation, in the best interests of the Church." † "In the twentieth century many of the laity are as intelligent, as well educated in religious matters, and possess as much power of independent judgment as the clergy; but it means of acquiring it to those of the bulk of the clergy."—Bishop of Carlisle in the "National Review," January 1908, p. 742. </div> <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"> Page 6 intellects rebel against the strict, literal, narrow acceptance of every word of our present version of Scripture, and if this is forced upon them they will leave the Church to women and children. A. French prelate, who was recently on a visit to this country, was asked whether the policy of Pius X would lead to a split in his Church. His answer was, "Il n'y a pas assez de religion en France pour faire du schisme!" What is wanted is a man who will interpret the essentials of Christianity in the light of textual and historical criticism and modern ideas, and will not persist in divorcing religious teaching from common-sense. Give me a liberal theologian of germinal ideas, one will bring new thought and new life into the Church, a man abreast of actuality, who recognizes with Bishop Butler that "things are what they are," and whose attitude to his flock is, "Come, let us reason together." For such a man I look to the Broad Church party. C. To some extent I agree with you, but where is your "germinal man"? If you can find him he is more than likely to wound the most cherished convictions of the vast majority of Churchmen. According to Adam Smith if we said of the laws of Solon, that, though not the best in themselves, they were the best which the interests, prejudices, and temper of the times would admit of.* Opinion is not ripe for the general acceptance of such new theologies as are brandished about. By all means appeal to the intellect rather than the emotions. Emotional influence produces but a transitory effect. Even when fruits are visible they are prone, like Jonah's gourd, to wither in the morning. And this is one of many objections to the ornate services of extreme ritual. The man we want is a sane and sober theologian, whose teaching anchors itself in the mind by conviction, and who recognizes that spectacular services are suspicious as an end, distracting, if not futile, as a means of carrying out the mission of the Church. I therefore desire a good Evangelical, content with the Prayer Book as it is, and duly impressed with the duty of observing the law as it stands, and of repressing within his diocese the irregularities which stir up so much strife and dissipate our energy into heat. * "Wealth of Nations," Book IV. cap. v. ad finem. <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"> Page 7 D. You talk of observing the law, but what is the law? And even if we were agreed upon what it is, why is the law of the Church to be the only rigid thing in the law of the State of which it forms a part? You remember Matthew Arnold's definition of religion as "morality touched by emotion." Emotion there must be. The little more or the little less can hardly be ruled out of so comprehensive a body as the Church of England. We High Churchmen claim to be loyal members of the Anglican Church, and we believe that our services are historically and canonically justified. If they were not they ought to be, for a strong argument is our success. The crowded poor, who pass their dreary lives throughout the week unrelieved by a touch of colour, enjoy their Sunday services with lights and incense and vestments and choral celebrations. And if their emotions take them for a time out of themselves, the change is to them a rest and refreshment, and so they grow attached to the Church services. Be more what you regard as the adventitious features of the services and you empty your Church and lose your hold upon the people. Even the allimportant duty of visiting the parishioners is immensely facilitated when they are Churchgoers, when they are familiar with the face of their parish priest, and associate him with some of their happiest moments. Surely much of the best work among the poor is to be set to the credit of the High Church party. Among them are to be found a large proportion of the keenest workers, the most fervent and devoted Churchmen, the men of tenderest social sympathies, and in every sense of the word the most "popular" of the clergy. And it is among them I would look for a Bishop. E. You fail to mention their essential quality—the possession of the sacerdotal spirit. To my mind, the great distinction between the Church of Rome and the Church of England lies in this, that the Roman priest belongs to a special caste. He is distinguished from the laity by vestments, by incense, by a different form of Communion at Mass, by compulsory celibacy, and by the general powers of a director of conscience, and a sanctifying priest—a necessary intermediary between his people and the Deity. This arrogance of a superior class is in itself an anti-social survival. The gravest danger of </div> </div> <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"> Page 8 the Church of England is coming from the extreme High Church party, who by striving to bring us back to sacerdotalism are digging wider the breach between clergy and laity, Churchmen and Nonconformists. Let the priest be our friend and Minister, not our master, and I mind very little your quarrels about theological or liturgical differences. I sweep all this aside and say, "Let me have a man of liberal and progressive views in social matters. Preach to the poor by all means, but range yourself on the side of those who are fighting to raise him out of poverty." I care less about Foreign Missions or the Propagation of the Gospel among the Jews than for reform of the conditions which make it difficult, almost impossible, for many of our own countrymen to lead decent and self-respecting lives in their present surroundings. I attach less importance to a knowledge of patristic literature than to an acquaintance with such matters as overcrowding, charity organization, poor-law administration, and the like. A Bishop becomes in course of time a Peer of Parliament; but before that, and apart from that, he has an enormous influence in his diocese, in directing the thoughts of his people in the direction of material as well as moral reforms. In other words, I want a Bishop to be something of an economist, something perhaps of a socialist in the best sense—a "citizens' Bishop." F. Have you noticed how early in his list Mr. Gladstone mentions administrative power? A Bishop is a great permanent official of the Church, and ought to have many of the qualities of a great permanent official of the State—organizing ability, business method and capacity, discipline, decision, a head for finance, a well-balanced judgment in comparing the advantages and disadvantages of different proposals, and especially the imagination which is needed for striking out a newer and better plan than any of those proposed. Is a man a scholar and a student, still engaged in research and extending the bounds of knowledge—let him be made a Dean. Is he an orator—let him be made a Canon. Is he a hard-working incumbent, holy in life and an active visitor and pastor—I hope that he differs very little from thousands of his brethren in these respects. But the multifarious duties of a Bishop, the number and </div> <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"> Page 9 variety of business matters which require his attention every day, demand special and different qualities from these. I am not at all sure that it would be a bad thing for the Church to send a few selected representatives, as the army sends a few officers every year, to go through a course of training in finance, public administration, economics, statistics, and social problems in the Economic Faculty of the University of London. At present I should look for the most promising material to the head-masters of our great public schools. There you have men of distinction, of learning, skilled in the art of management and of obtaining obedience, men of business and men of character, possessed of the private means which are, unfortunately, so often indispensable. They have given us a Tait, a Benson, and a Temple, to say nothing of others. They are the very flower of a large section of the clergy; and a public school is, perhaps, the best training ground for the work of a Bishop which at present exists. G. How you can think so passes my comprehension! What experience of parish life has a schoolmaster got? Sometimes his hold on a curacy for a year or two. In many cases he has never been even a curate. To govern a battalion of boys is a very different matter from dealing with men and women and the general relations of society. If a diocese is a parish writ large, an ignorance of parish problems should be almost a bar to appointment as a Bishop. I hope that we are far distant from the day when Bishops are to be selected, as by a Chinese principle of examination, from those who are learned in books without guarantee against their ignorance of life. A Prime Minister once inquired about a clergyman who was doing an admirable work, and was informed that he possessed an almost miraculous influence, especially over men, and that he had done perhaps a greater amount of successful parish work among the poor than any one else who could be named, but that he lacked a University education, was suspected of neglecting his aspirates, and spoke with a slight provincial burr. To which the Prime Minister replied, "The first Apostles were fishermen. It would not be surprising to learn that St. Peter dropped his h's, or that Our Lord addressed His followers in the broadest Galilean." </div> <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"> Page 10 "After all, is it fair to the working clergy, who have borne the burden and heat of the day, have visited the sick and poor, have attended the dying at all hours of the day and night, have preached, have fostered guilds and societies, have spent their means as well as their lives in the daily service of the Church, that you should take men who have earned incomes of thousands a year, without doing more Church work than preaching an occasional sermon, and then should put them over the heads of the working clergy into the highest places of the Church? Surely it is enough to take the heart out of them if ever they think of preferment. No! Give me an active working clergyman, vigorous in mind and body, and above all things young. Of course he must have attained an age when his character and his judgment are formed, but nothing can be worse than appointing a Bishop at so advanced an age that he has lost much of his physical power and something of his flexibility of mind. To take a man who is nearly 70, to set him among strange faces, to learn new duties, to be constantly travelling about, grappling with new perplexities, is a dangerous experiment. Even if it succeeds, the time must soon come when, having just become acquainted with his people and his duties, his experience is lost by death, or he suffers the disabilities of old age and lags upon the stage while Suffragans and Assistants imperfectly take his place. The proper training ground for a Bishop is the Bishop's Palace, and not a University class-room. Pick them out young, and there is a probability of your having for many years the benefit of vigour, of training and experience. H. I shall shock you all when I say that if I were Prime Minister at present I would look in the first instance to those clergy who are Liberal in politics. It is all very well to talk about keeping politics out of religion, but how are you to keep religion out of politics? In the Education question, the Deceased Wife's Sister question, the question of Disestablishment, you have a distinct Church party fighting in the field of politics with political weapons. I say nothing about my preference for a man in sympathy with progressive political ideas and with "liberal sentiments on public affairs." I take my stand upon the fact that the Bishops are too much identified with one political party. Things are not so bad, in this respect, as they <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"> Page 11 were in the time of William IV,* but there is still a feeling that a Bishop ought to "drive away all strange doctrine," political as well as theological. The great majority of the people have recently declared themselves on the side of the Liberal party. Of the twenty-seven Prelates who sit in the House of Lords, is there more than one who can be regarded as an undoubted supporter of the Government? You may tell me that the clergy are generally Conservative in politics, but can any one suppose that the disparity is so great as this, or that it is desirable that the Bench of Bishops should be practically solid on the other side of politics from the mass of the electorate? Many years of Conservative patronage have brought about a state of affairs which makes it possible for the majority of people to look upon the Bishops, rightly or wrongly, as a body of political opponents. We are familiar with the complaints which have been made about the one-sided appointments of Magistrates, and I think it is as desirable in the case of the Episcopal Bench that the balance should be corrected, that the Liberals should have their turn, and that the Crown should for a time look first among the Liberals, if only to remove its grace when no suitable man can be found. For the same reasons I would at present give a preference to the Broad Churchman and the Low Churchman, who are under-represented among the higher dignitaries of the Church, and would try to make the Bishops more representative of the Church, and especially the laity, in theology as well as in politics. J. Perhaps my suggestion will seem to you a little fantastical; but I think it would be a good thing to fight against the tendency to regard a diocese as if it were ear-marked to a particular party in the Church. Assume that the parties are fairly represented upon the Bench, * When Dr. Longley did homage as Bishop of Ripon to William IV, "the excuse had he risen from his knees that the King suddenly addressed him in a loud voice, thus: 'Bishop of Ripon, I charge you, as you shall answer before Almighty God, that you never by word or deed give encouragement to those d——d Whigs, who would upset the Church of England.'"—"Life of Tait," i. 206, 207. In 1829 the Bishop of London (Blomfield) thought it necessary in the House of Lords to apologise for adopting a more extreme party to that to which the Minister (Wellington) who had nominated him to his Bishopric.—Hansard, lxii, 122. <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"> Page 12 and that a High Church Bishop dies after ruling his diocese for, say, fifteen years, would it not be desirable, in the interests of fairness, to translate a Low Church Bishop who has been some time in office, and replace him by a High Churchman? Those who have hitherto basked in the sunshine of approval will be all the better for a little criticism, and those who have been looked at askance will be much the better for a little sympathy. The life tenure of a benefice is one of the weaknesses of the Church of England. Nonconformists, when in their generation, move their men every few years, and similar arrangements might be good for our men and good for our parishes. I see no reason why what is good in this respect for a parish should be bad for a diocese. A change would be like a breath of fresh air when "one good custom" threatens corruption. This babel of voices by no means exhausts the representations which are made. A Diocesan Bishop recently mentioned to me that in his opinion a Colonial Bishop was not suited to high preferment at home, because "his grandfather held a not very high social position. Even when the Prime Minister has made up his mind on the general principles involved, the search for the man he desires is exceedingly difficult. The Chancellerie here is swept clear at the advent of a new Administration. The published biographies of Prime Ministers, Archbishops, and Bishops are almost the only sources of information we possess as to what has happened in times past. Information confidentially supplied about the qualities and defects of eminent Churchmen disagreeing with the Minister for whom it is obtained. In process of time a Prime Minister learns with difficulty of the personal failings of this man or that, and is warned of objections to many of those to whom his thoughts might naturally have turned. One man is considered flippant in his treatment of sacred subjects; another is flat in the pulpit and lacks spiritual power; another is stinging to his superiors, arrogant to his inferiors; another is tactless and violent in temper; another is too poor to support the burden of an Episcopal Palace; another has an unsuitable wife, &c. The positive legal requirements are very few. A Bishop of the Church of England must be a <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;">Page 13 Here is the transcription of the text: learned presbyter of at least 30 years of age,* born in lawful matrimony,† and of good life and behaviour. There is no positive stipulation, as there is in the case of most Deans and Canons, that he should be possessed of a University degree. As to an upper limit of age, compare the following letter from Bishop Harold Browne, of Winchester, 21st December, 1882: "On Wednesday night I received a long and kind letter from Mr. Gladstone, from which it appears that both he and the Queen had been very desirous of offering me the Primacy, but that they came to the conclusion that the duties were too new and onerous to be undertaken by a man of over 70, no one of that age having been elevated to the Primacy of the English (now the 'Anglican' or 'British' Church) since Juxon, whose case was very exceptional." Notwithstanding this, Dr. Temple was within a month of his 75th birthday when he accepted the Archbishopric of Canterbury. Lord Salisbury appears to have thought that the duties of the Archbishop were no heavier than those of the Bishop of London.‡ Archbishop Tillotson is the last Primate who was appointed (1691) without being already a Bishop. Before deciding upon the name of a new Bishop, the Prime Minister usually has recourse to the Archbishop of Canterbury—in the words of Mr. Gladstone, "for information and advice." But on one occasion, at least, Mr. Gladstone went much further and postulated agreement. In the diary of Archbishop Benson, i. e. the following entry under the date 22nd January, 1885: "A long talk with Mr. Gladstone to wind up our * The Canon Law gives as a reason that our Saviour was baptized and began to preach at this age. † This is a bar to the further preferment of at least one of the higher clergy. ‡ Lord Salisbury's letter ran as follows: "I am authorized by Her Majesty to propose to you that you should be nominated to the Archbishopric of Canterbury, vacant by the lamented death of Archbishop Benson. I need hardly enlarge on the great office which is vacant, nor on your own preeminence position in the Church of England, which designates you as the fittest person to undertake it. I believe it will not involve any labours in excess of those which are now incumbent on you and to which your strength is fully equal. But no doubt any burdens in excess of those which are office, I am convinced all who love the Church of England will regard the great as one of singularly auspicious presage for her welfare."—"Life of Temple," ii 245. <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;">Page 14 conversation. He refused to appoint the Bishop of London except on my recommendation. We thought, on the whole, though I never in my life had such subtle difficulties and differences to weigh, that it was best that the Bishop of Durham (Lightfoot) should work out further the great things which he had begun in his northern region with such great power—that he had better be reserved for the Archbishopric of York, and that neither his present work nor the Archbishopric would in so grave a way hinder his theological work, 'so essential for the Church,' as London would undoubtedly end it. We therefore determined on the Bishop of Exeter, who (without mentioning my name) is to be recommended at once to the Queen. No other name was even discussed."* When the Prime Minister has settled his choice he formally consults the Sovereign, and requests authority to make the offer. Queen Victoria was accustomed at this stage to seek the opinion of the Dean of Windsor (Wellesley), and the King is believed to refer to the Archbishop of Canterbury. If difficulties are raised which cannot be surmounted the name is withdrawn and another name is put forward, and the process must, if necessary, be repeated until it is successful. The initiative rests with the Prime Minister, the power of rejection with the Crown. Suggestions have recently appeared in some of the High Church papers that the King should resume the "ancient right of the Crown" to appoint the Bishops of his own motion without the intervention of a Minister. But this proposal rests upon a shallow acquaintance with history, and is opposed to constitutional law and practice. A list of the Bishops and Archbishops appointed since Mr. Gladstone formed his Second Administration in 1880 is printed as an Appendix, together with a statement as to the formal method of appointment. HENRY HIGGS. 10, Downing Street, January 22, 1908. * "Life of Benson," p. 285 <div style="border-top:2px solid #000000;margin:2em 0px;text-align:center;">Page 16 (Appendix I on pp. 15-16 is omitted.) APPENDIX II. Mode of Appointment. WHEN a name is agreed, the Sovereign's pleasure is formally taken by the Prime Minister, and on receipt of His Majesty's approval a letter is written to the Home Office stating the name of the last holder of the See and the cause of the vacancy, and requesting that steps may be taken to issue a congé d'élire with the licence to the Dean and Chapter of the diocese of the Church of England for electing the Home and Crown Offices nominating the person to be elected. The election, which must take place within twelve days of the congé d'élire, is certified to the King under the common seal of the Chapter, and is usually sent to the Prime Minister, who forwards it to the Home Office. The certificate is then submitted to the King for the Home Secretary, when a second patent is issued certifying the Royal assent to the election and directing the election to be confirmed by the Archbishop of the province. After confirmation the new Bishop is consecrated (the consecration must be held on a Sunday or Holy-day within twenty days of the confirmation), takes the oath of allegiance to the King, and does homage to the King. A third patent is also issued restituting the temporalities of the See. In cases where there is no Dean and Chapter competent to elect, only two patents are necessary, the first nominating the person to be appointed (which takes the place of the two first patents mentioned above) the second restituting temporalities. It is to be observed in 1897 that a new Bishop is not entitled to patronage till he has done homage. Patronage of benefices in some sees which fell vacant after appointment ceased at a later date. <div style="border-top:2px solid #000000;margin:2em 0px;text-align:left;"> Page 17 APPENDIX III. The First Epistle in the Consecration Service. "THIS is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a Bishop, he desireth a good work. A Bishop, then, must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre, but patient, not a brawler, not covetous: one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity (for if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the Church of God?); not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. Moreover, he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil."—St. Paul, i Timothy. iii. 1–7. For an interesting discussion upon the qualities of a Bishop, see the sermon preached by Canon Beeching at the Consecration of the Bishop of Winchester, the 25th January, 1905, printed in extenso in the "Guardian" of the 29th idem. It begins with the words: "Neither of the alternative Epistles appointed for the service of Consecration makes a Bishop has a direct reference to that office, for the reason that the office of Bishop, as we know it, is later than the conclusion of the Canon of Scripture." </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. This document is noteworthy for the way it portrays the dynamic between the King and the Prime Minister in relation to ecclesiastical appointments. While the Prime Minister recommends candidates, the King has an effective veto: "If difficulties are raised which cannot be surmounted the name is withdrawn and another name is put forward, and this process must, if necessary, be repeated until it is successful." This illustrates one of the subtler truths of the British constitution: Ministers have no formal mechanism for bypassing a recalcitrant monarch. They can resign in protest, but they're unlikely to take such a drastic step except in the most dire of circumstances. In practice, they will be strongly incentivized to seek a modus vivendi with the Palace. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Miscellaneous - Memorandum on the Making of Bishops [1908-01-22] Subject The topic of the resource Archbishops and Bishops Procedure Description An account of the resource Memorandum by Henry Higgs on the appointment of diocesan bishops. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Henry Higgs (Private Secretary to the Prime Minister) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived CAB 37/91/7 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1908-01-22 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Episcopal Appointments Prime Minister Private Secretary to the Prime Minister Procedure https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/27b076c7a851e432281fb6cc1f3b792b.pdf 009ffe1994bfe64cd970e00473ba0d1e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Monarch and the Church of England Subject The topic of the resource Ecclesiastical Description An account of the resource Material related to the Monarch's role as Supreme Governor of the Church of England. Letters Patent Letters Patent are sealed with the Great Seal of the Realm. Transcript A transcript of the document. Victoria by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen Defender of the Faith TO The Right Reverend Father in God John Wogan by Divine permission Lord Bishop of Saint Albans and to all others whom it may concern Greeting: Whereas We have by Our Order in Council bearing date the thirtieth day of April One thousand eight-hundred and seventy seven made in pursuance of an Act of the thirty eighth and thirty ninth years of Our reign Chapter 34 founded the Bishopric of Saint Albans and have assigned The Abbey Church of Saint Albans in the County of Hereford as a Cathedral Church to the said Bishopric which Order came into operation on the fourth day of May One thousand eight hundred and seventy seven And whereas it has been represented to Us that it would be expedient to found a Dean and Chapter for the said Bishopric Now Know Ye that We of Our certain knowledge and mere motion Have founded and created and by these presents Do found and create a Dean and Chapter of the said Cathedral Church of Saint Albans And We do hereby constitute them a body corporate with all such rights and powers usually enjoyed by other Cathedral Chapters in England as We may from time to time provide by any Order in Council made by Us and such Order in Council may contain such provisions as may be necessary as to the number of the said Chapter and the revenues and endowment thereof and the enjoyment of incomes and other endowments in relation thereto And We do further declare that the said Deanery shall be in Our direct patronage and every Canonry in the said Chapter shall be in the patronage of the Bishop of Saint Albans for the time being. In witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent Witness Ourself at Westminster the twenty third day of February in the sixty third year of Our reign. By Warrant under the Queen’s Sign Manual Muir Mackenzie Warranty The authority for passing the document under the Great Seal. Sign Manual Warrant Seal Type The Great Seal can be either a pendant wax seal or an embossed seal on the document itself. Wax Seal Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Document is handwritten on a sheet with pre-printed decoration. Black and white Royal Arms at the top. In the left corner is a trio of female figures (Hibernia, Britannia, and Scota). In the right corner are three allegorical female figures (perhaps representing agriculture, navigation, and the sea). Border also has an elaborate garland of foliage and flowers. On the lefthand side there is an angel supporting a figure of Justice; on the righthand side there is an angel supporting a figure of Faith. "Victoria by the Grace of God" is printed at the top in Gothic lettering. Body of the document is handwritten in an ordinary cursive hand with incipits in Gothic script. Names are in larger lettering. Warranty and Clerk of the Crown in Chancery's name are in Gothic lettering. Red rule lines. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letters Patent - Foundation of the Dean and Chapter of Saint Albans [1900-02-23] Subject The topic of the resource Cathedrals Description An account of the resource Letters Patent of Queen Victoria founding the Dean and Chapter of Saint Albans Cathedral. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Victoria Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charter_Cathedral_Saint_Alban_1900.jpg">Kaihsu Tai</a>, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1900-02-23 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Saint Albans Cathedral Cathedral Deans Cathedrals Church of England Great Seal Monarch Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Monarch and the Church of England Subject The topic of the resource Ecclesiastical Description An account of the resource Material related to the Monarch's role as Supreme Governor of the Church of England. Royal Warrant These can be purely administrative in nature (e.g., Warrants authorizing the use of the Great Seal) or they can be substantive instruments (e.g., Warrants of appointment). They are signed by the Monarch and (usually) countersigned by a Minister of the Crown. Transcript A transcript of the document. Victoria Reg. VICTORIA, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith. To all to whom these presents shall come, greeting. Whereas by an Act made and passed in the session of Parliament holden in the 37th and 38th years of our reign, and intituled "The Public Worship Regulation Act, 1874," which Act received our assent on the seventh day of August, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, it was amongst other things enacted that the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York might, but subject to our approval to, signified under our Sign Manual, appoint from time to time a barrister-at-law who had been in actual practice for ten years, or a person who had been a Judge of one of the superior courts of law or equity, or of any court to which the jurisdiction of any such court had been or might thereafter be transferred by authority of Parliament, to be during good behaviour a Judge of the Provincial Courts of Canterbury and York, in the said Act thereinafter called the Judge; and it was by the said Act also enacted amongst other things that if the said Archbishops should not within six months after the passing of that Act appoint the said Judge, we might by letters patent appoint some person qualified as aforesaid to be such Judge; and it was by the said Act also enacted amongst other things that every person appointed to be a Judge under that Act should be a member of the Church of England, and that if at any time any such Judge should cease to be a member of the Church his office should thereupon be vacant: And whereas by a deed poll or instrument in writing, dated the 28th day of October last, under the hands and seals of his Grace the Most Reverend Father in God Archibald Campbell, Archbishop of Canterbury, and his Grace the Most Reverend Father in God William, Archbishop of York, after reciting amongst other things that the said Archbishops were desirous of appointing the Right Honourable Sir James Plaisted Baron Penzance, formerly a Baron of the Court of Exchequer, and afterwards Judge of our Court of Probate, and Judge Ordinary of the Court of Divorce and Matrimonial Causes, and a member of the Church of England, to be the said Judge; and that the said Baron Penzance had agreed, subject to our consent, to undertake such office, the said Archibald Campbell, Archbishop of Canterbury, and William, Archbishop of York, in pursuance of such desire and exercise of the power and authority to them given by the said Act as hereinbefore was mentioned, and of every or any other power enabling them in that behalf, did by the deed or instrument now in recital, with our approval (which approval was intended to be and is by these presents now signified under our Sign Manual), appoint the said Right Honourable Sir James Plaisted Baron Penzance to be during good behaviour the Judge of the Principal Courts of Canterbury and York for the purposes of the said Act; and it was thereby provided that if at any time the said Right Honourable Sir James Plaisted Baron Penzance should cease to be a member of the Church of England the office of the said Right Honourable Sir James Plaisted Baron Penzance should thereupon be vacant: And whereas we are desirous of approving of the appointment so made as aforesaid by the said Archbishops: Now know ye that we do, by this our Royal Warrant under our Royal Sign Manual, approve, ratify, and confirm the appointment so made as aforesaid of the said Right Honourable Sir James Plaisted Baron Penzance to be during good behaviour the Judge of the Provincial Courts of Canterbury and York for the purposes of the said Act; and in all other respects we do hereby approve, ratify, and confirm the said deed poll or instrument in writing, and these presents shall be to all who shall or may be concerned therein a sufficient warrant. Given at our Court at St. James's, the fourteenth day of November one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, in the 38th year of our reign. By Her Majesty's command, Richd. Assheton Cross. Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. R. A. Cross (Secretary of State for the Home Department) Seal Affixed Some Warrants bear a seal. The source mentions two undefined seals being affixed to the document. Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. The text of this instrument was printed in parliamentary paper and may not reflect the formatting of the original. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Royal Warrant - Approving the Judge of the Provincial Courts of Canterbury and York [1874-11-14] Subject The topic of the resource Ecclesiastical Courts Archbishops and Bishops Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of Queen Victoria approving Lord Penzance's appointment as Judge of the Provincial Courts of Canterbury and York. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Victoria Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "Court of Arches," House of Commons Papers, LXIX.7 (1877): 7-8. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1874-11-14 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Relation A related resource <a href="https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/260">Archbishops' Instrument appointing Lord Penzance</a> <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/37-38/85/pdfs/ukpga_18740085_en.pdf">Public Worship Regulation Act 1874</a> Archbishop of Canterbury Archbishop of York Ecclesiastical Courts Home Secretary Monarch Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Monarch and the Church of England Subject The topic of the resource Ecclesiastical Description An account of the resource Material related to the Monarch's role as Supreme Governor of the Church of England. Legal Instrument A category for legal instruments. Transcript A transcript of the document. To all to whom these presents shall come, we the Right Honourable and Most Reverend Archibald Campbell, by Divine Providence Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of all England and Metropolitan, and the Right Honourable and Most Reverend William, by Divine Providence Archbishop of York, Primate of England and Metropolitan, send greeting. Whereas by an Act made and passed in the Session of Parliament holden in the 37th and 38th years of the reign of Her present Majesty, and intituled "The Public Worship Regulation Act, 1874," which Act received the Royal assent on the seventh day of August one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, it was amongst other things enacted that the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York might, but subject to the approval of Her Majesty, to be signified under Her Sign Manual, appoint from time to time a barrister-at-law who had been in actual practice for ten years, or a person who had been a Judge of one of the superior courts of law or equity, or of any court to which the jurisdiction of any such court had been or might thereafter be transferred by authority of Parliament, to be during good behaviour a Judge of the Provincial Courts of Canterbury and York, in the said Act thereinafter called the Judge; and it was by the said Act also enacted amongst other things that if the said Archbishops should not within six months after the passing of that Act appoint the said Judge, Her Majesty might by letters patent appoint some person qualified as aforesaid to be such Judge; and it was by the said Act also enacted amongst other things that every person appointed to be a Judge under that Act should be a member of the Church of England, and that if at any time any such judge should cease to be a member of the Church, his office should thereupon be vacant: And whereas we are desirous of appointing the Right Honourable Sir James Plaisted Baron Penzance, formerly a Baron of the Court of Exchequer, and afterwards Judge of Her Majesty's Court of Probate, and Judge Ordinary of the Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes, and a member of the Church of England, to be the said Judge, and the said Baron Penzance hath agreed, subject to the consent of Her Majesty, to undertake such office: Now know ye that we, in pursuance of such desire and in exercise of the power and authority to us given by the said Act as hereinbefore is mentioned, and of every or any other power enabling us in this behalf, do by these presents, with the approval of Her Majesty (which approval is intended to be signified under Her Sign Manual), appoint the said Right Honourable Sir James Plaisted Baron Penzance to be during good behaviour the Judge of the Provincial Courts of Canterbury and York for the purposes of the said Act: Provided always, and it is hereby declared that if at any time the said Right Honourable Sir James Plaisted Baron Penzance shall cease to be a member of the Church of England, the office of the said Right Honourable Sir James Plaisted Baron Penzance shall thereupon be vacant. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and caused our seals to be hereunto affixed, this twenty-eighth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four. <div style="width:100%;"> <div style="line-height:1.4;">Signed, sealed, and delivered by the above-named Archibald Campbell, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, in the presence of</div> <div style="text-align:center;margin:0 0.5em;line-height:1;">⎤ ⎥ ⎦</div> <div style="white-space:nowrap;line-height:1.4;">A. C. Cantuar. [L.S.]</div> </div> John B. Lee, His Grace’s Secretary. <div style="width:100%;"> <div style="line-height:1.4;">Signed, sealed, and delivered by the above-named William, Lord Archbishop of York, in the presence of</div> <div style="text-align:center;margin:0 0.5em;line-height:1;">⎤ ⎥ ⎦</div> <div style="white-space:nowrap;line-height:1.4;">W. Ebor. [L. S.]</div> </div> T. S. Notice, Secretary to His Grace. Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. The text of this instrument was printed in a book and does not reflect the formatting of the original. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Legal Instrument - Instrument Appointing the Judge of the Provincial Courts of Canterbury and York [1874-10-28] Subject The topic of the resource Ecclesiastical Courts Archbishops and Bishops Description An account of the resource Instrument of Archibald Campbell Tait and William Thomson appointing Lord Penzance to be Judge of the Provincial Courts of Canterbury and York under the Public Worship Regulation Act 1874. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Archibald Campbell Tait (Archbishop of Canterbury) William Thomson (Archbishop of York) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "Court of Arches," House of Commons Papers, LXIX.7 (1877): 6-7. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1874-10-28 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Relation A related resource <a href="https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/261">Royal Warrant approving Lord Penzance's appointment</a> <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/37-38/85/pdfs/ukpga_18740085_en.pdf">Public Worship Regulation Act 1874</a> Archbishop of Canterbury Archbishop of York Ecclesiastical Courts Statutory Power https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/e63764efc0f2d0ac6555b0929015e5c6.pdf 63dfd33264d0925436f35f97c9372778 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Monarch and the Church of England Subject The topic of the resource Ecclesiastical Description An account of the resource Material related to the Monarch's role as Supreme Governor of the Church of England. Royal Warrant These can be purely administrative in nature (e.g., Warrants authorizing the use of the Great Seal) or they can be substantive instruments (e.g., Warrants of appointment). They are signed by the Monarch and (usually) countersigned by a Minister of the Crown. Transcript A transcript of the document. (Sgd.) Elizabeth R ELIZABETH THE SECOND by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories Queen Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the Faith: To our right trusty and well beloved Counsellor Charles Leslie Baron Falconer of Thoroton Our Chancellor of Great Britain one of Our Principal Secretaries of State GREETING: WE WILL AND COMMAND that under the Great Seal of Our Realm remaining in your custody you cause these Our Letters to be made forth Patent in form following: ELIZABETH THE SECOND by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories Queen Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the Faith To the Right Reverend Father in God Our right trusty and well beloved John William by Divine Permission Lord Bishop of Chichester or in his absence to his Vicar-General in Spirituals or to any other person or persons having or that shall have sufficient authority in this behalf Greeting We present unto you by these Presents Our beloved in Christ John James William Edmondson Clerk Master of Arts to the Deanery and Vicarage of Battle in Our County of East Sussex and in your Diocese now legally void by the resignation of the last Incumbent thereof and to Our presentation in full right Commanding and Requiring you so far as relates to you to admit the said John James William Edmondson to the Deanery and Vicarage of Battle aforesaid and him there to institute induct and invest with all and every the rights members and appurtenances thereunto belonging and to do all and singular other matters and things in anywise touching or concerning the admission institution and induction aforesaid which to your pastoral office belongeth or appertaineth In Witness &c. Witness &c. Given at Our Court at Saint James’s the twenty-fourth day of November two thousand and four in the fifty third year of Our Reign BY HER MAJESTY’S COMMAND (Sgd.) Falconer of Thoroton C MAY IT PLEASE YOUR MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY This contains a Warrant to the Lord High Chancellor to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal whereby Your Majesty is pleased to present the Reverend John James William Edmondson, M.A., to the Deanery and Vicarage of Battle in Your Majesty’s County of East Sussex and the Diocese of Chichester and in Your Majesty’s Gift in full right And this Warrant is prepared according to Your Majesty’s Royal Command Signified by First Lord of Your Majesty’s Treasury ALLAN Clerk of the Crown in Chancery Received the 24th day of November 2004 (Sgd.) Falconer of Thoroton C Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Lord Falconer of Thorton (Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Printed in Times New Roman. Black and white Royal Arms at the top Royal name is capitalized and has a drop cap. Name of the appointee and benefice are in boldface. Date clause is filled in by hand. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Royal Warrant - For Letters Patent Making a Presentation to the Deanery and Vicarage of Battle [2004-11-24] Subject The topic of the resource Great Seal Parochial Appointments Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II directing the Lord Chancellor to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm presenting John Edmondson to the Deanery of Vicarage of Battle. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Elizabeth II Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived C 83/700-701 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004-11-24 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource T. Onslow Relation A related resource <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/47-48/30/section/2" title="Great Seal Act 1884">Great Seal Act 1884</a> but the resulting Letters Patent are a prerogative instrument. Constitutional Affairs Secretary Great Seal Lord Chancellor Monarch Parochial Appointments Statutory Power Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Monarch and the Church of England Subject The topic of the resource Ecclesiastical Description An account of the resource Material related to the Monarch's role as Supreme Governor of the Church of England. Letter This is used for general correspondence that doesn't fit into a specialized category (e.g., ministerial submissions). Transcript A transcript of the document. Lambeth Palace, April 5, 1865. Sir, In consequence of the resignation by Bishop Anderson of the See of Rupert's Land, it becomes necessary to consider what course should be taken with respect to the future episcopal superintendence of the clergy and laity of the communion of the Church of England in that Settlement. In the event of Her Majesty not being advised to appoint a successor to Bishop Anderson under his Letters Patent, I trust it will be the view of Her Majesty's Government that Her Majesty's permission should still be accorded for the consecration of a proper person to exercise the office of Bishop within the same territory over which Bishop Anderson exercised episcopal authority, though without the legal powers (if any) which were conferred upon Bishop Anderson by those Letters Patent. In that event, I beg to recommend the Reverend R. Machray, of Sidney College, Cambridge, as a fit and proper person to be consecrated for that purpose, and to request that Her Majesty may be pleased to issue the necessary Mandate, authorizing me to proceed to his consecration. <div style="text-align:center;">I am, &c, (Signed) C. T. CANTUAR. <div style="text-align:left;">The Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, &c &c. &c.</div> </div> Signatures The person who signed the document even if there isn't a wet-ink signature. The original document was signed by Christopher Longley (Archbishop of Canterbury) Recipient(s) Edward Cardwell (Secretary of State for the Colonies) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. The text of this instrument was printed in parliamentary paper and may not reflect the formatting of the original. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter - Nominating a Candidate for the Bishopric of Rupert's Land [1865-04-05] Subject The topic of the resource Colonial Bishoprics Colonies Description An account of the resource Letter from Charles Longley to Edward Cardwell nominating Robert Machray for the vacant See of Rupert's Land. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Charles Longley (Archbishop of Canterbury) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "Correspondence Relative to Colonial Bishoprics," Command Papers, no. 1, XLIX.207 (1866): 19. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1865-04-05 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Relation A related resource <a href="https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/240">Royal License for the Consecration</a> <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/5/6">Bishops in Foreign Countries Act 1841</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Diocese of Rupert's Land (Canada) Archbishop of Canterbury Church of England Colonial Secretary Colonies Procedure Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Monarch and the Church of England Subject The topic of the resource Ecclesiastical Description An account of the resource Material related to the Monarch's role as Supreme Governor of the Church of England. Royal Warrant These can be purely administrative in nature (e.g., Warrants authorizing the use of the Great Seal) or they can be substantive instruments (e.g., Warrants of appointment). They are signed by the Monarch and (usually) countersigned by a Minister of the Crown. Transcript A transcript of the document. (Signed) Victoria R VICTORIA, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith, to the Most Reverend Father in God, Charles Thomas by Divine Providence Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of all England, and Metropolitan, greeting. Whereas the Episcopal See of Rupert's Land being lately vacant by the resignation of the Right Reverend Father in God, David Anderson, late Bishop thereof, you the said Archbishop have recommended to Us Our trusty and well-beloved Robert Machray, clerk, Master of Arts, to be nominated and consecrated Bishop and Pastor of Rupert's Land aforesaid, in the place and stead of the said David Anderson: We, approving of such recommendation, have given Our Royal assent thereto, and this We signify unto you by these presents, requiring and strictly commanding you, by the faith and allegiance by which you stand bound to Us, to consecrate the said Robert Machray, so as aforesaid recommended to Us, to be Bishop of the said See, and to do, perform, and execute with diligence, favour and effect all and singular other things which belong to your pastoral office, according to the laws, statutes, and canons in this behalf made and provided. Given at Our Court at Windsor, this 19th day of May 1865, in the 28th year of Our reign. <div style="text-align:right;">By Her Majesty's command. (Signed) EDWARD CARDWELL.</div> To the Most Reverend Father in God, Charles Thomas Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of all England and Metropolitan, and to all other Bishops herein concerned. Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Edward Cardwell (Secretary of State for the Colonies) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. The text of this instrument was printed in parliamentary paper and may not reflect the formatting of the original. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Royal Warrant - License for the Consecration of a Bishop of a Canadian See [1865-05-19] Subject The topic of the resource Colonial Bishops Colonies Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of Queen Victoria empowering the Archbishop of Canterbury to consecrate Robert Machray as Bishop of Rupert's Land. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Victoria Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "Correspondence Relative to Colonial Bishoprics," Command Papers, no. 1, XLIX.207 (1866): 19. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1865-05-19 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Relation A related resource <a href="https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/241">Letter from the Archbishop of Canterbury nominatnig Machray</a> <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/5/6">Bishops in Foreign Countries Act 1841</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Rupert's Land (Canada) Archbishop of Canterbury Colonial Secretary Colonies Monarch Statutory Power https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/9731fe2f939cd5a5dd83c25ccfa1bd32.pdf 575fa755cae159a3dec8e0f5ac4cd59d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Monarch and the Church of England Subject The topic of the resource Ecclesiastical Description An account of the resource Material related to the Monarch's role as Supreme Governor of the Church of England. Royal Warrant These can be purely administrative in nature (e.g., Warrants authorizing the use of the Great Seal) or they can be substantive instruments (e.g., Warrants of appointment). They are signed by the Monarch and (usually) countersigned by a Minister of the Crown. Transcript A transcript of the document. Page 1 (L. S.) (Sgd.) Victoria R. Victoria, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, To the Most Reverend Father in God Archibald Campbell by Divine Providence, Lord Archbishop <div style="text-align:center;margin-top:2em;"> Mandate for the Consecration of The Reverend James Francis Turner, D.D. to be a Bishop. </div> <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"></div> Page 2 of Canterbury, Primate of all England, and Metropolitan, Greeting. Whereas you the said Archbishop have humbly applied to Us for Our License by Warrant under Our Sign Manual and Signet Authorizing and Empowering you to Consecrate Our Trusty and Well beloved James Francis Turner, Doctor in Divinity to be a Bishop. Now it is Our Will and Pleasure, and We do by this Our License <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"></div> Page 3 under Our Sign Manual and Signet Authorize and Empower you the said Archbishop to Consecrate the said James Francis Turner to be a Bishop, and We do further Authorize and Empower you to Do, Perform and Execute all and singular other Things which belong to your Pastoral Office in respect to such Consecration as aforesaid according to the Laws, Statutes and Canons in this behalf made and provided. <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"></div> Page 4 Given at Our Court at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, this Eighteenth day of February 1869 in the Thirty Second Year of Our Reign. By Her Majesty's Command. (Sgd.) Granville. Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Granville, 2nd Earl Granville (Secretary of State for the Colonies) Seal Affixed Some Warrants bear a seal. Signet affixed at the top of p. 1. Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Entire document is handwritten. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. The use of a Royal License is noteworthy. Following the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council's judgment in The Bishop of Natal v. The Bishop of Cape Town, the Crown stopped appointing bishops by Letters Patent in colonies that had some measure of self-government. However, the Crown continued to issue Licenses for their consecration. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Royal Warrant - License for the Consecration of a Bishop of an Australian Diocese [1869-02-18] Subject The topic of the resource Colonial Bishops Colonies Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of Queen Victoria empowering the Archbishop of Canterbury to consecrate James Turner as a bishop. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Victoria Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Collections Held By Lambeth Palace Library Relating to Australia and the Pacific: Records of the Vicar-General, Lambeth Palace Library, London (AJCP Ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1827018170). Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1881-12-29 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Relation A related resource <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/5/6">Bishops in Foreign Countries Act 1841</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Diocese of Grafton and Armidale (Australia) Archbishop of Canterbury Colonies Statutory Power