Letter - Transmitting a Humble Address from the Convocation of Canterbury Regarding Amendments to the Canons [1865-06-01]

Lambeth Palace, 1 June 1865.

Sir,

I have the honour to transmit to you an humble Address to Her Most Gracious Majesty from the Archbishop, Bishops, and Clergy of the Province of Canterbury in Convocation assembled, praying that Her Majesty will be graciously pleased to grant them Her Royal Licence to make, promulge, and execute a new Canon in the place of the 36th Canon of 1603 as now existing, and also to alter and amend the 37th, 38th, and the 40th of the said Canons, as set forth in the form which I have the honour to transmit with the above address.

And I have to request that the same may be laid before Her Majesty.

I have, &c. 
 (Signed) C. T. Cantuar.

The Right Honourable
Sir George Grey, Bart., M. P.

HUMBLE ADDRESS

We, your Majesty's faithful Subjects, the Archbishop, Bishops, and Clergy of the Province of Canterbury, under your Most Gracious Majesty's Writ in Convocation assembled—

Humbly address Your Majesty,

Praying that your Majesty will be graciously pleased to grant us your Majesty's Most Royal Licence to make, promulge, and execute a new Canon, the proposed form whereof we have hereunto annexed in the place of the 36th Canon as now existing; and also to alter and amend the 37th and 38th Canons in manner hereinafter described, so as to make them consonant with the new 36th Canon; and also to alter and amend the 40th Canon as is hereafter set down.

And, as in duty bound, we shall ever pray,

(Signed) C. T. Cantuar, President.