Letters Patent - Master of the Temple Church [2009-11-05]

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 all to whom these Present shall come Greeting Know Ye that We of Our especial grace certain knowledge and mere motion have ordained made and constituted and by these Presents for Us Our heirs and successors Do ordain make and constitute Our trusty and well beloved Robin Guthrie Griffith-Jones Clerk Bachelor of Arts to be Master of Keeper [sic] of Our House and Church of the New Temple London And him the said Robin Guthrie Griffith-Jones Master or Keeper of Our House and Church of the New Temple London aforesaid We do by these Presents appoint to preside over rule and govern the House and Church aforesaid and the Ministers of the same Church for the time being whether Clerks or Laymen which said Office of Master or Keeper of the House and Church of the New Temple aforesaid and Rectory of the same Church doth belong to Our donation as in right of Our Crown of Our United Kingdom And for the exercise of the said Office and Rectory and also for and in consideration of the Divine Service and duty to be duly celebrated in Our said Church of the New Temple London by the said Robin Guthrie Griffith-Jones or his sufficient Deputy or Deputies in this behalf We have given and granted and by these Presents for Us Our heirs and successors Do give and grant unto the said Robin Guthrie Griffith-Jones all and all manner of tithes oblations obventions and other profits and advantages whatsoever of the Church aforesaid annually coming growing arising or renewing by reason of the Office and Rectory aforesaid as fully freely and entirely and in as ample manner and form as late Masters or Keepers of the House and Church aforesaid have held or enjoyed To have hold receive and enjoy the Office of Master or Keeper of the House and Church aforesaid and Rectory of the same Church And also all and all manner of tithes oblations obventions and all manner of profits and advtantages [sic] aforesaid unto the said Robin Guthrie Griffith-Jones and his assigns for the term of five years commencing from this day if he shall so long live And of Our more especial grace certain knowledge and mere motion We have given granted and confirmed and by these Presents for Us Our heirs and successors We do give grant and confirm unto the said Robin Guthrie Griffith-Jones so long as he shall exercise the said Office and Rectory an Annuity or Annual Allowance of Twenty-six pounds and eighteen pence being the amount anciently paid to former holders of the said Offoce [sic] and Rectory after deduction of certain Office fees such Annuity or Annual Allowance to be paid yearly on the Feast of Saint Michael the Archangel We Will nevertheless and Our intention is that the said Robin Guthrie Griffith-Jones shall from time to time find one Priest Presbiter or Minister to administer and serve in all and all manner of Divine Services and Office belonging to such Minister within the Church aforesaid And to administer or cause to be administered the Sacraments to all and singular persons residing within the said New Temple as often as need shall be And also one other man called Clerk and Sexton to attend observe and execute all and singular matters and things which belong and appertain to such Offices within Our said Church And if Our said House and Church shall not be served and governed in Divine Services and Offices administered in due manner by the fault negligence and wrong doing of the said Robin Guthrie Griffith-Jones or if during the said term of five years he shall secede or depart from the government custody or administration of Our House and Church aforesaid without the leave of Us Our heirs and successors and shall permit the said House and Church to be neglected unserved and not governed in Divine Service and Offices as aforesaid then We Will that this Our present Grant shall be void and of no effect In Witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent Witness Ourself at Westminster the fifth day of November in the fifty-eighth year of Our Reign

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