The Kings Majesties most gracious letter and declaration to the bishops, deans and prebends &c..
England and Wales.Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II)
CharlesII,King of England,1630-1685.
Church of England.
London, : printed for John Jones.,
1660..
"The clergy must be paid sufficiently. No leases of rectories or parsonages to be signed unless the vicarages or curacies have at least £100 or £80 per annum. ... Prebendaries are to comply with this order, which is to be enforced by Deans, Bishops, and Archbishops, on pain of displeasure." -- Steele.
At end: By his Majestyes command. Edward Nicholas. This is a true copy of the Kings letter, shewed in the House of Commons by Sir Allin Brawdrift the 7th of August 1660.
Steele notation: a maintenance afterwards; Arms 11
Annotation on Thomason copy: "Aug 11".
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Crawford, J.L.L. Bibliography of royal proclamations of the Tudor and Stuart sovereigns and of others published under authority, 1485-1714,
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