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London, England, 1812-06-08 00:00:00

SOCIETY FOl PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOW LEDGE
AND CHURCH UNION, IN THE DIOCESE OF ST.
DAVID'S—SUPERANNUATED CURATES.
BISHOP GOWER'S CHARITY.
A. N ASYLUM fur POOR CLERGYMEN, inca-
pacitated fur their Professional Duties by Age or Infirmity'
was'establkshed at Swansea, in the fourteenth Century, by the
liberality of Bishop Gowut. The Church was deprived of this
very valuable Establishment in the &lucent! century, by a most
unfortunate abuse of the Reformation. It is proposed by the So-
ciety, for promoting Christian Knowledge and Church Uniou•in
the Diocese of St. David's, to restore this long lost Charity, by
the aid of public contributions ; and some progress has been hap.
pily made in the Collection of a Fund for its re-establishment.—
The object of this Fund, inproportion as its means increase, will
be, not only to relieve the aged and infirm Curate from duties,
to which he is incompetent, but to enable poor Incumberts, la.
bourirg under similar incapacities, to retire from their public
duties, and to provide a competent substitute. Its present pur-
pose is unlined to the relief of Superannuated Curates.
By the Ben faetions already contributed, the Society have
Flat cd iu tl,t Politic Funds the sum of 4704. 6s. 6d. out of the
'wriest (4 which they are enabled at present to provide an an-
nuity of 1'25 for one worthy man, who is disabled from paro-
chial duty. 'limy have now in view another candidate for a simi-
lar Benefactor, an aged Curate, who is about 77 years of age,
and is perfectly deaf, and by other infirmities of agebecome quite
unequal to his ministerial duties. The Society beg to call the
%motion of the Public, to the distressing case of the aged Cler-
gyman now reconunended to them, and of the Parish, which
must he unavoidably suffering. from his defective services; 'and,
at the same time, to soiteit their benevolent aid towards re-estab-
lishing permanent and effectual means for the relief of similar
distress. he Society trust, that if they can establish adequate
means of Education for the Young, and of Protection fur the
Old, they will have secured two strorg holds for the established
Church. Contributions to this Charity will be placed in the
Public Funds, and appropriated to the benefit of Superannuated
Curates.
Original Foundation and Endowment of the Charity.
Nos Ilenricus tie Goheria, Episcopus Menevensis; ne end Sa-
cerdotes decrepiti, viribusque destituti, et all pauperes in Epir-
ssopa.o 1:/leuevensi, suis in perpetuum careant alimentis, in scan-
datum Ckri et Ecclesiz mendican tea, de consensu Domini nostri,
' Regis Argliz, et Doruinorum loci, quoddam Hospitale in hono-
rem bead David, Archiepiscopi, patroni nostri, de terris et pos
se ssionibus.patrimonii nostri in Swaynes, et albs adquisttis, pro
owl Capellanis fundamus in Swaynes predict. &c. collatiune dic-
torum Magistratus et. Vicariz, cum vacaverint, nubis et succes-
soribus nostris F.piscupis, qui pro tempore fuerint, et Capitol°
Ecclrsiw oustrz Menevensis, sede vacante, reservata —Dar. spud
Swaynes .Kaleud. Augusti, Anno Domini 1352, ac Anno Regni
Regis Edw. 3. sotto, et Consecrat nostrz S.
Adam, Episcopus Menevensis, appropriavit Eccieslam de Oys-
- iterniouth, cujus Eccleaia Magister sive Custos Hospitalis in
Swaynes fun patronus. Dat. Mar. 11. Anno Domini 1379. et
Anno Consecrat. nostril' la. (STATUTA Eccles. Meneven.)
By the dissolution of religious houses, this Charity was lost to
the Church. 'I his was one of many 'casts, perhaps unavoidable
in that unsettled period, in which the true principle of the Refor-
mation was forgotten. '1 he Charity might have been reformed
and improved, without being abolished. Some lost charities and
patronage have been restored to t,.e Church by the piety and mu-
nificence of their lay patrons. This Chanty, we hope, will be
restored by the Clergy and the public.
The Bishop of St. David's, id Benefaction -
Mrs. Burgess, ditto -
Rev. It Payne, R. D. of the South Deanery of the 2d
Part of Brecon, ditto
Rev. R. Davies, R. Cathedine, Brecorshire
• Rev. Thus. Prosser, V. Cwindu, Bre consiiire
Rev. J. Harries, Curate of I.langattock, ditto
Rev D. Phill.ps, Curate of I.langynider, ditto -
Rev. Franca* Huish, Tallmon, near Ottery, Devonshire
-7. N. (fr. , Bath, by Messrs. Hoare) .

- A' 500
25 0

1 1
1 1
1 0
0 5
0 5
5 0
300 0
5 0

E. N. (from - . ,y 1.
Rev. Dr. Hagbes, Principal of JeStith College, Oxford
Mrs. II ivlore, scl Benefaction - -
Tie Lord Bishop of Durham, 541 Benefaction -
Mrs M. Lambton, Biddick, Dui ham -
Proprietors .Ltf the ST Alt Newspaper - •
Mr. A. 3. Valor, Tooke 's-cowl, London
I. Mackenzie, Esq. . Durham
key. Dr Zoucb, Prebendary ditto
Mrs. Zuuch - • ditto
- Rey. Mr. Barrington, Prebendary ditto
Miss ILdhead - ditto
Chant, arauley Constable, Esq. ditto
Rev. Dr Prosser, Prebendary ditto .
Mrs. M. Wanon, ditto
MIS 6 Sharp, ditto
• %MIL FenwiLlt, ditto
Mrs. Crete, ditto
Miss Clirishop, ditto -
A. B. - .! ditto

Mr. Alderman Chipclutse, ditto -
Mrs. Shipprrdson, - . ditto -
Mrs. Hammett, - ditto -
Mrs. Henley, ' . ditto -
James Hammett, 'Esq. - ditto -
Mrs. Rippor, - • ditto -
Mrs. Krrd, - ditto -
' Hendry Hopper, Etq. ditto r
Rev. Mr. Viner, - ditto -
Rev. Mr. Wilson, R. Wohingham -
Rev. Mr. Smith, Vicar of Newcastle -
Mrs. Clavering, Newcastle
William Darnell, Esq. ditto 1,
Mr. Walker, Printer, ditto ' T
Rev. Dr. Scott, R. Simonburn, Northumber4nd
Rev. Mr. HollingTworth, V. halt whistle, ditto
Rev. W. Moises, V. Felton, ditto -
Mrs. and Miss Kirshaw, Leeds
'Rev. James Armitage Rhodes, ditto
Mrs. Peter Rhodes, ditto
Anonymous, ditto
Rev. Mr. Britton, V. Bossall
The Lord Bishop of Bristol
Mrs. H. Bowdler

1 1
20 0
2 0

...A rs, a_
Rev. Dr. Richardson, Chancel:or of St. Paul's and lt.
Eiwick (annual)
Rev. Dr. owi, e, R. Mehonby, Yorkshire . -
Rev. Mr. Fawcett, Newton Hall, Durham -
Rev. Dr. Tharp, Archdeacon of Northumberland
Rev. Mr. I 11°4,, R. kyton, Durham 4
Thomas Wiikinson, E.q. U.wald House, Durham .
Miss Ambler, Bt Imp Xliddicham - -
Thomas Bate., h.q. Halton Castle •• -
Rev. Mr. React, Saud Hutton -
Francis Burton, Esq. M.P. - -
Rev. -James Blackburn, Fellow of Trinity College,
Cambridge - T 2 2
Rev. T. Hayes, V. St. Oswald's, Durham - - i 0
Mrs. Andrews, Durham - . 1 0
Mr. C. N. V.; ,on, Dentist, Newcastle T . 1 I
'1 home. Bot row, Esq. Cbetwyud Park, Salop . • 1 1
Nis. Burrow - - r - 1 1
Rev. Mr. Bright, Forton,Staffordeblre - . - I'l
Rev. W.lliani Nesfield, R. Brancepeth - - 1 1
Right Hun. Lady Bolton - - - 20 0
Miss M. Wilkinson, Durham - - . 1 0
• Rev. D. Haslewoud, Durham - - • 1 u
A'. rs. Wilkie, k °olden - - - 1 t
Mr.. I'ary Lambton,Biddick (21 Benefaction to this Fund) 5 0
Mrs. V. ight, Blaktsly, Northamptonshire - . 1 0
Mrs. Ann Peareth, Newcastle - - • - 1 0
William Hoare, Esq. Durham . - • if 0
William Hey, Esq. Leeds • - • 5 0
Mrs. H. More (4th Benefaction to this Fund) - 5 0
N. Nicholls, k.sq. Odiham, Hampshire .- - 1 0
Rev. W Salmon, V. Odiham . - - 1 0
Rev. W. Brit:knell, Master of the Free School, Odiham 1 0
R Ragget, Esq. Odthant - - 1 0
John Laic, tsq. uitto - - - - 1 0
John Nome .1
boo son, Esq. Hatchwood - - 1 0
Honoutabie and Rev. A. Grey, Prebi.ndary of Durham 5 9
Subscriptions are received ny the Rural Deans of the Dlocesi,
by the two Stewards iu each Deanery whe collect for this Fund;
by the Rev. T. Price, Carmarthen; and by Maus. lipase,
Basilian, buxt-4tres4, Lou.ndo