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The Kings Majesties most gracious letter and declaration to the bishops, deans and prebends &c.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II), Church of England
Other Authors: Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : printed for John Jones, 1660.
Series:Early English books online.
Subjects:
Church of England > Clergy > Early works to 1800.
Broadsides > England > London
Church and state > England > Early works to 1800.
Clergy > Salaries, etc. > England > Early works to 1800.
Tithes > England > Early works to 1800.
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Item Description:"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.
Dated at end: 7th of August 1660.
Arms 11; Steele notation: a maintenance afterwards.
Annotation on Thomason copy: "Aug 11".
Reproduction of original in the Henry E. Huntington Library.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 sheet ([1] pages)