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In case an Incumbent desires to obtain a licence of nonresidence upon strong grounds, not amongst the cases enumerated in the Act, he should present a petition to the Bishop, stating with precision the special grounds in the place of any of the grounds enumerated in the Act: a licence of the latter description requires the allowance of the Archbishop. [See sect. 16.]

Form of Notification of Non-residence, by reason of residence on another benefice, or other exemption, under Stat. 57 Geo. 3. c. 99. s. 23.

I, A. B. [Rector, or as the case may be,] of in the county of do hereby give notice to your Lordship, [being the Bishop of the diocese to whose jurisdiction such Rector &c. is subject,] that I was exempted from residence on the said benefice during the year may be] by reason of my residence during that period on my rectory of in the county of and diocese of

[or as the case

Lif the case be so, or by reason of any of the exemptions under the Act. See sect. 10.a] And I moreover state to your Lordship, that the gross annual value of my said rectory of amounts to [or as the case may be] 8001. [See sect. 23.]

(Signed)

A. B.

By stat. 10 Ann. cap. 12. entitled An Act for confirming and rendering more effectual certain letters patent of King James the First, for annexing a canonry and several rectories to the Regius Professor of Divinity in the University of Oxford; and to the Regius Professor and Lady Margaret's Reader of Divinity in the University of Cambridge, reciting, that King James the First did by letters patent grant to the Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars of the University of Oxford, and their successors, the rectory of Newelme, alias Ewelme, in the county of Oxford; and also one prebend or canonry within the Cathedral Church of Christ, that the Regius Professor of Divinity should have and enjoy them as long as he should be Professor.

nature of such illness, &c. should accompany the petition. See Hodgson's Instructions, p. 117.

a If the performance of any particular duties, or residence in any particular place, be the assigned cause of exemption, it must be stated by the person notifying. Such notice is to be given every year within six weeks after the first of January, so long as the cause for it exists.

And that the said King James did grant to the Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars of Cambridge, and their successors, the advowson of the rectory of Somersham, with Colne and Pidley, in the county of Huntington, for the increase of the stipend of the Regius Professor of Divinity in the said University and did grant for the increase of the stipend of the Reader in Divinity, appointed by Margaret Countess of Richmond, mother of King Henry VIIth. in like manner, the rectory of Terington, in the county of Norfolk :

It is enacted, That the said canonry and rectories shall be united, and for ever annexed to the several offices or places aforesaid, to be held and enjoyed by the respective persons placed in those offices, without any presentation, admission, institution, or induction, or any other act or thing to entitle them thereto, &c. &c. &c.

RULES and Orders established for the regulation of Queen Anne's Bounty.

The Royal Charter (being the second) bears date March 5, 1713-14. 12 Anne.

1. Augmentations to be made by the said corporation shall be by way of purchase, and not by way of pension.

2. That the stated sum to be allowed to each cure which shall be augmented be 2007., to be invested in a purchase at the expense of the corporation.

3. That the Governors shall begin with augmenting those cures that do not exceed the value of 107. per annum, and shall augment no other till those have all received our

a When an Incumbent wishes to offer a purchase to the Governors, it is necessary for him to send the particulars thereof to their Secretary, and to state the amount of money remaining appropriated to his living, and to propose the names of three beneficed Clergymen of the diocese; adding the names of their benefices, and the names and places of residence and descriptions of three neighbouring laymen of respectability to be inserted by the Bishop of the diocese, if he approves, in a commission of inquiry. In case the proposed purchase is disapproved of by the Governors, the Incumbent is informed thereof by the Secretary. If approved, the Secretary sends the commission with the returns thereto and the correspondence to the Solicitor of the Governors, who then send all necessary instructions to the Incumbent: the titles are examined and conveyances prepared at the expense and by the officers of the Corporation. The title deeds and other documents are retained by the Governors, and if after the purchase is completed any reference to them is required, application must be made to the Secretary.Hodgsons's Account of Queen Anne's Bounty, 48.

Bounty of 2007., except in the cases and according to the limitations hereafter named.

4. That in order to encourage benefactions from others, the Governors may give the sum of 2007. to cures not exceeding 357. per annum, where any persons in order to obtain the Bounty, either already have given, or hereafter will give the same or a greater sum in money, or the value thereof in lands, tithes, or rent charges.

5. That the Governors shall every year, between Christmas and Easter, cause the account of what money they have to distribute that year to be audited; and when they know the sum, public notice shall be given in the Gazette, or such other way as shall be judged proper, that they have such a sum to distribute in so many shares, and that they will be ready to apply those shares to such cures as want the same, and are by the rules of the corporation qualified to receive the same where any persons will add the like or greater sum to it, or the value in land or tithes for any such particular cure.

6. That if several benefactors offer themselves, the Governors shall first comply with those that offer most.

7. Where the sums offered by other benefactors are equal, the Governors shall always prefer the poorer livings.

8. Where the cures to be augmented are of equal value, and the benefactions offered by others are equal, then they shall be preferred that first offer.

9. Provided that the preference shall be so far given to cures not exceeding 101. a year, that the Governors shall not apply above one-third part of the money they have to distribute that year, to cures exceeding that value.

10. Where the Governors have expected till Michaelmas what benefactors will offer themselves, then no more proposals shall be received for that year; but if any money remain after that to be disposed of, in the first place two or more of the cures in the gift of the Crown not exceeding 107. a year shall be chosen by lot to be augmented preferably to all others; the precise number of these to be settled by a general Court, where an exact list shall be brought in to the Governors.

11. As for what shall remain of the money to be disposed of after that, a list shall be taken of all the cures in the Church of England, not exceeding 107. a year, and so many of them be chosen by lot as there shall remain sums of 2007. for their augmentations.

12. Provided that when all the cures not exceeding 107.

a year, which are fitly qualified, shall be so augmented, the Governors shall then proceed to augment those of greater value according to such rules as shall at any time hereafter be proposed by them and approved by us, our heirs or successors, under our or their great seal.

13. That all charitable gifts in real or personal estate made to the corporation shall be strictly applied according to the particular direction or disposition thereof, where the donors shall give particular directions for the disposition thereof: and where the gift shall be generally to the corporation, without any such particular direction, the same shall be applied as the rest of the fund or stock of the corporation is to be applied.

14. That a book shall be kept wherein shall be entered all the subscriptions, contributions, gifts, devices or appointments made or given of any monies, or of any real or personal estate whatsoever, to the charity mentioned in the charter, and the names of the donors thereof, with the particulars of the matters so given; the same book to be kept by the Secretary of the corporation.

15. That a memorial of the benefactions and augmentations made to each cure shall, at the charge of the corporation be set up in writing, on a stone to be fixed in the church of the cure so to be increased, there to remain in perpetual memory thereof.

16. When the Treasurer shall have received any sum of money for the use of the corporation, he shall at the next general Court, to be holden after such receipt, lay an account thereof before the Governors; who may order and direct the same to be placed out for the improvement thereof, upon some public fund, or other security, till they have an opportunity of laying it out in proper purchases for the augmentation of cures.

17. That the Treasurer do account annually before such a committee of the Governors as shall be appointed by a general Court of the said corporation, who shall audit and state the same, and the said account shall be entered in a book to be kept for that purpose, and shall be laid before the next general Court after such stating; the same to be there reexamined and determined.

18. That persons whose cures shall be augmented, shall pay no manner of fee or gratification to any of the officers or servants of this corporation.

19. By Royal sign manual bearing date September 12, 1809. made shortly after the first Parliamentary grant of

100,000l. to the Governors under the Appropriation Act, stat. 49 Geo. 3. c. 128. s. 1.a, the following rules were established: "That when a living shall be augmented either by lot or benefaction out of the said additional fund, and it shall appear by the immediate preceding returns made in pursuance of the statute for promoting residenceb, and by the returns of livings under 150l. per annum, made to the Governors in pursuance of a late address by the House of Lords for that purpose or otherwise, that the Incumbent does not reside or perform the duties of such living in person, or possesses another living of the value of 1501. per annum, the Governors may be enabled to direct that the money appropriated for such augmentation shall be reserved, and that the interest thereof shall accumulate into principal for the benefit of the living, and neither the principal or interest be invested in land or other hereditaments, (except in providing a house and offices within the parish suitable for the residence of the Minister,) until an Incumbent not possessed of another living of the value of 150l. per annum, shall bonâ fide reside upon and perform the duties of the said augmented living in person; that the sum to be given to each cure which shall be augmented by benefaction out of the said additional fund be 3001, where any persons in order to obtain the Bounty will give 2001., or a greater sum in money, or the value thereof in lands or tithes, or a clear rent charge or annuity of 157."

The operations of the Governors by means of the Bounty and the Parliamentary grants upon the smaller livings, have gradually enabled them to augment those of higher values, as appears by the following orders of more recent establishment.

20. June 23, 1810. "That as soon as all the cures not exceeding 30l. per annum, which are fitly qualified, shall have been augmented, the said Governors shall proceed to augment by lot those cures that do not exceed 501. per annum, according to the returns of livings under 150l. per annum, made, or that shall hereafter be made, to the said Governors in pursuance of a late address by the House of Lords, giving an immediate preference without lot to such as though already augmented may not exceed 301. per annum, according to the same returns, or may

a Eleven grants of similar amount were made in eleven successive years, commencing in 1809.

b Stat. 43 Geo. 3. c. 84. since repealed, and supplied by stat. 57 Geo. 3. c. 99.

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