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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A92286) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 150212) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2236:28) Reasons most humbly offer'd to this honourable House, for passing the bill for the parish of Christ-Church 1 sheet ([1] p.). s.n., [London : 1649?] Place and date of publication from Wing (2nd ed.). Reproduction of original in the Harvard University Library. eng Church of England -- Finance -- Early works to 1800. Church of England -- Benefices -- Early works to 1800. Broadsides -- London (England) -- 17th century. A92286 R42550 (Wing R570F). civilwar no Reasons most humbly offer'd to this honourable House, for passing the bill for the parish of Christ-Church [no entry] 1649 1 410 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-07 Assigned for keying and markup 2007-07 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-08 Sampled and proofread 2007-08 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
REASONS Most Humbly Offer'd To this Honourable House , for Passing the Bill for the Parish of Christ-Church .

John Marshall by his Will gave 40 l. per Annum to the Minister of the said Parish , until Moneys should be raised out of his Estate , sufficient to Purchase 60 l. per Annum ( free of all Reprizes ) And then the Profits of his Estate ( not otherwise disposed of ) should for Two Years be employed to Redeem Poor Prisoners , and after that to buy Rectories Impropriate .

Sixty Pounds per Annum ( free of all Reprizes ) will cost 1700 l. at Note , This Bill Excuses the Poor from paying any thing to the Minister . least , which must be raised before the said Charities can be put in Execution . Which 1700 l. if never raised ( as in all probability it cannot ) the said Charities will be lost , ( viz. )

For the Profits of the Donor's Estate hath amounted but to 400 l. in Eighteen Years ; And proportionable ( as the Estate now stands ) 1700 l. will be Forty Years a Raising . But considering the said Estate consists of small and old Tenements , they will Thirty or Forty Years hence be worth little or nothing : So that neither the Purchase , nor the Charities in Redeeming Prisoners , &c. will ever be executed .

Whereas if this Act pass , by which the 400 l. is to erect a Steeple , &c. the Church will be compleated , a better Provision made for the Minister , and the Redeeming poor Prisoners , &c. be immediately put in execution .

And why the Two Trustees , who oppose the Steeple and Bells , ( and do not live in the said Parish ) should oppose the Inhabitants being rated Three-pence in the Pound , when they themselves are willing thereto , seems very unreasonable .

For , it appears the Inhabitants in general are willing , by their petitioning for it , and even several of those who Signed the Petition against it , declar'd before the Honourable Committee appointed to inspect this Matter , They were induced to Sign the same by the Misinformation of the said two Trustees , but since they understood the Reasonableness of the Intended Rate of Three-pence in the Pound , they were very well satisfied therewith .

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