other things, recommended that commissioners be ap- 6 & 7 Will 4, pointed by parliament for the purpose of preparing and c. 77. laying before his Majesty in council such schemes as shall appear to them to be best adapted for carrying into effect the following recommendations; and that his Majesty in council be empowered to make orders ratifying such schemes, and having the full force of law; and that the The diocese of diocese of Canterbury consist of the county of Kent, Canterbury. (except the city and deanry of Rochester, and those parishes which it is proposed to include in the diocese of London), and of the parishes of Croydon and Addington, and the district of Lambeth Palace, in the county of Surrey; and that the diocese of London consist of the The diocese of city of London and the county of Middlesex [of the London. parishes of Barking, East Ham, West Ham, Little Ilford, Low Layton, Walthamstow, Wanstead, Saint Mary Woodford, and Chingford, in the county of Essex] (a), all in the present diocese of London; [of the parishes of Charlton, Lee, Lewisham, Greenwich, Woolwich, Eltham, Plumpstead, and Saint Nicholas Deptford, in the county of Kent, and Saint Paul Deptford in the counties of Kent and Surrey, all now in the diocese of Rochester] (b); [of the borough of Southwark, and the parishes of Battersea, Bermondsey, Camberwell, Christchurch, Clapham, Lambeth, Rotherhithe, Streatham, Tooting Graveney, Wandsworth, Merton, Kew, and Richmond, in the county of Surrey and present diocese of Winchester] (c); and of the parishes of Saint Mary Newington, Barnes, Putney, Mortlake, and Wimbledon, in the county of Surrey and in the peculiar jurisdiction of the archbishop of Canterbury, together with all extra-parochial places locally situate within the limits of the parishes above enumerated, except the district of Lambeth Palace; and that the diocese of The diocese Winchester be diminished by the transfer of the parish of of Winchester. Addington to the diocese of Canterbury, and of the before mentioned parishes to the diocese of London; and that Gloucester the whole of the parish of Bedminster be transferred from and Bristol. the diocese of Bath and Wells to the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol; and that the city and deanry of Bristol be united to the diocese of Gloucester; and that the southern part of the diocese of Bristol, consisting of the county of Salisbury. (a) These have been transferred to the diocese of Rochester by 26 & 27 Vict. c. 36, s. 2. (b) These are to remain in c. 77. Ely. Exeter. Gloucester be united. Hereford. 6 & 7 Will. 4, Dorset, be transferred to the diocese of Salisbury; and that the diocese of Ely be increased by the counties of Huntingdon and Bedford, now in the diocese of Lincoln, by the deanries of Lynn and Fincham in the county of Norfolk and diocese of Norwich, and by the archdeaconry of Sudbury in the county of Suffolk and diocese of Norwich, with the exception of the deanries of Sudbury, Stow, and Hartismere, and by that part of the county of Cambridge which is now in the diocese of Norwich; and that it be declared that the Scilly Islands are within the jurisdiction of the bishop of Exeter and of the archdeacon of Cornwall; and that the sees of Gloucester and Bristol be and Bristol to united, and that the diocese consist of the present diocese of Gloucester, of the city and deanry of Bristol, of the deanries of Cricklade and Malmesbury in the county of Wilts and now in the diocese of Salisbury, and of the whole of the parish of Bedminster, now in the diocese of Bath and Wells; and that to the diocese of Hereford be added the deanry of Bridgnorth, now locally situated between the dioceses of Hereford and Lichfield; and that those parts of the counties of Worcester and Montgomery which are now in the diocese of Hereford be transferred to the dioceses of Worcester and St. Asaph and Bangor respectively; and that the diocese of Lichfield consist of the counties of Stafford and Derby; and that the diocese of Lincoln consist of the counties of Lincoln and Nottingham; and that the latter county now in the diocese and province of York, be included in the province of Canterbury; and that the diocese of Norwich consist of the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk, except those parts which it is proposed to transfer to the diocese of Ely; and that the diocese of Oxford be increased by the county of Buckingham, now in the diocese of Lincoln, and by the county of Berks, now in the diocese of Salisbury; and Peterborough. that the diocese of Peterborough be increased by the county of Leicester, now in the diocese of Lincoln; and that the diocese of Rochester consist of the city and deanry of Rochester, of the county of Essex (excepting the parishes which it is proposed to leave in the diocese of London), and of the whole county of Hertford; and that to the diocese of Salisbury, reduced according to the foregoing propositions, be added the county of Dorset, now in the diocese of Bristol; and that the diocese of Worcester consist of the whole counties of Worcester and Warwick; and that the sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor be united, and that the diocese consist of the whole of the two existing Lichfield. Norwich. Oxford. Rochester. Salisbury. Worcester. St. Asaph and Bangor. dioceses (except that part of the diocese of Saint Asaph 6 & 7 Will. 4, which is in the county of Salop), and of those parts of the c. 77. county of Montgomery which are now in the dioceses of Saint David's and Hereford [the mischief of this union was happily prevented by a later statute]; and that the diocese of Llandaff consist of the whole counties of Gla- Llandaff. morgan and Monmouth; and that the diocese of Saint St. David's. David's be altered by the transfer of those parts of the counties of Montgomery, Glamorgan and Monmouth which it is proposed to include in the respective dioceses of Saint Asaph and Bangor and Llandaff; and that the diocese of York consist of the county of York, except such The diocese parts thereof as it is proposed to include in the new diocese of York, of Ripon; and that the diocese of Durham be increased by Durham. that part of the county of Northumberland called Hexhamshire which is now in the diocese of York; and that the sees of Carlisle and Sodor and Man be united [this mis- Sodor and chief was also prevented by a later statute], and that the Man. diocese consist of the present diocese of Carlisle, of those Carlisle. parts of Cumberland and Westmorland which are now in the diocese of Chester, of the deanery of Furnes and Cartmel in the county of Lancaster, of the parish of Aldeston, now in the diocese of Durham, and of the Isle of Man; and that the diocese of Chester consist of the Chester. county of Chester, of so much of the county of Flint as is now in that diocese, and of so much of the county of Salop as is not in the diocese of Hereford, and that the whole diocese be included in the province of York; and that two new sees be erected in the province of York, one at Man- Two new sees chester and the other at Ripon: and that the diocese of of Manchester and Ripon. Manchester consist of the whole county of Lancaster except the deanry of Furnes and Cartmel; and that the diocese of Ripon consist of that part of the county of York which is now in the diocese of Chester, of the deanry of Craven, and of such parts of the deanries of the Ainsty and Pontefract in the county and diocese of York as lie to the westward of the following districts; videlicet, the liberty of the Ainsty and the wapentakes of Barkston Ash, Osgoldcross, and Staincross; and that all parishes which are locally situate in one diocese, but under the jurisdiction of the bishop of another diocese, be made subject to the jurisdiction of the bishop of the diocese within which they are locally situate; and that such variations be made in the proposed boundaries of the different dioceses as may appear advisable, after more precise information respecting the circumstances of particular parishes or districts; and c. 77. Collegiate churches of Manchester and Ripon to of these two new sees. 6 & 7 Will. 4, that the bishops of the two newly erected sees be made bodies corporate, and be invested with all the same rights and privileges as are now possessed by the other bishops of England and Wales, and that they be made subject to the metropolitan jurisdiction of the Archbishop of York, and that the collegiate churches of Manchester and Ripon be made the cathedrals, and that the chapters thereof be the chapters of the respective sees of Manchester and be cathedrals Ripon, and be invested with all the rights and powers of other cathedral chapters; and that the members of these and of all other cathedral churches in England be styled dean and canons; that the chapter of Carlisle be the chapter of the united see of Carlisle and Man; that the bishops of the see of Saint Asaph and Bangor be elected alternately by the dean and chapter of Saint Asaph and by the dean and chapter of Bangor [but the sees were not united]: that the bishops of the see of Bristol and Gloucester be elected alternately by the dean and chapter of Bristol and by the dean and chapter of Gloucester; that power be given to determine the future mode of confirming such acts of the bishop of either of the united sees as may require confirmation by a dean and chapter; and that upon the first avoidance of either of the sees of Saint Asaph or Bangor and of Gloucester or Bristol the bishop of the other of the sees proposed to be united become ipso facto bishop of the two sees, and thereupon become seised and possessed of all the property, advowsons, and patronage belonging to the see so avoided; and that the jurisdiction of the bishop's court How the bishops of Gloucester and Bristol are to be elected. in each diocese be co-extensive with the limits of the diocese as newly arranged; and that such arrangements be made with regard to the apportionment of fees payable to the officers of the several diocesan courts as may be deemed just and equitable, for the purpose of making compensation to those officers who may be prejudiced by the proposed alterations; and that such alterations be made in the apportionment or exchange of ecclesiastical patronage among the several bishops as shall be consistent with the relative magnitude and importance of their dioceses when newly arranged, and as shall afford an adequate quantity of patronage to the bishops of the new sees; and that, in order to provide for the augmentation of the incomes of of archbishops the smaller bishoprics, such fixed annual sums be paid to and bishops. the commissioners out of the revenues of the larger sees respectively as shall, upon due inquiry and consideration, be determined on, so as to leave as an average annual income to the Archbishop of Canterbury fifteen thousand Future income pounds, to the Archbishop of York ten thousand pounds, 6 & 7 Will. 4, to the Bishop of London ten thousand pounds, to the c. 77. Bishop of Durham eight thousand pounds, to the Bishop of Winchester seven thousand pounds, to the Bishop of Ely five thousand five hundred pounds, to the Bishop of Saint Asaph and Bangor five thousand two hundred pounds [but the sees were not united], and to the Bishops of Worcester and Bath and Wells respectively five thousand pounds; and that out of the fund thus accruing fixed annual payments be made by the commissioners, in such instances and to such amount as shall be in like manner determined on, so that the average annual incomes of the other bishops respectively be not less than four thousand pounds nor more than five thousand pounds; and that at the expiration of every seven years, reckoning from the first day of January one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven, a new return of the revenues of all the bishoprics be made to the commissioners, and that thereupon the scale of episcopal payments and receipts be revised, so as to preserve, as nearly as may be, to each bishop. an amount of income equivalent to that which shall have been determined in the first instance to be suitable to the circumstances of his bishopric, and that such revised scale take effect as to each see respectively upon the then next avoidance thereof; and that if, in determining the mode of regulating the episcopal incomes, either in the first instance or on any future revision of them, it shall be deemed expedient to make the alteration required, in any case, by the subtraction or addition of any real estates, such real estates be transferred accordingly; and that out of the pro- Provision to perty of the see of Durham provision be forthwith made be made from for the completion of those augmentations of poor bene- Durham for fices which the late bishop (meaning thereby the late Right the University Reverend William Van Mildert) had agreed to grant, but of Durham. which he left uncompleted at the time of his death; and that the Bishop of Durham do in future hold the Castle of Durham in trust for the University of Durham, and that all expenses of maintaining and repairing the same be defrayed by the University of Durham; and that so soon as the relative values of the several sees under the new arrangements shall have been ascertained apportionment be made of the sums to be thereafter paid by the respective bishops for first fruits, so as to leave the aggregate amount payable from all the sees to the Bounty of Queen Anne the same as at present; and that the bishops who shall on the present vacancies succeed to the sees of Durham and Ely be relieved from the excess beyond their due propor P. 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