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This interesting document, which turned up amongst the papers of a Caerwent parishioner, is the Curate's License for William Jones who was appointed Curate of Llanfair Discoed in 1831.
This is not the original document, which would have been retained by the Bishop's administrators and which would have borne the Bishop's official seal, but a copy, probably for William Jones himself. For convenience, the text of the document is reproduced below. |
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CURATE'S LICENCE ___ (Copy Seal) E. Llandaff. |
Edward, by Divine permission Bishop of Llandaff, To our beloved in Christ, William Jones Clk., M.A., Greeting.
We do by these presents give and grant unto you, in whose fidelity, Morals, Learning, sound Doctrine and Diligence We do fully confide, Our Licence and Authority to perform the office of Stipendiary Curate in the parish church of Lanvair Discoed in the County of Monmouth within our Jurisdiction, in reading the Common Prayers and performing the other Ecclesiastical Duties belonging to the said office according to the Form prescribed in the Book of Common prayer made and published by Authority of Parliament and the Canons and Constitutions in that behalf lawfully established and promulged and not otherwise or in any other manner, you having first before our Commissary duly appointed subscribed the articles, taken the oaths and made and subscribed the Declaration which in this case are required by law to be subscribed, made and taken. And we do by these presents assign unto you the yearly stipend of Forty pounds to be paid quarterly for serving the said Cure with the Surplice fees. In Witness whereof we have caused our Seal which we use in this case to be hereto affixed. Dated the sixteenth day of March in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty one and in the fourth year of our Consecration. |