employed in performing religious Duties according to the Rights of the
Church of England in the several Goals within their respective Jurisdictions
and to Settle and ascertain what Duty shall be performed and what
Salary shall be paid to every such Clergyman not Exceeding Fifty Pounds
Yearly and every Year directing also such Salaries to be paid out of the
Rates of such County Riding or Division and further Authorizing and
impowering the said Justices (the number of Clergymen and Salary
or Salaries having been so as aforesaid settled and ascertained) to
nominate and appoint Clergymen for the above purposes and in case
of Death or Death of any such Clergyman or Clergymen so appointed
as aforesaid others in his or their Room to nominate and appointe Now
this Court on consideration of the premises and under the Authority
of the said Act of Parliament Doth Order that a Chaplain be
appointed to perform Religious Duties according to the Rites of the Church
of England
in the said Goal called New Prison
at Clerkenwell
in this
County And it is further Ordered that the Nomination and
Appointment of a Chaplain as aforesaid be on the County day of the next
Session And it is further Ordered that it be referred to the
Committee for the Repair of the Prisons to Settle the Duty and Salary of
the Chaplain to be appointed to New Prison
and that Sir John
Hawkins< no role >
the Chairman
and Sir Charles Whitworth< no role >
be desired to favour
the Committee with their attendance and that the Committee do meet
to take this matter into Consideration at Hicks Hall
on Friday the 24th
day of September
Instant at Eleven o Clock in the forenoon
By adjournment same Day
The matter relative to the Public Performance of Music at New
Sunbridge Wells which having been referred to Sir John Hawkins< no role >
the
Chairman
to be therin as to him should seem most meet was now at
Sir John's Request Ordered to stand Over to the County day of the next
ensuing Session