Mr. Burdon
could only
appointed "Bishop of Victoria"
27
Letters Patent
the Instrument under which the Archbishop of Canterbury
him
with Episcopal
authority
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485 1209-75- 10 all Christian People to whom these Presents shall come and more
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to the clergy and Laity of the Communion of the Church of England within Her Majesty's Possession of Hongkong and the Island of Hong Kong and to the Archdeacons and Canons of the Archdeaconries and Canonries founded in the Cathedral Church of Saint John Victoria in the said Island of Hong
and to the Officers of the said Cathedral and to the Clergy and Laity of the aforesaid Communion resident in the Empire of China to the South of the 28th degree of North Latitude and in the Empire of Japan and in particular to the several Naval and Military Chaplains for the time being within the aforesaid limits Greeting.
Year of our Lord
Warrant
under
Whereas by a Mandate under the sign Manual and Signet of Her Majesty the Queen bearing date the twenty-second day of April in the year 1873 after duly reciting that we had humbly applied to Her Majesty for Her Majesty's Licence under Her sign
Manual and Signet authorizing and empowering us to consecrate the Reverend John Shaw Burdon Doctor in Divinity to be a Bishop to the intent that he should exercise his functions
of Episcopal authority within Her Majesty's Possessions abroad we were empowered by Her Majesty to consecrate the said John Shaw Burdon to be a Bishop And whereas in pursuance of and as empowered by the said
Mandate
and
Authority
a Commission under
the Great Seal dated the 10th day of March 1874
the Right Honorable and Right Reverend John Jackson Bishop of London assisted by the Lord Bishop of Winchester the Lord Bishop of Rochester and other
Bishops did on Sunday the 15th day of March instant in the Parish Church of Saint Mary Lambeth in the County of Surrey duly consecrate the said John Shaw Burdon to be a Bishop Now therefore we the Right Honorable and Most Reverend Archibald Campbell by Divine Providence Lord Archbishop of Canterbury
Primate of all England and Metropolitan Do by these presents pronounce decree and declare