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Bishops in any Foreign Country as in the said Act mentioned: And it was by the 2nd Section of the said Act further enacted that such Bishop or Bishops so consecrated might exercise within such limits as might from time to time be assigned for that purpose in Foreign Countries by Us, spiritual jurisdiction over the Ministers of British Congregations of the Church of England and over such other protestant Congregations as might be desirous of placing themselves under his or their authority:
AND WHEREAS in pursuance of licence by a Warrant under the Royal Signet and Sign Manual dated the 24th day of March 1880 granted under the said Act, the Reverend George Evans Moule, Clerk, M.A., (now the Right Reverend George Evans Moule) was on the 28th day of October 1880 duly consecrated to be a Bishop of the Church of England in North China:
AND WHEREAS in pursuance of the said 2nd Section of the said Act such last mentioned Warrant did assign North China as the limit within which the said George Evans Moule (now The Right Reverend George Evans Moule) and his successors might exercise spiritual jurisdiction pursuant to the said Act:
AND WHEREAS in pursuance of the said 2nd Section a further Warrant dated the 30th day of August 1890 assigned as the District or Diocese within which the said Right Reverend George Evans Moule and his successors might exercise spiritual jurisdiction pursuant to the said Act Mid China limited by the Southern Boundary of the province of Shantung, the Eastern and Southern boundaries of the provinces of Shensi and Kansu, the Southern limit of such Diocese being the 28th parallel of North latitude:
AND WHEREAS in pursuance of the said 2nd Section a further Warrant dated 27th September 1895 assigned as the District or Diocese within which the said Right Reverend George Evans Moule and his successors should exercise such spiritual jurisdiction Mid China limited by the Southern Boundary of the province of Shantung, the Eastern and Southern Boundaries of the Provinces of Shensi