CO129-160 - Public Offices - 1872 — Page 239

Of

50

5o VICTORIÆ, Cap.6.

those Countries consecrated Bishops according to the Form of Con- secration of the Church of England," it is amongst other things enacted, that from and after the passing of the said Act it should and might be lawful to and for the Archbishop of Canterbury or for the Archbishop of York for the Time being, together with such other Bishops as they should call to their Assistance, to consecrate Persons being Subjects or Citizens of Countries out of His Majesty's Domi- nions Bishops for the Purposes in the said Act mentioned, without the King's Licence for their Election, or the Royal Mandate under the Great Seal for their Confirmation and Consecration, and without requiring them to take the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy, and the Oath of due Obedience to the Archbishop for the Time being: And whereas it is expedient to enlarge the Powers given by the said Act; be it therefore enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and Archbishops by the Authority of the same, That it shall and may be lawful to of Canter.

and for the Archbishop of Canterbury or the Archbishop of York bury and

for the Time being, together with such other Bishops as they shall call to their Assistance, to consecrate British Subjects, or the Subjects or Citizens of any Foreign Kingdom or State, to be Bishops in any Foreign Country, whether such Foreign Subjects or Citizens be or be to be Bishops not Subjects or Citizens of the Country in which they are to act, and in Foreign

without the Queen's Licence for their Election, or the Royal Mandate under the Great Seal for their Confirmation and Consecration, and without requiring such of them as may be Subjects or Citizens of any Foreign Kingdom or State to take the Oaths of Allegiance and Election, &c. Supremacy, and the Oath of due Obedience to the Archbishop for

the Time being.

York may consecrate

British Sub. jects or

Foreigners

Countries,

without the

Royal Li

cence for

Spiritual Jurisdiction of such

Bishops.

Archbishops

Licence

for Conse-

cration, and

II. And be it further enacted, That such Bishop or Bishops so consecrated may exercise, within such Limits as may from Time to Time be assigned for that Purpose in such Foreign Countries by Her Majesty, Spiritual Jurisdiction over the Ministers of British Con- gregations of the United Church of England and Ireland, and over such other Protestant Congregations as may be desirous of placing themselves under his or their Authority.

III. Provided always, That no Person shall be consecrated a Bishop to obtain Her in the Manner herein provided until the Archbishop of Canterbury or Majesty's

the Archbishop of York for the Time being shall have first applied for and shall have obtained Her Majesty's Licence, by Warrant under Her Royal Signet and Sign Manual, authorizing and empowering him to ascertain to perform such Consecration, and expressing the Name of the Person so to be consecrated, nor until the said Archbishop has been fully ascertained of the Sufficiency of such Person in good Learning, of the Soundness of his Faith, and of the Purity of his Manners.

the Fitness of Persons to be couse- crated.

Such

Bishops, and the Persons

consecrated

IV. Provided always, and be it hereby declared, That no Person consecrated to the Office of a Bishop in the Manner aforesaid, nor any Person deriving his Consecration from or under any Bishop so con- or ordained secrated, nor any Person admitted to the Order of Deacon or Priest by them, not by any Bishop or Bishops so consecrated, or by the Successor or to act within

Successors

I

5o VICTORIÆ, Cap.6.

otherwise

c. 33.

51

Successors of any Bishop or Bishops so consecrated, shall be thereby England or enabled to exercise his Office within Her Majesty's Dominions in Ireland, England or Ireland, otherwise than according to the Provisions of an than accord Act of the Third and Fourth Years of Her present Majesty, intituled ing to An Act to make certain Provisions and Regulations in respect to the 3 & 4 Vict. Exercise within England and Ireland of their Office by the Bishops and Clergy of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Scotland; and also to extend such Provisions and Regulations to the Bishops and Clergy of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America; and also to make further Regulations in respect to Bishops and Clergy other than those of the United Church of England and Ireland.

V. Provided always, and be it further enacted, That the Arch- Archbishop

to give a bishop who so consecrates shall give to the Person consecrated a Certificate under his Hand and Seal, containing the Name of the Consecra-

Certificate of Country whereof he is a Subject or Citizen, and the Name of the tion. Church in which he is appointed Bishop; and in case of such Person being the Subject or Citizen of any Foreign Kingdom or State, then such Certificate shall further mention, that he has not taken the said Oaths, he being exempted by virtue of this Act from taking them.

VI. Provided always, and be it enacted, That this Act may be Act may be amended or repealed by any Act to be passed in the present Session amended of Parliament.

LONDON: Printed by GEORGE E. EYRE and ANDREW SPOTTISWOODE, Printers to the Queen's most Excellent Majesty. 1841.

this Session.

237

Freasur