

Ap the Grace of God ing of Eneland, 
(ad i) S Scotland , France , ¢ Ireland, Wefender. 
ofthe Faith, Xc. € D alland Angular, 
$ Archbithops, Withops, Wrehoeaconss 
Deanes, andtheir D icials; Parfons, 
ars, Curats, andtoall (pitituall Parfons. And allo to all Butttces of Peace, Matozs, 
HDhertles, Gaplifies, Conftabics, Churchwardens, and Wcadboroughes; Bnd to all DEicere 
B of Cittics, Woroughes, and Cones C te; Andto all other our Dfficers, Winifkers, and 
cater tohatloeuer thep be, alinell toithin Liberties, ag Without, to tobons thele relents thalt 
con, @recting. 
MH ER EAD Bp the humble Supplication and Petition of the Pnbabitants of the 
ATotone and Darth of Keyniham tit our Councy of Somerfer, Hs allobp feucrail Certificates ondee 
the hands o€ our tight truftp and right tocl=beloucd uh 020 Poulet, and pnder the hands of out 
trufty and dei-beloued Duvtecs Hr Ralph Hopron knight of the Wath (lr Fardinand Gorges, fit Francis Popham, fir lohn Horners 
and flr Robert Huptor brights, Thomas Smith, Francis| Baber, William Francés, Robert Cutfe, lohnHarrineron, Arthur Pyne, William 
Capel, William Baifotc, ant’ Anthony Stocker Elquiors, Futtices of the Peace within our fai County ; Ard be feucrall-2 ffidanits 
thee are credibly giuntobnderftand, Chat the Parih Church of Keynthamin our County aforelapd being a bieryfapze, large, and 
Cubflantiall Church, a:da grrator.ament to ihe fapd Cotnne, ts lately mof lamentabip ruinated by reafon ofa mott difaterous 
miffoxuncby Cempettuous tocatherhapnzning bye the thirteenth dap of lanuary 1 632. Which continued ina mot fearefull 
manner, betug intermized toith hive ous Clappsof Chunder and lathes of Lightning, about fir? of the Ciockein the afternoone of 
thefame bay, Anvbyp realon ofthe force tyeseof, ina moment threo dowone the Steeple or Aoptre of the Gower, which with the 
fall thereof cruthed botnne libeimife the greatcil and principallett parte of the bodpof the faid’ Chutth , Ghanccit , Weitrp , Dul= 
pit,and Hcates, aud defacedthe Daucment allo, Pridthe Coraer. being theretithcrated from the Cop tothe fourdation. Ano rhe 
Plalle Mindowes fo: the mot pare beterts rent and Cozne, Bnd that part tohich is Handing ts Subietto a further tupne bniefie 
foe fpcedp courte bre forthwith taben. The repapring of inbich rupnes and decapes-as afozelapd, by the iudairent of mets toell eg= 
perienced in {uch worker, toill Bmount bmrothe Aumme of Aige Hundred Mynetp, 0: Scauen Tundzed Pounds at the leat. 
MBbe taid Parilhioners being men of fmratl ability (thep forthe moft part being poore handicrafts men,) are of themfeiues though 
{oilling, wtterky bnable to wiibergoe this fo greata burthen, andare likely bp reaion oftheir inabilitic to become Deftitute of a Church 
forthe Celebration of diuine orhip, Bud therefore they vane, molt humbip befoughe bs, that accozdingte our WPzincelp scale to 
foorks of this nature, Mtece toauln bee gratioully pleafeptocommnendthe furtherance of fo govty andreligious a tnozke, to the chari= 
table conffocratton and bencnolence of all our louing and tozi<difyoled Subiees, within certaine Counties and places ofthis our 
ABealme hereafter mentioned, Mot doubting but that all good Chritians, twill (fs Common charity and zealcto Religion) bee rea= 
Dp with ail toillinanes tocctend their Mberalt contributions toinards the effectny of foneceffarpand iReligiousa worke. ° 
HM D Wi Pee therefore, that toce tending the humblefure and vequelt of all our forefapd Futices, andthe Hewat Affivauit: 
of the truth ofthe mattce madebnto bs on'their bebalfes, and among all pyous mozlics and Dectes of Charity, Efkcer- 
otnfe of od, to bee the prpint place and mot needfullto bee eftablifhenand mainta pned, of Mur efpeciall stace and P2ine 
gation, haue given and granted, and bp thefe Dur Letters Patents do gine aud grant buto our wel-bilomed Subicasthe 
tants of the aforclapd Cotmne and Parith ofKcyntham, and to their Deputy and Weputics the Wearer 92 Weavers hereof, f. 
ez, licence, aud authority toseke, gather, tecciue, and take the Almes and charitable benenolenceofaliour louing Sutiecs bh 
uct Bnhabiting twithin our Counties of Somerfer, Cornewall, Deuon, Daorfer, Wiltes, Berks, Sourhampton; Buckingham, © 
Gloucefter, Hereford, Surry,/and Middlefex, toith our Citties of London, and Weltmintter ‘withthe Subburb:s and diberties thercok, 
Mridinour Cittiec of Rriftoll, Bathe, Welles, and Excter, Dur Cotone and County of Poole, our Citties of Salifbury, and Winchefter, 
our. Cotone and Countp of Sourhampton, with our Fle of Wight, our Citty andbniuerfity of Oxford, Dur Citty of Gloucefter tity 
the County of thefame, our Citty of Hereford, andin our Wozougyof Sourhwarke.Pud inall other Citties,Cotones Corporate, 
Prtuilenged Places Parithes, Willages, andinall other places whatfoeuer within our fait Counttes,and not elfetphere for and tos 
tnardsthe recdifping and repaping ofthe faid Church 
mM @ & CF Di E Me till andcommand you, andeuery of pou, thatat fuch timzand'i nes as the fayd Fnbabitants of 
Keyntham their Deputy and Deputies, the Wearer oz Weares hereof, thalicomcandrepaite taanp pour Churches, Chapyels, af 
other places, to aske, andreccinethe gratuitics and charitable benevolence of our {aid Subrects, quictlpto pernitand (uffer therts 
{oto doe, twithout arty manner poor lets 02 contradictions. Bnd pouthe faid Parfons, Wicars, andCurats, forthe better Hering 
hy ofa charitable devotion, deliberately to publith and declare the Cenour ofthele Dur Letters Patents, oz the te 2 Bricke 
hereof, neo our faid Subjects pponfome Dabbath day when as the Came (hall bretendzed butopou, Crhozting and pertinading thens 
toertendtheir itberall contributions info good and charitable a Weed. 
BMD vyouthe Churchwardens ofeacty Parith where Cuch Collecionisto bee made (as aforefayd) to Collect and gather the 
Bimesandcharitable benewolence of allour loutng Subiecs, altocll frangersas others, And what thall be bpyoulo gather 
ted, tobe bythe Winitter arid pour feluce endoz(ed onthe backfive of thefe our Wetters Watents, or the Coppy o2 Wrtefe hereof, in 
Mhords at length, and not in figures; Bud the Summeand Summes'of MWonep{o gathevedand endozfed, to deliner to the Bearer 
or Bearers ofthele our Uetters Patents, andto nother perfon then as thereunto pou (hall be required, Any Htatute, Law, Dr= 
Binance, or z0utfion heretofore mabe tothe contrary, in any tile notinithfanding. 
BM Witnelle whereof cate haue cauledthele Dur Wetters to be made Patents for the 
Cyaceof Due Mbole Peare next after the Date hercof to endure, CtitneMe Dur lcife at Siem \ AWC: 

Weltminttcr the Sixteenth day of lanuary, inthe Nyath Pearce cf our Waigne. 
God faue the Kine. Printed by Thomas Purfoot. 

NOTE.—On the back of the Brief is written :— 
This Briefe wt the monie collected to be returned by the Churchwardens 
at the Lord Archbishop his Visitation. 
