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e.vcommunicato capiendo, into a writ de contumaci ; 

 to prevent excommunications upon the mere 

 trivial or pecuniary matters. He was desired 

 to put these into writing, that they might be 

 considered of and laid before the Queen. Upon 

 which he sent for Dr. Atterbury, then Prolocu- 

 tor ; Dr. Smaldridge, and Dr. Stanhope, Dean 

 of Canterbury, and committed to them the 

 drawing up these minutes, which were after- 

 wards, at another meeting in the same place, 

 January 13, 1710-11, read and examined. Some 

 things were struck out, and some few amend- 

 ments made. Then they were delivered to Mr. 

 Harley, to be transcribed fair, and laid before 

 her Majesty. But before that was done, it was 

 thought proper to have the judgment of some 

 other prelates about them. Whereupon another 

 appointment was made on January 20, at which, 

 besides the above-mentioned company, were 

 present, the Bishops of Bristol, St. David's, 

 and Exeter ; who unanimously agreed, that the 

 heads before adjusted, were proper to be treated 

 of in Convocation. He would have added ano- 

 ther proposal concerning bishops being provided 

 for the plantations. But, as my Lord of Lon- 

 don, who had a right to be consulted first on 

 that project, was not there, the thing was 

 dropped. 

 The Queen afterwards told him, that she 



