Augmentation 



(1650*1660) 

 En 3Camt)ctl) 



By EDW. ALEX. FRY. 



PREFACE. 



period of the Commonwealth in ecclesiastical 

 history is well known to be extremely deficient 

 in material upon which to work, and all our 

 county historians find difficulty in completing 

 their lists of incumbents from about 1640 to 

 1660. Upon enquiry at Lambeth Palace 

 Library I was informed by the Librarian, the 

 Rev. Claud Jenkins (whose courtesy and 

 willingness at all times to assist I wish particularly to 

 acknowledge), that the only satisfactory method of ascertain- 

 ing the names of the clergy during the above period was 

 to read through some 59 volumes known as "The 

 Augmentation Books " and extract all that related to 

 Dorset. 



These volumes are the proceedings of the "Trustees for 

 Maintenance of Preaching Ministers," one of the many 

 Committees, Commissions, or bodies of men appointed 



