IN LAMBETH PALACE LIBRARY. 65 



CERTIFICATES OF APPROBATION (PROBABLY 

 JOHN NYE'S OWN REGISTER BOOK). 



No 34. Vol. 968 



Commences with To such person or persons as are 



authorised to pay any Augmentation formerly settled upon 

 any preaching Minister. 



General heading in this Volume is as follows : 



The Commissioners appointed by an Ordinance of his 

 Highness ye Lord Protector with the advice of his Councill 

 for Approbation of Publick Preachers, do, in pursuance of 



ye said Ordinance, approve of of ... 



to be a person qualified to preach ye Gospel as in & by ye 

 said Ordinance is required, and therefore is fit to receive 

 such Augmentation as hath beene formerly settled upon 

 him or ye place where he preacheth. These are therefore 

 to signify unto you that are thereby required and authorized 



to pay to ye said whatsoever by virtue of 



any order ordinance or Acts of Parliament or Authority 

 derived thence is or shall be due upon ye accompt and his 

 acquittance being taken for ye same shall be your sufficient 

 discharge. In testimony whereof they have caused this 

 Approbacon to be entered and signed b^ ye Register there- 

 unto appointed. 



Dated at Whitehall ye . ... day of ... 



(The dates following are not strictly chronological). 



p 11 MELCOMBE. 



5 June 1654 



The like for Mr George Thorne of Melcombe in the county 

 of Dorset. Jo Nye, Register. 



p 13 WALDISH. 



24 October 1655 

 The like for Mr Richard Squibb of Waldish co: Dorset. 



p 13 WAREHAM 



8 June 1654 

 The like to Mr Tho. Chaplin of Wareham co. Dorset. 



