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yearly value of Three score pounds and the said parishes are 

 near adjoining to each other and stand very convenient to 

 be united and made one entire parish as by a Survey thereof 

 taken by virtue of a commission under the Great Seale of 

 England in pursuance of an Act of Parliament intituled ' An 

 Act for providing maintenance for Preaching Ministers and 

 other pious uses' And of an Ordinance intituled ' An 

 Ordinance for the better maintenance and incouragement 

 of Preaching Ministers and for uniting of Parishes' appeareth 

 Therefore upon consideration had ot the said Survey and 

 hearing parties and councell on all sides thereupon 



We, Wm. Steele, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, Sir John 

 Thorowgood of Kensington Knt., George Covvper, Richard 

 Yong, John Pococke, Ralph Hall, Richard Sydenham, John 

 Humfrey and Edward Cressett Esqs appointed by the said 

 Act and Ordinance Trustees for providing maintenance for 

 Preaching Ministers and for uniting of parishes continued 

 and confirmed by one other Act of Parliament intituled 

 ' An Act and Declaration touching several Acts & Ordinances 

 made since the 20th April 1653 and before ye 3 September 

 1654' and other Acts &c 



Doe adjudge itt fitt and accordingly order and declare by 

 and with the approbacon of His Highness the Lord Protector 

 and the Councell to us signified by Order with us remaining 

 bearing date the 27th day of August 1657 made upon our 

 Certificate in that behalf that the said parishes of Over 

 Compton and Nether Compton aforesaid bee and stand 

 united consolidated and made and they are hereby united 

 consolidated and made one intire parish And that there bee 

 from henceforth one Minister and Incumbent of the said 

 parishes soe united and consolidated endowed with and that 

 he shall have hold possess and enjoy the said rectories with 

 their appurtenances and all houses gleab lands tithes rents 

 duties profitts and emoluments of or belonging or of right 

 accustomed to belong or appertaine to the said rectories or 

 either of them or which have ben of right had received or 

 enjoyed by the ministers and incumbents of the said parish 



