Unification

At the Court at Windsor 19th February 1889 Present The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

We the undersigned Edward White Archbishop of the Province of Canterbury Primate of All England and Metropolitan do herby certify to your Majesty in Council:

That the Right Reverend John Thomas Lord Bishop of Norwich as Bishop of the Diocese within which are situate the Vicarage or Perpetual Curacy of Linstead Magna in the County of Suffolk and the Vicarage or Perpetual Curacy of Linstead Parva in the same County having represented unto us that the said Benefices being contiguous to each other and of which the aggregate population does not exceed one thousand five hundred persons might with advantage to the interests of religion be united into one Benefice We inquired into the circumstances of the case.

That on such inquiry it appeared to us that such Union might be usefully made and would not be of inconvenient extent and that the said Lord Bishop and others the Trustees of the Church Patronage Society the Patrons or persons entitled to present to both the said Benefices if the same respectively were now vacant consent to the proposed Union.

That six weeks and upwards before certifying such inquiry and consent to Your Majesty in Council we caused a copy in writing of the aforesaid Representation of the said Lord Bishop to be affixed on the principal outer door of the Parish Church of each of the said Benefices with notice to any person or persons interested that he she or they might within such six weeks show cause in writing under his her or their hand or hands to us the said Archbishop against such Union and no sufficient cause has been shown.

The Representation of the said Lord Bishop of Norwich own inquiry into the circumstance of the case the statement of circumstances in reply thereto the consent in writing of the Patrons and the copies of the Representation and Notice before mentioned are hereto annexed.

And we do hereby certify the inquiry and consent aforesaid to your Majesty in Council to the intent that your Majesty in Council may in case your Majesty in council shall think fit so to do make and issue an order for uniting the said Benefices into one Benefice with cure of Souls for Ecclesiastical purposes.

As witness our hand this fourth day of February one thousand eight hundred and eighty nine.

Edw Cantuar

Now Therefore Her Majesty in council by and with the advice of Her said Council is pleased to order as it is hereby ordered that the Vicarage or Perpetual Curacy of Linstead Magna situate in the County of Suffolk and Diocese of Norwich and the Vicarage or Perpetual Curacy of Linstead Parva situate in the same County and Diocese shall be united under one Benefice with Cure of Souls for Ecclesiastical purposes only.

C. L. Peel