The Convocation of 1734-41

Summary

Summons to the convocation

George the second by the grace of God of Great Britain, France and Ireland king, defender of the faith etc. to the most reverend father in God and our faithful counsellor Lancelot, by the same grace archbishop of York, primate and metropolitan of England greeting. By reason of certain difficult and urgent affairs concerning us, the security and defence of the Church of England and the peace and tranquillity, public good and defence of our kingdom and our subjects of the same, we command you, entreating you by the faith and love which you owe us, that having in due manner considered and weighed the premisses, you call together with all convenient speed in lawful manner all and singular the bishops of your province and deans of your cathedral churches and colleges and the whole clergy of every diocese of the same province to appear before you in the cathedral church of St Peter, York, the twenty-first day of June next ensuing, or elsewhere as it shall seem most expedient, to treat of, agree to and conclude upon the premisses and other things which to them shall then at the same place be more clearly explained on our behalf, and this as you love us, the state of our kingdom and honour and good of our aforesaid church by no means omit. Witness ourself at Westminster the twenty-sixth day of April in the seventh year of our reign [26 April 1734]. Bisse and Bray.

To the most reverend father in God and his faithful counsellor Lancelot by the same grace archbishop of York, primate and metropolitan of England, a writ for summoning the convocation of York. Bisse and Bray.

Friday 21 June 1734

[The bishops of:]

The lord archbishop of York [Lancelot Blackburn].

Edward [Chandler], lord bishop of Durham.

Samuel [Peploe], lord bishop of Chester.

John [Waugh], lord bishop of Carlisle.

Thomas [Wilson], lord bishop of Sodor.

[The deans of]

York: Richard Osbaldeston, D. D.

Durham: [Henry] Bland, D. D.

Chester: Thomas Allen, LL. B.

Carlisle: George Fleming, LL. D.

[The archdeacons of:]

York: Thomas Hayter clerk, M. A.

Nottingham: Robert Marsden clerk, B. D.

East Riding: Heneage Dering clerk, LL. D.

Cleveland: John Richardson clerk, M. A.

Durham: [George] Sayer.

Northumberland: Thomas Sharp, D. D.

Chester: Lewis Stephens clerk, M. A.

Richmond: William Stratford, D. D.

Carlisle: George Fleming, LL. D.