St. Anne's Parish Act 1707
ST. ANNE’S PARISH ACT 1707 | ||
CHAP. XXI. | ||
An Act for dividing the several Parishes of Saint Andrew’s, Saint Nicholas without the Walls, and the united Parishes of Saint. Katherine’s, Saint James, and Saint John’s of Kilmainham, and for making or erecting a new Parish, by the Name of the Parish of Saint Anne, on the Ground lying between Grafton-street and Merrion-street, all situate, lying, and being in or neere the Suburbs, of the City of Dublin. | ||
After St. Andrew’s shall become vacant, it shall be divided into two several parishes, | ||
by the names of St. Andrew’s and St. Mark’s, | ||
separate and independant of each other, with perpetual cures. | ||
a clerk, &c. | ||
WHEREAS the vicaridge or parish of Saint Andrew’s is too large for the parish church thereof: Be it enacted by the Queen’s most excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the lords spiritual and temporal, and commons in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, That immediately from and after the said vicaridge or parish of Saint Andrew’s shall become vacant by the death, cession, promotion or surrender of the present vicar, minister, and incumbent thereof, John Traverse doctor in divinity, and not before, the said vicaridge or parish of Saint Andrew’s shall be divided into two several and distinct parishes, and that the precinct or compass of ground of which the same doth now consist be and is hereby constituted and made two several vicarages or parishes, divided and distinguished as is herein after mentioned; and from and after the time aforesaid, shall be called by the names of the parish of Saint Andrew’s, and the parish of Saint Mark’s, according to such their division and description as is herein after mentioned, each of which from the time aforesaid, shall be and hereby is made separate and independant of the other, and shall each of them by itself have all parochial rights and priviledges as a separate and distinct vicarage or parish, and that there shall be for each of them a several parochial church, and a vicar or minister several and independant from the other, and constant and perpetual succeeding vicars or ministers there for ever, who shall each of them have the cure of souls in the said respective parishes, and have, enjoy and receive front the inhabitants of their respective parishes, all such ecclesiastical dues as are now of right or by custom belonging to the vicar or minister of Saint Andrew’s aforesaid, and also all such sums of money as are already allotted, ascertained, set forth and charged or hereafter shall be allotted, ascertained, set forth and charged for the vicar or minister on the several houses in the said parishes respectively, pursuant to an act of Parliament lately passed in this kingdom, for provision for ministers in cities and corporate towns, subject nevertheless to the visitation and power of the ordinary of the diocess, and to such other cannons and laws ecclesiastical as vicars and ministers are usually and of right ought to be subject to, and that there shall be for each of the said parishes two church-wardens, a parish clerk, and other usual parish officers in succession for ever, who shall severally perform die several and respective parish duties belonging to their respective offices, and severally have and receive the several and respective profits, benefits, priviledges, advantages and authorities usually enjoyed with and of right belonging to such respective offices in parishes. |