Mary's Patrons and Parishioners have consented. Cost. Prayer for That the Master, Fellows, and Scholars of Trinity College in the University of Cambridge, the Patrons of the said Church, as well as the Parishioners of the said Parish of Saint Mary the Great in Vestry assembled, have respectively signified their approval of and consent to the said intended alterations, rearrangement, and appropriation. That the estimated cost of the said works is £3000, which has been raised or guaranteed by voluntary contributions. Wherefore your Petitioners humbly pray that a License or Faculty may be granted to them for the execution of the several works above described, and for the appropriation to the use of themselves and their successors of the portions of the Church above referred to, in order that they, the said Petition for Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars, and their successors, exclusive of all others, may therein stand, kneel, sit, and remain during University Services and Sermons, both such as now exist, and also such as may be prescribed from time to time by the Vice-Chancellor for the time being, provided that the Services or Sermons so to be prescribed do not interfere with the Parochial Services. Faculty,1862. Faculty, 1862. Recital of 66 (2) The Faculty. "JOHN HENRY SPARKE, Clerk, Master of Arts, "Chancellor of the Diocese of Ely lawfully constituted, To 'ALL CHRISTIAN PEOPLE to whom these Presents shall 66 come or shall in any wise concern and more especially "to the Patrons, Vicar, Churchwardens, Parishioners and "Inhabitants of the Parish of St Mary the Great in the Town of Cambridge in the County of Cambridge and "Diocese of Ely, SENDETH GREETING. "WHEREAS it hath (by a Petition addressed to us) "been alleged by and on behalf of the Chancellor Masters and "Scholars of the University of Cambridge That they the "said Chancellor Masters and Scholars and their predecessors from time to time and at all times heretofore, since "the building of the Church of St Mary the Great, in the "Town of Cambridge, and Diocese of Ely, and by virtue of 66 66 1862. Petition. "divers Faculties to them from time to time granted, have Recital of "been used and accustomed to stand, kneel, sit, and remain "during University Services and Sermons in certain portions of the said Church. That it would add very much to the "beauty of the said Church, and be of great advantage and "convenience to the Congregation attending Divine Service therein, if the alterations and rearrangement of the interior and of the Sittings in the said Church hereinafter specified, were carried into effect; that is to say: The Gallery "called the Doctors' Gallery removed. The Sittings in the "Chancel and Body of the Church rearranged so as to pro"vide increased accommodation for persons in statu pupil"lari. The Church properly warmed. The Pulpit re 66 66 "moved to the North Pier of the Chancel Arch, the Read"ing Desk also placed in a more convenient position, and the "Font removed from its present site, and placed within the "Body of the Church. The west Gallery removed alto"gether, and the north and south Galleries extended to the "western Tower. 66 66 "That such alterations and re-arrangements are more "fully set forth and shewn in the Plans and Specifications "which accompanied the said Petition, in which Plans the portions of the said Church intended to be appropriated "to the use of the said Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars "and their Successors, exclusive of all others, in order that "they may therein stand, kneel, sit and remain during Uni"versity Services and Sermons, are included within a red line, the portion of the Church so included and intended "to be so appropriated, being in length sixty feet and in "breadth forty-eight feet six inches, as indicated on the "said Plans; and that such alterations and rearrangement "are intended to be carried out under the superintendence "of George Gilbert Scott, Esquire. That the Master, Fel"lows, and Scholars of Trinity College in the University of "Cambridge, the Patrons of the said Church, as well as the "Parishioners of the said Parish of Saint Mary the Great "in Vestry assembled, have respectively signified their ap"proval of and consent to the said intended alterations, re"arrangement and appropriation. That the estimated cost "of the said Works is Three thousand pounds, which has been Mary's Faculty, 1862. Decree for Citation. "raised or guaranteed by voluntary contributions. WHERE66 FORE we were prayed that a License or Faculty might "be granted to the said Chancellor, Masters and Scholars "for the execution of the several Works above described, "and for the appropriation to the use of themselves and "their Successors of the portions of the Church above referred "to in order that they the said Chancellor, Masters and "Scholars and their Successors exclusive of all others might therein stand, kneel, sit and remain during University "Services and Sermons both such as now exist and also such "as may be prescribed from time to time by the Vice-Chan"cellor for the time being. Provided that the Services or "Sermons so to be prescribed shall not interfere with the "Parochial Services. 66 "AND WHEREAS we have in compliance with the said "Petition decreed that the Patrons, Vicar, Churchwardens, "Parishioners, and Inhabitants of the said Parish of Saint "Mary the Great in special and all others in general having "or pretending to have any right title or interest in the "Premises shall be cited to appear at the time and place and "to the effect in the said Citation mentioned. "WE DID THEREFORE peremptorily cite or cause to be "cited as well the Patrons, Vicar, Churchwardens, Parish"ioners and Inhabitants of the said Parish of Saint Mary the "Great in special and all others in general having or pre 66 66 tending to have any right title or interest in the Premises "to appear before us our lawful Surrogate or some other "competent Judge in this behalf at a certain time and place "in the said Citation mentioned and then and there to shew cause if they or any of them had or knew any why a "License or Faculty should not be granted to the said Chan"cellor, Masters and Scholars for the purposes aforesaid "WITH INTIMATION that if they did not appear at the "time and place aforesaid or appearing did not shew good and "sufficient cause to the contrary We our lawful Surrogate "or some other competent Judge in this behalf did intend "and would proceed to grant a License or Faculty to the said "Chancellor, Masters and Scholars for the purposes and in the manner hereinbefore set forth, the absence or rather 6. "the contumacy of them so cited intimated and not appearing "in anywise notwithstanding. 66 6. 66 tion. "AND WHEREAS upon the due execution and return Proclama"of the said Citation in open Court, and proclamation being then made for the said Patrons, Vicar, Church wardens, Parishioners, and Inhabitants in special, and all others in "general, cited to appear at the time and place, and to the "effect in the said Citation particularly mentioned and ex"pressed then and there to appear and having heard all parties interested in the premises We have decreed our "License or Faculty to be granted to the said Chancellor "Masters and Scholars for the purposes aforesaid (that is to "say) The Gallery called the Doctors' Gallery to be removed. The Sittings in the Chancel and Body of the Church to be rearranged so as to provide increased accommodation for persons in statu pupillari. The Church to be properly warmed. The Pulpit to be removed to the North Pier of the Chancel Arch, the Reading Desk also placed in a more convenient position, and the Font removed from its present site, and "placed within the Body of the Church. The West Gallery "to be removed, and the North and South Galleries extended "to the Western Tower. Which alterations and rearrange"ments are more fully set forth and shewn in the Plans and Specifications hereinbefore referred to and now remaining in the Registry of the Consistory Court of the said diocese of Ely. And also for appropriating and confirming to the use of the said Chancellor Masters and Scholars and their Successors the portion of the said Church included within a "red line drawn on the said Plans, the portion of the Church so included and intended to be so appropriated being in length sixty feet and in breadth forty-eight feet six inches, "as indicated on the said Plans in order that they the said Chancellor Masters and Scholars and their Successors ex"clusive of all others may therein stand kneel sit and remain 66 66 36 66 66 66 66 during University Services and Sermons both such as now "exist and also such as may be prescribed from time to time by the Vice-Chancellor for the time being, provided that the Services or Sermons so to be prescribed do not interfere "with the Parochial Services As in and by the proceedings had and made in the said Consistorial Court of Ely and now 66 Mary's Church. Faculty, 1862. Interference with the works inhibited. Place of the 66 66 remaining in the Registry of the same Court it doth and may more fully appear. WE THEREFORE the Chancellor aforesaid well weighing and considering the premises Do by virtue of our power Ordinary (and as far as by the Eccle"siastical and Temporal Laws of this Realm we may or can) hereby give and grant to the said Chancellor Masters "and Scholars our License or Faculty for all and singular "the several purposes aforesaid and for appropriating and 'confirming the aforesaid portion of the said Church to the use of the said Chancellor Masters and Scholars and their Successors exclusive of all others whatsoever in manner "aforesaid. 66 66 66 AND we do further by these Presents inhibit as well the Patrons, Vicar, Churchwardens, Parishioners and Inhabitants of the said Parish as also all other persons whatso"ever that they or any of them do not in any manner molest or disturb the said Chancellor, Masters and Scholars or their successors in performing the several Works in the "said Church as hereinbefore set forth or otherwise in carrying into effect the several purposes herein before mentioned "under pain of the Law and contempt thereof. GIVEN under "our Seal of Office the thirty-first day of May one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two. 66 6. Pulpit and Arrangement of Seats. Placeat vobis ut Syndicorum 29°. Novembris 1866 et iterum 15°. Junii 1867 constitutorum, qui deliberarent utrum pulpitum concionale in Ecclesia Beatæ Mariæ alio quam quo nunc est loco ponendum sit, et utrum sedilia ibidem aliter ordinanda et distribuenda sint, relatio 23°. Octobris 1867 data suffragiis vestris comprobetur. The Syndicate report (Oct. 23, 1867): 1. Pulpit. With regard to the position of the Pulpit. After careful consideration, and after trying various positions, the Syndicate are unable to suggest a better posi Oct. 23, 1867. |