At a Common Councell there held the two and twentieth day of August, 1656 in the time of Dennis Wise, Esq; mayor there. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A86043 of text R211809 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.20[29]). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 A86043 Wing G884A Thomason 669.f.20[29] ESTC R211809 99870504 99870504 163446 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A86043) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 163446) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 247:669f20[29]) At a Common Councell there held the two and twentieth day of August, 1656 in the time of Dennis Wise, Esq; mayor there. Wise, Dennis. Dorney, John, b. 1604 or 5. 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [London : 1656] Imprint from Wing. Signed at end: John Dorney, Town-Clarke. Annotation on Thomason copy: "Aug: 22 1656". Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Cathedrals -- England -- Gloucester -- Early works to 1800. Church buildings -- England -- Gloucester -- Early works to 1800. Church fund raising -- England -- Gloucester -- Early works to 1800. Gloucester (England) -- History -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800. A86043 R211809 (Thomason 669.f.20[29]). civilwar no At a Common Councell there held the two and twentieth day of August, 1656: in the time of Dennis Wise, Esq; mayor there. Wise, Dennis 1656 779 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-09 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2007-09 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-10 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2007-10 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion At a Common Councell there held the two and twentieth day of August , 1656 , in the time of Dennis Wise , Esq Mayor there . FOrasmuch as his Highnesse , the Lord Protector , and his Councel , the first of Iuly last , have been pleased to order that the late Cathedrall , or Colledge Church in this City of Gloucester , and the Utensils thereof , with the Cloysters , and other things mentioned in the said Order , Be thenceforth enjoyed by the Mayor and Burgesses of this City , and their successors , for the preaching and hearing of Gods Word , and other publique Uses , in the said Order expressed . And forasmuch as the said Church is now very ruinous , and in great decay , for want of needfull and necessary reparations , and great part thereof ready to fall downe , unlesse the same be timely prevented ; the charge of which said reparations is too great to be borne by the Chamber of this City , being already much indebted , by reason of their former charges and engagements for the Publique . And in regard divers Gentlemen , and others , have expressed their willingnesse to contribute to so good a worke , It is thereupon thought fit and ordered by the said Mayor and Burgesses of the said City , that the Ruines and decayés aforesaid , especially such as are most needfull , be speedily repaired and amended ; And that for the better effecting thereof , the benevolence of such Gentlemen , and others , as are minded to be Benefactors to so good a Worke , be prayed and desired ; And to that end it is now further ordered , That Laurence Singleton , one of the Aldermen of the said City , Toby Iordan , Thomas Pierce of the same , Gentlemen , George Guinnet the elder , of Shurdington in the County of the said City Gentleman , Iohn Brewster of the City of London Gentleman , Iohn Singleton , Iames Commelin , Iohn Tomes , Godfrey Ellis , William Angell , Walter Harris , Iohn Donne , and Thomas Burroughes of the same City , Gentlemen , and Master Matthew Haviland , Master Iohn Wells , Master Iohn Langley , Master Thomas Tyther , and Master Robert Gyde of the City of London , and every of them be intrusted to be Collectors , and to make their addresses to such persons as in their discretions they shall think fit to represent the ruinous condition of the said Church unto , and to receive the subscriptions , or what shall be freely given and bestowed towards the repaire thereof , and from time to time to pay in and deliver what shall be by them so received , unto Dennis Wise of the City of Gloucester , Alderman , who is now also appointed to be Treasurer to receive the said money ; which said Treasurer is hereby ordered to issue out the same from time to time , according to such Order or Orders in writing , as he shall receive from the Mayor of the said City for the time being , William Cooke , Thomas Hodges , Christopher Gise , Richard Atkins of the County of the City of Gloucester , Esquires , Evan Seys , Thomas Pury the elder , Thomas Pury the younger , of the said City of Gloucester , Esquires , and Anthony Edwards , one of the Aldermen of the said City , or any three of them under their hands : Which said Mayor , William Cooke , Thomas Hodges , Christopher Gise , Richard Atkins , Evan Seys , Thomas Pury the elder , Thomas Pury the younger , and Anthony Edwards , are desired and intrusted to be Trustees and Overseers , to take care for the speedy repaire of the said Church , according as money shall come in for the doing thereof . And the said Collectors are hereby also ordered from time to time to give an account of what they shall receive , and pay in to the said Treasurer , and the said Treasurer is also to give an account of his Receits and disbursements , all to be entred into a Register booke , to be kept by the Mayor for the time being , to the end that it may appeare what is given and brought in , as also laid out for the uses aforesaid . Aug : 22 1656 John Dorney , Town-Clarke . Notes, typically marginal, from the original text Notes for div A86043e-30 City of Glouc. ss.