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good zeal towards us, and will avoid our indignation and displeasure.
Given at our Mannor of Westminster, the 17th Ffebruary,
in the 20th year of our Reigne.
Letter of the King to the Abbot of Westminster, Ordaining
that in future the portion of the parish of St. Margaret
between the Palace Gate and Charing Cross shall hereafter
be in the parish of St. Martin-in-the-Fields For reasons
herein stated. Dated 12th November, 1534.
Reverend Father in God Rt Trusty and Welbeloved wee
Greet you well For as much as by naturall inclinacon we be
bounden to provide for the safe guard of our Prsnage and
Majesty and for the Prsonage of our most excellent and most
entirely beloved Lady our Queen as of our dear daughter our
Princess and of all other Noble subjects family and Traine. And
that part of that our Mannor of Westm1. is not scite and
scituate as in the midle of two Parishes (that is to say) of St.
Margarett where you have jurisdiction ordinary and of St. Martin
in the ffelds where yee be Persons and Proprietaries, and that
sundry and often times by recourse of much People resorting
from Sundry parts of the world unto us often times great
sicknes doth raign in both these parishes, by reason whereof
the Corpes of such inhabitants and dwellers within the bounds,
Limitts, and Precincts of the parish of St. Martin, and that be of
the parish of St. Margarett when they doe dye of any disease
Pestilence, ague, or any other contageous sicknes, the same
corps of the dead persons be brought and borne early and late,
nightley and dailey throughout our said Mannor to their Buriall
and parish church to buryed to no little Jeperdy of us and of all
other subjects and Traine as well in their goeing and comeing by
the infect persons accompanying the dead persons and bodies as
the infection of their Clothes and otherwise in time of Visitacon
of such as chance to fall sick.
Wee in consideracon thereof and for lawfull remedy in this
behalfc to be had will and pray you and also comand you
having ordinary Power and being as before is said persons and
proprietaries of both of those churches and to whom and our
Monastery of Westmr both those Churches be appropriate
and incorporate and calling also unto you in our name the Vicar
of St. Martin that you together and goe to such Occason
composition and Devise betwixt you by the advise decree
sentence and confirmation ordinarie of those that have interest
in this behalfe as shall stand with right and equity so that all and
the whole inhabitants now parishioners of your parish of St.
Margarett dwelling wthin the said Limitts bounds and precincts
of St. Martins aforesaid, and by North and East said Mannor be