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" I beg you will communicate these sentiments to the Vestry,
and am
Sir, your obedient Servant,
To Mr. Stephenson, CHARLES FYNES.
7, Great Queen Street, Westminster."
It was thereupon resolved that the Churchwardens be
requested to take the necessary measures for the election
of a Lecturer, the Incumbent having refused to grant
the use of the Pulpit to the Rev. Isaac Saunders lately
chosen, and that the Churchwardens be also requested to
inform the inhabitants thereof.
The second Ballot, which was taken on Thursday, 28
Dec., 1820, resulted in the election of The Rev. R V. B.
Sandilands.
Saturday, 6th Jan. 1821.—A letter was read from Dr. Fynes, dated
1st Jan., observing "that there appears to be a determination
to resist any wish to prevent the evils of Popular Elections of
a Lecturer in the Parish and there exists great jealousy lest
the Inhabitants should be deprived of the most mischievous
priviledge of voting upon every vacancy, my endeavours to
serve the Parish in this respect must cease.
"Upon the late Election I felt myself conscientiously bound to
object to Mr. Saunders, and I thought a fair opportunity offer'd
of conferring upon the Parishioners the greatest obligation by
effectually preventing a recurrence of such scandalous outrages
as were committed in the Church in consequence of a
popular canvas."
"The Vestry taking into Consideration the foregoing Letter are
of opinion that so long as the Lecturer continue to look to the
Parishioners for a remuneration of their Services that the
choice of a Lecturer should still be with them ; and that the
mode heretofore adopted of a Ballot is the most efficacious for
determining the Choice of those Gentlemen who may offer
themselves upon any Yacancy."
Commencing with the coronation of Charles
Churchyard. (1660), numerous references occur relating to
the letting by the Yestry of the Churchyard for the provision
of platforms, scaffolding, and other matters in
connection with the procession of the Sovereigns to the
Abbey. Some of the more interesting are:—
5 Ffeby., 1661-2.—Also ordered that Mr. Garratt does out of the
61i. 13s. 4d. in his hands of the money oweing by him for