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Wednesday, 21 Jany. 1761—Mr. Churchwarden Peirson acquainted
this Vestry that the Judge of the Ecclesiastical Court of the
Dean and Chapter of "Westminster having refused to Admit
several Allegations in Answer to the Articles Exhibited against
him in relation to the late Repairs of St. Margaret's Church,
he had been advised to Appeal against the said Judge's proceeding
to a Court of Delegates.
Resolved that Mr. Peirson do Exhibit such an Appeal accordingly
and take such other steps from time to time as he by his
Councel shall be advised in his defence, and this Vestry will
Indemnify him in what he shall do therein.
Saturday, 21 March, 1761. Ordered that the Churchwardens be
desired to send to the Earl of Bath, Lord Pulteney,* and
Lieut1 Gen1 Cornwallis,* the Book lately published relating to
the Ornaments of Churches.
Thursday, 8 May, 1761. (After the election of Churchwardens)—
Resolved that the unanimous Thanks of this Vestry be. and they
are hereby given to the Rev. Dr. Thomas Wilson for his
Learned and excellent Treatise on Ornaments of Churches,
wherein he has unanswerably justified the Acts of this
Vestry in causing the late Ornaments to be made in St.
Margaret's Church, and more especially their putting up the
Painted Glass Window at the East end of the Church over
the Communion Table.
Tuesday, 18 May, 1762—(John "Wilkes, Esqr, in the Chair.) The
Church Wardens acquainted this Vestry that Mr. Gell the
Promoter in the Cause in the Ecclesiastical Court against the
Churchwardens of this Parish respecting the great Painted
Window at the East end of St. Margaret's Church had delivered
into Court his Proxy signifying his Intention of Proceeding no
further in the said Cause which had been admitted and the
Churchwardens of St. Margaret's have accordingly been dismissed
from the same.
The Revd Mr. Ballard from the Dean and Chapter of Westminster
having made a Proposal to this Vestry that no new Proceedings
against the Churchwardens respecting the great Painted
Window at the East end of St. Margaret's Church should be
commenced if this Vestry would agree to Pay all Costs which
they have been at except the Sum of Fifty Pounds already paid
by them.
Resolved Unanimously that the said Proposal be rejected.
Resolved Unanimously that in Case the Dean and Chapter of
Westminster should cause any fresh Suit to be commenced
against the Churchwardens in respect of the said "Window,
that the Churchwardens do immediately apply and move for
the Costs of the late Suit.
*Members of Parliament for Westminster.