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make any alteration.
His answer was, That he saw no need of Alterations, and thought that
the Printing and Dispersing of it might be of service to the charity.
I then directed Mr. Oliver the Printer to call upon his Lordship for the
Manuscript, which he did; and after printing the same, He carried fifty
Copies to his Lordship for his own use; One of which Copies was sent
to a pious and charitable lady, but whether by his Lordship, or his
Secretary, I cannot say; The Issue of which was, A Benefaction of 200
pounds sent to his Lordship, To be disposed of either for the building or
the Endowment as his Lordship thought fit. Now in the printed paper
above mentioned, there are the following remarkable expressions--
"The late Lord Bishop of Bristol, now of Durham, and the Right
Worshipful the Mayor and Corporation of Bristol, have contributed
large Sums for carrying the said good Purposes into Execution, &c."
And upon all times and occasions, after he had Purchased the
contiguous Grounds above mentioned of Sir Abraham Elton for the
sum of 375 pounds, He used to say, That the purchase was for the use
of the new Intended Church, and did wish, That some little adjoining
Tenement might be found, to be purchased with the remaining Sum of
25 pounds in order to make up the even money of 400 pounds.
Also when I waited on his Lordship last in London, I was desired by

Mr. Willoughby, the treasurer for the said Church, to ask his Lordship,
How he would please to have the rents of the purchased Grounds
disposed of, as some rents were then become due, viz. whether to be
applied towards the endowment--or the Building. And his answer was,
That the rents, being the Interest of the money allotted for the Charity
should be applied to the charity, as well as the Principal: But whether
towards the Endowment or Building He was not yet determined: He
believed, the Endowment: but would fix his answer, when he came
down to Bristol.
And after his coming down, He several times said, that he would give
orders concerning that affair.
He also sent to me one time to acquaint me, That he had a Benefaction
put into his hands of 200 pounds (the benefaction above mentioned),
And was pleased to desire my advice, Whether it should be applied
towards the Endowment,--or the Building. My answer was, That as the
Building was so far advanced, There was not much danger, but that
Contributions might be raised to finish it,--Either by voluntary
Subscriptions,--or a General collection round the city,--or by both
methods together. But it would not be found so easy a matter to raise
Contributions for the Endowment. And the Sums hitherto procured
were very far from being a Competency for a Resident Minister. I then
mentioned his Benefaction of 400 pounds, and the 400 pounds from Q.
Ann's Bounty, as being a sum which might be depended on,--Also the
benefaction of 200 pounds in his Lordship's Hands; which possibly
might obtain 200 pounds more from the Bounty;--So that the whole
Sum, to be reckoned upon, even with the supposed addition of 200
pounds from the Bounty, would only amount to 1200 pounds, which at
3 per cent., would make an Income of 36 pounds a year.
His Lordship was pleased to approve of this Reasoning upon the Case,
and said, The 200 pounds should go towards the Endowment: And as
his own was a bad Life, the Benefaction should be enrolled in the name
of Mr. Pearson, in order to try to obtain 200 pounds more from Q.
Ann's Bounty.
All these particulars I am willing to testify upon Oath.

THE END.
GILBERT AND RIVINGTON, PRINTERS, ST. JOHN'S SQUARE,
LONDON.

Footnotes
{11} I have been quite unable to decipher the original of this; by the
letters it seems to make "from offendimtum of Scrupleousness."

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